1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE BACA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 343 237 1 296 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 033 6 789 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 780 572 772 297 Average per acre .........dollars.. 114 118 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 100 34 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 97 101 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 77 75 acres.. 5 883 6 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 83 acres.. 7 709 7 176 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 796 14 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 822 76 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 966 1 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 830 13 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 15 $100,000 or more .................... 46 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 170 12 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 369 67 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 191 192 $1,000.. 5 170 750 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 068 3 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 116 Other ............................... 66 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 104 200 days or more ................... 50 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 142 number.. 46 130 32 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 108 number.. 17 337 15 593 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 35 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 143 number.. 36 763 35 404 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 22 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 14 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 16 017 10 906 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. (D) 1 416 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 104 bushels.. 0 9 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 528 1 207 bushels.. 30 515 49 147 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 68 acres.. 5 175 4 987 tons, dry.. 21 407 19 413 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 23 17 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .