1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 661 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 579 730 1 949 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 903 3 074 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 720 571 518 314 Average per acre .........dollars.. 177 170 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 502 14 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 222 203 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 337 acres.. 53 605 50 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 207 acres.. 5 760 5 378 Irrigated land .................farms.. 226 204 acres.. 8 025 9 072 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 993 16 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 222 26 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 271 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 723 16 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 311 324 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 18 $100,000 or more .................... 26 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 489 15 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 459 23 662 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 661 634 $1,000.. 338 1 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 512 2 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 302 Other ............................... 323 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 369 200 days or more ................... 187 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 554 527 number.. 59 448 43 738 Beef cows ..................farms.. 508 432 number.. 32 654 24 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 28 number.. 89 37 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 474 number.. 36 793 38 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 22 number.. 172 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 6 number.. 137 244 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 21 number.. 1 082 667 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 45 number.. 1 295 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 20 acres.. 68 91 bushels.. 4 169 4 103 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 4 acres.. 390 74 bushels.. 18 330 5 314 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 15 068 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 182 acres.. 4 712 4 628 tons, dry.. 7 322 8 027 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 18 acres.. 58 31 @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. .