1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CONEJOS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 452 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 592 301 699 Average size of farm .......acres.. 674 687 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 378 391 473 Average per acre .........dollars.. 551 549 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 578 41 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 400 acres.. 137 625 125 997 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 367 acres.. 91 167 80 668 Irrigated land .................farms.. 379 372 acres.. 117 364 104 542 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 859 18 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 573 42 953 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 978 6 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 881 12 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 53 $100,000 or more .................... 64 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 993 16 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 244 36 764 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 438 $1,000.. 5 435 3 408 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 051 7 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 271 Other ............................... 169 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 230 200 days or more ................... 106 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 307 number.. 40 656 38 867 Beef cows ..................farms.. 265 263 number.. 25 043 22 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 43 number.. 418 347 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 305 number.. 21 105 23 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 34 number.. 611 366 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 25 number.. 486 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 85 number.. 20 015 22 261 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 361 1 178 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 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 22 acres.. 1 751 1 928 bushels.. 126 576 150 484 Barley for grain..............farms.. 57 85 acres.. 9 427 9 745 bushels.. 753 656 706 535 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 351 acres.. 78 092 64 784 tons, dry.. 159 173 115 277 @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. .