1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 576 397 589 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 316 1 455 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 228 667 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 520 444 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 573 43 049 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 328 acres.. 107 224 115 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 293 acres.. 51 415 52 841 Irrigated land .................farms.. 227 208 acres.. 46 284 44 432 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 365 19 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 194 48 782 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 215 1 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 150 18 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 38 $100,000 or more .................... 42 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 393 14 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 126 35 978 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 405 $1,000.. 4 955 5 151 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 313 12 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 204 Other ............................... 235 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 259 200 days or more ................... 173 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 246 number.. 37 042 30 973 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 206 number.. 15 463 15 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 39 number.. 46 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 245 number.. 38 139 31 923 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 23 number.. 180 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 17 number.. 175 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 72 number.. 20 820 28 014 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 47 number.. 1 279 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 42 acres.. 7 760 9 950 bushels.. 248 683 262 636 Barley for grain..............farms.. 15 32 acres.. 1 475 2 133 bushels.. 62 572 90 985 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 276 acres.. 42 357 39 937 tons, dry.. 69 140 65 135 @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. .