1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC KINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 213 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 224 090 2 958 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 15 137 12 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 564 078 1 853 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 168 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 092 22 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 72 96 acres.. (D) 21 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 32 58 acres.. 2 651 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 1 635 2 756 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 184 9 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 812 37 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 263 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 111 8 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 937 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 261 (D) Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 240 $1,000.. 2 860 3 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 427 12 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 97 Other ............................... 114 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 141 200 days or more ................... 61 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 187 number.. 32 895 33 036 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 147 number.. 20 791 19 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 71 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 180 number.. 18 227 17 623 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 10 number.. 296 33 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 3 number.. 472 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 70 number.. 60 738 75 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 21 number.. 260 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 23 acres.. 433 340 bushels.. 12 598 9 935 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 38 acres.. 1 403 2 289 tons, dry.. 3 310 2 876 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 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. .