1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TORRANCE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 485 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 797 466 1 805 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 706 3 924 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 578 480 865 Average per acre .........dollars.. 116 119 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 863 22 756 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 176 acres.. 41 390 37 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 86 acres.. 11 296 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 81 acres.. 12 645 10 858 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 926 21 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 022 46 744 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 879 4 875 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 047 16 627 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 30 $100,000 or more .................... 46 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 251 19 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 437 42 868 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 486 460 $1,000.. 2 873 1 828 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 911 3 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 226 Other ............................... 225 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 250 200 days or more ................... 172 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 333 number.. 41 898 36 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 265 number.. 20 036 16 110 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 62 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 359 331 number.. 29 096 35 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 20 number.. 232 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 13 number.. 155 677 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 30 number.. 13 062 11 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 45 number.. 848 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 21 acres.. 1 262 1 369 bushels.. 152 008 160 063 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 19 acres.. (D) 1 827 bushels.. (D) 46 708 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 43 acres.. 4 870 4 292 tons, dry.. 18 036 12 598 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 11 acres.. 67 45 @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. .