1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 812 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 447 412 430 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 551 521 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 934 272 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 757 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 203 29 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 239 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 739 746 acres.. 97 346 104 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 638 643 acres.. 62 093 62 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 729 727 acres.. 84 782 86 529 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 021 45 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 760 55 633 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 207 12 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 814 33 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 79 $100,000 or more .................... 96 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 472 36 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 161 44 079 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 813 826 $1,000.. 7 182 8 315 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 834 10 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 487 491 Other ............................... 325 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 424 424 200 days or more ................... 274 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 423 431 number.. 59 201 55 750 Beef cows ..................farms.. 351 349 number.. 23 921 23 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 48 number.. 2 042 2 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 402 427 number.. 37 060 51 956 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 46 number.. 3 119 8 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 46 number.. 5 642 9 852 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 122 132 number.. 49 599 61 293 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 94 number.. (D) 2 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 141 145 acres.. 8 152 8 065 bushels.. 1 086 649 1 030 145 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 69 acres.. 4 031 4 104 tons, green.. 82 151 85 373 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 62 acres.. 2 689 1 953 bushels.. 156 585 123 714 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 105 acres.. 884 3 729 bushels.. 64 313 287 649 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 127 99 acres.. 8 726 8 391 cwt.. 175 405 149 941 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 549 acres.. 33 947 32 758 tons, dry.. 93 263 88 396 @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. .