1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 943 900 Land in farms ..................acres.. 260 728 269 036 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 550 227 792 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 074 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 952 27 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 342 331 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 883 816 acres.. 78 783 77 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 794 731 acres.. 47 897 44 495 Irrigated land .................farms.. 874 804 acres.. 71 690 65 853 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 593 29 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 288 33 197 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 315 12 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 278 17 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 294 322 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 72 $100,000 or more .................... 93 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 993 25 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 246 28 735 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 944 901 $1,000.. 5 590 2 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 922 2 660 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 563 498 Other ............................... 380 402 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 467 483 200 days or more ................... 259 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 436 number.. 53 164 41 635 Beef cows ..................farms.. 386 340 number.. 23 274 17 327 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 85 number.. 2 503 2 532 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 405 number.. 37 802 22 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 36 number.. 3 407 2 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 33 number.. 4 478 4 650 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 60 number.. 9 186 14 403 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 71 125 number.. 1 329 2 636 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 76 acres.. 4 431 4 358 bushels.. 589 485 598 578 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 41 acres.. 2 975 2 456 tons, green.. 62 941 54 873 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 32 acres.. 898 559 bushels.. 55 119 32 101 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 43 acres.. 426 1 256 bushels.. 30 301 89 415 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 35 26 acres.. 2 549 1 461 cwt.. 51 870 25 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 620 546 acres.. 29 744 27 251 tons, dry.. 73 973 68 392 @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. .