1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 784 854 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 333 577 1 391 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 701 1 629 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 025 450 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 285 287 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 431 64 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 402 412 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 761 acres.. 826 205 841 362 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 720 acres.. 339 189 416 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 137 140 acres.. 44 242 39 547 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 862 84 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 895 98 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 684 39 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 178 44 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 172 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 156 $100,000 or more .................... 170 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 022 69 266 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 967 81 108 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 784 854 $1,000.. 13 969 14 595 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 817 17 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 553 629 Other ............................... 231 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 407 200 days or more ................... 186 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 405 438 number.. 71 339 67 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 328 number.. 23 185 23 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 24 number.. 362 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 446 number.. 72 981 68 419 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 79 number.. 23 355 24 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 84 number.. 54 029 43 635 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 47 number.. 1 535 1 892 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 52 number.. 1 050 1 500 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 710 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 123 acres.. 32 906 24 073 bushels.. 3 882 917 3 496 208 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 13 acres.. 1 178 623 tons, green.. 19 434 5 725 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 47 acres.. 784 5 510 bushels.. 31 084 187 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 490 665 acres.. 247 819 301 998 bushels.. 7 380 704 11 712 410 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 97 acres.. 413 9 018 bushels.. 6 820 319 040 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 38 30 acres.. 4 383 3 794 cwt.. 70 760 69 017 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 296 acres.. 26 380 31 625 tons, dry.. 55 036 54 519 @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. .