1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 717 679 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 105 614 1 015 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 542 1 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 509 596 453 327 Average per acre .........dollars.. 341 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 820 34 707 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 237 225 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 493 acres.. 224 382 196 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 392 acres.. 87 025 78 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 53 acres.. 5 967 5 327 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 501 26 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 723 38 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 040 3 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 461 22 950 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 64 $100,000 or more .................... 87 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 949 21 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 711 31 771 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 718 679 $1,000.. 3 154 3 045 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 392 4 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 364 Other ............................... 365 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 377 200 days or more ................... 269 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 492 457 number.. 53 782 55 176 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 353 number.. 25 959 23 889 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 41 number.. 653 781 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 495 453 number.. 47 144 43 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 31 number.. 1 093 988 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 26 number.. 2 365 1 827 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 38 number.. 1 410 713 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 87 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 2 acres.. 232 (D) bushels.. 16 060 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 428 tons, green.. (D) 5 846 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 161 acres.. 44 794 36 654 bushels.. 1 226 712 1 070 216 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 17 acres.. 416 1 023 bushels.. 13 235 33 417 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 330 acres.. 39 683 36 835 tons, dry.. 54 401 48 706 @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. .