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

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

Rio Arriba County In 2002 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

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

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

Santa Fe County 2002

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) (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

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

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

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

The Value of Agriculture to the Counties in Area 3 Key Data Sources Bureau of Economic Analysis data on farm production balance U.S. Census of Agriculture Ken Meter at Crossroads Resource Center