1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 76 88 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 287 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 570 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 784 687 1 101 330 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 361 40 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 76 acres.. 18 666 15 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 66 acres.. 10 834 9 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 69 acres.. 13 555 13 350 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 984 3 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 261 38 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 255 195 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 728 3 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 7 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 913 3 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 323 43 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 76 88 $1,000.. (D) - 447 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 5 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 59 Other ............................... 21 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 46 200 days or more ................... 13 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 45 61 number.. 9 378 11 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 58 number.. 5 633 7 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 6 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 63 number.. 5 466 7 223 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 6 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 341 923 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. 40 404 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 66 acres.. 11 158 9 603 tons, dry.. 16 522 17 675 @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. .