1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 71 70 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 072 33 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 477 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 822 461 645 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 821 1 353 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 289 38 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 62 66 acres.. 8 049 13 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 51 49 acres.. 5 308 6 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 57 acres.. 11 314 13 926 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 173 1 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 613 23 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 208 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 965 1 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 7 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 166 1 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 507 23 457 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 71 70 $1,000.. (D) - 14 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 37 33 Other ............................... 34 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 49 200 days or more ................... 18 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 31 number.. 4 175 3 330 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 25 number.. 1 891 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 53 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 30 number.. 3 153 2 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 138 179 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. 171 301 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) 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 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 50 48 acres.. 5 233 6 466 tons, dry.. 10 109 10 117 @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. .