1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 460 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 364 443 2 603 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 140 5 945 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 644 257 763 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 127 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 340 38 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 275 266 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 193 acres.. 106 297 97 493 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 114 126 acres.. (D) 38 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 79 acres.. 32 848 31 264 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 089 105 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 151 241 543 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 431 4 274 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 658 101 521 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 49 $100,000 or more .................... 135 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 645 91 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 577 208 250 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 460 437 $1,000.. 14 738 14 374 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 040 32 892 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 317 Other ............................... 134 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 194 200 days or more ................... 109 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 347 number.. 169 312 163 173 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 246 number.. 36 248 31 479 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 31 number.. 88 90 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 395 370 number.. 175 517 186 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 19 number.. 751 1 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 907 1 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 36 number.. 2 598 3 443 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 29 number.. 722 659 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 20 acres.. 8 728 4 384 bushels.. 1 487 266 591 914 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 38 acres.. 5 269 7 184 bushels.. 210 423 297 519 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 63 acres.. 11 877 13 161 bushels.. 577 727 585 873 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 82 acres.. 9 346 11 581 tons, dry.. 21 359 27 525 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 13 (D) @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. .