1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 964 936 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 552 865 1 490 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 611 1 593 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 565 999 391 256 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 138 18 508 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 226 205 10 to 49 acres ...................... 280 279 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 790 767 acres.. 68 156 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 668 acres.. 20 765 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 682 674 acres.. 25 280 24 066 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 948 11 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 395 12 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 543 1 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 405 9 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 416 433 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 15 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 554 8 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 937 8 972 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 965 936 $1,000.. 1 226 1 705 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 271 1 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 356 Other ............................... 536 580 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 592 657 200 days or more ................... 305 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 628 637 number.. 39 644 35 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 555 554 number.. 19 847 21 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 30 number.. 81 75 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 595 number.. 23 917 23 088 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 27 number.. 102 116 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 78 48 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 108 number.. 9 064 5 674 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 69 95 number.. 1 138 2 470 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 30 acres.. 77 114 bushels.. 4 867 7 724 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 274 518 bushels.. 5 668 10 925 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 520 554 acres.. 19 263 16 810 tons, dry.. 27 477 27 686 Land in orchards..............farms.. 193 166 acres.. 880 881 @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. .