1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUERFANO COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 253 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 641 755 643 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 537 2 646 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 715 310 541 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 287 226 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 925 29 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 165 166 acres.. 28 213 35 464 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 142 acres.. 14 500 16 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 122 126 acres.. 13 487 14 086 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 060 7 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 859 31 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 676 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 385 7 410 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 19 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 158 6 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 342 27 139 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 253 243 $1,000.. 797 1 441 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 151 5 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 151 Other ............................... 107 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 113 200 days or more ................... 76 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 204 number.. 25 789 27 452 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 165 number.. (D) 14 577 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. (D) 486 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 196 number.. 13 305 15 483 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 12 number.. 23 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 116 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 713 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. 331 489 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. 87 0 bushels.. 5 070 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 1 726 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.. 125 138 acres.. 14 549 15 990 tons, dry.. 31 420 27 002 @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. .