1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 448 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 440 581 483 929 Average size of farm .......acres.. 983 1 008 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 750 786 496 656 Average per acre .........dollars.. 700 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 334 30 340 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 398 423 acres.. 76 666 77 535 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 356 acres.. 36 478 38 746 Irrigated land .................farms.. 380 396 acres.. 48 999 53 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 801 16 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 270 34 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 251 2 661 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 550 14 077 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 53 $100,000 or more .................... 37 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 545 14 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 466 30 127 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 448 479 $1,000.. (D) 2 216 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 627 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 278 Other ............................... 196 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 266 200 days or more ................... 129 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 286 number.. 35 929 41 036 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 232 number.. 18 855 20 950 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 33 number.. 98 76 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 270 number.. 19 626 24 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 22 number.. 578 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 20 number.. 759 500 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 43 number.. 25 617 19 073 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 58 number.. (D) 1 294 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 68 bushels.. (D) 4 477 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 16 acres.. 373 407 tons, green.. 5 590 6 014 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 15 acres.. 1 765 1 450 bushels.. 48 468 34 675 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 37 acres.. 630 798 bushels.. 36 080 39 058 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 327 acres.. 33 529 35 446 tons, dry.. 71 518 75 899 @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. .