1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 398 401 Land in farms ..................acres.. 905 235 950 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 274 2 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 155 415 445 Average per acre .........dollars.. 179 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 613 15 527 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 310 acres.. 36 680 36 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 248 259 acres.. 8 060 8 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 209 216 acres.. 9 648 11 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 907 9 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 379 24 348 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 975 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 932 9 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 11 $100,000 or more .................... 23 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 391 7 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 057 19 162 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 398 402 $1,000.. 1 981 1 397 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 978 3 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 193 Other ............................... 195 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 226 200 days or more ................... 107 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 325 number.. 22 722 21 289 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 272 number.. 10 885 9 339 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 25 number.. 72 56 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 306 number.. 16 389 21 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 7 26 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 35 number.. 1 030 977 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 25 number.. (D) 460 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 acres.. 4 7 bushels.. 75 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 244 255 acres.. 7 236 8 284 tons, dry.. 10 236 12 699 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 16 13 @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. .