1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 770 155 788 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 232 2 080 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 478 455 794 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 229 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 092 17 238 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 234 255 acres.. 25 554 29 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 198 acres.. 6 761 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 203 205 acres.. 8 269 10 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 177 11 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 991 30 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 474 4 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 703 7 128 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 12 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 942 9 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 714 24 220 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 344 378 $1,000.. 2 691 2 210 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 823 5 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 156 Other ............................... 173 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 227 200 days or more ................... 84 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 226 number.. 20 513 17 788 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 191 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 16 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 202 number.. 16 564 8 860 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 92 336 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 141 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 44 number.. 1 676 1 776 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 38 number.. (D) 1 355 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 9 acres.. 121 29 bushels.. 16 802 1 357 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 55 (D) bushels.. 2 050 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 147 acres.. 4 791 4 729 tons, dry.. 13 744 11 954 Land in orchards..............farms.. 52 50 acres.. 315 256 @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. .