1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 233 1 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 540 412 574 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 466 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 871 351 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 052 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 513 34 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 179 235 10 to 49 acres ...................... 409 364 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 943 927 acres.. 130 997 142 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 739 acres.. 86 028 89 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 771 718 acres.. 82 724 79 870 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 719 90 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 631 73 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 156 18 060 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 563 72 128 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 453 505 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 77 $100,000 or more .................... 136 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 822 80 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 167 65 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 232 1 233 $1,000.. 15 720 11 004 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 759 8 924 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 565 535 Other ............................... 668 698 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 764 796 200 days or more ................... 488 549 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 576 585 number.. 75 155 76 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 348 number.. 16 984 16 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 93 number.. 8 952 8 306 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 533 555 number.. 62 940 82 812 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 82 number.. 5 047 7 770 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 79 number.. 11 862 15 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 103 87 number.. 46 941 37 812 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 117 147 number.. 3 221 6 442 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 11 number.. 3 710 1 942 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 166 165 acres.. 17 769 15 153 bushels.. 2 448 873 2 078 820 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 109 acres.. 8 161 8 798 tons, green.. 197 292 181 349 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 99 acres.. 11 849 13 616 bushels.. 403 881 461 692 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 144 acres.. 5 324 10 010 bushels.. 435 699 728 109 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 80 88 acres.. 4 428 5 271 cwt.. 93 692 103 486 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 631 610 acres.. 35 327 33 397 tons, dry.. 87 825 85 989 @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. .