1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDING COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 289 733 1 129 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 614 6 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 763 382 861 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 117 137 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 686 35 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 52 60 acres.. 21 559 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 11 21 acres.. 1 109 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. (D) 1 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 036 12 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 981 67 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 014 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 15 $100,000 or more .................... 28 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 718 12 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 093 66 954 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 181 $1,000.. 1 936 302 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 926 1 668 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 117 Other ............................... 58 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 83 200 days or more ................... 44 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 159 number.. 42 130 41 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 149 number.. 21 604 18 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 127 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 163 number.. 27 564 28 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 78 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 10 number.. 362 480 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 201 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 526 bushels.. (D) 10 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 13 acres.. (D) 2 512 bushels.. 2 114 36 874 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 9 acres.. 814 897 tons, dry.. 812 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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. .