1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 685 813 711 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 044 1 016 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 527 670 626 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 527 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 267 64 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 544 571 acres.. 502 890 532 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 470 503 acres.. 251 528 234 406 Irrigated land .................farms.. 255 283 acres.. 28 763 28 979 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 408 90 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 997 129 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 475 42 021 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 933 48 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 74 $100,000 or more .................... 148 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 713 80 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 388 114 893 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 658 700 $1,000.. 20 699 11 150 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 457 15 928 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 423 Other ............................... 271 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 336 200 days or more ................... 200 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 268 number.. 22 584 33 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 191 number.. 6 773 7 540 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 30 number.. 3 043 2 664 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 260 number.. 15 145 60 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 73 number.. 16 992 21 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 66 number.. 32 959 34 300 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 22 number.. (D) 1 286 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 69 number.. (D) 3 075 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 299 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 67 acres.. 9 208 6 309 bushels.. 1 160 576 831 001 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 33 acres.. 1 572 1 772 tons, green.. 33 394 38 407 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 064 937 bushels.. 28 520 25 151 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 262 287 acres.. 206 963 181 215 bushels.. 7 220 253 6 728 447 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 140 acres.. 2 317 17 264 bushels.. 105 288 721 464 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 12 15 acres.. 568 915 cwt.. 11 847 15 970 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 239 acres.. 14 164 16 132 tons, dry.. 36 349 42 133 @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. .