1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 134 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 213 004 213 441 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 590 1 452 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 540 120 1 068 469 Average per acre .........dollars.. 898 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 861 25 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 123 acres.. 26 657 25 602 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 106 acres.. 14 753 18 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 128 acres.. 24 093 25 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 394 6 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 179 42 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 470 302 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 924 5 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 16 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 599 5 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 472 34 116 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 135 147 $1,000.. 1 631 1 183 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 083 8 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 74 Other ............................... 51 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 84 200 days or more ................... 37 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 76 number.. 18 819 20 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 69 number.. 11 206 10 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. 4 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 79 number.. 12 261 11 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 3 number.. 75 19 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 3 number.. 58 70 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 9 790 14 023 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. 377 373 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 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 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 106 acres.. 14 692 18 713 tons, dry.. 23 274 34 127 @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. .