1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 615 Land in farms ..................acres.. 896 994 892 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 454 1 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 972 335 698 Average per acre .........dollars.. 304 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 776 28 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 444 acres.. 92 230 102 747 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 355 acres.. 34 254 38 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 315 313 acres.. 31 515 31 647 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 807 38 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 034 62 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 205 8 996 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 602 29 393 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 44 $100,000 or more .................... 79 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 268 29 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 760 48 662 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 616 616 $1,000.. 3 333 7 486 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 411 12 152 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 310 Other ............................... 299 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 344 200 days or more ................... 215 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 339 number.. 52 266 63 688 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 250 number.. 23 811 23 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 38 number.. 912 1 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 338 number.. 35 221 49 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 48 number.. 2 531 3 426 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 46 number.. 4 039 4 874 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 28 number.. 1 032 826 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 64 number.. 846 1 698 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 57 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 111 acres.. 6 470 5 659 bushels.. 976 640 766 854 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 26 acres.. 775 1 694 tons, green.. 15 434 28 408 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 14 acres.. 804 2 313 bushels.. (D) 101 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 51 acres.. 1 706 3 904 bushels.. 34 089 84 492 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 18 60 bushels.. 234 2 410 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 54 47 acres.. 3 538 3 978 cwt.. 45 062 52 026 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 295 acres.. 15 466 15 755 tons, dry.. 47 027 47 235 @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. .