1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 149 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 142 319 578 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 008 1 961 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 103 477 884 337 Average per acre .........dollars.. 502 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 499 36 067 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 110 133 acres.. 44 918 53 549 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 118 acres.. 30 131 36 993 Irrigated land .................farms.. 109 133 acres.. 39 079 49 059 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 508 8 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 812 49 895 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 582 704 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 926 7 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 19 $100,000 or more .................... 19 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 393 7 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 953 45 451 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 150 163 $1,000.. 1 402 372 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 346 2 284 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 95 Other ............................... 54 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 93 200 days or more ................... 41 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 111 number.. 25 927 24 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 95 number.. 11 710 11 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 11 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 111 number.. 15 428 15 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 4 number.. 43 30 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 4 number.. 50 64 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 327 419 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. 547 269 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 114 acres.. 30 132 36 555 tons, dry.. 37 831 44 585 @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. .