1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 413 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 868 074 1 964 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 523 4 961 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 766 569 622 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 165 126 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 693 32 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 255 acres.. 23 175 22 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 205 192 acres.. 13 076 13 011 Irrigated land .................farms.. 257 224 acres.. 16 180 15 693 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 563 21 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 738 53 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 339 4 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 223 17 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 31 $100,000 or more .................... 60 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 424 16 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 427 41 131 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 412 396 $1,000.. 5 485 4 234 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 314 10 692 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 223 Other ............................... 165 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 213 200 days or more ................... 140 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 270 number.. 53 861 49 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 218 number.. 30 630 25 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 39 number.. 3 378 2 771 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 260 number.. 38 845 31 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 16 number.. 43 203 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 8 number.. 114 190 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 28 number.. 3 019 2 425 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 36 number.. 462 827 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 13 acres.. 152 739 bushels.. 23 036 81 736 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 354 170 bushels.. 23 764 11 954 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 170 acres.. 11 527 10 591 tons, dry.. 46 587 42 785 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 362 196 @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. .