1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENT COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 268 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 796 892 855 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 973 2 930 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 335 473 698 Average per acre .........dollars.. 148 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 707 68 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 228 acres.. 119 154 102 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 207 acres.. 63 474 56 190 Irrigated land .................farms.. 160 193 acres.. 52 877 55 498 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 037 36 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 167 126 635 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 005 6 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 032 30 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 48 $100,000 or more .................... 73 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 320 33 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 911 113 719 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 268 291 $1,000.. 6 300 4 419 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 508 15 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 210 Other ............................... 70 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 120 200 days or more ................... 52 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 185 number.. 60 463 62 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 142 number.. 17 993 18 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 184 203 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 195 number.. 56 186 54 307 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 25 number.. 2 204 2 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 28 number.. 2 974 4 942 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 1 652 1 465 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. 315 586 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 74 acres.. 7 052 6 756 bushels.. 867 660 774 081 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 26 acres.. 1 621 1 441 tons, green.. 31 511 24 625 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 95 acres.. 4 789 9 113 bushels.. 331 907 567 503 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 114 acres.. 14 868 8 522 bushels.. 426 145 314 317 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 26 acres.. 173 1 304 bushels.. 8 520 71 936 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 8 acres.. 0 143 cwt.. 0 1 870 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 187 acres.. 33 551 27 831 tons, dry.. 132 135 91 369 @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. .