1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 230 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 394 324 286 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 350 1 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 582 101 374 468 Average per acre .........dollars.. 417 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 187 75 154 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 251 acres.. 204 914 223 391 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 244 acres.. 117 729 118 672 Irrigated land .................farms.. 114 118 acres.. 45 599 39 524 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 166 31 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 941 119 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 188 16 721 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 978 14 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 54 $100,000 or more .................... 89 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 754 23 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 408 90 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 230 263 $1,000.. 8 205 5 990 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 672 22 774 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 199 Other ............................... 44 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 105 200 days or more ................... 38 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 97 number.. 27 973 22 150 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 71 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 103 number.. 28 823 23 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 9 number.. 698 540 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 815 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 177 81 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 16 number.. 463 637 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 118 acres.. 41 450 28 975 bushels.. 4 851 122 4 114 781 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 21 acres.. 865 1 101 tons, green.. 14 849 17 872 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 381 bushels.. (D) 10 741 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 198 acres.. 57 154 65 227 bushels.. 1 485 496 2 793 697 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 70 acres.. 498 4 636 bushels.. 20 544 212 286 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 47 59 acres.. 5 751 5 695 cwt.. 82 614 92 334 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 102 acres.. 7 027 7 845 tons, dry.. 20 352 25 279 @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. .