1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 718 793 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 341 738 1 415 879 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 869 1 785 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 620 203 512 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 322 268 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 485 89 932 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 394 411 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 715 acres.. 832 154 859 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 553 671 acres.. 402 326 434 547 Irrigated land .................farms.. 286 320 acres.. 139 413 124 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 173 478 126 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 612 159 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 689 44 469 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 115 789 82 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 147 $100,000 or more .................... 263 245 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 148 500 111 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 825 140 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 718 793 $1,000.. 24 608 14 510 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 274 18 298 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 612 Other ............................... 182 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 306 200 days or more ................... 139 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 409 number.. 133 127 134 620 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 284 number.. 27 444 27 686 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 42 number.. 1 036 1 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 424 number.. 153 645 130 552 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 61 number.. 7 517 7 260 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 66 number.. 13 447 12 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 24 number.. 2 125 3 338 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 49 number.. (D) 1 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 390 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 276 acres.. 80 144 59 061 bushels.. 12 002 046 8 991 658 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 69 acres.. 6 037 5 605 tons, green.. 113 702 121 746 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 51 acres.. 2 225 5 686 bushels.. 173 116 275 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 494 626 acres.. 273 188 302 218 bushels.. 8 999 608 9 497 589 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 90 acres.. 574 5 860 bushels.. 29 196 203 936 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 84 86 acres.. 15 389 14 170 cwt.. 289 763 208 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 278 acres.. 17 756 32 036 tons, dry.. 48 167 63 249 @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. .