1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 269 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 823 295 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 200 1 036 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 575 130 406 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 368 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 117 38 833 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 195 acres.. 162 376 155 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 151 acres.. 67 447 64 599 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 44 acres.. 3 314 2 046 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 950 13 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 577 48 403 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 615 9 341 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 335 4 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 23 $100,000 or more .................... 33 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 300 12 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 158 45 267 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 269 286 $1,000.. (D) - 12 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 41 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 131 Other ............................... 135 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 169 200 days or more ................... 104 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 130 number.. 15 440 12 647 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 105 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 126 number.. 8 177 7 609 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 20 number.. 2 077 1 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 21 number.. 5 259 2 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 18 number.. 701 1 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 27 number.. (D) 423 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 600 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.. 5 3 acres.. 780 422 tons, green.. 16 160 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 102 acres.. 57 342 53 759 bushels.. 1 489 161 1 684 380 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 27 acres.. 108 2 228 bushels.. 4 150 99 243 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 60 acres.. 4 904 6 631 tons, dry.. 8 694 9 109 @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. .