1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 544 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 149 450 2 220 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 951 3 958 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 893 505 441 Average per acre .........dollars.. 115 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 949 27 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 205 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 306 acres.. 98 045 114 957 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 175 acres.. 30 577 26 737 Irrigated land .................farms.. 207 182 acres.. 35 126 26 049 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 220 31 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 611 55 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 096 7 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 124 23 837 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 47 $100,000 or more .................... 85 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 057 24 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 444 43 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 544 560 $1,000.. 6 474 6 971 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 901 12 448 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 260 Other ............................... 263 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 330 200 days or more ................... 204 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 380 390 number.. 73 263 61 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 282 number.. 31 464 29 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 41 number.. 4 570 2 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 382 number.. 46 093 46 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 30 number.. 225 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 22 number.. 776 417 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 28 number.. 8 654 7 683 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 57 number.. 561 1 377 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 321 bushels.. (D) 34 697 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 19 acres.. 5 689 1 857 bushels.. 380 443 86 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 47 acres.. 5 177 7 723 bushels.. 198 351 255 048 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 33 acres.. 4 589 6 563 bales.. 4 805 9 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 88 acres.. 7 032 6 293 tons, dry.. 28 835 20 347 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 38 acres.. 655 601 @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. .