1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTERO COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 633 279 731 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 244 1 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 868 349 314 Average per acre .........dollars.. 290 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 273 43 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 402 400 acres.. 79 497 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 349 acres.. 55 832 53 713 Irrigated land .................farms.. 383 372 acres.. 60 432 56 266 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 436 79 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 249 161 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 186 12 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 249 66 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 51 $100,000 or more .................... 108 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 607 69 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 550 141 145 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 508 491 $1,000.. 17 439 9 371 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 330 19 087 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 296 Other ............................... 210 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 252 200 days or more ................... 162 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 270 number.. 83 996 74 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 201 number.. 17 684 16 800 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 27 number.. 387 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 274 number.. 115 157 105 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 47 number.. 3 139 6 590 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 50 number.. 5 281 11 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 37 number.. 11 863 9 953 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 37 number.. (D) 3 668 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 206 acres.. 18 930 16 073 bushels.. 2 798 095 2 091 150 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 46 acres.. 1 498 1 983 tons, green.. 27 177 36 445 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 37 acres.. 311 840 bushels.. 18 914 69 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 140 acres.. 3 660 5 144 bushels.. 211 179 207 499 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 30 acres.. 335 613 bushels.. 14 104 23 145 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 33 51 acres.. 1 078 1 445 cwt.. 18 414 17 767 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 304 acres.. 26 289 23 129 tons, dry.. 94 241 84 094 @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. .