1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 440 497 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 476 290 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 737 585 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 908 239 245 Average per acre .........dollars.. 523 (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 152 13 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 450 acres.. 31 032 30 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 406 acres.. 10 045 11 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 369 421 acres.. 12 833 15 583 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 289 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 149 2 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 883 4 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 498 $1,000.. 459 392 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 043 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 192 Other ............................... 254 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 313 200 days or more ................... 138 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 349 number.. (D) 9 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 288 number.. 4 649 5 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 19 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 284 number.. (D) 4 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 73 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 14 number.. 72 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 90 number.. 2 180 5 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 49 number.. (D) 1 020 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 13 acres.. 19 40 bushels.. 1 196 2 118 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 7 560 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 390 acres.. 9 653 10 541 tons, dry.. 15 942 16 653 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 24 acres.. 53 47 @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. .