1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 233 794 1 226 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 960 6 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 726 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 569 24 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 126 105 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 81 acres.. 5 054 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 110 96 acres.. 5 973 6 626 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 056 12 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 072 62 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 722 2 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 334 9 632 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 578 8 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 348 46 566 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 192 $1,000.. 2 156 (D) Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 468 (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 117 Other ............................... 77 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 99 200 days or more ................... 64 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 122 number.. 25 253 24 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 107 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 111 number.. 13 524 15 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 2 number.. 8 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 271 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. (D) 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 37 (D) bales.. 42 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 42 acres.. 1 841 1 225 tons, dry.. 7 707 4 389 Land in orchards..............farms.. 53 35 acres.. 1 381 1 231 @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. .