1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 459 659 450 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 226 1 080 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 600 422 440 053 Average per acre .........dollars.. 510 398 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 422 89 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 386 acres.. 399 883 366 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 367 acres.. 229 826 194 641 Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 157 acres.. 80 426 70 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 574 55 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 198 133 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 615 31 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 959 24 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 82 $100,000 or more .................... 146 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 740 46 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 306 111 025 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 417 $1,000.. 15 770 8 741 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 054 20 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 324 Other ............................... 68 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 189 200 days or more ................... 61 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 138 number.. 29 660 33 724 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 98 number.. 6 674 5 736 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 1 015 850 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 143 number.. 43 634 35 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 29 number.. (D) 3 400 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 25 number.. (D) 7 088 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 23 number.. 1 837 2 402 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 19 number.. 156 535 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 184 206 acres.. 85 924 64 492 bushels.. 10 885 158 9 034 243 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 12 acres.. 1 073 1 166 tons, green.. 25 326 29 017 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 20 acres.. 515 1 693 bushels.. 14 865 65 743 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 288 317 acres.. 125 044 99 602 bushels.. 3 843 585 4 153 544 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 56 acres.. 282 3 123 bushels.. 13 490 174 876 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 51 53 acres.. 7 959 8 333 cwt.. 125 930 144 326 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 86 acres.. 4 820 5 302 tons, dry.. 16 969 13 910 @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. .