1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 897 945 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 066 453 1 081 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 189 1 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 754 336 803 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 311 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 573 66 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 314 304 Total cropland .................farms.. 761 818 acres.. 538 943 556 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 775 acres.. 254 614 274 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 335 359 acres.. 104 617 94 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 271 545 191 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 726 202 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 198 32 028 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 232 347 159 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 181 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 177 $100,000 or more .................... 205 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 245 174 167 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 327 177 390 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 897 946 $1,000.. 23 906 24 449 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 651 25 845 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 629 700 Other ............................... 268 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 425 426 200 days or more ................... 223 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 519 513 number.. 190 524 106 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 382 number.. 34 852 24 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 46 number.. 621 767 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 534 553 number.. 290 593 233 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 81 number.. 16 367 21 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 82 number.. 32 383 40 118 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 69 number.. 3 805 3 137 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 75 number.. 1 112 1 814 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 296 316 acres.. 62 657 47 011 bushels.. 7 925 224 5 986 514 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 80 70 acres.. 5 065 3 539 tons, green.. 99 075 57 907 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 28 acres.. 741 2 431 bushels.. 16 944 66 697 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 406 562 acres.. 110 159 144 860 bushels.. 2 671 966 5 309 798 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 117 acres.. 888 4 703 bushels.. 32 275 153 053 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 91 113 acres.. 7 334 7 311 cwt.. 147 904 108 776 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 498 acres.. 47 836 44 331 tons, dry.. 146 651 128 977 @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. .