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The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3

The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3. By Tony A. Valdez Rio Arriba County Extension Agent. 2002 Census of Agriculture County Profiles for Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos. The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3. Number of farms 988 farms Land in farms

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The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3

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  1. The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3 By Tony A. Valdez Rio Arriba County Extension Agent

  2. 2002 Census of Agriculture County Profiles for Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3

  3. Number of farms 988 farms Land in farms 1,431,119 acres Average size of farm 1,449 acres Market Value of Production $10,551,000 Crop sales accounted for $1,751,000 of the total value. Livestock sales accounted for $8,800,000 of the total value. Market Value of Production, average per farm $10,679 Rio Arriba County In 2002

  4. Rio Arriba County

  5. Rio Arriba County

  6. Rio Arriba County Other Highlights First in NM in Apples (683 acres) Second in NM for the Number of farms (988) Second in NM in Sweet Corn (76 acres) Second in NM for Horses (2,874) Second in NM in Turkeys Third in NM in Nursery Stock (80 ac) Fourth in NM in laying hens (5,836) Sixth in NM for poultry and egg sales ($73,000) Eighth in NM for Fruit tree and berry sales ($554,000) Ninth in NM for Forage Acres (12,230 acres) Ninth in NM for Sheep and Lambs (4,599) Cattle and Calves 22,499

  7. Santa Fe County 2002 Number of farms 460 farms Land in farms 683,508 acres Average size of farm 1,486 acres Market Value of Production $11,783,000 Crop sales accounted for $8,727,000 of the total value Livestock sales accounted for $3,056,000 of the total value Market Value of Production, average per farm $25,615

  8. Santa Fe County 2002

  9. Santa Fe County 2002

  10. Santa Fe County Other Highlights Fifth in NM For Sales of Grains & Oilseeds ($ 5.6 Million Nearly Half of Farm Sales) Fifth in NM in Apples (150 acres) Fifth in NM for Corn Silage (8,205 acres) Sixth in NM for Nursery, Greenhouse, Floral & Sod Sales (1.5 Million) Sixth in NM in laying hens (2,170) Eighth in NM for poultry and egg sales ($23,000) Cattle and Calves 10,961

  11. Taos County 2002 Number of farms 453 farms Land in farms 466,254 acres Average size of farm 1,029 acres Market Value of Production $3,424,000 Crop sales accounted for $607,000 of the total value Livestock sales accounted for $2,817,000 of the total value Market Value of Production, average per farm $7,558

  12. Taos County 2002

  13. Taos County 2002

  14. Taos County 2002 Other Highlights First in NM for Number of Pigeons Raised on Farms (760) 53% of Farm Sales ($1.8 Million of $3.4 million) are Cattle and Calf sales 82% of Crop Sales ($498,000 of $607,000) are Hay Sales

  15. The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3 Rio Arriba County $10,551,00 Santa Fe $11,753,000 Taos $ 3,424,000 Total $25,758,000

  16. The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3 Key Data Sources Bureau of Economic Analysis data on farm production balance http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/reis U.S. Census of Agriculture http://www.nass.usda.gov/census Ken Meter at Crossroads Resource Center kmeter@crcworks.org

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