1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY,              NEW MEXICO
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..              661             634
Land in farms ..................acres..        2 579 730       1 949 191
    Average size of farm .......acres..            3 903           3 074
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          720 571         518 314
    Average per acre .........dollars..              177             170

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           20 502          14 297
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               34              33
  10 to 49 acres ......................               55              56
  50 to 179 acres .....................              116             126
  180 to 499 acres ....................              134             125
  500 to 999 acres ....................              100              91
  1,000 acres or more .................              222             203

Total cropland .................farms..              358             337
                                acres..           53 605          50 590
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              214             207
                                acres..            5 760           5 378
Irrigated land .................farms..              226             204
                                acres..            8 025           9 072

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           17 993          16 714
    Average per farm .........dollars..           27 222          26 363
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..              271             258
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           17 723          16 456
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              311             324
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................              103             104
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................              107              84
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               83              62
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               25              15
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                6              18
  $100,000 or more ....................               26              27
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           17 489          15 002
    Average per farm .........dollars..           26 459          23 662
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              661             634
                               $1,000..              338           1 819
    Average per farm..........dollars..              512           2 870

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              338             302
  Other ...............................              323             332
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              379             369
   200 days or more ...................              187             189

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              554             527
                               number..           59 448          43 738
    Beef cows ..................farms..              508             432
                               number..           32 654          24 844
    Milk cows ..................farms..               32              28
                               number..               89              37
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              517             474
                               number..           36 793          38 129

  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               25              22
                               number..              172             124
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               12               6
                               number..              137             244
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               31              21
                               number..            1 082             667
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               44              45
                               number..            1 295             967
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                0               0
                               number..                0               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..               11              20
                                acres..               68              91
                              bushels..            4 169           4 103

  Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms..                5               4
                                acres..              390              74
                              bushels..           18 330           5 314

  Wheat for grain ..............farms..                4               5
                                acres..              (D)             (D)
                              bushels..              (D)          15 068
  Cotton .......................farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                bales..                0               0

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              183             182
                                acres..            4 712           4 628
                            tons, dry..            7 322           8 027
  Land in orchards..............farms..               20              18
                                acres..               58              31

       @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.
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