1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 448 209 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 685 641 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 917 446 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 609 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 930 65 866 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 285 acres.. 107 509 107 738 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 253 acres.. 75 937 72 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 255 271 acres.. 97 297 108 029 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 322 34 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 577 104 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 369 30 003 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 953 4 203 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 29 $100,000 or more .................... 79 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 748 27 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 379 85 210 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 303 326 $1,000.. 10 796 5 981 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 632 18 345 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 210 Other ............................... 122 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 165 200 days or more ................... 104 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 157 number.. 11 219 14 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 123 number.. 5 871 7 389 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 26 number.. 317 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 152 number.. 8 190 7 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. 384 1 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 14 number.. 467 3 260 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 28 number.. 5 670 4 982 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 25 number.. (D) 656 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 53 acres.. 10 668 5 748 bushels.. 711 622 413 101 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 92 acres.. 13 872 15 184 bushels.. 1 234 621 1 281 403 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 195 acres.. 33 033 35 229 tons, dry.. 79 859 76 894 @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. .