1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 250 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 086 472 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 848 1 859 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 805 971 713 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 413 377 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 263 67 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 216 acres.. 147 437 154 526 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 199 acres.. 103 983 103 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 207 209 acres.. 125 839 136 553 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 358 36 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 431 142 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 340 26 075 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 018 10 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 40 $100,000 or more .................... 92 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 615 28 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 047 113 708 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 249 253 $1,000.. 7 915 5 988 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 787 23 670 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 190 Other ............................... 58 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 105 200 days or more ................... 45 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 127 number.. 32 468 31 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 102 number.. 18 032 18 194 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 17 number.. 42 131 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 125 number.. 18 215 22 212 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 799 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 28 number.. 14 489 4 617 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. 583 951 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 58 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.. 48 61 acres.. 17 794 12 382 bushels.. 1 390 681 995 944 Barley for grain..............farms.. 66 70 acres.. 19 542 22 756 bushels.. 1 730 129 2 120 749 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 145 acres.. 51 634 52 730 tons, dry.. 88 221 78 047 @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. .