1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 338 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 881 764 1 894 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 567 5 428 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 638 587 795 578 Average per acre .........dollars.. 110 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 171 22 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 120 155 acres.. 9 932 15 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 77 acres.. 1 418 1 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 106 acres.. 4 643 5 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 431 12 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 777 34 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 207 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 224 11 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 33 $100,000 or more .................... 37 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 970 10 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 455 29 835 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 351 $1,000.. 1 936 1 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 729 3 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 195 Other ............................... 133 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 200 200 days or more ................... 85 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 248 number.. 36 352 31 754 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 205 number.. 23 141 19 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 30 number.. 121 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 249 number.. 19 707 21 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 17 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 82 number.. 93 189 73 881 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. 592 629 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 18 acres.. 848 501 tons, dry.. 2 038 1 470 Land in orchards..............farms.. 55 58 acres.. 378 465 @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. .