1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 661 623 Land in farms ..................acres.. 834 018 843 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 262 1 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 817 349 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 355 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 190 29 182 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 535 acres.. 116 231 107 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 454 acres.. 60 644 59 099 Irrigated land .................farms.. 547 457 acres.. 55 193 35 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 771 11 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 346 17 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 165 4 239 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 606 6 870 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 36 $100,000 or more .................... 31 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 922 9 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 549 15 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 661 624 $1,000.. 2 829 1 284 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 280 2 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 300 Other ............................... 322 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 371 200 days or more ................... 225 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 392 405 number.. 26 572 27 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 360 number.. 17 190 16 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 46 number.. 164 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 388 number.. 15 129 14 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 24 number.. 347 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 280 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 70 number.. 2 877 7 937 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 80 number.. (D) 1 674 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 1 acres.. 334 (D) tons, green.. 4 790 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 50 acres.. 8 370 6 793 bushels.. 193 525 125 831 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 2 acres.. 705 (D) bushels.. 42 697 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 37 48 acres.. 7 236 11 223 cwt.. 62 797 54 287 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 413 acres.. 43 529 39 581 tons, dry.. 113 008 66 073 @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. .