1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIOWA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 309 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 878 447 996 785 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 843 3 039 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 556 407 615 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 201 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 618 64 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 180 202 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 272 acres.. 495 908 500 782 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 237 acres.. 195 310 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 2 276 3 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 697 21 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 163 64 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 058 10 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 639 10 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 57 $100,000 or more .................... 69 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 848 18 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 468 56 724 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 309 328 $1,000.. 4 323 2 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 990 7 170 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 239 Other ............................... 87 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 126 200 days or more ................... 76 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 178 number.. 28 766 34 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 147 number.. 15 042 14 468 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 21 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 183 number.. 19 219 24 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 705 337 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 989 898 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 118 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 20 number.. 266 684 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 1 795 227 bushels.. 175 460 17 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 59 70 acres.. 24 275 22 540 bushels.. 737 872 839 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 197 213 acres.. 158 100 144 306 bushels.. 3 899 625 3 593 061 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 25 acres.. 272 2 047 bushels.. 10 790 66 708 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 66 acres.. 5 884 12 128 tons, dry.. 9 889 16 510 @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. .