1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 240 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 546 538 505 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 277 2 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 879 735 569 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 417 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 459 37 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 177 acres.. 52 653 60 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 155 acres.. 26 783 30 655 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 144 acres.. 27 368 26 999 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 007 14 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 528 63 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 080 1 023 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 927 13 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 48 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 604 12 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 683 53 737 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 240 231 $1,000.. 740 2 990 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 081 12 942 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 145 Other ............................... 110 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 115 200 days or more ................... 81 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 147 number.. 35 740 35 711 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 136 number.. 21 447 19 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 25 31 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 142 number.. 22 447 24 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 9 number.. 85 89 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 164 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 58 number.. 30 662 35 379 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 277 493 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 27 acres.. 2 886 5 740 bushels.. 84 130 160 092 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 337 630 bushels.. 15 650 21 600 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 143 acres.. 23 552 22 424 tons, dry.. 49 499 44 759 @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. .