1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 344 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 463 376 459 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 347 1 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 841 179 600 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 625 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 809 98 422 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 345 acres.. 388 555 399 883 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 290 334 acres.. 248 140 229 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 137 150 acres.. 87 816 80 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 064 82 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 302 220 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 647 38 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 417 43 959 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 59 $100,000 or more .................... 158 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 980 68 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 594 183 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 307 Other ............................... 85 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 137 200 days or more ................... 67 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 131 number.. 32 800 29 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 106 number.. 5 964 6 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 6 number.. 1 327 1 015 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 132 number.. 44 653 43 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 18 number.. 1 274 1 837 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 9 number.. 255 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 177 184 acres.. 105 750 85 924 bushels.. 13 261 865 10 885 158 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 9 acres.. 1 065 1 073 tons, green.. 22 743 25 326 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 515 bushels.. (D) 14 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 288 acres.. 117 658 125 044 bushels.. 3 856 518 3 843 585 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 865 282 bushels.. 40 050 13 490 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 43 51 acres.. 5 316 7 959 cwt.. 104 051 125 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 71 acres.. 4 464 4 820 tons, dry.. 14 319 16 969 @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.