1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROWLEY COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 204 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 423 785 408 649 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 077 2 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 794 311 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 195 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 767 51 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 134 acres.. 49 033 58 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 105 acres.. 15 378 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 101 acres.. 11 552 21 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 601 87 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 728 469 027 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 988 2 752 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 613 84 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 30 $100,000 or more .................... 41 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 626 74 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 735 398 644 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 204 187 $1,000.. 9 165 10 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 925 54 441 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 130 Other ............................... 69 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 75 200 days or more ................... 66 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 132 number.. 81 787 86 024 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 95 number.. 9 753 8 183 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 19 number.. 627 782 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 135 number.. 124 072 126 142 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 13 number.. 1 363 1 952 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 12 number.. 2 312 3 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 7 number.. 943 187 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. 531 784 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 48 acres.. 2 129 4 907 bushels.. 227 219 508 757 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 22 acres.. 338 668 tons, green.. 5 705 11 709 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 340 1 766 bushels.. 53 480 57 292 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 1 694 1 939 bushels.. 31 804 30 212 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 51 bushels.. 0 1 935 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 342 cwt.. 0 3 797 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 96 acres.. 8 315 11 019 tons, dry.. 22 907 35 285 @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. .