1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 952 509 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 655 1 573 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 466 739 366 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 267 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 771 15 301 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 199 acres.. 23 576 17 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 146 acres.. 7 877 6 340 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 146 acres.. 8 471 6 593 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 984 7 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 508 22 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 140 2 036 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 844 5 266 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 6 $100,000 or more .................... 16 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 013 7 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 477 22 451 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 312 324 $1,000.. 1 410 - 471 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 519 - 1 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 106 Other ............................... 190 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 221 200 days or more ................... 119 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 170 number.. 12 593 21 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 135 number.. 6 936 9 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 83 118 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 140 number.. 8 409 9 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 150 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 224 389 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 20 number.. 311 487 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 60 number.. 965 3 181 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 17 acres.. (D) 700 bushels.. (D) 58 498 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 397 551 bushels.. 9 090 19 142 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 108 acres.. 3 959 2 894 tons, dry.. 13 225 9 056 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 42 acres.. 108 146 @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. .