1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 271 1 104 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 407 572 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 414 519 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 720 823 780 116 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 763 1 485 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 362 53 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 630 427 10 to 49 acres ...................... 298 328 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 184 1 005 acres.. 94 405 92 400 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 133 952 acres.. 78 282 76 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 126 962 acres.. 80 029 78 078 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 199 700 156 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 121 141 498 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 118 672 81 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 029 74 337 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 453 415 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 182 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 55 $100,000 or more .................... 181 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 158 476 119 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 686 108 119 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 271 1 105 $1,000.. 39 273 35 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 899 32 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 538 491 Other ............................... 733 613 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 769 712 200 days or more ................... 530 471 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 197 number.. 60 511 46 214 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 121 number.. 10 292 7 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 37 number.. 30 044 20 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 158 number.. 26 713 37 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 29 number.. 216 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 31 number.. 333 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 39 number.. 1 041 1 721 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 86 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 13 acres.. 1 442 243 bushels.. 154 952 21 948 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 9 acres.. 64 358 bushels.. 4 855 31 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 43 acres.. 4 261 2 493 bushels.. 234 332 167 951 Cotton .......................farms.. 192 230 acres.. 20 896 23 375 bales.. 33 601 34 350 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 421 acres.. 14 905 16 230 tons, dry.. 85 043 79 021 Land in orchards..............farms.. 701 470 acres.. 18 065 16 025 @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. .