1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 185 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 826 292 125 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 788 1 529 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 640 485 421 314 Average per acre .........dollars.. 358 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 048 43 462 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 172 182 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 162 acres.. 35 018 26 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 166 acres.. 41 604 30 859 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 693 11 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 015 61 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 870 9 752 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 822 1 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 13 $100,000 or more .................... 19 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 118 8 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 502 44 993 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 185 191 $1,000.. 1 202 3 028 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 497 15 853 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 88 Other ............................... 73 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 119 200 days or more ................... 45 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 124 number.. 10 043 8 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 109 number.. 5 478 3 878 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 4 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 120 number.. 5 212 4 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 339 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. 358 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 37 number.. 3 698 6 057 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. 50 308 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 8 101 2 646 bushels.. 539 309 142 050 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 31 acres.. 5 171 3 882 bushels.. 425 630 325 176 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 146 acres.. 15 859 13 710 tons, dry.. 40 814 32 137 @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. .