1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 305 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 914 094 862 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 997 2 655 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 694 922 570 803 Average per acre .........dollars.. 235 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 078 59 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 220 225 Total cropland .................farms.. 263 296 acres.. 449 705 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 276 acres.. (D) 170 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 56 acres.. 15 779 18 614 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 762 26 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 811 82 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 645 10 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 117 15 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 65 $100,000 or more .................... 90 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 895 22 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 295 69 430 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 305 325 $1,000.. 5 990 3 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 639 10 876 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 264 Other ............................... 74 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 126 200 days or more ................... 56 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 161 number.. 44 149 31 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 125 number.. 14 952 13 155 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 8 number.. 152 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 171 number.. 33 896 29 345 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 18 number.. (D) 1 459 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 11 621 2 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 490 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 589 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 31 acres.. 9 207 5 934 bushels.. 1 412 125 829 339 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 490 776 tons, green.. 10 005 14 248 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 49 acres.. 7 802 7 832 bushels.. 231 706 212 174 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 205 245 acres.. 149 569 136 571 bushels.. 4 038 765 3 425 119 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 21 acres.. (D) 1 147 bushels.. (D) 35 626 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 3 acres.. 462 823 cwt.. 9 486 17 445 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 102 acres.. 8 328 13 840 tons, dry.. 15 999 18 606 @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. .