1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 467 412 Land in farms ..................acres.. 331 639 305 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 710 741 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 818 244 494 Average per acre .........dollars.. 487 353 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 322 15 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 132 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 338 acres.. 18 530 20 443 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 293 acres.. 10 301 10 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 350 303 acres.. 12 779 12 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 444 9 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 787 24 087 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 593 2 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 851 7 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 18 $100,000 or more .................... 20 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 608 8 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 057 20 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 466 411 $1,000.. 1 278 112 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 741 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 180 Other ............................... 303 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 262 200 days or more ................... 211 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 231 number.. 17 989 16 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 183 number.. 8 453 7 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 34 number.. 2 027 913 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 212 number.. 10 618 12 826 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 35 number.. 4 040 939 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 37 number.. 5 815 1 322 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 12 number.. 1 152 446 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 57 number.. 993 1 277 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 397 327 tons, green.. 6 319 5 758 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 65 138 bushels.. 2 250 4 726 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 250 acres.. 9 300 9 360 tons, dry.. 18 318 19 244 @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. .