1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 495 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 138 681 967 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 300 1 924 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 935 450 676 Average per acre .........dollars.. 189 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 212 47 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 362 acres.. (D) 63 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 296 326 acres.. 45 103 45 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 300 332 acres.. 47 209 46 934 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 802 47 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 429 93 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 097 16 253 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 705 30 806 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 60 $100,000 or more .................... 90 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 698 43 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 117 86 950 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 495 503 $1,000.. 6 977 4 836 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 095 9 614 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 277 Other ............................... 220 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 272 200 days or more ................... 175 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 300 number.. 49 044 44 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 236 number.. (D) 25 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 23 number.. (D) 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 279 number.. 26 107 53 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 19 number.. 116 62 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 7 number.. 167 31 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 76 number.. 24 952 26 807 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 38 number.. 2 493 7 681 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 317 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 14 acres.. (D) 386 bushels.. (D) 15 713 Cotton .......................farms.. 91 106 acres.. 9 299 8 990 bales.. 12 250 13 817 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 275 acres.. 29 869 33 645 tons, dry.. 151 221 165 630 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 68 acres.. 1 263 745 @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. .