1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 QUAY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 586 589 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 769 177 1 635 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 019 2 777 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 730 330 637 Average per acre .........dollars.. 137 127 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 214 38 470 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 276 262 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 413 acres.. 237 927 237 357 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 284 acres.. 106 175 81 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 189 acres.. 27 386 24 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 484 28 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 085 49 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 327 5 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 157 23 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 68 $100,000 or more .................... 85 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 642 23 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 410 40 181 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 586 589 $1,000.. 6 352 5 089 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 840 8 640 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 386 Other ............................... 191 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 275 200 days or more ................... 157 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 452 number.. 77 256 71 879 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 357 number.. 32 202 28 656 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 30 number.. 78 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 444 number.. 57 096 50 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 22 number.. 393 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 17 number.. 592 864 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 25 number.. 881 2 895 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 60 number.. (D) 1 364 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 7 acres.. 2 606 922 bushels.. 313 645 98 607 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 99 113 acres.. 16 463 14 335 bushels.. 589 281 645 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 186 acres.. 76 168 55 896 bushels.. 1 779 479 1 294 167 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 535 404 bales.. 635 604 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 154 acres.. 9 457 9 078 tons, dry.. 27 806 22 106 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 15 19 @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. .