1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 734 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 646 707 1 534 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 243 1 895 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 070 379 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 203 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 177 53 392 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 286 281 Total cropland .................farms.. 527 626 acres.. 378 637 388 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 457 acres.. 218 667 200 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 238 287 acres.. 76 365 72 043 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 081 96 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 901 118 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 312 30 342 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 769 65 996 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 93 $100,000 or more .................... 180 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 286 78 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 872 97 282 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 810 $1,000.. 13 157 17 048 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 901 21 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 527 Other ............................... 259 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 368 200 days or more ................... 204 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 494 520 number.. 81 783 91 682 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 339 number.. 23 036 21 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 41 number.. 13 812 9 060 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 498 535 number.. 59 543 90 776 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 42 number.. 811 1 815 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 37 number.. 1 288 3 251 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 44 number.. 1 354 1 555 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 59 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 48 acres.. 17 501 9 565 bushels.. 2 706 941 1 460 149 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 169 229 acres.. 85 087 75 276 bushels.. 3 482 116 3 665 019 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 203 296 acres.. 79 565 73 996 bushels.. 2 016 429 1 590 943 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 72 acres.. 2 662 10 496 bales.. 2 957 10 763 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 179 acres.. 16 858 15 330 tons, dry.. 52 005 41 826 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 7 acres.. 146 76 @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. .