1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 470 92 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 444 355 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 169 1 208 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 920 16 361 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 159 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 254 272 acres.. 14 817 20 758 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 189 acres.. 5 226 7 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 149 154 acres.. 3 077 3 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 590 15 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 141 33 682 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 503 12 506 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 087 2 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 10 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 945 13 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 726 30 477 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 420 445 $1,000.. 2 149 2 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 116 5 395 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 166 Other ............................... 248 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 302 200 days or more ................... 170 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 165 number.. 4 675 5 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 115 number.. (D) 2 156 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 147 number.. 3 181 3 461 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 18 number.. 164 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 17 number.. 276 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 26 number.. 146 346 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 56 number.. 1 976 1 558 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 715 bushels.. 14 337 32 107 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 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.. 118 134 acres.. 4 228 6 376 tons, dry.. 5 134 8 515 @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. .