1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 126 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 472 018 460 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 746 3 651 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 430 958 1 663 786 Average per acre .........dollars.. 374 464 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 271 61 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 6 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 99 acres.. 99 255 103 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 88 acres.. 79 855 79 165 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 93 acres.. 101 408 109 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 631 13 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 866 109 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 230 1 524 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 401 12 262 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 21 $100,000 or more .................... 45 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 253 12 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 850 95 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 127 126 $1,000.. 3 162 1 925 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 901 15 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 85 Other ............................... 37 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 56 58 200 days or more ................... 37 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 95 95 number.. 45 005 40 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 84 number.. 23 572 20 736 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 13 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 101 number.. 29 698 26 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 1 number.. 25 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 868 336 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 54 133 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 88 acres.. 79 863 79 171 tons, dry.. 98 419 (D) @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. .