1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 81 67 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 010 83 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 284 1 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 665 997 595 836 Average per acre .........dollars.. 519 479 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 967 18 576 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 41 35 acres.. 4 064 3 463 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 21 acres.. 2 272 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 1 243 1 003 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 131 1 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 968 16 630 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 23 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 053 1 091 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 097 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 541 14 729 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 81 67 $1,000.. (D) 127 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 25 Other ............................... 56 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 48 200 days or more ................... 42 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 55 40 number.. 4 275 2 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 31 number.. (D) 1 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 43 number.. 1 843 2 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 4 number.. 54 8 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 49 8 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 57 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 1 868 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 21 acres.. 2 256 1 221 tons, dry.. 2 173 (D) @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. .