1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 173 173 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 333 225 220 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 025 1 302 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 771 828 706 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 880 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 222 36 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 138 134 acres.. 47 751 46 740 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 123 acres.. 32 245 29 425 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 138 acres.. 49 271 45 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 829 9 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 036 55 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 426 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 403 9 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 23 $100,000 or more .................... 27 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 335 6 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 401 40 458 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 173 173 $1,000.. 1 129 2 331 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 525 13 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 134 Other ............................... 66 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 71 200 days or more ................... 54 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 128 number.. 30 713 30 343 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 118 number.. 17 252 18 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 19 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 130 number.. 15 394 18 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 2 number.. 30 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 16 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 7 924 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 121 122 acres.. 32 638 29 630 tons, dry.. 42 752 42 174 @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. .