1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 97 84 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 674 169 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 069 2 015 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 425 787 764 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 379 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 940 35 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 72 65 acres.. 22 707 21 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 54 acres.. 10 181 10 168 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 51 acres.. 15 824 10 859 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 388 3 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 242 39 947 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 311 354 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 078 3 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 2 $100,000 or more .................... 9 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 989 3 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 125 35 948 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 97 84 $1,000.. (D) 336 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 999 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 52 Other ............................... 45 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 39 200 days or more ................... 33 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 47 number.. 10 148 9 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 41 number.. 5 544 4 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 44 number.. 6 427 5 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 4 641 11 296 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 366 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 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.. 5 9 acres.. 1 091 1 898 bushels.. 22 941 31 742 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 9 acres.. 986 1 820 cwt.. 7 005 8 610 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 54 43 acres.. 8 044 6 216 tons, dry.. 14 851 10 113 @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. .