1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 27 152 27 284 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 983 029 34 048 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 252 1 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 510 458 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 426 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 868 49 534 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 424 2 725 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 867 4 352 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 371 5 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 594 4 862 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 188 3 355 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 708 6 879 Total cropland .................farms.. 21 882 22 334 acres.. 10 933 484 10 988 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 18 573 19 446 acres.. 5 532 964 5 522 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 193 14 913 acres.. 3 169 839 3 013 773 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 115 552 3 143 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 575 115 201 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 036 174 781 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 079 378 2 361 197 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 365 6 607 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 637 2 582 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 005 3 008 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 249 4 245 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 135 3 316 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 866 3 117 $100,000 or more .................... 4 895 4 409 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 569 175 2 700 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 442 98 989 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 27 154 27 281 $1,000.. 515 763 422 200 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 994 15 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 181 16 504 Other ............................... 10 971 10 780 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 13 914 14 202 200 days or more ................... 8 353 8 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 797 14 637 number.. 3 086 717 2 946 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 596 11 132 number.. 900 347 830 216 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 162 1 714 number.. 81 825 76 285 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 439 14 569 number.. 3 569 739 3 476 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 643 1 685 number.. 464 479 258 725 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 558 1 620 number.. 878 515 460 359 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 911 1 981 number.. 730 272 708 070 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 767 2 709 number.. 4 257 327 3 118 767 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 74 112 number.. (D) 43 706 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 066 4 295 acres.. 891 720 685 568 bushels.. 126 076 043 98 919 585 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 341 1 525 acres.. 98 838 100 798 tons, green.. 2 102 940 2 101 438 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 709 1 039 acres.. 163 850 190 554 bushels.. 6 280 126 7 327 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 597 6 992 acres.. 2 384 979 2 421 603 bushels.. 71 825 463 81 581 401 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 053 2 404 acres.. 115 321 203 226 bushels.. 8 934 199 12 386 192 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 533 1 689 acres.. 150 824 169 506 cwt.. 2 509 515 2 521 626 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 160 13 535 acres.. 1 449 177 1 423 807 tons, dry.. 3 464 389 3 088 681 @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. .