1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 836 800 Land in farms ..................acres.. 751 517 743 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 899 929 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 115 360 791 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 171 69 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 683 688 acres.. 365 528 343 666 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 630 acres.. 214 209 199 961 Irrigated land .................farms.. 528 500 acres.. 145 766 119 494 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 346 425 276 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 384 345 288 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 843 38 473 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 282 582 237 758 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 137 $100,000 or more .................... 295 237 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 306 225 228 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 297 286 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 836 799 $1,000.. 40 231 46 987 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 123 58 807 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 617 592 Other ............................... 219 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 334 200 days or more ................... 188 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 399 number.. 214 683 198 890 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 245 number.. 26 033 16 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 37 number.. 6 759 2 784 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 409 number.. 319 557 362 223 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 74 number.. 43 838 51 384 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 79 number.. 117 628 80 032 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 44 number.. 3 241 1 234 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 9 245 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 400 399 acres.. 88 195 61 912 bushels.. 13 595 543 9 368 880 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 112 102 acres.. 6 764 6 929 tons, green.. 162 757 151 703 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 25 acres.. 437 3 104 bushels.. 20 880 101 402 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 244 acres.. 62 944 66 597 bushels.. 2 247 742 2 600 203 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 88 acres.. 2 335 6 072 bushels.. 109 953 270 462 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 148 191 acres.. 7 938 10 774 cwt.. 161 210 204 827 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 372 acres.. 26 660 28 477 tons, dry.. 100 579 91 446 @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. .