1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 157 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 172 105 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 536 658 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 533 192 476 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 860 712 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 792 26 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 123 131 acres.. 17 527 20 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 108 117 acres.. 9 892 12 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 134 acres.. 16 428 15 361 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 849 4 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 514 28 858 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 451 1 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 398 3 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 6 $100,000 or more .................... 9 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 655 3 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 130 22 132 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 158 160 $1,000.. 436 680 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 758 4 252 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 82 81 Other ............................... 75 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 101 200 days or more ................... 61 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 104 number.. 8 655 11 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 86 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 105 number.. 4 523 5 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 6 number.. 220 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 156 159 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 111 acres.. 9 889 12 220 tons, dry.. 18 654 20 315 @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. .