1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUADALUPE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 271 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 532 887 1 559 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 656 6 046 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 526 701 542 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 91 92 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 581 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 102 91 acres.. 7 280 12 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 77 59 acres.. 2 579 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 65 acres.. 1 916 2 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 082 16 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 344 64 672 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 144 114 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 938 16 571 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 11 $100,000 or more .................... 31 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 759 13 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 772 53 354 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 271 259 $1,000.. 3 165 3 183 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 681 12 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 150 Other ............................... 120 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 124 200 days or more ................... 70 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 210 number.. 41 341 34 384 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 176 number.. 19 539 13 468 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 12 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 214 number.. 30 113 35 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. 20 10 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. 27 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 34 number.. 16 038 14 717 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 24 number.. (D) 1 010 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 11 59 bushels.. (D) 8 139 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 54 acres.. 1 042 1 083 tons, dry.. 2 379 2 769 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 39 14 @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. .