1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VALENCIA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 575 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 231 318 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 607 547 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 100 246 418 Average per acre .........dollars.. 539 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 674 25 234 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 241 226 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 471 481 acres.. 17 642 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 392 acres.. 11 399 10 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 467 467 acres.. 13 459 12 764 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 991 12 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 550 21 154 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 838 2 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 153 9 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 270 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 16 $100,000 or more .................... 22 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 492 10 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 160 17 958 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 576 581 $1,000.. 2 465 2 862 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 280 4 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 209 Other ............................... 346 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 396 200 days or more ................... 245 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 289 number.. 22 199 17 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 226 number.. 7 094 5 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 40 number.. 4 117 3 418 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 241 number.. 10 716 8 653 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 28 number.. 563 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 962 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 74 number.. 1 997 2 786 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 79 number.. 1 718 1 915 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. 12 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 233 90 bushels.. 14 246 4 362 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 356 acres.. 9 809 9 832 tons, dry.. 33 506 35 109 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 37 acres.. 99 313 @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. .