1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 447 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 660 146 1 615 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 714 3 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 322 493 356 Average per acre .........dollars.. 175 154 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 035 69 072 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 294 302 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 380 acres.. 475 638 473 084 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 280 316 acres.. 193 500 201 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 4 167 4 984 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 629 57 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 975 116 706 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 295 14 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 334 43 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 89 $100,000 or more .................... 128 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 587 53 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 756 108 677 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 448 489 $1,000.. 7 950 4 991 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 745 10 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 386 Other ............................... 86 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 165 200 days or more ................... 85 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 340 number.. 65 169 72 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 269 number.. 28 520 24 622 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 31 number.. 172 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 356 number.. 65 581 84 851 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 35 number.. 4 694 4 092 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 35 number.. 7 735 8 320 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 16 number.. 541 404 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 37 number.. 562 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 3 acres.. 2 244 330 bushels.. 166 021 46 675 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 160 (D) tons, green.. 1 700 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 24 acres.. 5 414 4 416 bushels.. 118 899 114 817 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 253 acres.. 150 601 159 508 bushels.. 4 716 272 4 837 591 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 29 acres.. (D) 1 669 bushels.. (D) 42 191 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 8 2 acres.. 874 (D) cwt.. 12 972 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 160 159 acres.. 26 499 24 880 tons, dry.. 30 603 36 938 @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. .