1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOLORES COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 132 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 106 159 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 266 1 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 502 275 354 558 Average per acre .........dollars.. 429 304 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 150 53 520 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 115 acres.. 74 915 69 926 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 105 acres.. 45 762 40 120 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 14 acres.. 7 611 1 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 944 4 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 606 33 934 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 855 2 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 089 1 748 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 17 $100,000 or more .................... 17 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 845 3 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 707 28 347 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 132 129 $1,000.. 1 305 704 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 886 5 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 92 Other ............................... 34 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 55 71 200 days or more ................... 24 27 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 57 number.. 6 707 6 120 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 49 number.. 3 515 2 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 10 number.. 0 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 54 number.. 5 463 3 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 8 10 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 16 number.. (D) 290 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.. 2 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.. 70 68 acres.. 17 461 11 665 bushels.. 407 602 221 719 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 60 62 acres.. 18 672 19 075 cwt.. 100 725 103 588 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 69 acres.. 9 536 9 457 tons, dry.. 22 838 11 890 @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. .