1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YUMA COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 932 975 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 433 111 1 478 313 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 538 1 516 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 654 551 509 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 433 341 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 140 93 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 179 221 1,000 acres or more ................. 421 417 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 854 acres.. 696 322 709 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 777 acres.. 425 401 395 529 Irrigated land .................farms.. 459 494 acres.. 271 781 246 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 401 054 180 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 316 184 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 95 901 73 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 305 154 107 011 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 149 $100,000 or more .................... 371 332 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 349 653 157 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 164 161 777 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 932 975 $1,000.. 49 441 19 466 Average per farm..........dollars.. 53 048 19 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 710 724 Other ............................... 222 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 372 437 200 days or more ................... 184 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 555 number.. 227 495 151 569 Beef cows ..................farms.. 433 454 number.. 41 781 36 073 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 31 number.. 2 677 1 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 551 572 number.. 358 594 166 473 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 103 number.. 14 252 16 065 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 107 number.. 27 333 30 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 40 number.. 1 907 1 297 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 78 number.. 1 183 2 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 335 370 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 415 455 acres.. 216 131 171 032 bushels.. 32 911 969 27 658 409 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 55 acres.. 4 638 3 273 tons, green.. 102 657 71 187 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 33 acres.. 1 419 3 216 bushels.. 83 048 108 476 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 440 535 acres.. 144 484 146 020 bushels.. 4 098 054 5 535 084 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 34 acres.. 313 1 527 bushels.. 18 068 69 690 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 115 142 acres.. 16 893 24 976 cwt.. 332 707 482 694 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 300 acres.. 25 903 22 278 tons, dry.. 88 997 62 613 @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. .