1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PROWERS COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 530 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 004 360 882 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 895 1 730 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 767 563 567 Average per acre .........dollars.. 269 314 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 626 74 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 187 183 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 436 acres.. 477 781 467 650 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 389 acres.. 224 957 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 306 287 acres.. 113 922 104 831 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 167 239 143 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 545 282 330 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 391 23 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 138 848 119 998 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 97 $100,000 or more .................... 126 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 141 920 130 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 773 255 230 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 530 510 $1,000.. 23 922 17 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 45 136 34 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 392 Other ............................... 146 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 221 200 days or more ................... 119 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 252 number.. 99 834 107 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 185 number.. 15 318 13 750 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 18 number.. 69 230 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 263 number.. 183 070 191 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 28 number.. 10 121 6 062 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 29 number.. 25 502 8 608 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 22 number.. 1 026 4 672 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 37 number.. 806 891 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 89 acres.. 18 520 10 494 bushels.. 2 285 198 1 278 356 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 30 acres.. 2 068 2 490 tons, green.. 40 464 40 963 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 167 201 acres.. 19 733 26 254 bushels.. 1 007 203 1 382 225 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 235 291 acres.. 113 095 104 073 bushels.. 2 865 355 3 208 991 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 99 acres.. 1 909 7 704 bushels.. 76 566 319 965 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 160 (D) cwt.. 1 478 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 263 acres.. 67 611 59 800 tons, dry.. 259 867 217 939 @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. .