1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 350 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 159 813 1 032 623 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 314 3 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 821 493 565 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 239 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 986 31 701 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 258 acres.. 124 325 124 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 224 acres.. 54 376 51 555 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 116 acres.. 20 382 42 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 644 14 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 553 43 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 580 2 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 064 12 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 35 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 459 12 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 312 38 065 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 350 330 $1,000.. 1 897 1 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 421 5 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 177 Other ............................... 157 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 200 200 days or more ................... 127 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 169 number.. 25 504 27 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 151 number.. 16 163 16 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 28 number.. 63 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 168 number.. 16 613 17 961 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 16 number.. 105 136 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 139 113 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 63 number.. 90 518 59 506 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 42 number.. (D) 1 334 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 58 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 50 acres.. 24 349 20 844 bushels.. 665 639 624 090 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 25 acres.. 423 1 525 bushels.. 16 615 48 245 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 211 190 acres.. 27 690 25 789 tons, dry.. 44 483 41 305 @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. .