1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 286 947 2 149 828 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 667 4 469 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 543 103 524 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 126 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 290 23 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 214 216 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 286 acres.. 94 912 81 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 206 216 acres.. 35 819 33 203 Irrigated land .................farms.. 175 170 acres.. 23 775 32 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 201 20 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 472 43 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 465 2 083 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 736 18 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 40 $100,000 or more .................... 58 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 850 17 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 511 36 643 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 490 481 $1,000.. 4 851 3 386 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 900 7 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 275 Other ............................... 191 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 255 200 days or more ................... 155 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 397 391 number.. 70 171 65 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 365 341 number.. 39 942 35 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 39 number.. 410 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 402 400 number.. 46 892 40 161 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 18 number.. 169 282 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 16 number.. 223 409 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 19 number.. 897 695 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 49 number.. 480 1 996 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 28 acres.. 1 172 1 422 bushels.. 153 302 148 714 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 216 348 tons, green.. 3 688 4 445 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 4 acres.. 715 354 bushels.. 49 729 9 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 29 acres.. 3 682 11 801 bushels.. 63 782 424 972 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 131 255 bushels.. 6 836 9 943 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 202 acres.. 29 157 17 321 tons, dry.. 51 471 41 613 @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. .