1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BACA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 562 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 257 229 1 304 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 237 2 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 235 424 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 212 193 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 846 65 495 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 305 325 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 537 acres.. 650 060 679 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 450 acres.. (D) (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 124 123 acres.. 51 156 40 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 341 72 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 355 118 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 724 16 686 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 618 55 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 99 $100,000 or more .................... 117 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 478 64 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 143 104 809 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 612 $1,000.. 5 491 6 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 770 10 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 449 Other ............................... 161 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 254 200 days or more ................... 115 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 342 number.. 61 256 82 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 258 number.. 20 593 20 319 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 37 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 347 356 number.. 48 590 98 955 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 26 number.. 10 211 2 793 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 28 number.. 22 154 3 690 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 208 132 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 54 number.. 1 016 1 390 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 46 acres.. 13 629 7 776 bushels.. 2 114 435 939 371 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 898 593 tons, green.. 18 006 6 315 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 222 253 acres.. 87 368 88 909 bushels.. 3 076 707 3 012 354 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 339 367 acres.. 155 693 154 955 bushels.. 4 150 060 4 182 690 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 24 acres.. 1 221 1 751 bushels.. 31 149 59 006 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 130 acres.. 11 672 14 351 tons, dry.. 24 894 27 538 @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. .