1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 209 335 1 202 779 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 072 4 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 682 069 597 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 172 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 165 23 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 148 121 acres.. 10 433 10 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 71 73 acres.. 1 158 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 86 acres.. 3 566 3 732 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 637 7 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 813 26 895 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 566 160 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 070 7 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 18 $100,000 or more .................... 24 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 461 7 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 488 26 493 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 282 $1,000.. 2 050 1 322 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 901 4 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 169 Other ............................... 134 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 142 200 days or more ................... 91 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 228 number.. 40 001 37 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 206 number.. 26 358 24 037 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 30 52 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 224 number.. 25 749 20 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 138 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 165 210 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 157 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 25 number.. 806 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 5 acres.. 26 16 bushels.. 1 909 1 518 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 1 acres.. 121 (D) bushels.. 3 243 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 29 acres.. 477 548 tons, dry.. 1 275 1 268 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 47 acres.. 232 241 @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. .