1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 160 152 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 465 161 009 Average size of farm .......acres.. 972 1 059 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 851 711 731 019 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 646 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 246 25 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 127 122 acres.. 23 605 21 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 90 acres.. 7 262 6 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 98 acres.. 14 741 14 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 808 9 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 551 60 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 461 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 348 8 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 7 $100,000 or more .................... 16 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 435 6 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 181 41 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 159 154 $1,000.. 1 083 2 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 812 16 017 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 82 Other ............................... 75 70 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 85 200 days or more ................... 50 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 87 number.. 10 477 12 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 67 number.. 3 551 4 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 15 number.. 4 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 95 number.. 12 106 17 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 28 61 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 16 89 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 22 number.. 1 367 2 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 26 number.. (D) 610 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 159 (D) bushels.. 9 980 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 88 acres.. 7 171 6 020 tons, dry.. 14 860 8 411 @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. .