1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 721 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 857 404 917 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 189 1 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 085 412 848 Average per acre .........dollars.. 343 336 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 985 24 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 170 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 385 acres.. 87 050 90 348 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 261 acres.. 28 735 30 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 105 99 acres.. 10 861 13 166 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 396 23 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 611 33 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 340 6 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 057 17 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 52 $100,000 or more .................... 54 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 891 21 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 320 29 721 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 722 710 $1,000.. 3 394 1 948 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 701 2 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 333 Other ............................... 386 378 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 420 200 days or more ................... 299 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 464 467 number.. 48 270 46 344 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 362 number.. 21 141 20 759 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 51 number.. 2 268 2 363 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 463 470 number.. 29 462 30 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 30 number.. 1 431 354 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 31 number.. 2 606 853 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 16 number.. 754 302 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 83 number.. 1 475 1 750 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 142 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 7 acres.. 376 262 tons, green.. 3 795 2 030 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 267 bushels.. (D) 9 424 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 45 acres.. 2 417 5 637 bushels.. 58 941 101 902 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 90 bushels.. (D) 2 970 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 216 acres.. 22 909 23 323 tons, dry.. 34 832 32 148 @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. .