1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 185 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 797 117 930 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 309 4 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 727 478 632 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 168 139 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 450 68 940 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 113 134 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 121 acres.. 28 501 26 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 108 122 acres.. 29 732 26 675 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 784 32 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 105 155 099 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 190 16 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 594 15 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 33 $100,000 or more .................... 76 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 817 28 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 822 136 037 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 186 206 $1,000.. 7 068 3 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 001 18 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 139 Other ............................... 52 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 91 200 days or more ................... 42 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 105 number.. 37 108 37 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 89 number.. 14 578 16 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 5 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 106 number.. 23 789 25 368 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 24 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 116 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 341 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 866 471 bushels.. 40 394 60 063 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 45 acres.. 977 2 785 bushels.. 72 299 284 767 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 16 acres.. 1 881 1 447 bushels.. 112 887 72 212 Cotton .......................farms.. 34 72 acres.. 3 887 9 567 bales.. 6 001 15 097 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 34 acres.. 2 730 3 028 tons, dry.. 15 587 8 154 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 33 acres.. 1 763 1 418 @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. .