1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 522 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 364 212 011 Average size of farm .......acres.. 443 467 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 762 130 622 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 635 1 342 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 100 22 690 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 298 276 acres.. 38 734 31 696 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 197 acres.. 15 577 15 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 91 acres.. 3 346 4 627 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 816 8 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 719 19 512 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 254 2 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 561 6 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 240 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 249 8 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 430 19 288 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 521 454 $1,000.. (D) - 151 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 333 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 173 Other ............................... 315 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 303 200 days or more ................... 239 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 204 number.. 10 523 10 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 160 number.. 5 316 5 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 11 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 206 number.. 10 484 11 981 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 16 number.. 866 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 20 number.. 769 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 25 number.. 845 706 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 50 number.. 671 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 2 920 2 724 bushels.. 82 392 61 233 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 178 acres.. 12 302 11 836 tons, dry.. 13 557 16 866 @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. .