1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 641 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 896 131 1 857 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 958 2 857 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 953 881 942 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 317 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 496 39 404 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 165 169 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 220 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 516 acres.. (D) 87 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 419 424 acres.. 61 552 55 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 494 465 acres.. 70 036 63 431 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 645 23 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 570 35 903 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 446 15 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 199 7 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 8 $100,000 or more .................... 17 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 271 20 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 066 31 192 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 641 649 $1,000.. 5 916 2 848 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 229 4 388 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 238 Other ............................... 363 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 424 200 days or more ................... 269 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 338 number.. 45 196 24 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 232 number.. 20 836 9 496 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 53 number.. 392 909 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 293 number.. 22 405 11 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 40 number.. 228 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 25 number.. 334 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 117 number.. 30 511 39 799 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 98 number.. (D) 1 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 135 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 44 acres.. (D) 550 bushels.. (D) 56 055 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 126 408 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 385 acres.. 25 087 23 955 tons, dry.. 105 402 115 375 Land in orchards..............farms.. 65 59 acres.. 544 227 @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. .