1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 131 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 801 150 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 197 1 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 690 076 415 336 Average per acre .........dollars.. 534 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 953 30 907 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 94 96 acres.. 28 681 28 675 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 73 acres.. 14 359 16 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 66 acres.. 19 363 21 194 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 396 5 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 560 38 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 938 1 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 459 3 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 20 $100,000 or more .................... 8 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 701 3 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 250 24 466 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 131 131 $1,000.. 1 002 1 038 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 650 7 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 80 Other ............................... 60 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 75 200 days or more ................... 37 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 89 number.. 11 323 12 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 80 number.. 5 617 5 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 22 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 95 number.. 6 497 8 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 4 number.. 102 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 5 number.. 59 56 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 8 number.. 137 217 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 72 acres.. 14 341 15 886 tons, dry.. 28 995 29 298 @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. .