1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YUMA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 896 932 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 365 183 1 433 111 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 524 1 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 891 222 654 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 565 433 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 260 104 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 401 421 Total cropland .................farms.. 721 773 acres.. 633 134 696 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 687 acres.. 435 123 425 401 Irrigated land .................farms.. 399 459 acres.. 274 057 271 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 481 374 401 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 247 430 316 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 119 369 95 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 362 004 305 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 138 $100,000 or more .................... 355 371 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 449 579 349 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 763 375 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 621 710 Other ............................... 275 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 372 200 days or more ................... 227 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 513 546 number.. 264 498 227 495 Beef cows ..................farms.. 410 433 number.. 39 995 41 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 21 number.. 6 059 2 677 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 551 number.. 405 045 358 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 66 number.. 205 823 14 252 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 73 number.. 402 733 27 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 32 number.. 3 529 1 907 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 36 number.. 1 079 1 183 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 335 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 364 415 acres.. 212 719 216 131 bushels.. 34 369 414 32 911 969 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 58 acres.. 2 683 4 638 tons, green.. 58 017 102 657 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 11 acres.. 1 522 1 419 bushels.. 62 035 83 048 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 425 440 acres.. 148 868 144 484 bushels.. 4 955 526 4 098 054 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 313 bushels.. (D) 18 068 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 105 115 acres.. 21 542 16 893 cwt.. 421 834 332 707 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 250 acres.. 28 868 25 903 tons, dry.. 97 834 88 997 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.