Volume 1 t 

state and County Da a 

Part 6 

Colorado 

AC78-A-6 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

U S. Department 0 f Commerce 

B~REAU OF THE CENSUS 
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1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued June 1981 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Joseph R. Wright, Jr., 

Deputy Secretary 

William A. Cox, 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

state and County Data 

Part 6 

Colorado 

AC78-A-6 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Di rector for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980) and Arnold l. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold l. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit, and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, ArIon M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and com· 

puter programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publica· 

tion standards used. Mittie Buchanan, Industry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Lino· 

tron table formats for publicatio·n. earl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final ;>reparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for nonresponse, monitoring of processing, and evaluation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don l. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn, Las Brown, Darrell l. Farabee, and Keith Lacey, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-keying operations, and labeling, sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. Thomas DiNenna, Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W. 

Cosner, Cathern S. Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design, 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

The press, farm magazines, and radio and television stations were 

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agricultu reo 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.31/ 

CONTENTS: v. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v.3. Agricultural services. [etc.] 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction ................... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 . 

State Map ............... . 

CHARTS 

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5. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974. 

Profile of State's Agriculture. 1978. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978. . ..... . 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

PATTERN MAPS 

Land in Farms by County: 1978 

Average Size of F arm by County: 1978 . 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 .. 

Cattle and Calves I nventory by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Sheep an'd Lambs Inventory by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Wheat Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 ................................ . 

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8. Barley Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 ................................. XVIII 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ............... . 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, 

and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . 2 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . 2 

5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Salesof $2,5000r More: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

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Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ...... . 

Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978,1974, and 1969 . 

Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 ....... . 

Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 ...... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 . .. . .... . 

Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 ................................................ . 

Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 ................ . 

Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 ...... . 

Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 .......................... . 

Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirdgated Farms: 1978 .... . 

Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 ... . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ........................... . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 .......................... . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 ......................... . 

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TABLES-Con. Page 

CHAPTE R l-Con. 

23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory ilnd Sales: 1978 and 1974 . 16 

24. Fish Sales: 1978 16 

25. ClOPS Harvested: 1978 and 1974 17 

26. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Pcr Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978. 18 

27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 18 

28. Crops by Acres Harvest eli: 1978. 19 

29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978.". 22 

30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 30 

31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978. 38 

32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

520,000: 1978 54 

33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 70 

34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Ploducts Sold: 1978. 86 

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978. 102 

CHAPTER 2. County Summary Data 

1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 118 

2. Land Use: 1978 120 

3. Irrigation: 1978 122 

4. Farmsby Tenure of Operator: 1978 . 123 

5. Farms and Land in F arms by Type of Organ izat ion: 1978. 124 

6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 125 

7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978. . 126 

8. Farmsby Standard Industrial Classification: 1978. 127 

9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978. 129 

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 130 

11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of 52,500 or More: ·1978. 131 

12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978. . 132 

13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 134 

14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978. . 137 

15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 . 138 

16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978. 139 

17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 149 

18. 'Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 152 

19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978. 154 

20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978. . 154 

21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ... . 

22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ... . 

23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978. 

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24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978. 156 

25. Fish Sales: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . .. ......... 156 

26. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978. 157 

27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialtles--Inventory and Sales: 1978. . . 159 

28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 . . . .. .......... 160 

29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 161 

30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 . 162 

31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978. 165 

32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . 167 

33. Berries: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 

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Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

Other Crops: 1978. . . . . . . . . . ........ . 

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170 Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 .. . 

37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978. . . . . . . 170 
CONTENTS-Continued v 

TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 171 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 

43. Female Operators: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 

CHAPTER 3. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the State and each county] 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Mach inery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Colorado ........................ . 

Farms Not on Mail List ............. . 

Adams .......................... . 

Alamosa ........................ . 

Arapahoe ....................... . 

Archuleta ....................... . 

Baca ........................... . 

Bent ........................... . 

Boulder ......................... . 

Chaffee ......................... . 

Cheyenne ....................... . 

Clear Creek . . . .. . ............... . 

Conejos ............ " ........... . 

Costilla ......................... . 

Crowley ........................ . 

Custer .......................... . 

Delta ........................... . 

Denver ......................... . 

Dolores ......................... . 

Douglas .......... " ............. . 

Eagle ........................... . 

Elbert .......................... . 

EI Paso ..... , ................... . 

Fremont ............ " ......... " 

Garfield ......................... . 

Gilpin .......................... . 

Grand .......................... . 

Gunnison ....................... . 

Hinsdale ........................ . 

Huerfano ........................ . 

Jackson ......................... . 

Jefferson ........................ . 

Kiowa ........................... 

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Kit Carson ....................... . 

Lake ........................... . 

La Plata ......................... . 

Larimer ......................... . 

Las Animas ...................... . 

Lincoln ......................... . 

Logan .......................... . 

Mesa ........................... . 

Mineral ......................... . 

Moffat .......................... . 

Montezuma ...................... . 

Montrose ........................ . 

Morgan ......................... . 

Otero ........................... 

Ouray .......................... . 

Park ............................ Phillips 

Pitkin 

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........................... Prowers .......................... Pueblo ........................... Rio Blanco 

Rio Grande 

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.................... Routt ........................... 

Saguache ........................ . 

San Juan ......................... 

San Miguel ...................... . 

Sedgwick ........................ . 

Summit .......................... Teller ........................... 

Washington ...................... . 

Weld ........................... . 

Yuma ........................... 

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APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-l 

8. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974,8-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-l 

D. Report Forms. 

Index ......... . 

Publ ication Program. 

0-1 

. ..... Index-l 

. I nside back cover 

I Not shown separately to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. However, the data for the county are included in 

the State totals. 
VII 

INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VII 

FARM DEFINITION ............................. VII 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ...................... VII 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ....................... VII 

USE OF SAMPLING .............................. VIII 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

TABULAR PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................. VIII 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. VIII 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ................... VIII 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st taken by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A mid-decade <":ensus of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 

1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974 a census of agriculture was 

taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress 

authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 

1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1980 Census of Popu lation and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studjes of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaluation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farming two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

~ on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 census indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of apricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
VIII INTRODUCTION-Continued 

States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two wpes of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. In addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-I n chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, operator 

characteristics, expenses, and .machinery and equipment. Inventory and sales data for I ivestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customvvork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and fema Ie operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the preliminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978 and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the United States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the estimated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

In keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference "See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

Zero. 

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

(X) Not applicable. 

(Z) Less than half of the un it reported. 

(NA) Not available. 

* Independent city. 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 

1978 

Total 

Farms _______________________________________ number_ - 29 633 land in farms __________________________________ ocres_ - 35 470404 Average size of form ________________________ acres_ Harvested cropland ____________________________ ocres_ - 1 197 

- 5 880493 Average per farm ___________________________ ocres_ - 198 

Farms by sizel 1 to 49 ocr85 _______________________________ number_ - 7628 50 to 499 acres _____________________________ number_ - 11 217 500 to 999 ocr8S ____________________________ numbeL - 3 537 1,000 acres or more _________________________ number_ - 7251 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm __________________________ dolJors_ - 387 873 Average per ocr8 ___________________________ dollars_ - 322 

Value of machinery and equipment on farms 2 _______ $1,000_ - 1 091 593 Average per form __________________________ dollors_ - 36 837 

Value of ogricunural products sold ________________ $1,000_ - 2 599 023 Average per farm __________________________ dollors_ - 87 707 Crops sold __________________________________ $1 ,000_ - 575 973 Average per farm __________________________ dollors_ - 19437 Livestock and livestock products sold ____________ $1,000_ - I 964 570 Average per form __________________________ dollors_ - 66 297 pounry and pounry products sold _______________ $1,000_ - 58 479 Average per farm __________________________ dollars_ - 1 973 

forms by value of agricultural products soldl less than $2,500 ____________________________ number_ - 6986 $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________ numbeL - 6 732 $10,000 to $39,999 __________________________ number_ - 7 795 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ number_ - 4491 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number_ - 1956 $200,000 or more ___________________________ number_ - I 594 Abnormal forms ____________________________ number_ - 79 

Value of ogricunural products sold by forms having sales of- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ - 7342 $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ - 36 748 $10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ - 169 211 $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ - 282849 $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1,000_ - 272 051 $200,000 or more ____________________________ $1,000_ - I 825 677 Abnormal forms _____________________________ $1,000_ - 5 145 

Farm production expenses for selected items 12 

Feed for livestock and paunry __________________ $1,000_ - 466 478 Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees _________________ $1,000_ - 37354 Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1,000_ - 69212 Otber agricultural chemlcols ____________________ $1,000_ - 22 873 Petroleum products-gasoline, diesel, etc. ________ $1,000_ - 83 407 Hired form labor _____________________________ $1,000_ - 107518 

lIve.tock and poultry Inventory, Cottle and colves ____________________________ numbeL - 3 174161 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ numbeL - 390 600 Sh .. p and lambs ____________________________ number_ - 805 268 Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number_ - 3 225 587 

Crop. harvested, Corn for all purposes __________________________ ocres_ Wheat for groln _______________________________ ocres_ - 976563 

- 2481 934 bushels_ - 55 148 324 Barley for groin _______________________________ ocres_ - 223962 bushels_ - 12 716 276 Hoy crops ___________________________________ atres_ - 1 436 453 tons, dry_ - 3 036 827 

'Not fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample in 1978 totols; see text. '1978 data are based on a sample of farms; s .. text. 

1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1974' 

Not on moil list Total 

2726 25 501 

216993 35 902 165 

80 1 408 

35 688 5956 865 13 234 

2017 4481 

635 10210 

43 3 578 

31 7 232 

100 440 264065 

1 262 188 

20 150 707 561 

7 392 27 746 

9034 1 970 236 

3314 77 261 

2407 682 791 

883 26 775 

6497 1 245 846 

2383 48 855 

131 41 316 

48 I 620 

1 911 4940 

646 5 315 148 7470 

21 4646 

- I 796 

- I 261 O() 73 

I 679 5629 3482 30 374 

2991 163 830 882 291 389 

- 248 687 

- I 227 157 

00 3 171 

2933 436 776 320 22 017 148 52 292 113 12921 

I 036 55 005 519 82987 

20 030 3087 884 

6796 291 342 1 986 985 019 83901 2 253 086 

3983 762 422 8364 2836 553 81 708 70089 495 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

23887 1 345 920 30 925 2 794 761 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Total Not on moil list Total 

22 568 815 21 055 

32 930 957 129585 33 739 546 

1 459 159 1 fIJ2 

5 773 693 28 546 5 892 090 

256 35 280 

3 451 422 2239 

8 789 330 8 J8.4 

3 276 32 3345 

7052 31 7087 

461 866 115 801 297 523 

315 728 186 

I 033 034 7672 667873 

45 774 9413 31 720 

2 586 536 7 355 I 962 120 

114611 9025 93 190 

572 963 2 116 680 853 

25 388 2 597 32337 

I 955 448 5233 1 239 979 

86 647 6421 58 892 

58 126 5 41 045 

2 576 7 1 949 

- - 567 

6 732 646 5 315 

7 795 148 7470 

4491 21 4646 

1956 - I 796 

I 594 - 1 261 

00 00 (X) 

- - 685 

36748 3482 30 374 

169211 2991 163830 

282849 882 291 389 

272 051 - 248687 

I 825 677 - 1 227 157 

00 00 (X) 

461 087 I 332 433 197 

36 958 266 21 866 

68 346 121 51 976 22 456 91 12866 

81 371 659 53 975 105 666 349 82 103 

3 123 930 14068 3 028 867 

376 561 2 718 282 574 793 037 

- 969 375 3 110 996 9400 2 197 141 

972 254 3843 76()402 2 463 388 8 232 2 830 925 54 882 017 80388 69 988 489 221 394 - 195 150 12 640 892 - 9 718 364 1 365 639 17 541 1 295 615 2 941 332 22497 2 714 942 

IX 
MOFFAT 

ROUTT 

RIO BLANCO 

GARFIELD 

PITKIN 

.. £SA 

DELTA 

GUNNISON 

MONTROSE 

SAN MIGUEL 

HIHSOALE 

DOLORES 

MINERAL 

MONTEZUMA 

ARCHULETA 

COLORADO 

LOGAN 

LARIMER 

WELD 

MORGAN 

WASHINGTON 

ADAMS 

ARAPAHOE 

DOUGLAS ELBERT 

LINCOLN 

EL pASO 

CROWLEY 

PUE8I..O 

SAGUACHE CUSTER 

BENT 

OTERO 

HUERFAHO 

RIO GRANDE ALAMOSA 

LAS ANIMAS 

COSTILLA 

CONEJOS 

SCAL.E 

o 10 20 30 40 50 MIL.£S t I I I I j 

COMMERCE 

CENSUS 

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF 

BUREAU OF THE 

SEDGWICK 

PHILLIPS 

YUMA 

KIT CARSON 

CHEYENNE 

KIOWA 

PROWERS 

RACA 
COLORADO 

Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 Mail portion 

Area sample 

Nurrber of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural procfucts sold 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected farm 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated v~lue of 

machinery and equipment 

I 

I 

I 

I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

-I 116.2 

98.8 

98.7 

1 170.2 

1109.9 

98.9 

102.3 

98.6 

1170.7 

131.~ 

84. 

157.7 

141.5 

116.3 

96.6 

101.7 

r 

107.2 

I 

J 114.8 

l 1 42.7 

; I 1 ~1.2 

106.8 

132~ 

I 177.0 

129J 

151.6 

11154.3 

I I 

100 150 

As percent of 1974 

200 

XI 

250 
XII 

,-----------_.------ .- _.-

COLORADO 

Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 to $499,999 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment: 

$1 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $49,999 

$50,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

Operators by age group: 

-" --- -- ---

11.9 

11.0 

13.' 

~4.9 

~6.5 

12.1 

12.2 

10.6 

25.7 

18.4 

19.4 

121.5 

20.2 

25.7 

7.6 

21.8 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

17.2 

20.4 

IJ 23.6 

23.8 

65 years or over 15 0 

Operators by tenure: 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

-- ------- ---------,-------

46.9 

Full owner 54.:> 

Part owner 

Tenant 

30.8 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation 

Other 

.4.4 

.7 

o 

14 9 

10.8 

20 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

84.1 

40 60 80 100 

As percent of total farms 
COLORADO 

Chart 2-Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

12.7 

.. 9.0 

.. 2.3 

"'5.3 

.7 

12.6 

31.9 

22.2 

33.~ 

20.0 

27.6 

46.4 

7~ .6 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

XIII 

o 20 40 60 80 100 

As percent of total farms 

Chart 3. 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Individual or family 

62.4% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Partnership 

-------17.2% 

Corporation 

----15.5% 

Other 

-----4.9% 
XIV 

COLORADO 

Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

23.7% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

10.9% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

11.8% 

Chart 5. 

$100,000 or more 

--------12.0% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

----15.2% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

----13.6% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

---------12.8% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 

2.1% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

4.4% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

10.9% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Less than $10,000 

----------1.7% 

$100,000 or more 

-------80.9% 
Map 1. Land in Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 53.4 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 1.197 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

t __ =~~J tees tIlI'l :J.) 

l,''< \,' ~'l :J.) - 49 

c:==J 50-00 

c::::=::=J 70 - 00 

_ OOC7nue 

Acres 

[__ _ I Less tIlIf\ 1,00.:> 

~"""", ~"J 1,00.:> - 1,499 

[_:'-~~-_·.-.·I 1,!m - 1,999 

~ 2,00.:> - 2,999 

_3,oo.:>C7nue 

xv 
XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $387,673 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $2,599,023,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Dollars 

C==:J Lsas thin ~OO) 

~ ~OO) - g,9l9 

1·.··.1 400,(0) - 4S9,9l9 

IIIIIIIIBI &X>,OO) - 79l,9l9 

_ Im,OO)a nue 

Dollars 

I ~: __ J Lesa than 5 million 

~"J 5 - 19 mlltlon 

C-~,LJ 20 - .9 million 

_ 50 - 99 million 

_ 100 million or more 
Map 5. Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 3,174,161 

Map 6. Sheep and Lambs Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 805,266 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Cattle and calves 

c=::::J l.a9s 1tB110,axl 

~ lO,axl - 19,989 

c=-:J a:l,axl - 49,989 

c=::J 5O,axl - 00.989 

_ 100,axl ex ITtr9 

Sheep and lambs 

I ~ -=-_] Leas tIw1 500 

~'\~ "l 500 - 1,999 

[~=_-:J 2,000 - 9,999 

~ 10,000 - 2&,999 

_ 30,000 01 more 

XVII 
XVIII 

Map 7. Wheat Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 

State total 2,481,934 acres 

Map 8. Barley Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 

State total 223,962 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Acres 

[~=---:::J lfl88 tIWIl,(XX) 

t'0S\--:J 1,(XX) - 9,999 

r ~ IO,(XX) - 00,999 

1:,,/:;!:;~~!!1iilii::!I!liili:~ 100,()X) - 149,999 

_ 1&l,(XX) a rrae 

Acres 

I ~.:::_ I L_ then 100 

~'\.~ 'i 100 - 999 

[_~~=~~~-_] l,(XX) - .,999 

li:':)::!I!iii:~:iii![':li!,li!H 5,000 - 9, _ 

_ 10,000 or more 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

All farms ________________________________________ number_ - Land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ Average - size of form ______________________________ acres_ - Approximate lond area ______________________________ Qcres_ 

Praportlan In farms _____________________________ percenL 

Value af land and buildings.· Average per farm _______________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

farms by value of land and buildings, $1 to $9.999 __________________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $69.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$70.000 to $99.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $149.999 __________________________________ _ 

$150.000 to $199.999 __________________________________ _ 

$200.000 to $499.999 __________________________________ _ $500.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

land in forms according to usel , Total cropland ___________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested I 1 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ t to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _____ ._._. _____________ . ___ . ____ _ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres ________________________________ _ SO to 99 acres ___________________________ ._. ____ _ 100 to 199 acres ________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres ________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____ . _____________ . ____________ _ 

t,OOO acres or more ________________ . ____________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________ . __ 2,000 acres or more ____________ . ______________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing:l _________ farms_ 

acres_ Other cropland ______________ . __ ._. _____________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms __ 

acres. - Cropland in cultivated summer fallow' ________ . __ forms_ - acres __ Croplond Idle ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodlond ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodlond pastured _____________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ Woodland not pastured __________________________ farms __ 

Other land _______________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Pastureland ond rangeland other thon cropland and woodland pastured ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land In house fats, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc. ___ . farms __ acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres._ 

1978 

29633 

35 470 404 

1 197 

66 410 880 

53.4 

387 873 

322 

291 

1 167 

I 925 

3 477 

2899 

3556 

2630 

7 710 

5983 

25626 

10 702 720 

22 264 

5 880 493 

7 105 

2023 

I 783 

I 312 

I 987 

3026 

3954 

4 801 

2248 

1 130 

884 

246 

9 246 

I 078 233 

11 142 

3 743 994 

1 909 

177 763 

2 692 

345 828 

6761 

2 790 217 

4586 

430 186 

2062 

1 147 724 

1 433 881 118 

816 

266606 

23 585 

23 619 960 

12685 

22 813 501 

18 176 

806459 

17073 

3458031 

1974 1969 

25 501 27950 

35 902 165 36 697 132 

1 408 1 313 

66 411 072 66 411 072 

54.1 55.3 

264 065 124 180 

188 95 

599 1 859 

I 159 2 691 

2689 4921 

3 778 5 425 

2 747 3 520 

3 162 3449 

2479 I 910 

5 981 3 222 

2907 953 

22 792 24 754 

10 512 521 10 773 310 

21 049 22476 

5 956 865 5 265 721 

5 569 5 785 

I 351 I 443 

I 333 1 414 

I 069 1 084 

1 816 1 844 

3077 3 648 

4 103 4 856 

4808 5 419 

2 403 2051 

1 089 717 

829 (NA) 

260 (NA) 

8 786 10828 

1 292 170 I 389 318 

9 146 12036 

3 263 486 4 118 271 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 795 2078 

1 210 303 1 478 501 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

20 015 22 444 

24 179 341 24 445 321 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

14687 15 567 

2 873 692 2 894 984 

1964 1959 1954 1950 1945 

29 798 33 390 40 749 45 578 47618 

38 258 626 38 787 312 38 385234 37953 099 36 217 808 

1 284 I 162 942 833 761 

66 485 760 66 485 760 66 510 080 66 510 080 66 538 880 

57.5 58.3 57.7 57.1 54.4 

90 183 61 494 37 513 26 S88 11 855 

70 53 40 32 16 

2 326 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 746 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6075 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 238 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 568 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 416 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 631 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2246 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

547 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 103 30 565 37060 42 103 44 334 

10 740 138 11 032 678 11 062983 11 027 572 8 556 941 

24938 28 912 33 599 40 497 42529 

4 725 734 5 879 446 5 219689 6 892 904 6 034 697 

7332 8068 11 922 13449 15240 

2 239 2 544 4 175 4903 5900 

I 621 1 918 2490 2870 2989 

1 278 I 313 1 980 2 119 2259 

2 194 2293 3277 3 557 4092 

4295 5 017 6802 7 695 8508 

5 751 6 786 7029 8981 9 522 

5 475 6263 5 761 7 632 7 278 

1656 2 125 1 647 2 102 I 578 

429 653 438 638 403 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

9003 9 716 12472 10830 8 181 

1 i 19 757 1 235 186 1 007840 970090 515 171 

15084 14642 20 126 18 106 (NA) 

4 894 647 3918 046 4 835 454 3 164 578 2 007 073 

4 100 2990 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

713 753 649 108 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5987 (NA) (NA) (NA) 8319 

840 114 (NA) (NA) (NA) 514 117 

10 123 10261 12461 12 327 (NA) 

2924886 2 686 522 3 059424 2 578 522 (NA) 

4364 (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 325 

415 894 (NA) (NA) (NA) I 492 956 

2 395 3 145 3 761 5702 3316 

1 575 334 2029 690 2 003 686 3 247 271 1 405 462 

2049 2648 3202 4 726 2 792 

1 435 955 I 838 101 1 834 305 2 817 391 1 310 553 

544 779 833 1 507 680 

139 379 191 S89 169381 429 880 94909 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 943 154 25 724 944 25 318 565 23 678 256 26 255 405 

17856 19 313 23 213 25 204 31 396 

25 063 113 24 647 093 24 317 850 22 603 154 25 416 599 

26361 (NA) 37327 41 495 43 329 

880041 1 077 851 1 000 715 I 075 102 838 806 

18 317 20 312 23355 27 121 28054 

2690 018 2 684 757 2 262 921 2 872 348 2 698 519 

'1978 and 1950 through 1964 data are based on a sample of farms. 2Not fully comparable for various census years because of differences in cropland used only for posture. 3Varies from State to Stote. 1950 through 1964, 17 Western Stot.s, 1945 nol ovoilable. 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Fanns, and Land Use, for Fanns With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

Farms ___________________________________ number __ 

land In farms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _______________________ acres __ 

Value of land ond buildings •• Average per farm _________________________ dollars __ Averoge per acre _________________________ dollarL - land In farms accordIng to use. Total cropland _____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Harvested croplond ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ 

Farms by acre. harvested. I to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acre. ____________________________ _ 100 to 199 acre. __________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres __________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mOr8 ________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland u.ed only for posture ar grazing ___ farms __ 

Cropland In cover crops, legumes, and soli. acres __ 

Improvement gra ..... not harve.ted and not poltured ______________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1978 

22 S68 32 930 957 

1 459 

461 866 

315 

19 779 

10 282 595 

18304 

5 773 693 

3 647 

2676 

3841 

4 768 

2 245 

I 127 

881 

246 

6485 

919 323 

I 654 

166849 

'1978 data are based on a lample of forms, I .. texl. 

1974 

21 055 

33 739 S46 

1 602 

297 523 

186 

19 185 

10 207 361 

18 334 

5892090 

3057 

2894 

4093 

4800 

2402 

I 088 

829 

259 

6640 

1 113 667 

800 

92 031 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1969 

21 342 

33779109 

1 583 

146 494 

93 

19569 

10 219 757 

18648 

5 137 606 

2 772 

3059 

4646 

5 410 

2047 

714 

589 

, 125 

8 119 

I 190 640 

I 856 

281 674 

land in farms according to use-Con. T otol croplond - Con. 

Cropland on which all crops failed __________ forms __ 

acres __ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ forms __ acres __ Cropland Idle ____________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ____________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ______________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland not poslured ___________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Posturelond and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc._ farms __ 

Pastureland. all typeL ________________________ f~:~== 

ocres __ 

Irrigated lond _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1978 1974 1969 

2 118 1377 2 199 291 822 194457 317 247 6239 6 SOl 7446 2 729 101 2 704 193 2 776 629 

3483 I 793 3458 401 807 210923 515961 

1 431 1 312 1 510 753 257 914 239 067 555 1 074 898 1 175 583 126 562 242 873 035 493 556 463 170 131 351 997 194 520 

10 959 10327 11 582 21 161 572 21 841 504 21 610 845 13411 13 293 13 832 733 533 776442 880 952 15 429 14608 15 722 22 664 021 23 517 413 23 674 520 

13 395 12324 12 738 

L..-3 330 ____ 414 2 788 746 2 788 124 -.:.....:.:....;..::.;; 

COLORADO 1 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms _____________________________ number_ -

forms by size: 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

-

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

- 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated lond_ -

- 5010 69 acres ______________________________ number_ - with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ -

70 to 99 acres _____________________________ number_ -

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

100 to 139 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 140 to 179 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 220 to 259 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 50010999 acres _________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

1,000 ta 1.999 acres _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 2,000 acres or more ___________________________ number -- with harvested croplond_ 

with irrigated land_ 5,000 acres or mare ________________________ number_ 

-

-

- with harvested cropland 

with irrigated land --

--

Forms 

1978 1974 

29 633 25 501 22 264 21 049 17 073 14687 

3 233 1 681 746 556 997 561 4 395 2800 3 136 2 111 3 129 2 015 

870 676 631 556 619 508 1 522 1 314 1 212 1 118 1 150 1 031 

1 134 1 002 872 863 848 775 1 930 2 026 1 639 1 754 1 316 1 344 

905 778 773 683 650 635 900 784 767 714 

673 625 

3 956 3 630 3 232 3 206 2 406 2 240 3 537 3 578 3 048 3 171 1 877 1 768 

3 245 3 171 2 889 2869 1 478 1 348 4 006 4 061 

3 319 3 448 1 930 1 837 1 325 (NA) 

I 004 (NA) 

681 (NA) 

Land in forms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

35 470 404 35 902 165 5 880 493 5 956 865 3 458 031 2 873 692 28 007 535 28 358 427 5 880 493 5 956 865 3 352 298 2 794 570 18 424 075 17612008 3 538 736 3 276 876 3 458 031 2 873 692 

11 056 4 810 2 456 1 672 3 638 3 185 3 532 2 448 2 456 1 672 2 448 1 616 

5 002 2 562 2 298 1 446 3 638 3 185 110 786 71 978 48 528 34 854 55 894 37743 

81 683 55 417 48 528 34 854 51 061 33 887 

81 138 52 242 43 817 28911 55 894 37 743 

50 186 38 907 20803 17948 23 687 19391 

36 494 32 051 20803 17948 21 865 18329 

35 942 29 262 18674 15 177 23 687 19 391 

123 010 105 953 56 078 5~ 260 62 419 56615 

98 189 90 349 56 078 53 260 59 321 52423 

93 335 83 266 51 279 46 551 62 419 56 615 

132 205 116 318 56 769 56 883 60 527 56 833 

102 365 100 712 56 769 56 883 57 679 54 928 

99 409 90 635 51 364 49 639 60 527 56833 

304 882 321 037 148 968 160 185 137 567 138 535 

258 928 277 869 148 968 160 185 134 735 133 342 

207 469 212941 123 836 126 327 137 567 138 535 

179 491 154 059 84 342 79482 84 653 80099 

153 342 135 268 84 342 79482 81 671 77 303 

128 289 125 913 74 352 73 128 84 653 80099 

214 118 186 426 105 263 99 394 103 029 94 135 

182 414 169 770 105 263 99 394 100 839 92436 

159 783 148 547 94 291 89 503 103029 94 135 

1 432 511 1 325 853 583 268 584 566 502 518 457 381 

1 181 030 1 172 979 583 268 584 566 492 6J4 452 639 

872 872 809 100 463 441 441 563 502 518 457 381 

2 548 983 2 588 404 853 370 904 139 581 698 492313 

2 199 541 2 292 411 853 370 904 139 568 093 483 560 

1 331 660 1 250 717 557 780 515 66J 581 698 492 313 

4 610 332 4 509 866 1 265 6SO 1 254 364 586 447 442 476 

4 122 648 4 088 540 1 265 650 1 254 364 577996 436 607 

2 078 600 1 902 221 639 291 554 143 586 447 442476 

25 752 844 26 478 554 2 654 998 2 710 118 1 255 954 994 986 

19 587 369 19940613 2 654 998 2 710 118 1 203 956 957 SOO 

13 330 576 12904 602 1 418 313 1 334 825 1 255 954 994 986 

17 560 100 (NA) 1 063 547 (NA) 584 541 (NA) 

12 509 227 (NA) 1 063 547 (NA) 548 762 (NA) 

9 484 614 (NA) 638 984 (NA) 584 541 (NA) 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All farms Forms operated by Block and other races I 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

- 29 633 25 501 27 950 578 238 29 

- 35 470 404 35 902 165 36 697 132 1 142 131 128 881 9 012 

Forms and land in forms operated by: All operators _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland __________________ ________ farms_ - 22 264 21 049 22 476 426 200 24 

acres- - 5 880 493 5 956 865 5 265 721 81 150 42 291 2 347 Full owners __________________________________ farms_ - 16 ~65 13 269 14 104 364 144 19 acres_ - 9 080 322 10 053 318 8 305 392 954 188 60 483 1 968 

- 10978 10 229 10 291 245 109 14 

- 1 551 665 1 638 824 1 306 769 29 883 15 247 508 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Port owners __________________________________ forms_ - 9 139 8 467 9 395 142 59 5 ocres_ - 22 734 443 22 527 586 24 794 968 146 134 60 138 6 330 Harvested cropland __________ ' ________________ forms- - 7 924 7672 8 451 122 57 5 

acres_ - 3 465 591 3 522 164 3 133 095 37 352 21 124 1 538 Tenants _____________________________________ farms_ - 4 429 3 765 4 451 72 35 5 acres_ - 3 655 639 3 321 261 3 596 772 41 809 8260 714 

- 3 362 3 148 3 734 59 34 5 

- 863 237 795 877 825 857 13 915 5 920 301 

Harvested cropland __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Percent of tenancy __________________________ percent-- 14.9 14.8 15.9 12.5 14.7 17.2 

- 24935 (NA) (NA) 449 (NA) (NA) 

- 22 127 881 (NA) (NA) 186 107 (NA) (NA) 

Forms by type of organization: individual or fa mil V ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

- 3 195 (NA) (NA) 86 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 103 350 (NA) (NA) 54 066 (NA) (NA) 

Partnership __________________________________ formsacres_ 

- 1 314 (NA) (NA) 41 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 498 242 (NA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Corporations _________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Family hold, More than 10 stockholders _________________ farms_ - 33 (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 

acres_ - 321 550 (NA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

10 or less stockholders _____________________ farms_ - 1 140 (NA) (NA) 39 (NA) (NA) 

acres_ - 4 380 526 (NA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 24 (N") (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- 279 826 (~A) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

Other than family held, More than fa stockholders _________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

- 117 I,'A) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 

- 516 340 iNA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

10 or less stockhalderL ____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

- 189 (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 740 931 (NA) (NA) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Other - cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc ______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

2 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All form. forms operated by Black and other races I 

1978 1974 1969 1978 

Operators by oge group.' Under 25 yeors ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

35 to 044 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

55to 604 yeors _____________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __________________________________ _ Average age _______________________________________ _ 

- 952 625 518 12 

- 4 143 2560 3 110 49 

- 6051 4389 5 712 123 

- 6993 6465 7668 168 

- 7049 6285 7 063 134 

- 4 0445 4 106 3879 92 

- 49.4 51.2 SO.2 51.0 

Operators by place of residencel On ' form operated __________________________________ _ Hot on form operoteL ______________________________ _ 

Hot reported ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 943 16413 20 994 404 

- 5 378 4335 4493 113 

- 2312 4 753 2463 61 

Operators reporting days of work off form,' Hone _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12415 9568 (HA) 241 Any ______________________________________________ _ 

I to 49 days ____________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 days ______________________________ ~ ____ _ 

100 to 149 doys _________________________________ _ 

ISO to 199 doys _________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ________________________________ _ Not reporting ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 883 10034 14 S02 305 

- 2 726 1 877 3433 47 

- 1 034 765 1 481 16 

- 1 168 777 } 2446 { 39 

- 1 494 1 136 43 

- 9461 5479 7 142 160 

- 1 335 4 828 (HA) 32 

Operators by principal occupation: I forming __________________________________________ _ 

Other ____________________________________________ _ - 17 130 17072 (NA) 320 

- 12 503 7358 (NA) 258 

Operators by sexi Male ________________________________________ forms_ - 28 158 (HAl (NA) 532 

acres_ - 34 323 320 (HAl (NA) 1 128 806 Female ______________________________________ forms_ - 1 475 (HAl (HA) 46 

ocres_ - 1 147084 (HAl (HA) 13 325 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ forms_ - 703 (HAl (HA) 177 

acres_ - 959 969 (HA) (HA) 633 713 

1J969 doto apply only to farms operated by Blacks; 1974 doto apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Fanns With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

1978 

Individual or family ______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Corporations ___________________________________ farms_ 

Family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or Itss stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Other than family held. More than 10 stockholders ___________________ forms_ 

acres_ 10 or It .. stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional, etc. _forms_ 

acres_ 

1)969 doto for forms operated by Blocks only. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

18389 

21 285896 

2812 5 961 296 

1 274 

5 4S6 865 

33 

(0) 

1 105 4 344 838 

23 

(0) 

113 

511 086 

93 

226900 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Farms operated by 

Block and other races, 

(see text) 

287 

169917 

76 52 108 

40 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

38 

(0) 

-

-

1 

(0) 

-

-

1974 

Farms operated by 

Block and other races, 

Farms (see text) 

17 995 178 23 S04 468 98 967 

2062 23 5 301 547 26236 

931 (HAl 

4804 323 (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(NA) (HAl 

(HAl (HA) 

(NA) (HAl 

(HA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 

(NA) (HAl 

67 (HAl 

129 208 (HAl 

1974 1969 

3 - 14 3 

37 7 

101 10 

61 9 

22 - 51.7 .c8.2 

146 13 

52 8 

40 8 

78 (NA) 

108 23 

24 5 

8 -

17 } 5 8 

51 13 

52 (NA) 

185 (NA) 

53 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HAl 

(NA) (HA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Form s operated by Block and other races, 1 

Forms (see text) 

17 711 18 

23 269 032 8037 2938 1 6 517 716 7 

609 - 3 839 430 -

(HAl (HA) 

(HA) (NAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (NA) 

(HA) (HAl 

(HA) (NA) 

(NA) (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

84 - 152 931 -

COLORADO 3 
Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

11978 data are based on a somple of farms; see texl] 

1978 1978 

All Farms 

Expenses Forms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

All Farms r" 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ forms_ 

$1,(XXL farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ $40,000 to $49,999 _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more _________________ _ 

- 12 706 (X) 10890 13590 

- (X) 950 091 591 996 466 156 

- 2 591 526 2 598 4045 - 1 582 1 077 1 320 1 557 

- 3 688 8 260 3020 3 428 - 1 123 7 774 1 087 1 255 

- 609 7093 } ""1 - 434 7 429 

- 567 13 378 

- 388 12 982 3 305 

- 281 12 222 1 955 

- 436 27 332 

- 1 007 852 018 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

$40,000 or more ________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of-

- 12 142 (X) 11 532 13070 

- O() 69212 52292 20 249 

- 2 946 673 3008 5867 

- 1 561 1 115 1 723 2302 

- 4190 10603 4196 4047 

- 1 646 11 777 1310 - - 1 010 13 709 769 } - 390 9 122 } 249 - 141 4805 526 

- 258 17409 

- 13617 (X) 9343 (HA) 

- (X) 22 873 12921 6842 

$1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- 3 124 115 2 147 (NA) 

Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ _ $500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

- 20 304 (X) 16918 18 657 

- (X) 466 478 436 776 180 744 

- 5 615 1 342 3932 7 180 

- 3 086 2 103 2 307 3 163 - 6498 14 738 6286 5 509 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $1.999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,(X)() or more ________________ _ 

- 3 743 923 2905 (NA) 

- 1 998 1 382 1 442 (HA) 

- 1 709 2 370 } 2338 (NA) 

- 1 977 5880 

- 653 4294 

- 299 3896 511 (HA) 

- 114 4013 $5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 _______________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _______________ _ 

$40,000 to $79,999 _______________ _ 

$80,000 or more _________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

1 to 49 tonL __________________ _ 50 to 99 too'- _________________ _ 

100 to 199 t005 ________________ _ 

200 to 499 ton'-_______________ _ 

500 to 799 tons ________________ _ 800 to 999 too'-_______________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _____________ _ 

farms with expenses of-

- 1 928 13200 1 676 1 193 

- 783 9252 1 1 -

-

474 

541 12692 

8009 088 1 1 612 - 301 10 284 1 629 - 511 27 695 

- J 567 367 163\J 

- 8 268 (X) 11 313 12009 

- (X) 103 687 110210 45 322 

- 6937 (X) 9 582 10 321 

- 473 (X) 691 746 

- 373 (X) 436 469 

- 274 (X) 370 301 

- 86 (X) } 

- 32 (X) 234 172 

- 93 (X) 

Hired farm labor _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Farms wjth expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 ________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________ forms_ 

$l.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 11 799 (X) 10646 15674 

- (X) 107 518 82987 55 178 

- 808 38 822 } 6387 - 2094 544 2 167 

- 1 389 927 1 282 2129 

- 2 014 3 270 1 755 2730 

- 1 621 5673 1 417 1980 

- 1 682 11 812 1 496 1 328 

- 1 152 15 592 933 } - 447 10 555 } 1 120 - 286 10790 774 

- 306 48 319 

- 3 111 (X) 2168 (NA) 

- (X) 11 467 7534 (NA) 

- 752 213 479 (NA) 

- 478 335 318 (NA) 

- 1 372 3 264 965 (NA) 

- 294 1 961 245 (NA) 

- 136 1 763 } 161 (NA) 

- 79 3 931 $1 to $499 ____________________ _ 

- 3 193 776 3 682 5 839 Customwork, machine hire, and rental $500 to $999 __________________ _ 

- 1 332 886 1 656 1 968 of machinery and equipment _____ farms_ - 13402 (X) 12482 (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 _______________ _ 

- 2064 4624 3 813 2891 $1,000_ - (X) 37049 35028 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 _______________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 _____________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _____________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 _____________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 _____________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 _____________ _ $50,000 or more _______________ _ 

- 554 3 975 832 631 

- 262 3058 } -

- 209 

198 3347 

5 032 ~, } 680 - 91 3 133 783 - 83 3600 

- 282 75 255 

farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 4077 970 3986 (NA) 

- 2074 1 439 1 940 (NA) 

- 5 150 11 615 4643 (NA) 

- 1 396 9 552 1 218 (NA) 

- 512 6 716 } 695 (NA) 

- 193 6 757 

Energy and petroleum products 

Animal health cost ______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Far,ns with expenses of- ~1 to $99 _______________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________ _ $500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 or mar. __________________ _ 

- 17030 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 15 326 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 487 258 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 131 1 589 (NA) (NA) 

- 2058 1 331 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 723 2742 (NA) (NA) 

- 244 860 (NA) (NA) 

- 387 8546 (NA) (NA) 

expenses _____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- 29 477 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 115 867 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 594 2055 (NA) (NA) 

- 4310 3 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 4541 6498 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 151 19 750 (NA) (NA) 

- 3319 23005 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 652 22 650 (NA) (NA) 

- 620 16639 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 290 22 159 (NA) (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, ploots. and Petroleum products ___________ forms_ - 29 411 (X) 24 798 27414 trees _________________________ forms_ - 13474 (X) 12869 14 325 $1,000_ - (X) 83 407 55005 32506 $1.000_ - (X) 37 354 22 017 11 004 Forms with expenses ofForms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________ _ 

- 10145 2 312 7202 10639 $1 to $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 or more _________________ _ 

- 5 111 988 6001 9 007 

- 2 112 1 514 2 121 2 654 

- 4422 10252 3862 2412 

- 1 130 7378 565 172 

- 475 6205 } 320 80 - 224 11 018 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ______________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________ _ 

- 4296 3 062 4144 5899 

- 4393 6 357 1. 10932 10131 - 6161 19664 J - 2914 20009 1 792 607 

- 1 058 14314 } 728 138 - 444 17690 

4 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Gasoline _______________________________________ forms-- $1,O(XL - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ______________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ - $2,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

- Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ______________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ - $2,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

- LP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $99 _______________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, notural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 ____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,999 _________________________________ _ $3,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms _______________________________________ number_ 

dollors_ Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $99 _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data or. bosed on a somple of forms; see texl] 

1978, All forms 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

28487 (X) 

(X) 39 168 

II 984 2436 

5 108 3 515 5 289 7 342 4664 13 729 I 167 7495 

224 2 897 

51 1 753 

15 550 (X) 

(X) 23 197 

6466 I 341 

3022 2075 2 597 3458 

2 535 7 360 

631 4015 

299 4947 

8294 (X) 

(X) 6140 

I 402 57 

3445 872 I 715 I 181 

I 062 I 388 562 I 575 

108 I 067 

29 411 (X) 

(X) 14903 

15376 506 10372 2 156 I 941 I 217 

754 963 

478 I 519 

490 8 542 

fuel oil Natural gas 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

2025 (X) 1 917 (X) 

(X) 787 (X) 8971 

835 35 154 10 I 056 282 875 316 

62 80 167 237 44 129 303 994 

28 260 418 7 414 

Farms with soies of $2.500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 

1978,forms ($1,000) 1974,forms I 969,forms 

21 895 (X) 20104 20 719 

(X) 37 792 28801 19141 

5 837 I 397 5491 7698 

4686 3259 5 085 6488 

5 251 4545 5284 7 335 

4650 13685 3 557 1 768 

} I 163 7467 548 

224 2897 } 172 220 

51 1 753 

14 110 (X) 12 315 10 579 

D() 22 933 14806 6011 

5 119 I 155 5358 6595 

2934 2020 2604 2 255 

2 596 (D) 2 301 I 229 

2533 (D) I 603 447 

} 629 (D) 336 53 299 4947 113 

7 581 (X) 7 175 7829 

DC) 6001 5 189 2985 

I 038 44 I 234 2 276 

3 169 815 3083 3882 

I 652 1 139 I 521 I 037 

I 057 I 381 } I 258 1 557 I 555 634 

108 I 067 79 .J 

22 519 (X) 20 651 21 206 

(X) 14645 5 178 2 957 

8889 362 9618 12 525 

9986 2 097 9003 7867 

I 929 I 210 I 341 598 

749 957 } 606 } 477 (D) 216 

489 (0) 83 

1978, All forms 

Kerosene. motor oil. Electricity Other-coal. wood, 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($J.(X)O) Forms ($1,000) 

29411 (X) 19943 (X) 2002 (X) 

(X) 5 145 (X) 31 933 (X) 527 

16368 537 3007 150 594 31 12 205 3160 12 342 4429 I 359 333 642 771 I 728 2328 36 48 162 417 I 495 4 552 4 12 

34 260 1 I 371 20 473 9 104 

Tobie 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

[] 978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Total Reporting storage capacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average Farms (1,000 golions) ($1.000) Price per galion Forms ($1,000) (1.000 gallons) capacity 

Gosoline _____________________________________________ _ 

Siorage capacity of 500 golions or more _______________ _ O"sel fUll __________________________________________ _ 

Siorage capacity of 500 gallons or more ________________ _ lP gas, bulonl, and propane ___________________________ _ 

Storagl capacity of 500 gallons or more ________________ _ FUll 011 ______________________________________________ _ 

Sioragl capacity of 500 golions or more ________________ _ 

28487 66 891 39168 

- (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 550 51 832 23 197 (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 294 17220 6 140 (X) (X) ()() 

2025 I 731 787 (X) (X) (X) 

Tobie 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 

Hired form Iobor - _____________________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

payroll, $1,000_ Workers by number 01 doya worked. 150 days or more ---______________________________ Iorms_ 

l worklrs_ I .. ,hon 150 doys ________________________________ forma_ 

Contracllobor ______________________________________ ~%~:= 

expena .. , $1,000_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dalo are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms, 

1978 

11799 

65 413 107518 

5 183 

14265 

9 810 

51 148 

3 III 

11 467 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

58.6 18593 31 897 II 214 603 (X) 8875 23 132 8 522 960 44.8 11 585 19 110 8494 733 (X) 6042 15 834 7059 I 168 35.7 5709 4839 4676 819 (X) 4366 4349 4369 I 001 45.4 515 309 227 441 (X) 93 201 163 I 755 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 

10445 9 737 13 770 61 985 62 856 69898 105666 82 103 53818 

4 978 4136 4 578 13898 12533 10 617 8602 7859 12054 48 087 50 323 59 281 2809 1 999 3512 11 253 7468 8 229 

COLORADO 5 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l (see text) _farms_ 

$1,000_ -

Average per form __ .. ___ _ _______ dollars_ - Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 

less than $2,500 (see text) __________ torms_ 

$1,000 - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ forms_ 

$5,000 to $7,49L__ _ __ j:"~~~: $1,000_ 

-

- $7,500 to $9,999 __ ~_ _ ____ form5_ 

$1.000_ -

$10,000 to $14,999~ __ _ _ ______ form5- - $I,OOO~ 

_ __ forms- - $15,000 to $19,999 _______ _ -

- $20,000 to $29,999 ____ . $1,000_ _______ form5. ~ -

$30,000 to $39,999 ___ ~~~ _______________ ~ 

$40,000 to $59,999 _ ~ 

$60,000 to $79.999 ___ _ 

$80,000 to $99,999 __ ~ _ 

$1.000_ ______ farms_ 

$I,Ooo~ 

___ forms-

$1,000_ 

_ __ farms-

$1.000~ 

_ ______ form5_ 

$1.000_ 

$100,000 or more _ _" ____________ 30rm5_ 

-

-

-

-

- $I,OOO~ ~-

___ farms. - $100,000 to $199,999 

$200,000 to $499.999 __ $1,000 ~ -

$500,000 or more _________ .. 

Abnormal forms _________________ _ 

_ _______________ form5_ 

$1,000_ __________ form5_ 

$1.000_ 

Form soles by commodity or commodity group; 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Groins- ___ . ___ . ___ . ___________ .. ___________ forms. ~ - $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loans- _________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Cotton and cottonseed __ .. ___________ _ ___ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons- _ forms-

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _____ _ __________________________ . __ farms_ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge _____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~ -

$1,000_ 

__ farms_ 

$1 ,OOO~ 

__ forms_ 

$1.000_ ______ farms. 

$1,000_ ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ___ _ -

- Fruits, nuts, and berries _________ _ ~-

- Nursery and greenhouse products .-

Other crops ________ . ___ _ 

Livestock, poultry, ond their products sold _________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ___ _ _______ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products_ _ _ _ __ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and calves __ . _____ .farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool __ __ _ __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ___ .__ _ __ forms-

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see texf).._ forms-

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11974 and 1969 data include soles of foresf products. 

All forms 

1978 1974 

29 633 25 501 2 599 023 I 970 236 87 707 77 261 

6 986 4 940 7 342 5 629 3 230 2 263 II 602 8 259 2 024 I 737 12 322 10 688 

I 478 I 315 12 824 II 427 

2 192 2 055 26 905 25 297 I 586 I 465 27 449 25 196 2 394 2 301 58 784 56 321 I 623 I 649 56 073 57 016 2 249 2 356 109 700 114 866 

I 326 I 394 91 711 96 467 

916 896 81 438 80 056 3 550 3 057 2 097 727 I 475 844 I 956 I 796 

272 051 248 687 I 093 907 324 827 271 056 501 354 I 500 849 956 101 

79 73 5 145 3 171 

16 577 16 638 575 973 682 791 II 611 (NA) 

330 244 (NA) 

2 331 (NA) 

36 467 (NA) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

7 650 (NA) 

80 681 (NA) 

740 (NA) 

34 423 (NA) 

496 (NA) 

6 924 (NA) 

495 422 

58 770 38 085 I 421 (NA) 

64 932 (NA) 

20 799 18 552 

2 023 050 I 287 162 I 670 I 327 

58 479 41 316 

I 095 (NA) 

82 900 (NA) 

16 492 (NA) 

I 724 094 (NA) 

I 8240 

88 865 (NA) 

3 700 (NA) 

56 450 (NA) 

3 581 (NA) 

12 261 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

27 950 22 568 21 055 21 342 I 100 948 2 586 536 I 962 120 I 091 514 

39 389 114 611 93 190 51 143 

7 136 (X) 567 587 

7 079 (X) 685 700 

3 329 3 230 2 263 3 329 

12 244 II 602 8 259 12 244 

2 480 2 024 I 737 2 480 

15 312 12 322 10688 15 312 

I 874 I 478 I 315 I 874 

16 203 12 824 II 427 16 203 

2 803 2 192 2 055 2 803 

34 524 26 905 25 297 34 524 

2 049 I 586 I 465 2 049 

35 434 27 449 25 196 35 434 

2 658 2 394 2 301 2 658 

64 687 58 784 56 321 64 687 

I 601 I 623 I 649 I 601 

55 194 56 073 57 016 55 194 

I 535 2 249 2 356 I 535 

74 310 109 700 114 866 74 310 

753 I 326 I 394 753 

51 831 91 711 96 467 51 831 

425 916 896 425 

37 678 81 438 80 056 37 678 

I 248 3 550 3 057 I 248 

693 395 2 097 727 I 475 844 693 395 

746 1 I 956 I 796 746 

(NA) 272 051 248 687 (NA) 

330 I 093 907 330 (NA) 324 827 271 056 (NA) 

172 501 354 172 (NA) I 500 849 956 101 (NA) 

59 (X) (X) (X) 

3 055 (X) (X) (X) 

18 433 14 459 15 107 15 452 

217 833 572 963 680 853 214 845 (NA) II 025 12 080 12009 (NA) 329 376 400 371 97872 

(NA) 2 282 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 36 433 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 6 307 6 056 7 830 (NA) 78 917 72 885 35 388 (NA) 661 532 788 (NA) 34 346 21 304 12 374 (NA) 317 390 482 (NA) 6 756 7 927 4 681 

(NA) 445 381 319 (NA) 58 685 38 041 19 685 (NA) I 400 I 858 3 283 (NA) 64 883 140 325 44 845 

20 569 16 488 15 404 16808 882 741 2 013 573 I 281 024 876 341 (NA) 923 930 1 157 (NA) 58 126 41 045 19402 (NA) I 022 I 129 I 873 (NA) 82 100 58 289 41 021 (NA) 14 305 14 052 (NA) 

(NA) I 718 354 I 086 427 750 098 

I 432 } (NA) 88 444 52 095 (NA) 3 015 2 350 (NA) 

(NA) 55 637 35 081 65 821 (NA) I 947 I 173 (NA) 10 913 8 087 

Table 11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Direct sales 

Average per form 

Forms by value of direct sales: $1 to $99 .~ _____ _ 

$100 to $249 ~ __ _ 

$250 to $499 __ ~ 

$500 to $999 ______ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999_ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $29,999. 

$30,000 or more 

6 COLORADO 

_____ . ___ forms-

$1,000 _______ dollarsAll forms 

Forms 

- I 763 

- (X) 

- (X) 

168 

285 

286 

354 

529 

77 

42 

II 

II 

Forms with sales or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

(X) I 292 (X) 

3 586 (X) 3 321 

2 034 (X) 2 571 

7 103 5 

46 182 30 

102 188 67 

237 245 163 

I 076 433 938 

515 77 515 

531 42 531 

253 II 253 

819 II 819 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

T 0101 __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,OO(L Average per form ________________________ dollors_ 

Income from machine work, customwork.. and other agricultural servicesl $1 10 $249 ______________________________________ _ $250 10 $499 ____________________________________ _ $500 10 $999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999-----------____________________ _ $20,000 10 $29,999 _______________________________ _ $30,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 1974 

3065 3 295 12 571 14 235 

4 101 4320 

333 (NAl 300 (NAl 449 (NA) 1 248 (NAl 441 (NAl 

208 (NA) 

50 (NAl 

36 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

4482 2 799 3 028 4039 

10 106 12 146 13 773 9404 

2 255 4339 4549 2 328 

(NA) 259 344 729 

(NA) 259 323 645 

(NA) 402 415 715 

(NA) 1 168 I 230 1 501 

(NA) 421 384 284 

2E} 

(NA) 332 165 (NA) 

(NA) 

Table 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Sta~dard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected capitol Qssets. I overage Value of sales ($1,000) per form (dollars) 

All Farms 

Crops. including Harvested Value of nursery and livestock ond Pouttry and 

Land in forms cropland Volue of land machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry Farms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Total products products products 

TOlol ___________________________ _ 

- 29633 35470404 5 880 493 387 873 37009 2 599 023 575 973 1 964 570 58 479 

Crops (01) __________________________ _ 

- 12431 10 220 089 3 806 761 380 752 46 855 547 748 491 873 55 795 80 

- 6231 7 649 618 2 925 568 465 433 55897 291 931 256457 35431 44 

- 3261 4 900 337 1 682 871 425 887 48 357 99 049 87 776 11 248 25 

- - - - - - - - - -

Cosh groins (011) ______________________ _ Wheat (0111) ____________________________ _ Rice (0112L _________________________ .. ___ _ 

- 1 266 1 032 390 513449 574 206 77 161 105 650 94423 11 221 6 

- 7 877 665 83 300 14000 69 66 4 - - 1 697 1 716014 728 583 463 795 54 960 87 162 74 193 12957 12 

Com (01l5) _____________________________ _ 

Soybeans (0116) _________________________ _ 

Cash groins, n.e.c.' (0119) _________________ _ 

- 3 566 1 743 973 551 782 301 837 36 089 98615 93 532 5063 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 186 80501 52216 452443 66 544 13963 13 579 384 - - 192 109 527 85 422 532 512 143 243 31 075 30 779 294 2 - 3 188 1 553 945 414 144 280 645 28 271 53 577 49 175 4385 17 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) ______ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________ _ Tobacco (0132) __________________________ _ Sugar crops (0133) _______________________ _ Irish polotoes (0134) ______________________ _ 

Field crops, except cosh groins, n.e.c.' (0139) __ 

- 320 89 128 45 872 289 571 54 421 31 600 31 153 446 1 - 546 26 337 11 972 149 448 12929 6913 6824 88 1 - 7 51 10 25000 21 020 8 7 1 - - 7 86 43 208095 5929 9 8 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 373 21 050 10234 159080 13677 6849 6778 70 1 - 159 5150 1 685 125 118 11 149 47 30 16 -

Vegetables and melons (016) _____________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________ _ Berry crops (0171) _______________________ _ Gropes (0172) ___________________________ _ 

T .... nuts (0173) _________________________ _ Citrus fruils (0174) _______________________ _ 

Deciduous Iree fruils (0175) ________________ _ 

Fruits and Iree nuls, n.e.c.' (0179) __________ _ 

- 435 42604 13802 207844 41 539 58 854 58 500 353 1 

- 416 42345 13676 213 293 43 091 58 518 58 176 341 1 - 13 59 18 108582 13824 251 251 - - - 6 200 108 80 000 4800 85 73 12 - - 1 333 668429 257 765 364 330 46 704 59 835 45406 14415 14 

Hortlculturol specialties (018) _____________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) _________________________________ _ 

Food crops grown under cover (0182>-_______ _ 

Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.' (0189) _______ _ Generol forms. primarily crop (019) _______ _ 

Livestock (02) _______________________ _ 

- 17202 25 250 315 2 073 732 392994 29 970 2 051 275 84100 1 908 775 58 400 

- 13910 24 006 337 1 937 622 434 206 31 536 1 883 959 79 036 1 804 576 346 - 1 224 1 687 592 353 140 676 172 86 253 1 242 963 23072 1 219 855 36 - 9848 20 130 150 1 331 846 455426 26870 476 298 42619 433 454 224 - 1 604 304 365 83 924 146681 18 572 48 549 3533 44 987 29 - 710 1 353 879 56 554 443 371 28 648 84 524 2 560 81 952 12 

- 524 530 351 112 158 356 616 41 995 31 626 7253 24 328 45 

Livestock, excepl dairy, poullry, and animal speclailies (021) _______________________ _ 

Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ___________ _ Hogs (0213) _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and goats (0214) ___________________ _ 

Generollivestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ______________ _ 

- 723 304 403 92844 400 256 60 791 93 379 2921 90 443 15 - 536 31 181 3 582 89 126 16534 58 297 227 128 57 942 - 1 24 7 - - 13 1 5 7 - 491 19346 2352 65995 14209 26 878 162 88 26628 - 19 9496 684 466 773 45031 27 485 44 6 27435 -

- 25 

- 2 315 - - 539 286 308 - - - - - - 50 786 3 921 19 29 3873 

Dairy (024) ____________________________ _ 

Poult?: and eggs (025) __________________ _ 

~hlier, ryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____ _ Icken eggs (0252) ______________________ _ 

~ur~ey and turkey eggs (0253) _____________ _ pou try hatcheries (0254) __________________ _ 

oullry and eggs, n.e.c.' (0259) _____________ _ 

- 1 595 175 240 11 749 142 555 10 172 10 759 290 10464 5 - 42 595 60 74669 10 228 611 9 602 1 - 1 416 16? 301 11 036 153 261 8779 7226 236 6986 4 - 137 5344 653 70608 22014 2 922 45 2 876 -

F 

Animal speclailies (02n _________________ _ 

ur·bearlng animals and rabbits (0271) _______ _ 

~~ .. and olher equines (0272) ____________ _ malspeclaltltl, n.e.c.' (0279) ____________ _ 

Gentrol forml. primarily IIvtltock (029) ____ _ 

- 438 733 154 27935 366 359 20887 4880 1 626 3 163 92 

'1978 data are based on a sample of formsi see text. 

'Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percenl or more of their value of sales from a three dlgil SIC group, but less than 50 percent from any single four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 7 
Tobie 14. Machinery and Equipment on PlacE!: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; s ... lexl) 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value Fonns ($1,000) Forms 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ forms_ - 29 495 (X) 24377 

- (X) 1 091 593 (X) 

- (X) 37009 (X) Average per form ________________________ ~~i~= 

By volue group: 

- 222 120 197 

- 3343 10022 3121 7 590 50 916 3939 

$110 $999 ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

5 181 67 752 5103 3 254 74 184 3802 

- 3 178 115 502 4388 

- 2094 115 019 1 852 

- 4633 658 079 1975 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______________________________ _ $20,000 10 $29,999 _______________________________ _ 

$30,000 10 $49,999 _______________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 _______________________________ _ $70,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

- 1 510 119 978 (NA) 

- 2272 294 771 (NA) 

- 791 197 599 (NA) 

- 60 45 731 (NA) 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________ _ $500,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

1978 

Totol Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms 

Sek!cted machinery and equipment: Automobiles ________________________________ .. ______ _ 

- 20 945 32 148 10 836 13 723 13424 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 6612 14801 1 998 4302 3 171 .4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 769 3 783 163 746 310 Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ _ 

- 26 784 66 408 13148 19697 21 630 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10505 24 777 3 115 6920 8580 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- Wheel 5 437 30 789 639 3383 3090 tractors _____________________________________ _ 

- 23 992 59 959 5 768 8 370 22416 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10667 25 444 1 542 3 414 9929 .4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

- 5 115 26 305 191 921 3923 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ____________ _ 

(ornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ____________ _ - 6467 8488 1 253 1 478 5486 

- 2970 3 657 963 I ll9 2 144 Corn heads for combines __________________________ _ 

- 2 ll6 2 397 749 855 1 433 Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ - I 131 1 260 258 264 901 Cottonpickers ______________________________________ _ 

Mower - - - - - - conditioners ________________________________ _ 

- 6 731 7 449 1 946 2065 4947 Pickup balers ______________________________________ _ 

- 9 582 10 564 2314 2468 7514 field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ______ _ - 3851 4418 I 079 1 162 2916 

Tobie 15, Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 

Agricultural chemicals. Including commercial fertilizer and lime _______ • _. _. ___ • _____ • _. ______________ forms. 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ forms. 

acres on which used. $1,000_ lime ________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by tons USedl 

acres on which use<L 

tans_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1104910n'-__________________________________ _ 

- 50 10 99 lon,- _________________________________ _ 

- 100 10 199 lons ________________________________ _ 

- 200 10 499 lan'- _______________________________ _ 

- 500 10 999 lon'-_______________________________ _ 

- 1,000 tons or more _____________________________ _ 

-

Sprays, dusts, gronuJes, fumigants, etc. to cantrall Insects on hoy and other crops ________________ forms. - acres on which used. - Nematodes In crops _________________________ forms_ - ocres on which used. - Dlseoses In crops and orchords ________________ forms. - acres on which usecL - Weeds, grail. or brush In crops and pasture ____ forms. - acrel on which usecL -

Chemicals for, 

Oefollotlon or for growlh control of cropi or Ihlnnlng of fruit ___________________________________ farml_ - ocr .. an which used_ - In_I conlrol on IIveslock and pou~ry __________ farml_ - Sanltallan and rod.nl and bird eonlrol __________ farms_ -

(1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms, 

1978 

17 206 

92 084 12 142 

2487914 69 212 

6 

27 

33 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

6563 I 104 559 

578 

59374 

1 239 

130854 

8435 

1 725 960 

383 

34 227 

6314 

2 379 

Number Forms 

18425 19937 

7001 6333 

1 481 456 

46 711 22627 

20 019 9800 16732 4672 

51 589 21 425 

23560 (NA) 

19465 (NA) 

7010 5893 

2538 2996 

1 542 1 436 

996 1 730 

- (NA) 

5 384 2 513 

8096 8880 

3256 3351 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

14431 

90 802 

10640 

2 451 901 

68 346 

6 

27 

33 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

5 975 

1 096472 561 

58 631 

958 

127 638 

7 721 

I 685 471 

323 

33 667 

5 332 

2 087 

Value ($1,000) 

(X) 

707561 

29 026 

117 9504 

27319 

69914 

91 235 

166338 

104 480 238655 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970101974 

29 059 16242 

13 786 5704 2 125 400 

56862 19840 

23161 7689 

25546 3 155 

55 286 10454 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

7338 1 574 

3423 1 071 

1 632 706 

1 791 365 (NA) (NA) 

2 712 670 

9 505 2 717 

3 755 1 130 

1974 

12696 

64 842 10 514 

2 114 757 51 976 

I 

(0) 

(0) 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

(NA) 

952 971 

304 

16973 394 

39376 (NA) 

I 084 345 

150 

10 283 

I 723 

(NA) 

8 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All farms Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

Forms irrigated In census yeor ____________________ forms. 

Proportion of farms ___ . _____ ._. ___ ._._. ___ ._ percentIrr::::;::~f~;m- == ============ ====== ==== ===== :~~::= 

- 17073 14687 15 567 13 395 12 324 12 738 

- 57.6 57.6 55.6 59.4 58.5 59.6 

- 3 458 031 2 873 692 2894 984 3 330 414 2 768 746 2 768 124 

- 203 196 I 859 249 226 2 188 

Irrigaled forms by acre. irrigaled, 1 to 9 ocres __________________________________ farms. - 2003 I 075 I 079 762 488 328 

acres. 10 to 49 acres _________ ._. ____________________ forms. 

ocres. 50 to 99 acres ___ ._. ___________________ . ___ ._. forms. 

- 9 426 (NA) (NA) 3 285 2 ISO I 440 

- 4362 3 531 3 378 2443 2 141 I 739 

- 109 060 (NA) (NA) 66 234 59 785 SO 301 

- 2 525 2 587 2 745 2206 2246 2 362 

acres. 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ forms. 

ocres. 200 to 499 ocres _______________ ._._._. ________ farms. 

acres. 500 to 999 ocres _. _. _____ • ___________ • _. ___ • __ forms. 

ocreL 1.000 acres or more _________________ • _________ forms. 

ocres_ 

- 176 6M3 (NA) (NA) 155 272 159 948 170 337 

- 3 216 3 208 3 938 3094 3 176 3904 

- 448 603 (NA) (NA) 432803 446 066 551 201 

- 3 J.46 3 045 3 342 3290 3 041 3 337 

- I 017 316 (NA) (NA) I 001 858 917 645 995 421 

I 140 914 820 1 125 908 812 -

- 766 961 (NA) (NA) 757 919 595 191 538 386 

481 327 265 475 324 256 -

- 930 017 (NA) (NA) 913 043 607 961 481 038 

Irrigaled land use, Harvested cropland _______ • ____________________ forms_ 

acres- Postureland __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land ___________________________________ farms_ 

- 15 744 (NA) (NA) 12 697 11 869 12 262 

- 2 748 776 (NA) (NA) 2 683 146 2 357 978 2 175 292 

- 5 258 (NA) (NA) 3 783 (NA) (NA) 

- 643 498 (NA) (NA) 585 815 400 278 546 892 

- 1 292 (NA) (NA) 1 008 493 I 113 

acres_ - 65 757 (NA) (NA) 61 453 30 490 65 940 

Land In irrigated formL __________________________ ocres_ - 18 424 075 17 612 008 18 363 945 17 576 273 16 953 529 16 938 278 Croplond _____________________________________ ocres_ - 5 469 649 (NA) (NA) 5 291 235 4 872 189 4 545 138 Harvested cropland __________________________ ocres_ - 3 538 736 3 276 876 2 809 136 3 468 474 3 231 896 2 757017 

Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 

Irrigated forms 

All harvested cropland 

All forms Any irrigated land irrigated Noni rrigoted farms 

Forms _____________________________________________ number_ - 29 633 17 073 13 116 12 560 land in forms ________________________________________ ocres_ - 35 470 404 18 424 075 12 057 582 17 046 329 Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form __________________________________ dollors_ - 387 873 454 3SO 418 678 297 422 Average per OCr8 ___________________________________ dollors_ 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ ocres_ - 322 416 453 219 

- 3 458 031 3 458 031 2 662 381 (X) 

land in forms according to use, Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ - 25 626 16 767 13 116 8 859 ocres_ - 10 702 720 5 469 649 2 953 061 5 233 071 Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ - 22 264 15 875 13 116 6 389 ocres_ Total postureland, excluding woodland pastured __________ forms_ - 5 880 493 3 538 736 2 124 727 2 341 757 - 19401 11 263 8 011 8 138 ocres_ - 23 891 734 12 404 375 8 566 537 11 487 359 

Inventory of livestock: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ farms_ - 17 253 10 151 7 541 7 102 number_ Milk cows _______________________________________ farms_ - 3 174 161 1 898 508 1 394 331 I 275 653 - 3 612 2380 I 683 1 232 number _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

- 72 343 52 004 41 156 20 339 - 4 199 2 120 1 554 2 079 - 390 600 193 591 138 585 197 009 - 1 807 I 344 984 463 - 805 268 620 621 465 151 184647 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm __________________________________ dollars_ 

- 29 495 17 027 13 094 12 468 - 1 091 593 740 863 525 332 350 730 - 37009 43 511 40 120 28 130 

Markel value of agricultuft'l producls sold ________________ $1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Crops, Including nursery and greenhouse producls ________ farms_ 

lIveslock and IIveslock producls ______________________ !f~~~= 

Poullry and poultry producl"-_________________________ $~~~= 

$1,000_ 

- 2 599 023 1 447 652 1 068 439 1 151 371 - 87 707 84 792 81 461 91 670 - 16 577 11 211 8684 5 366 - 575 973 470 358 J.46 054 105 616 - 20 577 11 254 8 151 9 323 - 1 964 570 973 160 719 488 991 410 - 1 670 738 S07 932 - 58 479 4 134 2 896 54345 

Seltcled form production "penses,' F.ed for IIve.lock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

Seed, bulb., planl., and lree. ________________________ !f~~~= 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ !f~~~= 

$1,000_ 

- 20 304 10 945 7 989 9 359 - 466 478 215 243 159 484 251 235 - 13 474 10 170 7 883 3 304 - 37 354 33 079 24 574 4 275 - 12 142 10344 8 206 1 798 - 69 212 60 935 42039 8277 

Olher agricultural chemicals, Including lime ______________ forms_ 

Energv and pelraleum products ________________________ $f~~~= 

Hired form labor -----_______________________________ $f~~~= 

Conlracllubor ______________________________________ $f~~~= 

$1,000_ 

- 13 617 9 764 7 525 3 853 - 22 873 18 475 12 524 4 398 - 29 477 17 013 13080 12464 - 115 867 86 321 60 031 29 546 - 11 799 7 966 6 144 3 833 - 107 518 79 077 62 682 28 441 - 3 111 2 291 1 900 820 - 11 467 9563 8 447 1 904 

'1978 dolo oro baled on a lumple of forms, see le.t. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Fanns 

Value of livestock and poultry, ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

-

~~:::: ~: r:~!~~k=============================== :m= -

- CoHle and calves _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- Cows and heilers that hod calved __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ -

- 8eeI cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ - Milk - cows ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs ond pigL ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

-

-

-

-

- Feeder pigs - sold ________________________________ 1978 -- 1974_ Sheep ond - lombs' _________________________________ 1978 -- 1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies ________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

- 1974_ - 1969 --

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ 1978_ -

-- 1974 

1969_ Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

- . 1974_ - 1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ -

-

IValue of major poultry and livestock inventory items. 

lVolue of soles includes sheep, 10m bs, and wool sold. 

Forms 

22364 

19005 

(NAl 

5 220 22048 

17 253 

16 739 17 798 

14013 

14014 

14545 

12 537 12654 (NAl 

3 612 4064 

5 200 

4 199 

3 013 

4 274 

(X) 

(X) 

I 807 

1 876 

2836 

11 018 

7 339 

10069 

4845 

4004 

4 925 4793 

3908 

4 708 

1 052 

411 

104 

445 

Inventory 

Value 

Number ($1.000) 

00 1 426 764 

00 546540 

00 564200 (X) 8 696 

00 1 418 06B 

3 174 161 1 315686 3 087 884 479900 3001 895 497 072 915 381 448 315 1 096 597 211 076 955 929 195 703 B43 038 396 228 1 025 244 189 670 880 641 176 128 72 343 52087 71 353 21 406 75 288 19 575 

390600 28319 291 342 12370 

237 996 7910 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

805 268 63616 

985 019 37213 1 455 872 41 810 

6964B 10447 

45 227 13 216 

61 260 14032 

3 225 587 5 101 

2 253 086 3 823 1 430209 I 752 

2 623 833 4198 

2 103 722 3 576 1 215 420 1 580 54 349 41 

34 322 18 

9 791 3 436 177 3554 

Table 19. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Any poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1 to 1.599 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1.600 to 3.199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3.200 to 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10.000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ -

Hens ond pullet. of laying ogo __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forml wlth- 1 to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400 to 1.599 _____________________________ 1978_ 

1.600 to 3.199 ___________________________ 1978_ 

3.200 to 9.999 ___________________________ 1978_ 

10.000 to 19.999 _________________________ 1978_ 

20.000 to 49.999 _________________________ 1978_ 

50.000 to 99.999 _________________________ 1978_ 

100,000 or moro __________________________ 1978_ 

Broiler. and other moot-type chickens ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ Turkey. _______________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For .Ioughter _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hena kept for brooding _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Oucka. g ..... and other poultry -------------------l;~:= 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

Farms 

5 220 4 131 

4845 

4004 

4 795 

11 

14 

25 

4 793 

3 908 

4 227 

495 

21 

11 

15 

10 

5 

2 

7 

1 052 

411 

445 

(NA) 

253 

(NAl 

261 

(NAl 

I 502 

(NA) 

Inventory 

Forms with soles of $2.500 

or more 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 3 268 (X) 

(X) 3 021 (X) 

3 225 587 3029 3 110996 

2 253 086 2 908 2 197 141 

214 477 2 981 111 625 

24 789 10 (D) 

85 146 13 (D) 

2 901 175 25 2 901 175 

2 623 833 3 010 2 537 261 

2 103 722 2 842 2 052 660 

94612 2 790 65 256 70 145 151 24668 

14564 21 14564 (D) 10 (D) 

88046 14 (D) 

126 780 10 126 780 

i72 000 5 172000 

(D) 2 (D) 

1 84B 697 7 1 848 697 

54349 462 31 750 

34 322 301 25 120 

436 177 250 434 736 

(NA) 161 488 832 

(D) 135 (D) 

(NA) 122 415 655 (D) 158 (D) 

(NAl 67 73 177 

(X) 735 (X) 

(X) 264 (X) 

Forms 

20 799 

18 552 20 569 

1 670 

20 577 

16492 

16406 

17 812 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

3 700 

2844 

4203 

1 190 

926 

1 764 

1 784 

2800 

2 767 

1 297 

1 835 

852 

54B 

627 

846 

500 

557 

413 

112 

39 

103 

All forms 

Farms 

1 285 

697 

852 

548 

813 

7 

14 

18 

846 

500 

719 

68 

21 

8 

14 

4 

4 

1 

7 

413 

112 

103 

(NA) 

96 

(NAl 

12 

(NAl 

479 

(NAl 

Soles 

Value 

Number ($1.000) 

00 2023050 (X) 1 287 162 (X) 882 741 (X) 58 479 (X) I 964 570 

3 725 850 1 724094 

3 207 989 (NA) 

3 180 957 (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NAl 

675 895 56 450 

586 425 (HAl 

434 580 (NA) 

190 621 7086 158601 (NA) 

1 311 916 88 865 

1 392 792 (NA) 

1 587 555 (HAl 

10241 8400 

6069 (NA) 

7484 (HAl 

2554 065 (NAl 

2 509 748 (NAl 

1 129 191 (HAl 

1 576 561 (NAl 

1 557 629 (HAl 

810 168 (NAl 

46 354 (NA) 

21 283 (HAl 

6222 (NAl 

2 552 554 (NAl 

Soles 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Number Farms Humber 

(X) 676 (X) 

(X) 514 (X) 

2 554 065 40B 2 528 210 2 509 748 379 2 493 787 

52023 372 37 281 

16303 5 (D) 

77 209 13 (D) 

2 408 530 18 240B 530 

1 576 561 404 1 550841 

1 557 629 361 1 542 740 

19998 295 7 724 

12 762 53 10429 

17 599 21 17599 (D) 6 (D) 

76209 13 (D) 

54 000 4 54 000 119800 4 119 800 (D) 1 (D) 

1 166 890 7 1 166 890 

46 354 88 22 227 

21 283 82 14517 2 552 554 85 2 552 148 

(NAl 48 3 074 422 (D) 80 (D) 

(NAl 45 2 980 153 (D) 10 (0) 

(NAl 7 94269 (X) 133 (X) 

(X) 59 (X) 

10 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Selected poultry inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks and pullefs Broilers and other meat-type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

loying age older not of loying age 

forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

4 845 3 225 587 4 793 2 623 833 711 601 754 180 379 761 948 47 553 

- 4 261 100 015 4209 93564 354 6451 168 3 861 603 19 492 

- 506 96046 506 69368 339 26678 5 800 335 15 470 

28 18416 28 16389 10 2027 I (D) 8 (0) 

- II (0) II 23989 I (0) - - 2 (D) 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or alder. inventary _______ _ I to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

- 3,200 14 85 146 14 (D) I (D) I (D) - - to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 9 I II 780 9 III 780 - - - - - - to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 5 181 000 5 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) - - 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 (0) I (D) - - - -

- 9 2 458 395 9 I 958 697 3 499 698 3 355 000 - -

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 38 3 277 104 6 796 

lOO.()(x) ar more ____________________________________ _ 

None ______________________________________ __ ______ _ _ 

Selected poultry sofes, 1978-AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older I Broilers and other meat-type Value of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

Totol laying age older not of laying age 

Value 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

Forms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ I to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 ________________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 2 537 007 763 (D) 16 (OJ I 383 34 4041 I 499 27 4301 

- (NA) 8 925 291 8 471 9 454 66 5 955 944 141/ - (NA) 21 107 396 19082 3 2025 311 13 158 479 378 

- (NA) 5 822 26 5822 - - 4 (D) 26 157 

(NA) (D) II 30 548 I (D) 2 (D) 11 459 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 78 683 14 (0) I (0) - - 14 I 174 10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 41 992 9 41 992 - - - - 9 I 113 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 108 040 5 (D) I (0) - - 5 (0) 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- (NA) . (D) 2 (0) - - - - 2 (D) 

100.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 2 122 890 9 (D) 1 (0) - - 9 21 416 None _______________________________________________ _ 

- (NA) 17 058 83 (0) 2 (D) 30 II 950 171 31 049 

Selected poultry sales. 197B-All forms-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meoHype Pullet chick s and pullets 

or older loying age older not of loying age chickens under 3 months old 

Forms Number I Farms Number I Forms Numberl Forms Numberl Forms Number I 

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ 

- 852 2 554 065 846 (D) 18 (0) 413 46 354 19 52 833 I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- 816 57 213 811 55 549 15 3 504 409 23 849 16 I 584 

- 5 14413 6 17 413 - - I (0) -

- 12 64 609 12 63609 - - 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 30 300 4 45 300 - - 1 (0) - - - 4 96 800 4 96800 - - - - - -

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) I (0) I 2 (D)I -

=1 

I (0) 

- I (D) I (D) - - - - - 8 2081 8901 7 1 166 890 j I (olj - - -

30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

100,000 ar more ____________________________________ _ 

Selected poultry sales. 197B-AII farms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept tor breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

- 103 2 552 554 96 (D) 12 (0) 

- 84 3 131 78 I 861 9 1 270 - - - -

Specified poultry sold __________________________________ _ I to 1,999 _________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 13 800 I (D) 

- I (D) - - - 3 69921 2 (0) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - I (D) I (D) 

- 13 2 460 502 12 2 312 102 --

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ _ 

8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ _ 

16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl lURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 11 
Tobie 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more or more 

Sales Sale. 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number ($1.000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Any livestock ____________________________________ 1978_ - 22048 (X) 16 S83 (X) 20 577 (X) 1 964 570 16365 (X) 1 955448 1974_ Any eaHle, hags, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (X) 15 205 (X) 18335 (X) 1 245 846 15 275 (X) 1 239 979 

- 19 007 (X) 15 354 (X) 18 587 (X) 1 869409 15 721 (X) 1 862435 

1974_ - 17 780 (X) 14612 (X) 17 788 (X) (NA) 15008 (X) 1 173 603 

CaHle and calves - ________________________________ 1978_ - 17 253 3 174 161 14 189 3 123 930 16492 3 725 850 1 724 094 14305 3 707 681 1 718354 

1974_ - 16 739 3 087 884 13 827 3 028 867 16406 3 207 989 (NA) 14052 3 186 107 1 086 427 Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - 3 189 14 519 I 374 6365 3897 17679 5 620 1 889 9866 3394 IOta 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 2 170 29 387 1 448 19766 2476 34 462 10734 2346 32943 10492 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 413 110 009 3 005 98656 3 714 117 135 36 515 3694 116 595 36 482 50 to 99 _________ - ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 834 197 870 2 770 193966 2548 176 960 56 913 2 528 175 863 56 801 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 2 471 339 302 2 447 336 150 I 722 235 529 79 815 1 720 (D) (D) 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 2092 630 541 2068 624 370 1 317 399 113 146 034 1 314 398 087 145 509 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 696 467 664 692 46S 030 449 303 250 119 136 447 (D) (D) 1,000 to 2,499 - ______________________________ 1978_ - 285 414 467 282 409 225 226 340 34S 148 731 225 (D) (D) 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - 103 970 402 103 970402 143 2 101 377 1 120 595 142 (D) (D) 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved __________________ 1978_ - 14013 915 381 II 696 892 856 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 

1974_ Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 14014 1 096 597 11 720 1 066 747 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 12 537 843 038 10 S87 822 189 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 12654 1 025 244 10 665 997 397 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 612 72 343 2 907 70667 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 1978_ - 4064 71 353 3238 69 350 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 13548 1 009 133 11 386 995424 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull colves ___________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 10478 810 260 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- 14 522 1 249 647 12 187 I 235 650 (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) II 814 1 151 860 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle foNened on groin and concentrates sold _________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2418 2 271 865 1 222 797 2075 2 267 356 1 220 494 

1974_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NAl I 936 I 879 102 805943 

Forms with foNened cottle sold: 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 984 3201 1 390 645 2392 1 062 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 241 3234 1 344 240 (D) (D) 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 241 7 195 3 156 240 (D) (D) 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 204 13846 6444 204 13846 6444 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 169 24051 II 177 168 (D) (D) 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 249 77 616 36 664 249 77 616 36 664 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 116 78867 38 613 116 78867 38 613 1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 102 163 915 82695 102 163 915 82695 2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 112 1 899 940 1 041 313 111 (D) (D) 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ 1978_ - 14013 915 381 II 696 892 856 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 

1974_ - 14014 I 096 597 11 720 I 066 747 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Beef cows _____________________________________ 1978_ - 12 537 843 038 10 S87 822 189 (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- I to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 144 13 353 1 682 (D) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1 793 24 752 1 479 20 760 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 3 122 97 992 2 998 94649 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 2061 141 202 2044 140 168 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 418 189 624 1 401 187 313 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 813 231 267 798 227 923 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ - 152 94031 152 94031 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,000 or more ______________________________ 1978_ - 34 50 817 33 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows ______________________________________ 1978_ - 3 612 72 343 2 907 70667 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- I or 2 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 2 293 2937 1 715 2 218 (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978_ - 348 I 134 240 790 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ - 137 831 125 760 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 127 I 551 126 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 240 7455 237 7 385 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ - 236 16 387 235 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ - 226 39 190 224 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 or more _______________________________ 1978_ - 5 2 858 5 2858 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CaHI. sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 197 3 293 408 1 612 654 11 704 3 283 423 1 608 253 

Farms wlth- I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 508 184S8 6810 3 045 14318 5406 10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 993 27009 10059 1 972 26 780 10 011 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2434 75 129 27988 2 434 75 129 27988 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 552 106 164 40 119 1 550 (D) (D) 100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 055 145 050 55888 1 053 (D) (D) 200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 946 288 011 116408 944 (D) (D) 500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 364 242 492 101 866 362 (D) (D) 1.000 or mare ________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 345 2 391 095 1 253 516 344 (D) (D) 

Calv ••• old ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 9 172 432 442 111 441 7951 424 258 110 101 

Farm. wlth- lor 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 906 1 381 308 452 682 153 3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 704 2439 554 424 1 466 331 5 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 319 8856 2 108 966 6610 1 617 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 531 20678 5 106 1 439 19 596 4945 20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 2390 73 709 17970 2370 73 154 17940 50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 279 86 862 22 517 1 260 85 809 22 452 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 980 179 753 46 786 978 (D) (D) 500 or mare _________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 63 58 764 16093 62 (D) (D) 

12 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-lnventolV and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Cows ond heifers thol hod calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Cottle and calves Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves 

Total cows Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Farms with milk cow inv.ntory __________________________ _ 

1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 3 612 451 538 3 612 222 509 3 612 72 343 3 012 125661 3 033 103 368 - 2641 272 718 2 641 132 747 2 641 4071 2 13-4 67650 2 222 72 321 - 5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 137 3-4447 137 12006 137 831 123 13638 128 8803 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ - 127 8 789 127 4401 127 1 551 97 2 675 96 1 713 20 to 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ -

- 101 5 773 101 2 995 101 2 232 97 I 979 86 799 30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

- 139 13 121 139 6 590 139 5 223 125 4402 117 2 129 56 10 99 milk COW5 __________________________________ _ 

- 236 32 346 236 18 391 236 16387 218 9909 189 4040 100 to 199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 168 48 130 168 24425 168 22074 162 15089 145 8616 200 to 499 milk cows ________________________________ _ -

- 58 31 757 58 18 096 58 17 116 52 9 331 46 4330 SOO milk cows or more ______________________________ _ 

- 5 4457 5 2 858 5 2858 4 988 4 611 No milk cows __ . _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 641 2 722 623 10 401 692 872 (X) ()(} 10 536 883 472 11 489 1 146 279 

5oles. 1978-A11 forms 

Cottle and calves Cottle Calves Doiry products 

50les 50les 

Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

- 3 080 257 709 90 420 2522 174419 1 890 83 290 1 059 81 917 

- 2 149 168 856 59056 1 725 110 497 1 273 58 359 187 93 

Farms with milk cow inventory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

5109 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

- 130 26866 9431 110 21 095 79 5 771 48 142 10 to 19 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

- 127 4 678 1 695 113 3 331 72 1 3-47 117 951 20 ta 29 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

- 68 2 113 738 54 I 246 50 867 101 I 708 30 10 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

- 139 7 054 2346 115 4872 98 2 182 139 5 567 

- 236 I I 774 3 746 198 7335 164 4439 236 19506 

- 168 21 211 8082 150 16 435 III 4 776 168 27 754 

50 to 99 milk COWL _________________________________ _ 

100 10199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

- 58 13 753 4862 52 (0) 41 (0) 58 22 273 

- 5 1 404 463 5 (0) 2 (0) 5 3 982 

- 13 412 3 468 141 I 633 674 10 675 3 118 989 7 282 349 152 36 983 

200 10 499 milk caws ________________________________ _ 

SOO milk cows or more ______________________________ _ No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

Inventory, 1978-AII farms 

Cottle and calves Cows and hejfers that Heifers and heifer Steers. steer caives, 50les of cattle hod calved calves bulls. and bull calves and calves. 1978 

50les Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

Forms with cottle and calves inventory ___________________ _ 

- 17253 3 174 161 14013 915 381 13548 1 009 133 14 522 I 249 647 15 614 3 569 499 1 663 373 

- 3 189 14 519 2 108 5313 I 855 4 113 2 183 5 093 I 600 22 009 7 132 

- 2 170 29 387 1 764 13 074 1 687 7838 I 824 8 475 2 160 32 165 9824 - 3 413 110009 3 024 57 3-49 2 707 28 417 2942 24 243 3 380 84 445 26480 - 2 83-4 197 870 2486 101 113 2401 51 736 2 523 45 021 2 83-4 140 889 46 355 - 2 471 339 302 2 158 169 997 2 13-4 93 448 2 167 75 857 2469 222 428 75 346 

- 2 092 630 541 I 720 270 008 I 820 187 749 1880 172 784 2089 426 625 156 728 

- 696 467 664 536 170 938 605 143 919 643 152 807 694 352 396 142 871 

- 285 414 467 184 99 731 247 142 855 263 171 881 285 396 755 177 747 

- 103 970 402 33 27 858 92 3-49058 97 593 486 103 1 891 787 I 020891 - ()(} (X) ()() ()(} (Xl ()() (Xl (Xl 878 156 351 60 721 

1 10 9 cattlo and calves ______________________________ _ 10 to 19 cattle and calvo'-___________________________ _ 20 to 49 cattle and calvo'-___________________________ _ 

50 10 99 cattle and calvos ____________________________ _ 100 to 199 cattle and calvos __________________________ _ 

200 10 499 cattle and calvo'-_________________________ _ 500 to 999 cottle and calves __________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 cattle and calvos-______________________ _ 2.500 caHIe and calves or mare _______________________ _ 

No cattle and colvas ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 013 I 922 866 14 013 915 381 11 529 519 822 12 077 487 663 12 907 I 371 83-4 527 959 - 2388 40 961 2 388 5 051 1 649 12931 I 679 22 979 I 387 40 599 14 779 

- 1 516 32 931 1 516 10053 1 302 10 351 I 331 12 527 I 448 35 31 I 13 067 - I 863 56 812 1 863 25 700 I 515 16968 1 623 14 144 1 863 41 047 14369 - 1 467 76 879 1 467 3-4 451 I 209 21 538 1303 20 890 I 43-4 58 217 20 441 - I 799 173 930 1 799 68 007 1 508 66 557 1 627 39 366 I 799 165 560 67 381 - 2314 330 870 2 314 158 43-4 1 999 91 800 2066 80 636 2 312 221 944 81 020 - 1 591 423 951 1 591 212 743 1 411 111 638 I 462 99 570 1 591 271 498 101 778 - 881 493 626 881 251 450 775 119656 812 122 520 879 320 111 120461 - 160 185 483 160 98 652 136 44 041 145 42 790 160 113477 43 518 - 3-4 107 423 3-4 50 840 25 24 3-42 29 32 241 34 104 070 51 146 o. 3 240 I 251 295 (X) ()() 2019 489 311 2445 761 984 3 585 2 354 016 I 196 136 

Farms with caws and heifers thol had calved inventory _____ _ 1 to 4 cows ________________________________________ _ 

20 ~~;a9,9'7:.;,_. to 29 COWL ==== _____________________________________ == ==== ====== ==== == == ==== == ====== === _ 

30 10 49 cows ______________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 COWL _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 COWL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 caws ____________________________________ _ 500 10 999 COWL ___________________________________ _ 

1.000 cows or more _________________________________ _ No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 537 I 794 233 12 537 858 973 10418 479 187 11 026 456 073 11 808 1 301 835 503 396 - 1 731 22 188 1 731 5 210 1 276 7 543 1 289 9 435 1 059 15836 5492 - 1 413 29 062 1 413 10 596 1 208 9 202 I 236 9 264 1 360 32 103 11 647 - 1 793 58 957 I 793 27 344 1 471 17 548 1 586 14065 1 793 41 165 14446 - 1 404 78094 1 404 35 490 1 152 21 399 1 252 21 205 I 404 59 513 21 007 - I 718 171 489 1 718 66 726 1 43-4 65 747 1 567 39 016 1 718 163092 66 591 - 2061 302 562 2061 143 828 1 762 81 655 1 859 77 079 2 059 210 935 77 505 - 1 418 385 111 I 418 192 199 1 247 99 131 1 314 93 781 I 418 257 784 97 276 - 813 462 993 813 232 628 714 111 384 756 118 981 811 308 812 116 792 - 152 176 354 152 94 112 129 41 236 138 41 006 152 108 525 41 493 - 3-4 107 423 3-4 50 840 25 24 3-42 29 32 241 3-4 104 070 51 146 - 4716 1 379 928 1 476 56 408 3 130 529 946 3 496 793 574 4684 2 424 015 1 220 698 

Farms with be.f cow Inventory __________________________ _ 1 to 4 beef caws ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows ____________________________________ _ lOla 19 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 beef cows __________________________________ _ 30 to 49 beef°cows _________ . ________________________ _ 50 10 99 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 beef cows ________________________________ _ 200 to 499 beef cow'-_______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 beef COWL _______________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows ar mare _____________________________ _ No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Soles, 1978-AII forms 

Cottle 

Cattle and calves 

Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Soles Sales Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) Farms Number 

- 16492 3 725 850 1 724094 13197 3 293 408 1 612 654 2 417 2271 840 - 2024 5 151 1 727 1 516 3424 1 321 422 895 - 1 873 12528 3893 1 328 6747 2514 213 1 134 

- 2476 34 462 10 734 1 866 19143 6947 224 1 685 - 3 714 117 135 36 515 2817 59 748 22 386 319 5571 

- 2548 176 960 56 913 2 118 98430 36 977 267 11 451 

- 1 722 235 529 79 815 1 535 149921 57409 259 21 792 

- 1 317 399 113 146034 1 218 299 556 120 107 311 73971 

- 818 2 744 972 1 388 463 797 2656439 1 364 993 382 2 155 141 

- 449 303 250 119 136 433 254 270 106 809 149 83 035 

- 369 2 441 722 1 269 326 364 2402 169 1 258 184 233 2 072 106 

fanns with soles of cottle and calve,-__ 1 to 4 cottle ond colves ___________ _ 

5 to 9 cattle ond colves ___________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves _________ _ 20 to 49 cottle and calves _________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle ond calves _________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle and calves _______ _ 

200 to 499 cottle and calves _______ _ 500 cattle and calves or more ______ _ 500 to 999 cottle and calves _____ _ 

1,000 cattle cnd calves or more __ _ 

Forms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 

- 11 808 1 301 835 503 396 9299 951 803 411 715 1 402 384 157 1 to 4 beef cows _________________ _ 

- 1 059 15 836 5492 626 12 163 4653 188 2329 5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ - 1 360 32 103 11 647 1 030 22636 9546 149 10 497 10 to 19 beef COWL ______________ _ 

- 1 793 41 165 14446 1 315 26794 10 882 186 6302 20 to 29 beef cows _______________ _ 

- 1 404 59 513 21 007 1 055 40 523 16312 128 9756 30 to 49 beef cows _______________ _ 

- 1 718 163092 66 591 1 329 130492 58 362 169 81 224 50 to 99 beef cow'-______________ _ 

- 2059 210 935 77 505 I 666 144 880 60 018 237 51 966 100 to 199 beef cows _____________ _ 

- I 418 257 784 97 276 I 206 181 802 77 406 201 71 405 200 to 499 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 811 308 812 116 792 704 221 959 93 105 112 64 133 500 to 999 beef cows _____________ _ 

- 152 108 525 41 493 141 78456 33 269 23 19199 1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ - 34 104 070 51 146 27 92098 48 162 9 67346 No beef cows ______________________ _ 

- 4684 2 424 015 1 220 698 3 898 2 341 605 1 200 939 1 016 1 687 708 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Total hogs and p;gs ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 25 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 500 or mare ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978_ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978_ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other hogs and pigs -------------------- ---------l~~t 

NocMr pigs soIL ______________________ ---------lm= 

LItt.rs of pigs farrowed belwttn-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Otc. 1 of preceding Veor and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ott. 1 of preceding veor and May 31 ___________ 1978_ - 1974_ - June 1 and Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Inventory 

All farms 

Farms Number 

4 199 390 600 3013 291 342 

2409 19 338 I 769 13342 

538 18350 

409 13854 

476 32 072 

332 22652 

369 49334 

195 25 840 

270 77 586 

203 59270 

137 193920 105 156 384 

83 56 798 

31 42425 

20 61 045 

3 33652 

2583 59641 

(NA) (NA) 

3 784 330959 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

2669 76592 

1 970 54 770 

2 290 38 222 

I 638 27446 

2 170 38 370 I 540 27 324 

Forms with safes of All forms $2,500 or more 

Farms Number Forms Number 

3068 376 561 3 700 675 895 

2341 282 574 2844 586425 

1 455 13444 1 460 14 515 I 182 9455 1 178 12180 

411 14292 689 23093 

349 11 783 447 15 715 

451 30400 521 35973 

309 21 096 387 26453 

366 48 869 402 55693 

195 25840 358 49274 

269 (0) 362 109 470 

202 (0) 273 85037 

136 (0) 266 437 151 

104 (0) 201 397 766 

83 56 798 128 87 142 30 (0) 95 125 559 

20 61 045 30 84 781 

3 33652 13 139 669 

I 939 56354 (X) (X) 

1 382 35338 (X) (X) 

2 799 320207 (X) (X) 

2 160 247236 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 1 190 190621 (X) (X) 926 158601 

2064 74205 (X) (X) 

1 619 53 135 (Xl (X) 

1 828 37047 (X) (Xl 

I 380 26603 (X) (X) 

1 756 37 158 (X) (X) 

I 287 26532 (X) (X) 

Soles ($1,000) 

1 222 794 

402 

460 

762 2368 

5333 

9986 

34 684 1 166 779 40 615 1 128164 

197 272 

1 019 

5214 

2813 

4818 

41 055 26299 

35815 

31835 

10 370 

38 033 1 025525 

Soles 

Soles ($1,000) 

56 450 

(NA) 

I 226 

(NA) 

1 951 

(NA) 

2860 

(NA) 

4664 

(NA) 

9254 

(NA) 

36494 (NA) 

7269 

10805 

6997 

11 423 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

7086 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Sales Farms Number ($1,000) 

9 172 432442 11l 441 796 1 727 406 1 157 5781 1 379 1 535 15319 3 787 2403 57387 14130 

1 580 78530 19936 959 65 608 22 406 

556 99 557 25927 186 68 533 23470 

132 48 980 12327 

54 39 553 11143 

7 194 350032 91 682 

540 3673 839 

851 9467 2 101 

1 134 14371 3564 

682 18990 4695 

1 068 32600 8230 

1 308 66 055 17 488 

842 75982 19870 

469 86 853 23687 

82 30 069 8224 

18 11 972 2983 

1 978 82410 19 759 

Forms with soles of $2,500 

or more 

Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

3015 663 694 55637 

2350 576 066 35081 

917 9627 870 798 8443 495 

576 19630 1 764 

359 12593 761 

499 34 563 ,2822 

366 25078 1 464 

397 55 164 4654 

355 48 799 3069 

361 (0) (0) 

272 (0) 5391 

265 (0) (0) 

200 (0) 23902 

128 87142 7269 

94 (0) (D) 

30 84 781 6997 

13 139669 11 423 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

919 185 667 6939 

724 154 395 3 796 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (Xl 

14 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory. 

1 to 9 hogs and pigs __ 

10 10 24 hogs and pigs _ 

251099 hog; ond pig;. _ 

100 10 199 hogs and pigs. 

200 10 499 hogs and pigs .. 

500 10 999 hogs ond pigs-_ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or morc 

No hogs and pigs 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold _ 

I 10 9 hogs and pigs_ 

10 to 49 hogs and pigs _ 

50 to 99 hogs and pigs. _ 

100 10 199 hogs and pigs 

200 10 499 hogs and pigs 

50010999 hogs and pigs .. __ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more No hogs and pigs _, _ _ 

Forms by lifters farrowed I litter ___ ._ 

2104 litters __ 

5109 litters 

1010 19 litters 

20 to 49 litters _ 

50 to 99 litters 

100 to 199 litters 

200 litters or more 

No lifters _ 

Forms by litlers farrowed 

1 litter _ 

2 to 4 lit1ers 

) 10 9 !illers _ 

1010 19 lifters 

20 10 49 IiIters 

50 10 99 litters 

100 10 199 litters 

200 litters or more . _ . 

Inventory, 1978 . All forrn~ p Sok-s 19/13 AU f{Jrrn~ 

Used or 10 be u,ed Olio.., hog' ond p'g; Hog' ond p'g; ., I feeder P"J' sold 

for breeding I 

1--------+--------+------ Soles Snle') 

Forms Number r arms Number 1 Forms Number (i.1 ,000) i f (J(ms Number ($ t ,000) 

Hogs and pigs 

forms Number 

4 199 

I 635 

774 

I 014 

369 

270 

83 

54 

(X) 

3 294 

528 

I 277 

494 

381 

354 

174 

136 

905 

2 581 

342 

740 

"47 

366 

363 

175 

88 

65 

I 618 

390 6001 6 183 

12 555 

50 422 

49 334 

77 586 

56 798 

137 122 

(X) 

386 915 

5 129 

31 259 

26 997 

37 497 

62 242 

42 544

1 181 747 

3 685 

307 805 

2 736 

14 487 

14 510 

21 970 

44 697 

43 830 I 42 223 

123902i 

82 7951 

2 583 

698 

567 

731 

266 

209 

70 

42 

(X) 

2 759 

218 

901 

381 

281 

211 

101 

106 

324 

2 528 

330 

123 

430 

358 

360 

174 

88 

65 

55 

59 6411 

I 989 

3 913 

9 368 

8 537 

I I 267 

7 651 

16 9161 

(X) 

58 9891 951 

6 191 

1 ~j~1 9 784 

6 896 

24 936 I 652 

59 497 

799 

4 104 

3 204 

4 798 

9 117. 

8 538 I 8 408 

70 534 I 144 

3 784 

I 335 

693 

989 

361 

269 

83 

54 

(X) 

7 966 

480 

I 103 

.153 

351 

332 

116 

131 

818 

2 167 

736 

590 

376 

326 

333 

159 

84 

63 

! 61/ 

330 959 I 4 794 

8 647 I 4 I 0541 40 797 

66 319 

49 147 

120 2061 

(X) 

327 926 I 4 178 I 75 062 

22 5011 31 762 

57 458 

35 648 I 156 311 

7~! ~~~ I I I 3061 17122 

35 58S 

35 292 I 33 815 

103 368 i 82 6)1 I 

3 294 

772 

712 

I 014 

369 

770 

83 

54 

406 

3 100 

135 

1 414 

521 

402 

367 

128 

138 

IX) 

2 390 

177 

617 

4/6 

376 

365 

1/6 

88 

65 

I 305 

659 057 

14 719 

28 409 

80 135 

83 729 

126 012 

99 453 

??6 500 

16 838 

675 895 

3 055 

34 553 

35 973 

55 693 

109 470 

87 142 

3~O 009 

(X) 

531 299 

I 503 

17 557 

/'1 014 

33 134 

68 284 

19 055 

80 768 

728 989 

14..1 596 

! 54 878 I I 135 I I 939 

~ ~~~ I 10 569 

8 878 

19 2,7 I I 512 

56 450 I 297 

2 886 

7 860 

·1 66<1 

') 2)4 

I ')69 

79 776 I (XI 

41 6311 

III 

: ~~~ I / -111 

) 34') 

6 78) I 6 416 

1/ 868 i 

I·) 81? I 

1 114 

72? 

753 

381 

104 

98 

31 

19 

I 190 

19 

487 

719 

155 

1 Ii? 

50 

58 

{XI 

I 189 

M 

310 

?'.J7 

192 

197 

84 

·'8 

36 

I 

188 266 

4 186 

12 881 

29 77) 

19 971 

35 308 

73 758 

67 887 

7 355 

190 671 

386 

8 34fJ 

1 I 411 

J4 ')8~ 

')<"\ 611 

10,1 020 

(X, 

190 019 

-116 

4 389 

8 2/,: 

1/ ,1';.8 

?l 675 

/.t J08 

')9 ~~-i ') 

86 16·) 

(0' 

I 0041 

134 

465 1 :ml 9?S 

7 391 I 87 

I 0861 

14 I 

,ml 909 

~i (;ij3 I 

(X) I I 086 

14 

~09 

~~: I 860 

890 I I 129 

:I 321 i 

(OJj 

Llilers of P'9s forrowed belween Dec. I, 1977, and Nov 30 1978 - All form, ~ 

~--------------T-O-IO-I--------------+_------D-ec-.-I-,-'-9-71-,-a-n-d-M_0_y_3_1_,_1_9_78. ______ +I ______ J_u_n'_'_'_. _19_7_8_,_O'_"_f_N_av __ 3~ Forms 

2 669 

351 

772 

476 

376 

365 

176 

88 

65 

Number 

76 092 

35 I 

2 3351 3 184 

5 055 

10 784 

I I 605 I II 94; i 31 333, 

Forms 

2 290 

243 

591 

422 

350 

356 

175 

88 

65 

Number 

38 222 

743 

: ~*; I 2 5351 :) 214 

5 636 I 6 046 i 15 691 

f(Jrtl\~ 

2 170 

lU8 

6)/ 

'17.1 

J)O 

35? 

1/_1 

88 

6) 

Number 

3H 370 

108 

1 2lJ 

I 1891 2 520 ) )/'0 

') C/o? I 5 899 

1) 6-121 

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of .-

Sheep and lambs __ 

Ewes' year old or older __ 

Sheep and lambs sold __ 

Sheep ond lambs shorn __ 

Vuluc of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool __ 

_ __ forms_ 

number _ 

.. __ . farms_ 

number. 

_ __ forms, 

number _ _ _______ forms_ 

number 

pounds of wooL _ __ .,_forms 

$1.000 

Inventory, 

All forms 

1918 

I 807 

805 268 

I 579 

397 706 

I 764 

I 31 I 916 

I 577 

I 123 801 

7 513 077 

I 824 

88 865 

1978 -All forms 

Sheep and lombs Ewes I year old or 

older 

forms with sheep ond lambs inventory __ _ 

I 10 24 sheep and lambs _ _ _ 

25 10 99 sheep and lambs _ 

100 10 299 sheep and lambs _ 

300 10 999 sheep and lambs _ 

1.000 '0 2,499 sheep and lambs 

2,500104,999 sheep ond lombs _ 

),000 sheep and lambs or more __ 

No sheep and lambs _ 

furms wilh ewes I year old or older inventory 

! 1024 ewes 

,5 10 99 ewes _ 

10010 199 ewes 

700 10 499 ewes 

500 10 999 ewes _ . 

1,000 10 2,499 ewes 

2,500 '0 4,999 ewes 

5,000 ewes or more 

No ewes 

Forms 

I 807 

759 

515 

198 

160 

109 

42 

24 

(X) 

I 579 

791 

391 

104 

120 

60 

77 

26 

10 

228 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Number 

805 268 

7 863 

23 913 

32 790 

85 557 

176 470 

148 543 

330 132 

(X) 

629 606 

38 705 

29 805 

21 307 

53 751 

69 871 

165 185 

III 587 

139 400 

175 662 

Forms Number 

I 579 391 706 

601 5 0181 502 16 325 

185 22 482 

147 56 935 

92 I I I 057 

34 93 666 

18 92 223 

(X) (X) 

I 579 397 706 

791 8 039 

391 18 237 

104 14 103 

1?0 36 710 

60 42 189 

77 118 573 

26 86080 

10 73 775 

(X) (X) 

19/4 

I 8761 985 019 

(NA)! 

INA) 

I 78·j 

I 397 797 

(NA) 

INA) 

(NA) 

INA) 

INA) 

Shcc pond lambs 

Forms Number 

I 645 I 263 194 

598 8 2461 515 18 968 

198 26 868 

1,9 70 5S1 

109 21 I 0091 42 147 802 

74 784 100 

119 48 122 I I 469 682 101 

687 68 12, 

39 I 26 239 

104 16 508 

120 43 861 

,9 86 I I? 

17 186 559 

26 84 241 

10 170 500 

295 629 759 

Forms Wllh soles 01 ~2.)O(l Or" llluN' 

I<),R 1()/..l 

I Jf,8 I 11' 141 UJ'> '/1l'i I;) 

I 203 I )) 1 

N() '1/.\ . ~/J \ .111 

I .l/f, I : I.' 

I 3(J<:' Of,,' I ';I!U 1':/) 

I :->:"., I )1.' 

I II') It); 'i',', .'(1' 

I ·I.U (-,)1 ! 111 iL'; 

I .I(\(l I 1"" 

t-ltl ·)~.l '. (1'), 

Sales. 19/8 All !tlllll·., 

ShcC'D and lumhs "horn I Sh,',·p 

iurllb .... (lI,d , ..... )(,1 

Pound .... ;),dt· .... 

Forms Number ()t wool fUlI1\\ c5>I,fIO()\ 

I )77 I 092 38 I 1 )90 JH) I l(l') HI, n·,·\ 53 I 5 909 ) I BWII ('''1 ,IHH 

sal 20 '»)0 ISh .)<)<:, " I', I :>'," 

18) 2 I 720 ),Ill -Uf, lilH I I.~(l 

141 63 006 )(,<) <)1.1 I nO l,i/ll 

98 IIlI I!? I ,1.10 "161 tu') 1.1 6·\.\ 39 139 990 I 1/'-, ') I:) .1.' ') fl.!-I 

21 60,1 780 I 6.1', <)')0 :'·1 ',I 'no 5) 31 <11-1 """, I' I Il') .' H:' 1 ! I 481 661 176 " ~)'I:' ;~~.; I ~ I :"J: ~ .\() ,lJ·J 

693 Sol 821 .I 1'/ .1161 Il' " \ ~·I 

391 711 137 );11 'n·, .1'/1 I 1'-,'.' 

104 II 14/\ 1,19 -J.\,\ 1 U·l I 09 \ 

120 40 282 3.)8 :U) I I/O ' 11:'1 60 79 6/9 6/0 0·19 00 , lA', 

17 180 691 1 ):)(J I ,I,~ II I'.' f,tH 

26 94 789 901 909 )A " IN 

10 165 480 I 067 000 I 10 11 :lll! 96 467 675 2 793 :'46 i :WI ,I''' .l.1l i 

COLORADO 15 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ forms_ 

- number_ - Mules, burros, and dOnkeys ______________________ ~~::= -

- number. - MInk and their pelts ___________________________ j~::= -

- number_ 

$1,000_ -

-

Colonie. of bee. -------------___________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Honey sold (pounds) ----- ________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Goots _________________________________________ farms. 

number _ 

$1,000_ Angora goots _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Mohair sold (pounds) ________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Milk goots ___________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1,oo(L Goots milk sold (gallons) _____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,oo(L Other goots _________________________________ • forms_ 

number_ 

$l,oo(L 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Chinchillas and their pefts _________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ 

Worms (see text) ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ All other livestock _______________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock products __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Table 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sol.s 

farms ($1,000) 

AU PAlMS 

Catfish _______________________________ _ Traut ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bolt fllh ___________________ _ Otlltr flah _____________________________ _ 

Other aquacultural praducta ______________ _ 

PARMS WITH SAUS Of $2,500 

01 MOl. 

Catfilh _______________________________ _ Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bolt fllh ___________________ _ Other fllh _____________________________ _ 

Other aquacultural productl ______________ _ 

16 COLOIADO 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I (0) 

27 854 2 (0) 

4 (0) 

- -

1 (0) 

24 850 

- - 3 (0) 

- -

Inventory Soles 

Fanns with sales of $2,500 ar mare Fanns with sales of $2,500 ar more 

All fanns, 1978 1978 1974 All tonn s, 1978 1978 1974 

11 018 7857 5588 2 767 1 678 982 69648 48 799 38 058 10241 7749 5312 (Xl (J() (J() 8400 7225 3006 581 406 237 106 91 24 1 359 950 547 286 256 88 ()O (J() (J() 30 25 13 8 6 4 5 5 4 (0) (0) 10813 (0) (0) 9209 (Xl ()O (X) (0) (0) 146 

319 183 97 17 16 6 44 942 43 011 39 018 8708 (0) 832 (J() (Xl (X) 228 (0) 16 (Xl (Xl (J() 211 131 72 (J() (J() (Xl 2 954 948 2868826 2938 931 (J() (Xl (Xl 1 516 1 465 1403 

539 263 96 162 58 36 

2971 1 910 I 319 1 857 976 539 (J() (Xl (J() 58 24 8 

10 7 2 2 1 - 32 23 17 (0) (0) - (J() (Xl (J() (0) (0) - (X) (J() (J() 9 6 2 (J() (J() (X) 144 72 95 (Xl (J() (J() (Z) (Z) (Z) 

264 138 43 102 34 12 

I 888 I 212 725 1 151 410 250 

(Xl (J() (J() 42 11 4 (J() (J() (J() 29 13 14 (X) (J() (X) 57 259 54 395 70646 

(Xl (J() (X) 137 131 157 

271 122 60 61 25 25 

I 051 675 577 (0) (0) 289 (J() (J() (X) (0) (0) 4 

650 202 48 459 67 20 

16 157 3898 852 28 126 9426 I 934 (Xl (J() (X) 84 41 4 

10 2 4 12 2 4 

I 644 (0) 262 851 (0) 181 (J() (J() (J() 17 (0) 4 

34 17 (HA) 23 16 (HAl 

261 232 (HA) 64 538 61 895 (HAl 

(J() (J() (J() 280 273 (HAl 

25 18 150 13 10 31 

(Xl (Xl (X) 66 63 2662 (X) (J() (X) 12 9 (HAl 

(Xl (J() (X) 9 6 (HA) 

Any Only pounds Only number Acres under water for fish production 

Soles Sales 

Farms Pounds Farm, Number Forms Pounds ($1.000) Forms Humber ($1,000) Forms Acres 

- - I (0) - - - I (0) (0) I (0) 

24 574413 3 (0) 24 574413 840 3 (0) 14 25 149 

I (0) 2 (0) - - - I (0) (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) (0) I (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) - (J() - (Xl (NA) - (Xl (NA) - -

- - 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

21 568 153 3 (0) 21 568 153 836 3 (0) 14 22 148 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (J() - (J() - (J() (NA) - (Xl (NA) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irrigoled land 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for all purposes _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grozed ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 162 976 563 (X) 5939 945 737 5912 972 254 ()() 5704 942027 

- 6 378 762 422 ()() (NA) (NA) 6 135 7UJ402 ()() 5877 726002 

- 4704 722 540 78 477 896 4540 699 820 4533 720 646 78 363 810 4381 698 129 

- 4649 534 020 50 167 216 (NA) (NA) 4496 532899 50 122 112 4332 507 104 

- 3 318 253 416 4 666 489 3 215 245 543 3 231 (0) 4638 736 3 135 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 383 222 410 3 816 553 3296 216362 

- 16 UJ7 (X) 13 374 14 (0) ()() 11 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 139 5093 ()() 85 2536 

Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (Ions, green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 033 385 352 (X) 990 107 295 1 939 381 790 ()() 954 106 789 

- 2391 383 840 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 296 381 792 ()() 966 83 356 

- 1 6D9 338423 10 326 553 804 95 127 1 544 335 352 10 290 064 781 94777 

- 1 484 271 084 7 743 310 (NA) (NA) 1 4UJ 270 729 7 732 588 796 70 162 

- 450 25 445 218 127 264 11 163 433 25 186 217 159 256 11 053 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 327 21 339 141 232 lUJ 6671 

- 142 14624 21 532 24 636 131 (0) 20 991 19 590 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 755 66 421 71 935 88 3938 

- 78 68UJ (X) 14 369 76 (0) ()() 14 369 

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 266 23 303 ()() 66 2585 

Wheat for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels). __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for grain _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 410 2 481 934 55 148 324 1 413 134 292 6999 2 463 388 54 882 017 1 355 133 780 

- 8 853 2 836 553 70 089 495 (NA) (NA) 8541 2 830 925 69988 489 1 771 126779 

- 1 318 40 559 1 877 102 1 056 25 971 1 125 38148 1 791 147 895 24229 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 145 27790 1 221 536 832 17~ 

- 2 796 223 962 12 716 276 2 202 168 303 2658 221 394 12 640 892 2 109 167032 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 707 195 150 9 718 364 2 135 151 2UJ 

- 29 I 555 29 735 8 289 28 (0) (0) 8 289 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 3655 72 381 14 387 

- 349 43 392 ()() 34 1 535 329 42423 ()() 28 I 508 

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 335 29 263 ()() 31 955 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 67 3 145 75 718 62 3064 64 3 122 75 223 61 (0) 

- 12 324 7 755 (NA) (NA) 9 316 7636 9 251 

Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) ___________________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 406 52 716 13 371 4D9 406 52 716 379 526D9 13 355 889 379 526D9 

- 451 43 9UJ 9 871 764 (NA) (NA) 414 43 895 9 863 923 408 43 884 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) __________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 15 438 1 436453 3 036 827 12 216 I 126 709 12369 1 365 639 2941 332 9706 1 071 985 

- 13 873 1 345920 2 794 761 (NA) (NA) 11798 1 295 615 2 714 942 8899 984 435 

Affoffo hoy (tons, dry) __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 11343 771 854 2 121 145 10 074 685 299 9062 729 7UJ 2053 085 8 112 650 358 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8991 714 011 1 899 335 7558 600 6D9 

- 3003 245 875 336 988 1 752 146 529 2463 232 335 322 255 1 357 136 947 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 288 675 421 593 (NA) 185 545 

field seed crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 126 10889 ()() 82 3 793 111 10 628 ()() 71 3655 

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 220 7664 ()() 154 4065 Mallo seed (pounds). __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 86 3 870 482 755 68 2 756 76 3776 476963 UJ 2680 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 152 3792 421 061 113 2 725 Red clover seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see textL __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 741 32 363 (X) 741 32363 662 32 243 ~I 662 32243 

- 628 22 911 (X) (NA) (NA) 540 22 621 530 22456 Sweet com ___________________________________ 1978_ - 186 39UJ (X) 186 39UJ 146 3914 ()() 146 3 914 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 115 2620 ()() 113 2610 Tomatoes ____________________________________ 1978_ - 144 I 101 ()() 144 1 101 121 I 092 (X) 121 I 092 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 148 806 (X) 146 795 Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978_ - 29 412 ()() 29 412 23 410 (X) 23 410 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 41 446 (X) 41 446 

land in orchards ________________________________ 1978_ - 973 12708 ()() 973 12 708 469 9331 ()() 469 9331 

1974_ - 778 12327 (X) (NA) (NA) 466 11 024 (X) 454 10836 Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978_ - 677 7456 41 174 707 (NA) (NA) 341 5568 40 110 392 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 324 6402 39 922 654 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 433 2877 11 984001 (NA) (NA) 210 2 122 11 714 637 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 225 2644 20 655 923 (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ______________________ 1978_ - 121 94 83 577 (NA) (NA) 39 31 44 652 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32 93 38000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries ________________________________________ 1978_ - 29 16 ()() 25 12 16 7 ()() 13 6 1974_ - 14 3 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) 3 2 Strawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978_ - 18 8 11 334 15 6 9 4 6 110 7 3 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products __________________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________________ 1978_ - 495 9 832 (X) 396 9 318 445 9 709 ()() 358 9 197 

- 2099 240 104 (X) (NA) (NA) 2062 239091 00 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 17 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigated Port of crop irrigated None of crop Irrigated 

Average Average Ave~e yield Acres Acres not yield vied Forms Acres per acre Farms irrigated Irrlgoted per acre Forms Acres per ocre 

All Fanns 

Com for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

Com for slloge or green chop (tons, green) _______________ _ Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ Wheat for grain (bushelsl- _____________________________ _ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________________ _ Rice (100-lb bags) ____________________________________ _ 

Soyboons for boons (bushels) ___________________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- 4496 690 427 111.1 44 9393 5310 86.9 164 17410 28.2 - 3 195 244 313 18.8 20 1 230 1 452 9.4 103 6421 a.l - 663 70 573 56.3 141 24554 32276 33.4 805 211 020 21.1 - 1 135 99 751 40.3 278 34541 113212 24.6 5997 2 234 430 21.3 - 1 042 25 484 57.5 14 487 583 37.8 262 14005 26.5 - 2 122 164087 67.8 80 4216 5189 43.3 594 50 470 23.4 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 62 3064 24.1 - - - - 5 81 21.8 

Dry field and seed boons (100-lb bags) ___________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 153 69024 17.5 13 I 207 574 13.7 254 79 613 3.2 

Cotton (bales) _______________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) ___________________________ _ 

Sugarcane for sugar <tonsL ____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 406 52 716 253.6 - - - - - - - - I 062 82 739 18.5 - - - - - - - AHolfo hoy (tons, dry) ________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - Small grain hay (tons, dryl-____________________________ _ 

Other tome dry hoy (see text) (tons, dryL ________________ _ Wild hoy (tons, dry) __________________________________ _ 

Gross silage and hoyloge (tons, green) ___________________ _ 

- 9602 649211 2.9 472 36088 21 848 2.0 1 269 64 707 1.4 

- 1 326 34 110 1.9 34 1 093 1 415 1.5 1 225 77 446 1.0 

- 1 659 139 293 1.7 93 7236 5 145 1.1 1 251 94201 0.9 

- 969 219 234 1.4 66 10974 7739 1.0 522 30 704 0.9 

- 283 17 188 9.0 8 309 261 10.5 60 3786 4.6 

Hay crops cut and fed green (tons. green) ________________ _ ~Ifo seed (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______________ _ land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

- 202 11 752 7.3 5 221 160 7.7 24 2332 6.0 

- 67 2 531 160.5 I (D) (D) (D) 18 839 72.9 

- 741 32363 (X) - - - ()() - - (X) 

- 973 12 708 (X) - - - ()() - - ()() 

- 15 6 1432.9 - - - - 3 2 1531.3 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Value of 

production production Forms Acres Quantity ($1.000) Farms Acres Quontity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 22 264 S 880 493 (X) 802 262 21 049 5956 865 (Xl 955208 Corn for groin or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

- 4704 722 540 7a 477 896 172 651 4649 534 020 50 167216 147993 Com for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ - 3 331 254 023 (Xl 74 761 3579 228 402 . ()() 58 643 Sorghums for groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ 

- I 609 338 423 10 326 553 18071 1484 271 084 7 743 310 20 520 

- 644 46 929 ()() 4 224 1 275 112756 <Xl 5898 Sorghums for silage or green chop or cut for dry forage or hay or hogged or grazed _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

- 7410 2481 934 55 148 324 151 658 8853 2 836 553 70089495 266 413 Other small grains for grain ____________________________ _ - (NA) 309 468 (X) 31 512 (NAl (NAl ()() 31 740 Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________ _ - 67 3 145 75 718 454 12 324 7 755 54 

- - - - - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - ~~~c~!~~~~dSJ - - - - - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL -== = == == ======== _________________________ == = == = =========== == === _ 

- 406 52 716 13371 409 35434 451 43 960 9871 764 33 663 

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

- 15 438 1 436 453 3 036 827 147 374 13 a73 1 345 920 2 794 761 131 131 

- 741 32363 ()() 34 423 628 22911 ()() 24245 973 12708 (X) 7680 778 12327 ()() 9538 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textJ-________________________ _ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________ _ Berrie. _____________________________________________ ~_ 29 16 (X) 12 14 3 (X) 2 

Other crops (including nursery and greenhouse producfs) _____ _ (NA) 260 825 (Xl 124 008 (NAl (NAl ()() 225 367 

18 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 

Com for all purposesl 

Acres harvested ------------------------------------- I to 14 acres ------------------------------------- 15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ------------------------------------ 50 to 99 acres -- -----------_________ -------------- 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres -----____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

For groin or seed (bushels)1 Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

I to 14 acres _________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 ocres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

-

Sorghums for 011 purposes: Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

For groin or seed (bushels): Acres harvested __________________________________ _ I to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

Wheot for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ______ • ____________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Oats for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Barley for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Dry field and ,eed beans (lOO-lb bogs), Acre. harvested ____________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acre. _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mOf& _______________________________ _ 

Irish potatal' (hundredweight), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

3.0 to 9.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10.0 to 24.9 acre. ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acre, ________________________________ _ 

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6 162 

630 

458 

989 

1 325 

1 743 

636 

268 

113 

4 704 

522 

382 

870 

991 

1 183 

M7 

219 

90 

2 033 

176 

180 

341 

404 

478 

263 

136 

55 

1 609 

118 

123 

262 

297 

402 

228 

129 

50 

7410 

465 

351 

678 

1 037 

1 855 

1 469 

1 068 

487 

1 318 

616 

279 

228 

120 

56 

13 

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2 796 

466 

451 

703 

532 

465 

126 

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1 420 

130 

178 

396 

3SO 

215 

92 

51 

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406 

17 

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35 

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79 

106 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1978 

Acres 

976 563 

5 156 

8631 

35479 

92930 

266 492 

212 689 

179644 

175 342 

722 540 

4262 

7 188 

30 881 

69344 

177 339 

149 402 

146 123 

138001 

385 352 

1 582 

3 396 

12 141 

28 189 

74957 

88 921 

93 752 

82414 

338 423 

1 089 

2 299 

9362 

20728 

62 283 

77 926 

89337 

75 399 

2481 934 

3 702 

6620 

24 100 

72 M5 299 375 

516 701 

723456 

835 535 

40 559 

4 832 

5 171 

7 733 

7 727 

7580 

3 776 

3740 

-

223 962 

4038 

8 SOl 

24477 

35669 

68 366 

42333 

28077 

12 SOl 

ISO 418 

1 238 

3398 

13 762 

23263 

32 113 

32 987 

33 561 

10096 

52 716 

7 

28 

210 

543 

1 302 

5 S07 

17 156 

17 111 

10852 

All fonns 

Irrigated land 

Quantity farms Acres 

(X) 5939 945 737 

()() 588 4847 

()() 432 8 121 

()() 940 33 579 

()() 1 280 89228 

(X) 1 704 259 399 

()() 621 204936 

()() 264 175 700 

(X) 110 169927 

78 477 896 4540 699820 

356 200 489 4016 

619081 367 6902 

2 897 165 832 29358 

7 183 824 961 67093 

lB 123 496 1 152 172 027 

15 791 852 436 144 359 

16 996 628 215 142 239 

16 509 6SO 88 133826 

(X) 990 107 295 

00 123 1 117 

()() 111 2017 

00 183 6 312 

()() 199 13078 

00 222 30029 

()() 90 24562 

00 43 18 733 

(X) 19 11 M7 

10 326 553 B04 95 127 

48 470 86 809 

81 489 79 1 414 

347032 147 5 177 

801 269 158 10401 

2 182 478 197 26639 

2 326 034 79 22 055 

2 545 659 41 18 125 

1 994 122 17 10 S07 

55 148 324 1 413 134 292 

127 046 304 2466 

206 205 183 3 428 

625 924 243 8085 

1 647 757 189 11 733 

6 759 197 212 26241 

11 568 552 149 33470 

16 341 252 91 24610 

17 872 391 42 24259 

1 877 102 1056 25971 

241 132 543 4234 

252 119 227 4 177 

407889 167 5569 

332 715 73 4680 

343 132 38 (D) 

155 275 7 1 726 

1M 840 1 (D) 

- - -

12 716 276 2 202 168303 

202 551 378 3318 

M1784 373 6966 

1 296 238 546 18 768 

1 883 403 407 26332 

3 856 879 355 49 <1M 

2 544 623 99 30738 

1 803 229 37 22 896 

687569 7 9641 

I 486 164 1 166 70231 

19549 120 1 158 

60 806 176 3356 

2M 345 382 13 279 

384 829 313 20604 

400 040 1M 19954 

190085 25 8031 

157 548 6 3849 

28962 - -

13 371 409 406 52 716 

1 451 17 7 

3327 18 28 

30917 45 210 

110 196 35 543 

287 1191 3B 

1 242 599 79 5 13021 S07 

4 208 444 106 17 156 

4 301 175 52 17 111 

3 186 181 16 10852 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigoted land 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

5 912 972 254 ()() 5 704 942027 

444 4048 ()() 412 3797 

433 8 184 ()() 409 7 707 

918 32841 966 34 691 ()() 

1 315 92 292 ()() 1 271 88 708 

1 700 (0) 1 739 (0) ()() 

634 (0) ()() 620 (0) 

268 179 644 ()() 264 175 700 

113 175 342 00 110 169927 

4533 720 646 78 363 810 4381 698 129 

383 3432 293 722 358 3236 

366 6903 601 665 353 6650 

859 30 508 2 881 591 822 29 025 

987 (0) (0) 958 (0) 

1 182 (0) (0) 1 151 (0) 

M7 149402 15 791 852 436 1M 359 

219 146 123 16 996 628 215 142 239 

90 138001 16 509 6SO 88 133826 

1939 381 790 ()() 954 106 789 

138 1 331 ()() 101 992 

168 3 181 00 104 1910 

318 11 340 00 178 (0) 

393 27456 00 197 (0) 

470 (0) 00 222 30 029 

261 (0) 00 90 24562 

136 93 752 ()() 43 18733 

55 82414 ()() 19 11 M7 

1 544 335 352 10 290 064 781 94777 

99 960 45 885 73 724 

113 2 122 76330 73 1 317 

2M 8 721 338 702 1M (0) 

289 20166 795 407 157 (0) 

394 (0) (0) 197 26639 

226 (0) (0) 79 22 055 

129 89337 2 545 659 41 18 125 

SO 75 399 1 994 122 17 10 S07 

6999 2 463 388 54 882 017 1 355 133 780 

351 3013 111 913 257 2 197 

300 5619 186 046 177 3315 

572 20 309 561 995 240 8018 

936 (D) (0) 188 (D) 

1 818 294289 6696962 211 (0) 

1 469 516 701 11 568 552 149 33 470 

1 066 (D) (D) 91 24610 

487 835 535 17 872 391 42 24 259 

1 125 38148 1 791 147 895 24 229 

473 3853 208 003 418 3386 

252 4706 235 654 204 3 787 

210 7 156 385 700 156 5 218 

116 (D) 327 883 72 (D) 

55 (D) (D) 37 (D) 

13 3776 155 275 7 1 726 

6 3 740 1M 840 1 (D) 

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2658 221 394 12 640 892 2 109 167032 

389 3 48B 182901 317 2895 

425 8029 422 956 356 6 673 

677 23627 1 277 657 533 (D) 

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M 28077 I 803 229 37 22 896 

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Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 062 82739 1 529 727 1 062 82739 1 052 82690 1 528 843 1052 82690 I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 44 397 7121 44 397 34 348 6 237 34 348 15to 24 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 124 2433 45 714 124 2433 124 2433 45 714 124 2433 25 to 49 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 322 11 479 221 049 322 11 479 322 II 479 221 049 322 II 479 SO to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 323 21 616 405401 323 21 616 323 21 616 405401 323 21 616 100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 197 28039 521 135 197 28039 197 28039 521 135 197 28039 2SO to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 46 14535 256 577 46 14535 46 14535 256 577 46 14535 500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) (0) 5 (0) 

- I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) 1 (0) 1.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 15438 1 436453 3 036 827 12216 1 126 709 12369 1 365 639 2941 332 9706 1 071 985 

- 2869 22 8SO 53081 2368 18 706 1 363 11633 31 109 1095 9281 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ I to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 2018 37903 87533 I 641 30392 1338 25426 67906 1066 20 038 

- 3324 114 999 269805 2608 87430 2 705 94724 245 775 2 133 72521 

- 3 181 215 172 503 023 2366 153 795 2987 202920 490 414 2233 145892 

- 2 798 410091 906220 2138 294499 2 742 402079 897 245 2096 288307 

IS to 24 ocr.s ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ocros ___________________________________ _ SO to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 872 289 160 599 843 752 234 771 861 285 628 595618 743 231 879 

- 282 181 705 334 951 251 154 388 281 (0) (0) 2SO (0) 

250 to 499 Qcres _________________________________ _ 500 to 999 Qcres _________________________________ _ 

1.()(X) acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 94 164 573 282 371 92 152 728 92 (0) (0) 90 (0) 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 15to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 11 343 771 854 2 121 145 10074 685299 9062 729 760 2053 085 8 112 6SO 358 

- 2549 20 197 52924 2235 17667 1 259 10570 32470 1 104 9341 

- 1 707 32016 84 343 1 S03 27923 I 206 22 863 68 692 1 070 20 132 

- 2646 91 038 255 089 2330 79002 2283 79 337 239 440 2033 69772 

- 2243 149 718 421 299 1 966 128360 2142 143 310 413 537 1 889 123 721 

- 1656 237 689 673 455 1 528 211 873 I 636 234 927 668 701 1 510 209 361 

250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

- 436 142425 382 050 413 129 769 431 (0) (0) 408 (0) 

- 86 53 593 128970 79 47527 85 (0) (0) 78 (0) 

-- 20 45 178 123015 20 43 178 20 45 178 123015 20 43 178 

- 741 32363 (X) 741 32363 662 32243 (Xl 662 32243 

- 61 24 (Xl 61 24 29 12 (Xl 29 12 

- 143 320 (X) 143 320 99 238 (Xl 99 238 

- 176 1 579 00 176 1 579 173 1 552 (X) 173 1 552 

- 91 I 669 (X) 91 1 669 91 1 669 (Xl 91 1 669 

-- 123 4 152 (Xl 123 4152 123 4 152 (Xl 123 4 152 

- 80 5333 (X) 80 5 333 80 5333 (Xl 80 5333 

- 49 7365 (Xl 49 7365 49 7365 (Xl 49 7 365 

- 11 3 678 (X) 11 3678 11 3678 (Xl 11 3678 

- 7 8245 (Xl 7 8 245 7 8245 (X) 7 8245 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres _______________________________ _ SO.O to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

2SO.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or morB _______________________________ _ 

- 973 12 708 (X) 973 12708 469 9331 (Xl 469 9331 

- 89 37 (X) 89 37 42 20 (Xl 42 20 

- 389 999 (X) 389 999 152 353 (Xl 152 353 

-- 287 2314 (X) 287 2314 116 1 043 (Xl 116 1 043 

- 94 1 779 (Xl 94 I 779 68 1 305 (Xl 68 1 305 

-- 62 2055 (X) 62 2055 46 1 560 (Xl 46 1 560 

-- 34 2 231 00 34 2231 27 1 757 (Xl 27 1 757 

- 15 2 144 (X) 15 2 144 15 2144 (X) 15 2 144 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

land in orchards: Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 

O.lto 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres _______________________________ _ SO.O to 99.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

2SO.0 to 499.9 acres ______________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 21 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

FARMS AND lAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ acres_ - Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ -

- Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ - Average - per ocre _________________________________ dollars--

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 10 $19.999 _________________________________________ _ $20.000 10 $39.999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70.000 10 $99.999 _____________________________________ _ $100.000 10 $149.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$ISO,OOO 10 $199.999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500.000 10 $999.999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: lond owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

acres- land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

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lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farmsocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 fa 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer faflow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

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Total woodland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farmsacres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

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While - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other roce5- ___________________________ number __ 

Full owners ________ . _________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

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22 COLORADO 

IExciudes abnormal forms, see lext] 

All forms 

TOlol Full owners 

29 554 16019 100.0 54.2 33 987 410 8 131 377 1 ISO 508 29 559 15915 11 311 553 3 725 830 382 677 234 108 330 456 

1 454 1 184 1 921 1 457 3 473 2 618 2 893 2 144 3 552 2 121 2 625 1 561 7 698 3309 3 587 948 2 356 573 

25 298 16019 22 604 846 9 123 726 13 647 112 13 131 201 59 047 3 213 2 047 1 748 637 1 051 396 

25 587 13 367 10 685 670 2 816 304 22 229 10957 5 873 014 1 547 555 

7 095 5 323 3 021 1 684 3 947 1 843 4 791 1 430 2 247 475 

882 163 246 39 

9 231 5 338 1 071 321 440 420 

1 905 747 177 492 51 400 2 689 1 093 

345 716 94 864 6 750 2 218 2 788 872 532 429 

4 575 2 220 429 255 149 636 

2 055 1 159 830 443 332 789 I 430 739 

626 538 198 582 

811 529 203 905 134 207 

12624 5469 

21 679 554 4 658 578 18 136 10 607 791 743 323 706 

1965B 10001 23 377 413 5 297 580 17 039 9277 3 435 628 I 162 065 

15 716 8 352 2 743 303 884 420 

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626 586 255 335 1 288 628 

65 739 22310 5 935 I 803 547364 107 606 

29 554 16019 16019 16019 

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28 978 15 657 

15 657 15 657 

8 970 - 4 351 - 576 362 

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9 112 

30.8 22 280 651 2445 

9 152 5 880 425 642 528 

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713 3 124 

2090 

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13 392 100 9 112 9 461 740 

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573 189 

8 4SO 6436049 

7913 3 462 519 

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862 105 539 

1 221 199 531 3 476 1 919 434 

I 603 231 935 

740 440 749 

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377667 230 63082 

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15 013 228 5467 

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7284 15 907 986 5206 1 722 437 

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Tenants Toiol Full owners Part owners Tenants 

4 423 22 568 10616 8 226 3 726 14.9 76.3 35.9 27.8 12.6 3 575 382 32 930 957 7 557 305 21 933 476 3 440 176 808 1 459 712 2 666 923 4492 22 570 10 509 8 235 3826 1 705 298 10 424 318 3 136 755 5690 699 1 596 864 379 630 461 866 298 482 691 038 417 371 448 315 413 260 438 

202 659 494 28 137 355 1 037 732 SO 255 458 2 029 1 401 273 355 344 1 732 1 175 292 265 598 2 536 1 395 640 SOl 351 2 153 1 185 648 320 1 265 6 701 2 723 2 868 1 110 549 3 412 859 2 033 520 370 2 311 545 1 403 363 

167 18989 10616 8226 147 89020 21 681 448 8 426 902 13 178 462 76084 4423 12 051 99 8226 3726 3610414 12 819 108 56 525 9288 166 3 474417 226 2566 1 499 869 198 124 052 1 569 599 926 122 533 152 110 325 

3 770 19 779 8 874 7665 3240 1 433 317 10 282 595 2 575 945 6 331 381 1 375 269 3 359 18304 7891 7361 3 052 862 940 5 773 693 1 480 897 3 443 367 849 429 

592 3647 2 534 736 377 504 2 676 1 481 760 435 827 3841 1 780 1 251 810 1 036 4 768 1 420 2 317 1 031 288 2 245 474 I 483 288 

94 881 163 625 93 18 246 39 189 18 

1 029 6 485 32SO 2 410 825 113 810 919 323 347 782 474669 96872 

296 1 654 560 822 272 20 553 166849 44 916 102 604 19329 

375 2 118 686 1 118 314 51 321 291 822 66 826 182 537 42459 1 056 6 239 I 885 3 388 966 337 009 2 729 101 504 893 1 901 767 322 441 

752 3483 I 386 I 496 601 47 684 401 807 130631 226 437 44 739 

156 1 431 670 646 115 56905 753 257 277 820 425 491 49946 114 I 074 488 504 82 

50 289 583 126 173 755 364 732 44 639 52 493 254 201 38 6 616 170 131 104065 60 759 5 307 

I 554 10 959 4331 5 288 1 340 

2 007 748 21 161 572 4 423 844 14 793 686 I 944042 

2 062 13 411 6 773 4 916 1 722 77 412 733 533 279 696 382 918 70919 

2 373 15 429 6860 6 575 I 994 

2 171 847 22 664 021 4 945 381 15633 087 2 085 553 2 556 13 395 6 386 4 715 2294 551 126 3 330 414 I 085 852 I 703 112 541 450 

2 402 12 697 5912 4 578 2207 479440 2683 146 840 894 1 369 391 472861 

479 3 783 2089 1 301 393 62 301 585 815 226 113 300401 59301 204 1 008 413 415 180 

9 385 61 453 18845 33 320 9 288 995 5 617 I 613 3 069 935 66 522 536 134 102 544 369 327 64 263 

4423 22 568 10616 8 226 3 726 

- 10616 10616 - - - 8 226 - 8 226 - 4423 3 726 - - 3 726 4 351 22 165 10395 8 107 3663 

- 10 395 10 395 - - - 8 107 - 8 107 - 4 351 3 663 - - 3 663 72 403 221 119 63 

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Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-(on. 

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FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ Partnership ________________________________________ - farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Familv held _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Morelhan 10 slockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms- - Oth.r Ihan fomilv held _____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Mor.lhon - 10 slockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ Not - on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by oge group: Under 25 veors ________________________________________ _ 2510 34 vears _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ -

- 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 5510 64 vears _________________________________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ - Average - age ___________________________________________ _ 

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Operators - of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: forming ______________________________________________ _ Olher ________________________________________________ _ -

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I to 99 dovs __________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 davs _______________________________________ _ - 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5. __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5. ________________________________________ _ 

140 10 179 ocre5. ________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 10 259 ocre5. ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5. ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL ClASSIFICATION 

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Cosh groin farms (011 ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain farms (013) _____________________ _ 

Cation forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish palata, hoV, peonul, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and lree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Hortlcullurol speclolly forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primorilv crop (019) _________________________ _ 

liveslock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specially (021) _ eeef cotlle forms, except feedlols (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and e~g forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal '[:,10 Iy farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General rms, primarilv /lveslock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

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All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

13 865 7399 

5 578 108 14 159 782 

1 469 1 161 

1 326 685 4 139 189 

538 487 

1 057 684 3 223 739 

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524 470 

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104 654 572 866 

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12 002 7 275 

2563 1 269 

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1 740 1 134 

3 247 1 939 

3 807 2 405 

4040 2 303 

2864 1 229 

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15 017 8824 

1 002 288 

460 164 

7445 6 726 

8 574 2 386 

5 873 4 625 

1 539 1 443 

1 453 756 

6434 1 833 

2 869 56 

3463 439 

588 169 

1 055 257 

668 231 

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391 285 

442 255 

1 960 1 126 

1 462 1 462 

1 006 1 818 

855 2 787 

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651 394 

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5 145 3580 

364 214 

496 29 

1 161 228 

238 116 

16019 9 112 

1 115589 1 160202 

196 245 

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605 1 033 

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1 681 1 672 

1 953 1 159 

2076 816 

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Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

3 671 18389 8 775 6584 3030 

2 389 991 21 285 896 5 091 992 13 921 981 2 271 923 

565 2 812 1 199 1 098 515 

637 476 5 961 296 1 275 778 4 064 109 621 409 

148 1 138 510 483 145 

420 653 4666 388 1 029 787 3 216 619 419982 

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25 136 78 33 25 

118646 790 477 101 779 570 052 118646 

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23 113 61 29 23 

14 93 54 28 11 

8 616 226 900 57969 160 715 8 216 

2 631 16 523 7 761 6543 2 219 

1 503 4 212 1 790 1 156 1 266 

529 783 219 88 476 

1 264 2964 989 962 1 013 

852 4 448 2069 1 683 696 

747 5 407 2 547 2 1910 661 

681 5 517 2 757 2 180 580 

3SO 3 449 2035 1 114 300 

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4 239 21 685 9999 8024 3662 

184 883 617 202 64 

78 413 238 133 42 

2909 15 582 6302 6 539 2 741 

1 514 6986 4314 1 687 985 

1 868 10890 4 774 4 442 1 674 

773 3 264 1 156 1 373 735 

4SO 1 930 893 664 373 

1 172 5 287 3 189 1 309 789 

306 1 472 1 251 24 197 

491 1 979 1 SOl 197 281 

113 523 346 96 81 

205 1 079 728 179 172 

225 789 470 144 175 

439 1 521 959 181 381 

229 756 296 253 207 

202 763 356 216 191 

860 3 358 1 609 1 000 749 

609 3 276 1 301 1 405 570 

418 3 142 962 1 776 404 

326 3 910 837 2 755 318 

1 3SO 5 749 1 924 2 569 1 256 

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659 2 453 1 271 600 582 64 286 113 112 61 13 239 194 40 5 51 392 309 33 50 286 776 208 331 237 

1 597 11 179 5689 4 178 1 312 1 115 8 168 3 926 3320 922 142 697 348 208 141 11 95 77 10 8 205 602 441 91 70 45 100 42 54 4 

4423 22 568 10616 8 226 3 726 318 087 2 586 536 1 109998 1 159 220 317 318 

60 501 196 245 60 132 1 093 337 624 132 318 1 956 605 1 033 318 829 4491 1 495 2 167 829 664 4 017 1 681 1 672 664 666 3 778 1 953 1 159 666 610

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Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

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VAlUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

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36 0166 

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-

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- 7627 

80 294 

418 29 964 

737 34392 174 28 672 

493 

6896 41 4 181 

494 58 766 

211 55 324 

1 414 

64 901 

485 49086 

1 665 

58 323 

59 57294 

1 091 

82 131 

527 76844 

16473 1 720867 

3264 1 594 851 

3695 

56224 268 

37 312 

1 818 88 793 

206 82080 

3 576 12242 

48 4014 

12 692 

949284 

7855 

2 165 1 232 

1 44D 

20279 

465 293 

15 184 3 179 1 044 

872 

8254 

709 188 103209 

7399 

646 

209 

6579 

1 012 

383 

280 

All lanns 

full owners Port owners 

4055 5 142 78341 196352 466 1 407 44 280 143 630 633 1 307 7 185 25 311 

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- - - -

- - - - 3804 2356 28051 32 174 126 178 8315 13 567 294 296 6438 20404 37 109 4441 18021 

408 72 

5 336 1 444 31 9 3293 (0) 

382 58 42789 9329 ISO 34 4D 116 8997 

349 535 15 724 32253 117 241 12204 26935 

1 188 347 

SO 081 1 871 SO 4 49367 1 614 S64 359 4D 257 31779 

249 205 37 361 30 394 8 112 6285 787 648 780 606 

1 051 1822 732464 724 705 

2 118 1 109 25897 22327 126 110 

16474 15 728 

1 028 581 26722 28963 

65 103 23092 26485 2 297 907 8306 2 701 

37 6 2984 585 

6428 4498 

462 134 387 412 

4479 2327 

977 848 464 604 

508 719 

10956 6 718 243 396 172 370 

8 975 4322 1 166 1 525 

418 495 397 376 

4607 2 576 413510 2234S4 63 667 29 480 

4 190 2 227 298 281 119 68 

3912 1 874 

348 449 187 162 160 91 

fonns with sales 01 $2,SOO or mare 

Tenants Tolal full owners Port owners Tenonls 

2396 11 025 3673 5054 2298 55 356 329 376 77 925 196236 SS 214 364 2 237 0166 1 407 364 30 663 218 573 44 280 143 630 30663 390 2282 602 1 306 374 3970 36 433 7165 25 309 3960 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 467 6307 2 743 2 178 1 386 20 070 78 917 26941 32004 19972 114 418 126 178 114 8082 29 964 8315 13 567 8082 147 661 234 28S 142 

7 551 34 346 6403 20397 7 S46 28 174 37 109 28 6210 28 672 4441 18021 6210 

13 317 247 62 8 

116 6 756 5209 1 434 113 1 41 31 9 1 (0) 4 181 3293 (0) (D) 

54 44S 337 55 53 6648 58 685 42 714 932S 6646 27 211 ISO 34 27 6 211 55324 40 116 8997 6 211 

S30 1 400 342 S33 525 16925 64 883 15 718 32249 16917 127 485 117 241 127 9948 49086 12204 2693S 9948 

130 923 524 288 111 6372 58 126 49897 1 862 6367 5 59 SO 4 5 6313 57294 49367 1 614 6313 168 1 022 S11 346 165 

10095 82 100 4D 232 31 m 10095 

73 527 249 205 73 9089 76844 37361 30 394 9089 2 076 14305 6494 5951 1860 152613 1 718 354 785 747 780 233 152 375 391 3264 1 051 1 822 391 137683 1 594 851 732 464 724 705 137 683 

468 3 015 1 S64 1 051 4DO 

8000 55 637 25446 22 290 7902 32 268 126 110 32 

5111 37 312 16474 15 728 5111 209 1 400 715 520 165 33108 88 444 26441 28921 33 081 38 206 65 103 38 32 S03 82080 23092 2648S 32 S03 372 1 947 1 032 720 195 1 235 10913 7326 2497 1 091 

5 48 37 6 5 44S 4014 2984 S8S 445 

1 766 10229 4572 4 148 1 S09 99 738 946 593 460 349 386 829 99 415 

1 049 5 474 2692 1 990 792 

340 2 095 909 846 34D 164 1 221 464 593 164 

213 1 439 S07 719 213 

2 605 15404 7242 6023 2 139 49527 461 087 240 674 171 743 48 671 

1 887 10445 5291 3649 1 S05 488 3044 1 136 1 S04 404 131 1 043 418 494 131 99 872 397 376 99 

1 071 5 759 2652 2 306 801 72224 696 409 406 547 222 383 67479 10061 101 434 62686 29 354 9394 

982 4904 2235 1 957 712 67 646 298 281 67 22 209 119 68 22 

793 4 175 1963 1 605 607 

2~/ 921 342 448 131/ 383 187 162 34 280 160 91 29 

1978 CfNSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms. see text] 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ - $J.()()(L 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________ -------------------------

$3,000 1~~Ot!W. or more m== ________________________________ ==== === == = == ==== == ==== ====== == -== _____ == = = _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of11 $5,000 ,~:9$4: to $9,999 m= _____________________________________ === ==== == == === ============== == = = == === _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1,000- Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ lP gos, butane. ond propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $SO,OOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked, ISO days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Controct lobar ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

t~:~ ~~ ~~;~~==================================== Cu.tomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

FO$r~ow~t::r~_.~~ _~f_~ ________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

f~:~ ~~ ~~,:.~~==================================== 'AIM·RELATID INCOMI 

Income from mochlne work, customwork, and other agricultural .ervlces ___________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products laid directly to Individuals far human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Total 

17002 

15294 

12600 

2 056 

1 718 

628 

13 454 37 326 

7 210 4 415 

I 130 

699 

12 115 

69 009 

6 74(, 

3 573 1 009 

787 

13 589 22 773 

11 310 

1 868 

299 

112 

29 398 115 633 

19054 

7 786 

1 6SO 

908 

29 332 83 237 

28410 

39 095 15 521 

23 170 8 273 

6 123 2 021 

785 

I 910 8 927 

29332 

5 136 19 896 

31 871 1 999 

525 

11 748 106621 

7 896 

2 822 

727 

303 

5 14(, 

14 153 9 778 

50998 

3 100 11444 

2 035 

851 

135 

79 

13 377 37 004 

9 379 

3294 

511 

193 

3 065 12 571 

1 761 

3 583 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

8699 6 lSO 6856 6771 

6 857 4079 

833 976 708 831 

301 264 

5863 5 127 12 776 170SO 

3 818 2 296 

1 536 1 848 

350 572 

159 411 

5 500 4471 

18 781 38695 

3934 1 794 

1 129 1 568 278 586 

159 523 

6 225 4989 

6051 12 554 

5 719 3639 

419 1 081 

62 195 25 74 

15 775 9 131 

42 303 57 138 

12 292 4004 

2646 3 717 

542 905 295 S05 

15 741 9 117 30189 41 096 

15 117 8 954 

14 261 19 102 6 505 6266 

6820 12817 

3620 3439 

2404 2896 924 744 376 301 

911 733 

4456 3 543 15 741 9 117 1 872 2437 10012 7 116 

11860 15 856 1 106 682 

254 186 

5 281 4 775 

44 061 49454 

4002 2780 891 1 474 

258 386 130 135 

2 053 2403 6 171 6421 4 411 3884 19694 22649 

1 324 1 203 3 325 5487 

978 731 275 375 58 48 13 49 

6 326 4888 12 242 18813 

5048 2860 

1 081 1 tm 147 297 50 122 

838 1 515 3024 7 096 

955 567 1 641 1 215 

Tenants 

2 153 1 667 

1 664 

247 

179 

63 

2464 

7 SOl 

1 096 

1 031 

208 

129 

2 144 

11 533 

1 018 

876 

145 

105 

2 375 4 167 

1 952 

368 

42 

13 

4492 

16 192 

2 758 

1 423 

203 

108 

4474 

11 951 

4339 

5 731 27SO 

3 533 1 214 

823 

353 

108 

266 

929 

4474 

826 2768 

4 156 

211 

86 

1 692 13 106 

1 114 

457 

83 

38 

690 

1 561 1 483 

8655 

573 2632 

326 

201 

29 

17 

2 163 5949 

1 471 

604 

67 

21 

712 2 451 

239

727 1 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

13 853 6286 5666 1 901 

14 765 6443 6693 I 629 

9681 4649 3 tm I 423 

1 945 737 968 240 

1 599 599 825 175 

628 301 264 63 

11 886 4677 4893 2316 

36 958 12496 17004 7458 

5683 2664 2065 954 

4380 I 510 1 845 1 025 

1 124 344 572 208 

699 159 411 129 

10640 4 312 4254 2074 

68 346 18 295 38 558 11 493 

5 308 2 770 1 589 949 

3 536 1 105 1 556 875 

1 009 278 586 145 

787 159 523 105 

11 726 4706 4738 2282 

22 456 5858 124S8 4 139 

9 4(,7 4207 3400 1 860 

1 848 412 1 069 367 

299 62 195 42 

112 25 74 13 

22 542 10486 8 230 3826 

113 217 40 508 56 731 15979 

12 209 7008 3 108 2093 

7 779 2644 3 712 1 423 

1 646 539 905 202 

908 295 S05 108 

22 519 10479 8230 3810 

81 371 28 817 40 779 11 775 

21 895 10 101 8093 3 701 

37 792 13300 18881 5 611 

14 110 5 450 6 057 2603 

22 933 6655 12 780 3498 

7 581 3088 3314 1 179 

6001 2314 2868 819 

1 792 753 712 327 

773 366 299 108 

1 857 870 725 262 

8 917 4447 3 542 929 

22 519 10479 8 230 3810 

4 955 1 735 2409 811 

16 786 7 597 6 687 2 S02 

31 381 11 482 15 778 4 121 

1 559 792 588 179 

4(,5 209 174 82 

10 445 4189 4 618 1 638 

105 666 43 233 49360 13 073 

6 596 2913 2 623 1 060 

2 819 888 1 474 457 

727 258 386 83 303 130 135 38 

4 978 1 892 2399 687 13898 5924 6416 1 558 8 602 3444 3 728 1 430 48 087 17 354 22 259 8474 

2 809 1 083 1 174 552 11 253 3 154 5 473 2 625 

1 769 762 702 305 826 2SO 375 201 135 58 48 29 79 13 49 17 

11 221 4621 4574 2026 36 087 11 565 18 628 5 893 

7 257 3 367 2 556 I 334 3 261 1 057 1 600 604 511 147 297 67 192 50 121 21 

2 799 688 1 440 671 12 14(, 2 792 6968 2 386 

1 292 621 497 174 3 321 1 444 1 171 

COLORADO 25 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, .... lext) 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,OO(L - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number _ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number_ - .4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines, self.propelled only _____________ forms. - number. - Compickers, corn heads. cnd picker-shellers _____________ forms. - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number_ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ - farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ - acres on which use<L - lime ____________________________________________ farms_ - ocres on which use(L 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

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acres on which uS8<L -

- Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

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UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves Invenlory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

! 

- farms wflh- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 - 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

- 200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 500 or moTlt _________________________________________ _ -

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COWl and helf.rs Ihal hod calved ____________________ farms_ - number _ - 8ttf COWl _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - forma wflh- I 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 __________________________ ---------------- 50 to 99 __________________________________ -------- 100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________ -------------------------- 500 or mor. ____________________ -------------------

s.. footnote at end of lablt_ 

26 COLORADO 

Tolal 

29 416 1 085388 

3559 

7 582 5 167 6410 

3595 

2262 

783 

58 

20909 

32076 

26 709 

66 119 

23921 

59679 

10 632 25 361 

5093 

26 122 

6454 

8466 

2 961 3 647 

2 111 2391 

I 127 I 256 

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- 6 715 7429 

9 565 10 533 

3841 

4406 

17 171 91 782 

II 681 2 482 079 

6 

27 

33 

6 553 

I 104 083 

575 59 319 

1 236 130 790 

8410 

I 709922 

382 34 220 6304 

2372 

17234 3 166 005 

3 187 

5580 

2 831 2469 

2088 

1 079 

14002 

912 360 

12 527 840 S09 

3 144 

4912 

2061 

1 414 

811 

185 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

15792 9132 392851 525 116 

2503 622 5249 1 312 2989 1 397 2923 2373 1 179 1 691 738 1 226 199 471 12 40 

10476 7389 15 785 11 831 13 796 8 728 27 779 28259 

11 952 8 317 25 698 24607 

4996 4 114 11 638 10086 

I 770 2 456 8874 12 774 

I 892 3472 

2 398 4 742 

914 1 432 1 088 I 837 544 I 144 591 I 338 

436 448 

497 499 

- - - - 2903 2 911 3 167 3 256 4342 3934 4 707 4395 

1 566 1629 1 749 I 940 

8271 6161 24831 51 250 5 262 4348 

654 899 I 409 303 4 I (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

2 731 2441 260641 631 975 

157 206 

10589 32185 670 384 

321M 79423 

3374 3422 

417 997 I 003 779 

168 177 

11 244 20358 

3000 2 S86 I 093 963 

8674 6347 

1 265427 I 570265 

2 166 615 

3256 I 527 

1 262 1 172 

987 I 190 

658 1 205 

3-45 638 

6881 5459 

316601 510669 

6030 5039 

281 440 M!3366 

2023 7M! 

2 503 1 751 

761 I 057 

440 860 

255 500 

M! 123 

farms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Tolal full owners Part owners Tenants 

4492 22 558 10502 8230 3826 167421 I 033 034 352 632 517 708 162 693 

434 2 122 I 420 401 301 

I 021 3 270 I 887 834 549 

781 4 411 2417 1 2M! 746 

1 114 6093 2666 2335 I 092 

725 3 559 I 163 I 675 721 

298 2262 738 I 226 298 

113 783 199 471 113 

6 58 12 40 6 

3044 17 309 7674 6888 2 747 

4460 26 951 11 718 11 1M! 4085 

4 185 20 894 9377 7944 3 573 

10081 58 510 22078 271M! 9284 

3 652 19607 8702 7 689 3216 

9374 53 495 21 062 23638 8795 

1 522 9 396 4081 3890 I 425 

3637 22615 9618 9579 3418 

867 4993 1 696 2437 860 

4474 25 662 8519 12697 4446 

1 090 6 323 I 813 3437 I 073 

1 326 8330 2 319 4 702 1 309 

615 2900 876 I 415 609 

722 3580 I 044 I 820 716 

423 2094 533 1 144 417 

462 2374 580 1 338 456 

243 1 077 403 431 243 

260 I 206 464 M!2 260 

- - - - - - - - - - 901 6054 2435 2 765 854 

I 006 6 723 2670 3094 959 

1 289 8 703 3699 3 755 1 249 

I 431 9646 4040 4215 1391 

646 3 655 1 425 1 589 641 

717 4208 1 596 I 900 712 

2 739 14431 6043 5 762 2626 

15 701 90 802 24 153 51 016 15632 

2 071 10 281 4 136 4132 2013 

417 877 2451 901 633 047 1 402879 415 975 

I 6 4 1 1 

(D) 27 (D) (D) (D) 

(D) 33 (D) (D) (D) 

1 381 5 975 2297 2 330 I 348 

211 467 I 096 472 255 530 630 187 210 755 

212 561 146 204 211 

16 S45 58 631 10199 31 967 16465 

182 958 440 342 176 

19203 127 638 30 116 78 799 18 723 

1 614 7 721 2864 3 289 1 568 

288 146 1 685 471 407 179 992455 285 837 

37 323 132 154 37 

2618 33 667 II 081 19968 2618 

718 5 332 2198 2 445 689 

316 2 087 861 921 305 

2 213 14 189 6433 5 897 1 859 

330 313 3 123 930 1 236 531 I 562 287 325 112 

406 1 374 831 365 178 

797 4453 2420 1 348 685 

397 2 770 1 224 1 160 386 

292 2 447 971 I 185 291 

225 2068 642 1 202 224 

96 1 077 345 637 95 

1 662 11 696 5 183 5 083 I 430 

85090 892 856 302 307 507 235 83314 

I 458 10 587 4627 4 716 I 244 

75 703 822 189 268 031 M!O 111 74047 

373 1 682 966 516 200 

658 4 477 2 189 1 667 621 

243 2044 7M! 1 056 240 

1~1 I 401 433 855 113

1 798 243 499 56 

14 185 48 123 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[E .. ,udes abnormal forms· see I.xl! 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

Callie and calvn Inventory - Con. Cows and heifers that hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Forms wlth- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heffers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

numbar_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ catves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Callie ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 __________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or mort _________________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ formsnumber _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

lillers of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 3O _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ageslnvenlory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewe. 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

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Horses and ponies Invenlory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sald _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Gool. Invenlory _____________________________________ farmsnumber_ Goats sold _______________ • _________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chlck.nl3 month. old or older Invenlory _______________ farms_ 

number_ Forma wllh- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

H.na and pullets of layIng ave _______________________ farms_ 

number_ 

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71 851 

2641 137 

366 

235 

167 

57 

5 

13 531 

I 007 346 14 507 

I 246 299 

16 473 

3 718 334 1 720 867 9 160 430 576 

111 176 13 183 3 287 758 1 609 690 

2414 2 268 171 

1 220 820 

4 193 388 582 

I 633 

I 310 

476 

369 

269 

136 2 580 59431 

3 778 329 151 

3 695 

673 923 

56 224 

I 189 190 574 

7084 

2666 

76 248 

2 287 

38 075 2 168 

38 173 

1 801 802496 

1 573 396 178 I 759 

1 310676 

1 571 

1 122 052 7497326 

11 001 69013 

2 762 10220 

8384 

538 2959 

162 1 857 

58 

4840 3 213 163 

4 765 

37 

13 

9 

5 

2 

9 

4788 2 611 6IJ9 

709 601 554 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

1 856 1 344 

35 161 27303 

I 382 1 019 

69 55 

184 94 

113 85 

74 66 31 23 

3 2 

6606 5 278 

437 679 448 233 7064 5 672 

511 147 611 363 

8 112 6285 

I 652 642 I 717 163 787 648 780606 4 537 3501 

157 889 218 924 

39 517 56610 

6285 5212 

1 494 753 I 498 239 748 131 723 996 

I 185 898 

I 171 226 910256 

624434 498460 

2 384 I 267 

189699 153 239 

I 018 426 

756 389 

248 155 

167 140 129 101 66 56 I 504 731 

32 209 20384 

2 110 I 169 157 490 132 855 

2 118 I 109 

330 729 252 812 

25897 22 327 759 282 115 348 57 109 

4280 2 153 

I 551 756 39 766 28496 

1 343 655 19774 14 534 I 230 653 

19992 13962 

I 021 584 263 788 393 750 

878 528 136 583 223 816 I 005 571 

391 252 435901 867 532 

319666 402768 

2 148 419 3 145 783 

5955 3929 

33 925 26 198 

1 601 838 5 754 2826 

5005 2557 

295 107 1 951 537 

113 33 1 347 301 

44 8 

2942 I 428 2298256 211 994 

2890 1 410 

21 15 

11 -

8 1 4 1 2 - 6 1 

2904 1 415 1 770630 201 385 

578 105 527626 10 6IJ9 

Tenonts 

408 

9 387 

240 

13 

88 

37 

27 

3 

-

I 647 

121 434 

I 771 123 789 

2076 

348 529 152 613 

I 122 53 763 

15 050 

I 686 294 766 137 563 

331 186 689 

97 927 

542 

45644 

189 

165 

73 

62 

39 

14 

345 6838 

499 38 806 

468 

90 382 

8000 148 18 117 

651 

359 7986 

289 

3 767 

285 

4219 

196 144 958 

167 35 779 

183 

483 523 

172 

399 618 2 203 124 

I 117 

8890 

323 

I 640 

823 

136 

471 

16 

209 

6 

470 702 913 

465 1 

2 

-

-

-

2 

469 639 594 

26 63 319 1 

Farms wllh sales of $2,500 or more 

Tolal Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

2 907 1 342 I 218 347 

70667 34 276 27 124 9267 

I 955 881 894 180 

125 59 54 12 

363 181 94 88 

235 113 85 37 

167 74 66 27 

57 31 23 3 

5 3 2 -

11386 5008 4919 I 459 

995 424 429 936 445 592 119 896 

12 187 5 392 5286 1 S09 

6IJ9 460 121 902 I 235 650 504 288 

14305 6494 5 951 I 860 

3 707 681 I 644 505 1 715 692 347 484 

I 718 354 785 747 780 233 152 375 

7 951 3684 3296 971 

424 258 153 071 218078 53109 

110 101 38 722 56 439 14940 

11 704 5 164 5000 1 540 

3 283 423 I 491 434 I 497 614 294 375 

I 608 253 747025 723 794 137434 

2075 913 850 312 

2 267 356 I 170 570 910 135 186651 

I 220 494 624 166 498 416 97912 

3088 I 525 I 124 439 

376 561 180 325 15' 829 44 407 

871 417 332 122 

995 523 343 129 

451 225 153 73 

366 165 139 62 

269 129 101 39 

136 66 56 14 

I 939 I 033 639 267 

56 354 30 126 20 075 6 153 

2 799 1 361 1 039 399 

320 207 150 199 131 754 38 254 

3 015 I 564 I 051 400 

663 694 322 736 252041 88 917 

55 637 25446 22 290 7902 

919 538 262 119 

185 667 III 160 56 683 17824 

6939 4158 2 141 639 

2064 I 121 662 281 

74205 38 284 28220 7 701 

I 828 999 590 239 

37047 19040 14398 3 6IJ9 1 756 933 573 250 

37 158 19244 13822 4092 

1 368 695 523 150 793 037 256 506 392 257 144 274 1 203 604 472 127 390 974 132800 222 816 35358 I 376 704 513 159 1 305 067 386 765 435 224 483 078 1 225 614 477 134 1 115 107 314417 401 651 399 039 7 433 631 2 100 998 3 134 675 2 197 958 

7 857 3599 3440 818 48 799 21 084 22 860 4 855 I 678 847 671 160 7 749 4074 2519 I 156 7 225 4 175 2361 689 263 159 80 24 1 910 1 315 368 227 58 29 20 9 976 614 221 141 24 15 6 3 

3029 1 491 1 202 336 3 110 996 2 204 392 206 057 700547 

2 954 1 439 1 184 331 37 21 15 I 13 11 - 2 9 8 1 - 5 4 1 - 2 2 - - 9 6 1 2 3010 1 483 1 192 335 2 537 261 1 703 950 195962 637 349 

249 151 76 22 573 735 500 442 10095 63 1981 

COLORADO 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms, see textl 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ form<-- number_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ 

number _ Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

lOO,(M)() or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ 

number_ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvestedt 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushel<- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocre5 ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- acres .. - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre5 ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushelL Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Boney for orain ___________________________________ . __ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ 

Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Dry field ond seed beans _____________________________ formsacres_ 

l00·lb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

lri.h pototoea ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

hundredwelghL Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farm. by aero. harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 ac .... ______________________________________ _ 1.0 to ".9 ac .... ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 2".9 ac ... '-____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 aero. ____________________________________ _ 100,0 ac .... or m .... __________________________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sugar beet. for .ugor ________________________________ farms __ 

OC"I __ 

tons __ Irrlgaltd ___ • _. _______ • ___________________________ farml __ 

OC"I __ 

Sot footnol. at end of table. 

28 COLORADO 

Total 

849 2 548 892 

412 36 849 

409 

3 

-

-

260 74 933 

101 2 552 305 

6 149 975 620 4696 

722244 78 453 043 4 532 699 524 

900 

1 858 

1 629 

309 

2 028 384 979 

1 605 338 101 

10 320 189 

803 95 116 

238 

559 

629 

179 

7 401 2480 746 

55 124 192 1 411 134 273 

814 

1 711 3 322 

1 554 

1 314 40347 1 864 262 

1 052 

25 799 

2 785 

223 604 

12 695 858 

2 192 

168 015 

1 415 

150 262 1 484 543 1 161 

70 075 

405 52 680 13 362 049 

405 

52680 

17 

41 

57 

116 

174 

1 057 

82706 1 529 147 

1 057 82 706 

All forms 

Full owners Part owners 

677 109 2 209 552 77 956 358 37 29968 4 794 

355 37 3 - - - - -

169 58 69446 5395 83 14 2 523 882 10 377 

2 247 2 384 247 373 529 309 1 618 1 863 173 817 403 026 18 702 127 43 967 599 1 548 1 792 169 791 387531 

482 257 668 594 

404 809 

64 203 

643 1 035 82 758 242 625 481 820 72 862 210049 2 256 607 6 261 157 244 384 

21 577 54 617 

98 100 187 245 166 358 30 117 

2432 3 786 521 898 1 655 515 

11 818 582 36 913 740 516 660 42956 73599 

427 251 734 653 1 016 1 745 

255 1 137 

577 569 15 897 20913 798 777 898 149 489 423 12 145 11 265 

1 003 1 178 76497 110820 4 537 502 6 261 952 

814 878 63 097 78938 

341 559 

23 614 92320 259 690 745 657 275 415 12 532 32864 

164 154 18499 26804 4 624 600 6 909 128 

164 154 18499 26804 

8 8 

30 9 16 18 

46 35 64 84 

210 387 

12332 39634 222 189 728 394 210 387 

12 332 39634 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenants 

63 408 261 87 60 261 384 2 528 210 2 189 567 77 339 261 304 17 88 40 35 13 2 087 22 227 16 119 4 764 1 344 

17 85 37 35 13 - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 158 104 43 11 92 74 624 69250 5 348 26 4 85 72 9 4 

18046 2 552 148 2 523 772 10330 18046 

1 518 5 912 2067 2353 1 492 198 938 972 254 245 635 528 232 198 387 1 215 4 533 1 492 1 843 1 198 145 401 720 646 172 775 402756 145 115 

15 783 317 78 363 810 18636028 43 956 030 15 771 752 

1 192 4381 1 432 1 773 1 176 

142 202 698 129 168832 387301 141996 

161 749 361 240 148 596 1 846 663 591 592 

416 1 629 404 809 416 42 309 64 203 42 

350 1 939 581 1 017 341 

59 596 381 790 80703 241 955 59 132 

304 1 544 441 806 297 

55 190 335 352 71 075 209 431 54 846 

1 802 425 10 290 064 2 235 912 6 255 428 1 798 724 

175 781 229 377 175 

18922 94 777 21 336 54 519 18922 

40 212 81 92 39 

127 533 171 241 121 105 620 159 356 105 

32 179 30 117 32 

1 183 6999 2 163 3 724 1 112 

303 333 2 463 388 512 344 1 651 699 299 345 

6 391 870 54 882 017 11 679342 36 866 055 6 336 620 

235 1 355 472 651 232 17 718 133 780 42 555 73 550 17675 

136 651 296 236 119 324 1 508 613 619 276 561 3 287 1 000 1 732 555 162 1 553 254 1 137 162 

168 1 125 438 532 155 3 537 38148 14 299 20493 3356 167 336 1 791,147 744808 883 348 162991 140 895 371 394 130 

2 389 24 229 10 904 11 029 2296 

604 2 658 914 1 158 586 36 287 221 394 75064 110 461 35869 1 896404 12 640 892 4 499 680 6 253 076 1 888 136 

500 2 109 756 864 489 25 980 167 032 62416 78 739 25877 

515 1 392 326 556 510 

34 328 149 465 23 221 92 283 33961 479 196 1 482 172 258 518 745 339 478 315 471 1 153 270 412 471 24679 70 007 12 501 32 827 24679 

87 379 141 151 87 7 377 52 609 18443 26 789 7377 1 828 321 13 355 889 4 620 040 6 907 528 1 828 321 87 379 141 151 87 

7 377 52 609 18443 26 789 7377 

1 13 5 7 1 

2 22 11 9 2 23 54 15 16 23 

35 116 46 35 35 26 174 64 84 26 

460 1 052 210 387 455 30740 82690 12332 39634 30724 578 564 1 528 843 222 189 728 394 578 260 460 1 052 210 387 455 30 740 82 690 12 332 39 634 30 724 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnonnal larms, _ text) 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ Iorms_ - oeres_ 

tons. dry_ irrigated _________________________________________ larms_ 

-

-

acres_ Fanns by acres harvested, 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

2S to 99 ocre5 _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

MoHo hay _______________________________________ formsocres_ 

tons. drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetobles horvested lor sole (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 oc"''-_____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards - ___________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Farms bV acres in orchards: O. I 10 4.9 oC"'S ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocre'-___________________________________ _ -

)00.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

-

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Total 

15412 1 432385 3029J93 12 195 

1 123019 

4880 

6496 

3661 

375 

11 32J 768987 2 115 176 

10055 

6826Jl 

738 32345 

738 32 345 

202 

266 

203 

67 

970 

12632 970 12632 

478 

379 

95 

18 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All larms 

Full owners Port owner. 

7846 5 559 533 546 716902 1 1428J4 1 445464 6 587 3936 442 174 529982 

3262 I 040 3186 2374 

J 272 1 934 126 2Jl 

6007 3805 307 487 348 732 806 777 973 629 5355 3294 270990 308 468 

294 297 6079 19333 

294 297 6079 19333 

129 43 102 105 53 104 10 45 

792 158 

9272 3015 792 158 9272 3015 

397 76 320 48 63 28 12 6 

Fanns with sales of $2.500 or mo", 

Tenants Total Full ownen Port owners Tenants 

2007 12369 5475 5085 1 809 

181 937 1 365 639 486 208 704 192 175239 

440 915 2941 332 I 076 790 1 430 947 .oJ 595 

1 672 9 706 4611 3589 1 506 

150 863 1 071 985 405361 521 458 145 166 

578 2 701 1 516 7~ 443 

936 5692 2598 2212 882 

455 3603 1 235 1 92J 447 

38 373 J26 210 37 

J 509 9062 4 J79 3474 1409 

112768 729 760 278 ()8.4 341 864 109 812 

334 770 2 053 085 759 199 962 803 331 083 

I 406 8 112 3780 3013 1 319 

IOJ 153 650 358 246 724 302 918 100 716 

147 662 234 286 142 

6932 32243 6001 19318 6924 

147 662 234 286 142 

6932 32243 6001 19318 6924 

30 128 70 33 25 

59 264 101 104 59 

46 203 53 104 46 12 67 10 45 12 

20 469 337 122 10 

345 9331 6364 2 781 186 20 469 337 122 10 345 9331 6364 2 781 186 

5 194 134 57 3 Jl 184 147 33 4 

4 73 44 26 3 

- 18 12 6 -

COLORADO 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms -. - ______________________________________ • _ number_ - percent. - land in forms ___ • _____________________________ .• ____ ocres. Average - size of farm ______________________________ acres. - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms. - $1,000_ Average - per farm ________________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farmL 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvested: I to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ______ . ____________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Total woodland ________ . _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured ___________________________ .: _____ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots. ponds, roads. wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Postureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigoted _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside In the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

- AIIF~Ii~~~;:s -=======~=== ==============~========== ~~~~~ = - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ -

- Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races ____________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote ot end of table. 

30 COLORADO 

[Excludes abnonnal forms; see text] 

Individual 

TOlal or family 

29 554 24935 100.0 84.3 33 987 410 22 127881 1 150 887 29 559 25023 11 311 553 7909 770 382 677 316 099 330 354 

1 454 1 323 1 921 1 770 3 473 3 168 2 893 2637 3 552 3 215 2 625 2 367 7 698 6468 3 587 2 621 2 356 1 454 

25 298 21 392 22 604 846 14 453 697 

13 647 11 161 13 131 201 8 862 238 

3 213 2610 1 748 637 I 188 054 

25 587 21 561 10 685 670 7 837 960 

22 229 18468 5 873 014 4 200 795 

7 095 6 381 3021 2627 

3 947 3294 4 791 3 797 2 247 1 681 882 563 

246 125 

9 231 7 992 

1 071 321 822 592 

I 905 I 586 177 492 138 540 2689 2 234 345 716 264 961 6 750 5 612 

2 788 872 2 087 775 4 575 3 881 429 255 323 297 

2055 1 703 830 443 476 161 1 430 1 153 

626 538 372 214 811 695 

203 905 103947 

12 624 10310 

21 679 554 13 264 222 

18 136 15461 791 743 549 538 

19658 16546 23 377 413 14 459 028 

17039 14017 3 435 628 2 233 139 15 716 12 830 2 743 303 1 802 820 

5 240 4380 

626 586 384 128 1 288 I 015 65 739 46 191 

5 935 4917 547 364 416 037 

29 554 24 935 

16019 13865 9 112 7 399 

4 423 3671 28 978 24486 

15 657 13 580 8970 7 295 4 351 3 611 

576 449 

362 285 

142 104 72 60 

Partnership 

3 195 

10.8 6 103 350 

1 910 

3 093 1 858 173 

600 767 

301 

98 

112 

226 

192 

286 

191 

866 

650 

472 

2 663 4047426 

1 735 2 274 787 

372 218863 

2 795 1 586 050 

2600 

928 363 

542 

296 

492 

711 

349 

165 

45 

907 152 794 

214 19972 315 

44 543 

778 

392036 466 48 342 

264 193051 205 161 508 

85 

31 543 

I 566 4 180 524 

I 803 143 725 

2 180 4494826 

2078 

662882 1 981' 

526364 616 126054 194 

10464 702 76 755 

3 195 1 469 

1 161 

565 3 109 

1 413 

1 138 

558 

86 

56 

23 

7 

Corporollon 

Family held Other Ihan family held Olhercooper· 

otive, 10 or less 10 or less estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust. etc. 

1 314 1 173 1 140 141 117 110 4.4 3.9 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 5 498 242 4 702 076 4 380 526 796 166 516340 257 937 4 184 4009 3843 5647 4413 2345 

1 315 1 165 1 122 150 106 128 

1 461 498 1 259 730 1 216158 201 768 117 482 82 113 

1 111 405 1 081 313 1 083 919 1 345 118 1 108 322 641 504 269 271 282 257 233 299 

29 27 27 2 1 4 

37 31 30 6 6 2 

56 51 51 5 4 23 

59 41 41 18 6 5 

46 42 41 4 4 5 

60 47 46 13 6 7 

323 296 281 27 26 41 

291 266 259 25 21 25 414 364 346 50 32 16 

1 146 1 028 997 118 96 97 

3890 175 3291 260 3 028 604 598 915 304 230 213 S48 

706 645 626 61 54 45 

1 926 482 1 602 357 I S38 203 324 125 242663 67694 

209 190 186 19 17 22 318 415 191 541 186 281 126 874 30 553 23305 

I 133 1 026 997 107 88 98 

1 200 436 1 096 778 1 067806 103 658 79 689 61 224 

1 070 977 950 93 76 91 

717 012 655 070 638 249 61 942 46 131 26844 

153 141 137 12 9 19 

81 75 72 6 5 17 

137 120 119 17 15 24 269 245 240 24 19 14 

205 188 182 17 16 12 150 138 131 12 8 4 

75 70 69 5 4 1 

295 264 260 31 25 37 79 089 71 380 69059 7 709 7100 16846 

93 83 81 10 8 12 18 130 14892 14820 3 238 1 681 850 126 120 116 6 6 14 

35099 29 512 28986 5587 5587 1 113 

333 315 306 18 16 27 

295 749 276 872 268 712 18877 13977 13 312 209 184 179 25 21 19 55 357 49052 47980 6305 5213 2259 

81 73 69 8 5 7 154 825 147 736 142146 7089 3 211 6406 66 60 58 6 4 6 

87 912 82406 81 996 5506 2006 4904 28 25 22 3 2 3 66 913 65330 60150 I 583 (0) I 502 

685 628 611 57 47 63 4051 529 3 376 820 3091 326 674 709 425388 183 279 812 712 692 100 82 60 91 452 80 742 79248 10710 8052 7028 

844 768 750 76 63 88 4 218 530 3 530606 3 242381 687924 434 494 205029 

870 781 759 89 74 74 519 122 445690 432625 73432 52287 20485 835 754 732 81 66 70 399 552 346 962 336 213 52 590 37992 14 567 216 187 182 29 21 28 110744 90772 88616 19972 13467 5 660 75 66 65 9 7 4 8 826 7956 7 796 870 828 258 294 271 265 23 21 22 52 170 48 275 46 876 3895 3046 2402 

1 314 1 173 1 140 141 117 110 620 S38 524 82 64 65 521 487 470 34 30 31 

173 148 146 25 23 14 1 273 1 133 1 101 140 116 110 

599 518 505 81 63 65 506 472 455 34 30 31 

168 143 141 25 23 14 41 40 39 1 1 - 21 20 19 1 1 - 15 15 15 - - - 5 5 5 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Partnership ________________________________________ - forms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations! Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - oeres_ More - thon 10 stockhofders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age grou p: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

5S to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average oge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acre5 ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocros _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobocco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ Vljjetoble and molon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

Generolforms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, excopt dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Be.f cottle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Paultry and ogg forms (025) _______________________________ _ Animal specialty forms (02n _______________________________ _ 

Generol forms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold. 

tm:ggg ~~ ~W,m================================== 

~Ellli--~~:l--~---~~~-~:ll~llll~~~:~~~~- See footnot. at .nd of tobl •. 

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Individual 

Total or family 

24935 24935 

22 127 881 22 127 881 

3 195 - 6 103 3SO -

1 173 - 4 702 076 - 33 - 1 140 - 141 - 796 166 - 24 -

117 - 110 - 257 937 -

21 908 18 769 

5 335 4069 

952 847 

4 138 3 507 

6038 5 193 

6959 5 823 

7024 5848 

4443 3 717 

49.4 49.2 

28 080 23673 

1 474 1 262 

702 604 

17080 13816 

12 474 11 119 

12366 9845 

3 755 3 155 

2 659 2329 

9439 8482 

3 231 2924 

4393 4055 

870 781 

1 517 1 365 1 124 976 

1 926 1 678 

905 765 

899 778 3946 3323 

3 533 2887 

3242 2637 

3968 2766 

6220 5 271 

3 557 3 035 

- - - -

3 557 3 035 

320 250 

544 484 

435 250 

I 331 1 136 

13898 11 620 

9840 8 252 

720 554 

536 494 

I 594 1 492 

399 349 

29 554 24935 

2 593 878 921 915 

SOl 147 I 093 587 

I 956 I 362 

4491 3544 

4 017 3368 

3 778 3 288 

3 S02 3 157 

3 230 2936 

6986 6546 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

-

- 3 195 

6 103 350 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 222 

854 

88 

482 

539 

756 

781 

549 

SO.3 

3034 

161 

87 

2 169 

1 026 

1 6SO 

424 

238 

747 

205 

252 

70 

117 

119 

193 

114 

91 

464 

460 

437 

673 

677 

385 

-

-

38S 

49 

47 

71 

151 

1 573 

I 129 

119 

15 

79 

29 

3 195 

409 127 

120 

2SO 

366 

643 

SOl 

404 

284 

244 

383 

Total 

-

-

-

-

1 173 4 702 076 

33 1 140 

141 

796 166 

24 

117 

-

-

846 

379 

II 

126 

279 

362 

367 

169 

SO.8 

I 277 

37 

11 

1 025 

289 

817 

158 

84 

187 

101 

82 

14 

28 

24 

SO 

24 

29 

140 

165 

157 

500 

245 

119 

-

-

119 

21 

12 

114 

36 

660 

423 

43 

27 

22 

15 

I 314 1 249 258 

229 

248 

220 

280 

138 

69 

SO 

40 

40 

Corporation 

Other than family held Other- Family held cooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 173 I 140 - - - 4 702 076 4 380 526 - - - 33 - - - - I 140 I 140 - - - 141 117 - - -

- - 796 166 516340 - - - 24 - -

- - 117 117 -

- - - - 110 

- - - - 257937 

775 759 71 57 71 

312 295 67 58 33 

11 11 - - 6 

109 109 17 14 23 

239 233 40 30 27 

319 307 43 35 18 

336 325 31 28 28 

159 155 10 10 8 

51.2 51.1 47.8 48.6 45.1 

1 139 1 107 138 114 96 

34 33 3 3 14 

10 10 I 1 -

929 904 96 78 70 

244 236 45 39 40 

734 714 83 70 54 

143 140 15 10 18 

71 69 13 10 8 

161 156 26 23 23 

86 85 15 11 I 

65 62 17 13 4 

11 11 3 3 5 

26 26 2 2 7 

20 19 4 4 5 

47 44 3 3 5 21 20 3 2 2 27 26 2 I 1 120 120 20 19 19 ISO 147 15 13 21 

143 142 14 10 11 457 438 43 36 29 

232 226 13 13 27 106 105 13 9 18 

- - - - - - - - - -

106 105 13 9 18 19 18 2 2 - 8 7 4 3 1 101 98 13 10 - 34 34 2 2 8 

586 569 74 61 45 382 369 41 32 36 35 33 8 8 4 20 18 7 4 - 19 19 3 3 I 13 13 2 2 6 

I 173 1 140 141 117 110 783242 757411 466 016 192 352 13 579 

187 177 42 33 5 218 208 30 28 8 199 191 21 18 8 252 248 28 24 24 132 131 6 5 10 67 67 2 I 17 47 47 3 2 II 36 36 4 2 10 35 35 5 4 17 

COLORADO 31 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes oboonnol forms, see lext] 

All Farms 

VALUE Of PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold _ Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Sales 01 $40.000 or more ________________________ ~I~~= 

-

- Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~~= 

-

- (oHon and cot1onseed _____________________________ $f~~= 

-

- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~= 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5- _______________ farms. 

$1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ -

-

-

$1.000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

-

- Field seeds. hoy. forage, and silage ___________________ $f~~= 

-

- $1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _________________ 3arms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ___________________ .forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops _____ • ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms. - $1,000_ - Sales of $4O,(X)() or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ CaMIe - and calves __________________________________ farms. - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________________________ forms. - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

L1veslock and poultry pure hosed _______________________ larms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses af- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49.999-__________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Feed for IIveslock ood poultry _________________________ Iorms_ - $1,000_ -

Fa$7~::;, ;;r_n_s~~ _~f_~ __________________________ . _____ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ - _____ -------- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms bV lao, purcho.ed, 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

110 99 100. _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 1001-___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________________________ _ 

Forms wllh expeo ... 01- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ --------

t~:~ ~~ ~~;~================================== -

-

See foolnote 01 end of loble. 

32 COLORADO 

Tolol 

11 593 330049 2 237 

218 573 2 330 

36466 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 7 627 80 294 

418 29 964 

737 

34 392 

174 

28 672 

493 

6896 41 4 181 

494 

58 766 

211 55 324 I 414 

64 901 

485 49086 

1 665 58 323 

59 

57 294 

1 091 82 131 

527 76 844 

16473 1 720 867 3 264 1 594 851 

3 695 56 224 

268 37 312 

1 818 88 793 

206 

82 080 3 576 

12 242 

48 4014 

12 692 

949284 

7 855 2 165 1 232 

1 440 

20 279 465 293 

15 184 

3 179 

1 044 

872 

8 254 709 186 103 209 

7399 

646 

209 

6 579 

1 012 

383 

280 

lodividuol 

or family Partnership 

9586 1 417 233 758 51 426 1 602 362 140 339 38 232 1 883 296 24967 5 193 

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

- -

- - - - - - 6 373 916 57041 13676 265 86 17043 (0) 

585 107 15026 7 285 93 48 10 065 6607 

432 49 3925 1 685 17 15 1 498 I 450 299 77 12 645 5492 86 30 10 504 4 624 1 059 233 39323 11 770 304 103 

26906 (D) 

1 514 108 

5 395 (D) 

29 4 

4 511 5 596 875 155 51 448 17585 373 104 46 920 16927 13632 1 982 439 286 267 905 2068 673 333 670 252 612 

3 231 364 31 896 11 131 179 52 15 796 (D) 

1 536 209 21 977 14 378 121 52 

16684 13319 3 220 253 

10 196 I 068 

40 2 3 378 (0) 

10 571 I 396 

199 181 146 776 

7072 607 1 766 279 924 186 

809 324 

17307 2043 112 640 SO 914 

13 721 1 144 

2 497 465 683 246 406 188 

6953 855 222 733 98029 31 841 13 231 

6458 683 

427 128 

68 44 

5 875 531 

736 178 

233 93 

109 53 

1 

Corporotion 

Fomilv held Olher Ihon familv held Olhercooper10 or less 10 or less otive, estate or Tolol Tolol slockholders Tolol slockholders trust, etc. 

543 509 497 34 30 45 43 231 39971 38848 3 259 3 205 1 634 262 247 240 15 15 11 38 776 35790 34 742 2985 2985 I 226 144 131 129 13 13 7 

6036 5 747 5 704 288 286 270 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 306 275 273 31 24 32 9 295 7434 7410 1 861 1 424 283 66 56 56 10 6 1 6 474 4940 4940 1 534 1 163 (D) 

42 40 39 2 2 3 12 052 (0) (D) (D) (D) 29 

33 31 30 2 2 - 12000 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

12 8 7 4 3 -

1 286 670 390 616 547 - 9 5 4 4 3 - 1 232 616 336 616 547 - 115 102 99 13 10 3 

40 563 35034 30481 5529 4377 66 93 82 79 II 8 -

40 196 34 695 30 143 5 501 4348 - 116 111 109 5 4 6 13 590 13 285 13044 306 275 219 76 72 70 4 4 2 

12 619 12 344 12104 275 275 (D) 

42 34 32 8 5 1 

47 201 32095 28 605 15 106 7636 (D) 

26 19 17 7 4 - 47 187 32084 28 594 15 103 7633 - 55 45 43 10 10 6 11 896 9019 8 313 2877 2877 1 201 

46 37 35 9 9 4 

11 798 8923 8216 2 875 2875 1 199 796 713 694 83 71 63 003 833 579 711 564 792 424 122 160 257 9843 503 440 423 63 57 20 999 397 575 561 560 693 423 8~ 160 026 9 172 - 90 79 77 II 10 10 12 955 10 776 10398 2 179 1 987 241 36 29 28 7 6 1 12 422 10 271 9907 2 151 1 959 (D) 

64 58 58 6 5 9 52 382 44 628 44 628 7 754 7364 56 33 27 27 6 5 - 52 078 44 324 44 324 7 754 7364 - 93 84 84 9 7 10 

973 787 787 186 182 5 6 5 5 I 1 - (D) 359 359 (D) (D) -

681 585 565 96 66 44 599 694 370 542 361 012 229 152 97033 3634 

157 141 140 16 4 19 111 97 89 14 7 9 118 102 99 16 14 4 

295 245 237 50 41 12 

857 754 730 103 73 72 268 581 179 696 173 950 88 885 40 556 3 158 

273 247 244 26 12 46 

204 188 180 16 15 13 113 106 104 7 5 2 267 213 202 54 41 11 

418 362 348 56 42 28 384 370 248 648 234 951 135 723 66 648 4055 57 529 40 297 38029 17 232 9 550 607 

237 218 210 19 16 21 

87 73 70 14 7 4 94 71 68 23 19 3 

157 143 136 14 12 16 

93 86 85 7 6 5 

55 52 50 3 3 2 113 81 77 32 21 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-(00. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES'-Con. 

Animal heoUh cosl, __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 - to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more ~------------------------------------- - Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or mone _____________________________________ _ -

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 - to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ -

$1,000 __ Notural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Hired farm labor ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wllh expenses of - . $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $SO,OOO or more _____________________________________ _ - Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ lesslhan 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Controcllabor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Fa$T~::t:;r_~'~~ _~f_~ _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

t~:ggg ~~ !::;.~~==================================== Cuatamwork, machine hire, and nenlal of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farm,-_ 

Farm. wllh expen.e. of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $2,499 _____________________ . ___________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

'''.M·.lLATID INCOMI 

Income from machln. work, cuslomwork, and other agrlcullural servlc .. ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

VOlue of ogrlcullurol products sold directly 10 Indlvlduols for human consumpllon _____________________________ farm'-

$1,000_ 

Set foolnol. 01 end of lablt. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

17002 

15294 

12600 

2 056 

I 718 

628 

13 454 

37 326 

7210 

4 415 

1 130 

699 

12 115 69009 

6 746 3 573 

I 009 

787 

13589 

22 773 

11 310 

I 868 

299 

112 

29398 

115 633 

19054 

7 786 

I 6SO 

908 

29 332 

83 237 

28 410 

39 095 

15 521 

23 170 

8 273 

6 123 

2021 

785 

1 910 

8 927 

29 332 

5 136 

19896 

31 871 

I 999 

525 

11 748 106621 

7 896 

2 822 

727 

303 

5 146 14 153 

9 778 

50998 

3 100 

11 444 

2035 

851 

135 

79 

13 377 

37004 

9 379 

3294 

511 

193 

3065 

12 571 

1 761 

3 583 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

14 238 1 852 

5933 2 181 

II 188 I 062 

I 642 286 

I 135 361 

273 143 

II 038 I 660 

21 961 6643 

6 391 589 

3482 678 

751 254 

414 139 

9 864 1 542 

45681 12 794 

5900 623 

2 798 548 

701 208 

465 163 

II 034 I 747 

14 731 4 114 

9 524 I 336 

I 284 335 

171 55 

55 21 

24 899 3078 

74 276 18 801 

17 141 I 494 

6 208 I 106 

I 109 287 

441 191 

24 850 3067 

54 662 13302 

24067 2967 

27259 6443 

12469 1 981 

15 234 3936 

6 687 970 

4071 910 

1 701 217 

472 78 

I 428 235 

3977 I 135 

248SO 3 067 

3649 800 

16 514 2 204 19 217 5438 I 625 270 

397 61 

9206 I 477 

41 846 16137 

6833 788 

I 963 490 

349 153 61 46 

3397 858 

6386 2 232 7 766 1 192 

31 484 8884 

2340 506 

6430 2035 

I 637 299 585 160 

85 30 

33 17 

II 094 1 568 

25477 5823 

8114 982 

2577 443 

305 106 98 37 

2 555 377 

9440 1 968 

1 508 188 2426 541 

Total 

849 

7086 

313 

121 

211 

204 

697 8616 

186 

247 

121 

143 

668 10310 

204 

211 

96 

157 

751 

3831 

406 

237 

72 

36 

I 305 

21 977 

345 

449 

240 

271 

I 299 14 873 

I 260 

5 216 

1 005 

3889 

578 

1 107 

103 

235 

236 

3 764 

I 299 

663 

I 099 

7041 

101 

63 

998 

48 092 

229 

357 

218 

194 

857 5 462 

765 

10464 

242 

2942 

91 

102 

20 

29 

629 

5435 

228 

247 

97 

57 

119 

1 080 

57 

603 

Corporation 

Other than family held Other- Family held cooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

743 720 106 75 63 

4001 3901 3085 I 126 94 

282 275 31 18 37 

107 105 14 14 7 

191 188 20 10 II 

163 152 41 33 8 

648 623 49 42 59 

7671 6581 946 840 107 

183 179 3 2 44 

226 214 21 19 8 

110 106 11 10 4 

129 124 14 II 3 

595 575 73 55 41 

8929 8664 I 382 1 235 224 

lao 176 24 15 19 

194 185 17 13 16 

81 79 15 14 4 

140 135 17 13 2 

665 637 86 73 57 

3306 3 137 525 491 97 

359 353 47 39 44 

210 192 27 23 12 

65 62 7 6 I 

31 30 5 5 -

1 155 I 112 ISO 106 116 

18 259 16810 3 718 2 117 579 

306 306 39 17 74 

405 387 44 33 23 

216 202 24 23 14 

228 217 43 33 5 

1 149 1 106 ISO 106 116 

12394 II 271 2 479 1 288 399 

I 122 1079 138 103 116 

4428 4 251 788 500 177 

897 863 108 88 66 

3 338 3 214 551 364 111 

513 495 65 51 38 

896 871 211 174 36 

87 85 16 14 - 190 155 45 44 - 198 188 38 19 11 

2987 2 251 777 128 52 

I 149 I 106 ISO 106 116 

556 529 107 78 24 970 937 129 87 79 

5836 5 511 I 205 828 175 

96 95 5 3 3 

29 28 34 1 5 

885 849 113 83 67 35912 32905 12 180 5 584 546 

209 207 20 9 46 

331 311 26 23 12 188 183 30 24 7 157 148 37 27 2 

7SO 715 107 78 34 4312 4026 I 150 728 73 681 6SO 84 71 55 8 236 7 851 2228 I 558 166 

217 206 25 14 12 2 SOl 2 175 441 319 36 

ao 79 11 5 8 95 91 7 4 4 18 17 2 2 - 24 19 5 3 -

574 550 55 47 86 4 733 4540 702 542 269 

215 206 13 12 55 219 212 28 24 27 92 86 5 4 3 48 46 9 7 1 

116 114 3 3 14 851 763 229 229 83 

53 52 4 4 8 469 452 134 134 13 

COLORADO 33 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnannal fanns, see loxl) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1.00(L - Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ -

~f'oo~~o$r:::.:w $200,000 ====== == == == == == ==== === === == ==== == to $499 ,999 _________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ Motortrucks, - including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel tractors ______________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ -

Groin and bean combines, setf-propelled only _____________ farms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, ond picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ Corn - heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms- - number_ -

Cattonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ - Fiekt foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ - number_ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000- Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cantrol-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ - ocres on which usecL Nematodes - in crops _______________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ - acres an whlch use<L -

-

-

Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chomlcals ior- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ - acre. on which used_ - Insect control on livestock ond pouttrv ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ -

UVESTOCK 

-

-

CaHlo and calvo. Invontory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Fonn. wllh- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________ ---___ -------------------- SO to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 - 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to ~99 __________________________________________ _ - 500 or more __________________________________ - -______ _ 

-

Cows ond ho~ors Ihat hod calvod ____________________ fanns_ - number_ BMf COWl _____________________________________ farms_ -

- number_ - farms wlth- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ________________________ .. ______________ _ 

200 10 499 ________________________________ - ______ _ SOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Sto footnolo at ond of table. 

34 COLORADO 

Tolal 

29 416 

1 085 388 

3 559 

7 582 

5 167 

6410 

3 595 2 262 

783 

58 

20909 

32076 

26 709 

66 119 23921 

59 679 10632 

25 361 

5 093 

26 122 

6454 

8466 

2961 

3 647 

2 111 

2391 

1 127 

1 256 

-

- 6 715 

7429 

9 565 10 533 3841 

4406 

17 171 

91 782 11 681 

2 482 079 

6 

27 

33 

6 553 

1 I04OB3 575 

59 319 

1 236 

130 790 8410 

1 709922 

382 

34 220 

6304 

2372 

17 234 3 166 005 

3 187 5580 

2831 

2469 

2088 

1 079 

14002 

912 360 12 527 

840 S09 

3 144 4912 

2061 

1 414 

811 

185 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

24912 3078 770 734 174 477 

3 247 253 

6945 S05 4546 439 5 384 705 2 837 518 1 496 459 437 191 

20 8 

17 786 2 190 25 885 4 327 22 592 2 799 

SO 422 9436 19946 2 725 

46 644 8656 8902 1 184 

21 135 2 879 

3689 930 18 154 5 166 

5 274 828 6 772 1 118 

2344 442 

2832 571 

1 640 341 

1 823 (0) 

914 157 

1 009 177 

- - - - 5402 912 

5925 1 031 

7 784 1 278 8475 1 462 

2984 607 

3349 746 

14093 2 113 

60 412 16907 

9495 1490 

1 690 242 434 828 

- 1 

- (0) 

- (0) 

5 233 894 

745 249 204 124 

433 102 

43 885 (0) 

973 142 

77 942 14 S02 

6 739 1 145 

1 124484 327 991 

302 38 

21 046 4849 

5 143 763 

1 817 316 

14406 1 989 

1 467905 587 451 

2952 201 

5026 469 

2458 290 2000 353 

1 487 394 

483 282 

11 736 1 636 

603 639 176 S06 

10486 1 467 556 279 162 027 

2 869 240 

430B 470 

1 701 270 

1 071 242 

469 188 

68 57 

Corporation 

Family held Olher Ihan family held Othercooper· 

10 or less otive, 10 or less estate or TOlal Tolal .Iockholders Total slockholders trust, etc. 

1 310 1 160 1 117 ISO 106 116 135 267 114 827 111 154 20 440 12705 4910 

SO 43 43 7 6 9 

94 65 65 29 8 38 

179 169 168 10 8 3 

291 256 238 35 28 30 

215 202 192 13 11 25 

301 269 259 32 27 6 

150 131 127 19 14 5 

30 25 25 5 4 -

876 809 790 67 53 57 

1 781 1 643 1 610 138 104 83 

1 214 1 076 1 033 138 103 104 

5 984 5338 5 158 646 517 277 1 149 1 013 970 136 95 101 

4 137 3 716 3580 421 333 242 

491 450 436 41 35 55 

1 221 1 118 1 OB2 103 88 126 

459 417 402 42 36 15 

2 717 2452 2366 265 221 85 

321 302 290 19 17 31 

538 SOl 478 37 23 38 

168 156 146 12 10 7 

236 209 193 27 13 8 

129 119 110 10 9 1 

173 ISO 135 23 10 (0) 

49 46 45 3 2 7 

63 59 58 4 (0) 7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 367 328 310 39 24 34 

439 382 357 57 40 34 

454 421 404 33 19 49 

541 SOl 477 40 24 55 

240 224 219 16 14 10 

301 2SO 273 21 19 10 

898 791 761 107 SO 67 14 141 12 234 11 SOl 1 907 1 726 321 

655 588 568 67 49 41 

346 462 303 533 294764 42929 34 337 10547 

5 5 4 - - - 26 26 21 - - - 29 29 28 - - -

394 355 338 39 34 32 

148 376 134 311 130 725 14065 13415 6334 38 32 32 6 6 2 

4 276 4121 4121 155 155 (0) 

121 110 103 11 9 - 38 346 37 153 36 513 1 193 1 188 - 486 434 411 52 48 40 249 197 229 826 218 945 19 371 18 234 8 250 

42 38 31 4 4 - 8 325 7201 6101 1 124 1 124 -

388 332 323 56 46 10 

233 184 182 49 39 6 

774 695 677 79 66 65 

1 OB8 779 701 819 667 659 386 960 196 110 21 870 

29 26 26 3 3 5 72 63 63 9 5 13 

69 64 63 5 5 14 

107 100 100 7 5 9 

191 175 172 16 14 16 

306 267 253 39 34 8 

578 534 520 44 34 52 

125 963 113 930 107293 12033 7 743 6252 

529 495 482 34 24 45 116968 107 002 100886 9966 5684 5235 

30 30 30 - - 5 

116 lOB 107 8 3 18 

83 78 77 5 4 7 

93 85 85 8 8 8 149 143 136 6 5 5 

58 51 47 7 4 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-(on. 

[Excludes abnonnol fanns, see text! 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK- Con. 

Cattle and calvel inventory - Can. Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ larmsnumber _ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or moro _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

HOOs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ larms_ 

number_ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ formL 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs 01 all ages inventory __________________ Iarms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iarmsnumber_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies Inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horsts and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

GOOls Invenlory ____________________________________ ~I~~= 

number_ Goals .old _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chlcktns 3 months old or olJer Inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ Forms wllh- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hens and pulltts of layIng ag. _______________________ farms_ - number_ Pullels 3 months old or older not of layIng agt ____________________________________ farms_ 

-

- number_ -

s .. footnote at end of table. 

Total 

3608 

71 851 

2 641 

137 

366 

235 

167 

57 

5 

13 531 

1 007 346 

14 507 

1 246 299 

16473 3 718 334 

I 720 867 9 160 

430 576 

111 176 13 183 

3 287 758 

1 609 690 2 414 

2 268 171 

1 220820 

4 193 

388 582 

1 633 

1 310 

476 

369 

269 

136 

2 580 

59431 

3 776 329 151 

3 695 

673 923 

56224 

1 189 

190 574 

7084 

2666 

76248 

2 287 

38 075 

2 168 

38 173 

I 801 

802 496 

1 573 

396 176 

1 759 

1 310 676 

1 571 

1 122 052 7497326 

11 001 

69013 

2 762 

10220 

8384 

538 2959 

162 

1 857 

58 

4840 

3 213 163 

4765 

37 

13 

9 

5 

2 

9 

4 788 

2611 609 

709 

601 554 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individual 

or fomily Partnership 

3012 433 

47360 14479 

2 269 276 

104 20 

315 44 

189 36 

105 41 

27 16 

3 - 11 155 1 675 

438277 190 443 

12 031 1 715 

425 989 220 502 

13 632 1 982 

1 182 999 613 187 

439 286 267 905 

7 740 1 040 

296 851 76163 

75 491 19740 

10746 1 669 

886 148 537 024 

363 795 248 165 

1 848 334 

271 014 356 014 

134 675 178 210 

3 706 378 

242 507 63 084 

1 505 104 

1 174 112 

421 45 

310 51 

216 35 

78 31 

2 299 218 

38 ll5 7 846 

3 329 348 

204 392 55 238 

3 231 364 

388 124 123 190 

31 896 11 131 

1 062 101 

105317 25057 

3844 913 

2 375 226 

46 230 10302 

2026 203 

23 429 5070 

I 916 193 

22801 5 232 

1 522 205 

355 024 180 546 

1 336 177 

210671 121 435 

I 479 208 

345 771 219 082 

1 322 185 

302449 191 070 

2 566 531 1 663 532 

9296 1 204 

53622 10089 

2464 211 

9035 832 

7 106 896 

512 21 

2809 (0) 

152 9 1 768 (0) 

56 (0) 

4383 360 611 487 538830 

4328 353 33 3 

10 1 

8 - 3 - - 1 

1 2 4 335 359 

496900 537 936 

658 35 

114 587 894 

Total 

149 

8 995 

88 

12 

6 

10 

20 

11 

2 

652 

371 137 

701 

591 679 

796 

1 898 389 

1 003 833 

343 

53 679 

14919 

713 

I 844 710 988 914 221 

1 627 849 

901 594 

97 

61 611 

21 

21 

6 

7 

16 

26 

57 13 101 

89 

68 710 

90 157 588 

12 955 

21 

55 776 

2 165 

59 

19 106 

53 9 257 

53 

9849 

63 266 111 

51 

63 546 

63 744 942 

55 627 526 

3 258 611 

456 

4 823 

76 

342 

375 4 

19 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

90 2062 434 

77 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

6 

90 1 576 436 

13 

485 998 

Corporation 

Other than family held Other- Family held cooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust. etc. 

129 124 20 17 14 

6928 6407 2 067 2 059 1 017 

77 75 11 8 8 

11 10 1 1 1 

6 6 - - 1 

9 9 I I -

15 14 5 5 1 

10 9 1 1 3 

1 I 1 1 -

591 574 61 48 49 

287 603 271 479 83 534 69038

1 

7489 

634 616 67 55 60 

300 286 288887 291 393 119329 8 129 

713 694 83 71 63 

1 137061 1 103 999 761 328 311 742 23 759 

579 711 S64 792 424 122 160 257 9843 

313 307 30 24 37 

43 735 42 228 9944 9532 3883 

II 679 11 261 3240 3 149 1 027 

638 621 75 64 55 

1 093 326 1 061 771 751 384 302 210 19 876 

568 032 553 531 420 882 157108 8816 

194 190 27 22 II 

939 383 917 195 688 466 249302 13294 

506 213 495617 395 380 135 818 6342 

86 83 II 10 12 

67340 63 427 14 471 13 925 1 160 

20 19 I 1 3 

19 19 2 2 3 

5 4 1 1 4 

7 7 - - 1 

14 14 2 2 - 21 20 5 4 I 

50 49 7 6 6 

10561 9 271 2540 2388 369 

79 76 10 9 12 

56 m 54 156 11 931 11 537 811 

79 77 11 10 10 

126 844 113550 30 744 29 540 5021 

10776 10398 2 179 I 987 241 

17 16 4 3 5 

39 001 26085 16 777 16407 4422 

1 473 1 124 692 658 162 

52 50 7 6 6 

15212 13 592 3 694 3 710 610 

46 45 7 6 5 7302 6506 1 955 I 860 319 

46 44 7 6 6 

7910 7 086 1 939 1 850 291 

57 57 6 5 11 226048 226048 40 063 34 063 815 

47 47 4 4 9 

53 740 53 740 9806 9806 326 

57 57 6 5 9 640 616 640 618 104 324 98324 661 51 51 4 4 9 557 164 557 164 70 362 70362 1 007 2691 992 2 891 992 366 619 366 619 8 652 

416 409 40 33 43 4051 4008 772 477 479 72 72 6 4 9 

304 304 36 25 11 357 357 18 14 4 4 4 - - 1 19 19 - - (0) 

1 1 - - - (0) (0) - - - (0) (0) - - -

82 80 8 6 7 948 945 948 868 1 113489 696464 412 

75 73 2 1 7 - - 1 1 - 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 2 - 1 1 - - - 3 3 3 2 - 82 80 8 6 4 (0) 870 873 (0) (0) 337 

11 10 2 1 3 (0) 77 995 (0) (0) 75 

COLORADO 35 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms, see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ - 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvestedl 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ 

bushels_ - Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ -

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 fa 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ )00 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushelL Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acre,- ____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oots for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain ___________________________ ~-------- _ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ l00-lb bags_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

hundredwelghL - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ -

- acres_ - Farms by acres harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 ocr.'-_____________________________________ _ 1.0 to ~. 9 aCnl'-_____________________________________ _ 

5,0 to 24.9 acru _____________________________________ _ 25,0 to 99.9 acr .. ____________________________________ _ 

100,0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beeta for augar ________________________________ form,_ 

acres_ 

tons_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acr.s_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

36 COLORADO 

Individual 

Total or family 

849 785 2 548 892 353 411 412 404 36849 35 867 

409 401 

3 3 

- - - -

260 241 74933 5 865 101 83 2 552 305 91 689 

6 149 4877 975 620 643 118 4696 3 789 722244 483 544 78 453 043 51 288 814 4 532 3644 

699 524 466 239 

900 816 1 858 1 561 

1 629 1 231 

309 181 

2028 1 717 384 979 320 521 1 605 1 369 338 101 282 815 10 320 189 8 368 986 803 672 95 116 76908 

238 216 559 489 

629 515 179 149 

7401 6 117 2 480 746 1 859 861 55 124 192 41 052 283 1 411 1077 134 273 86927 

814 700 1 711 1 458 

3 322 2 799 1 554 1 160 

1 314 1 062 40 347 29 701 1 864 262 1 303264 1 052 844 25799 17949 

2 785 2 202 223604 149981 12 695 858 8 585 115 2 192 1 720 168 015 112 519 

1 415 1 163 

150 262 115 792 1 484 543 1 092 789 

1 161 938 

70 075 50 811 

405 288 52680 29 034 13 362 049 7 149 837 

405 288 

52680 29 034 

17 15 41 39 57 46 116 80 

174 108 

1 057 813 

82706 54 760 1 529 147 1 023 324 

1 057 813 82 706 54 760 

Partnership 

46 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

7 

-

-

-

18 

(0) 

6 125 061 

884 

180 246 

644 126 967 

14261 474 

629 

123 840 

71 

236 

276 

61 

209 41 391 

155 34 977 1 221 415 

90 

12438 

17 

47 

73 

18 

886 330471 

7 461 960 

235 25774 

96 

195 

385 

210 

183 6884 

375 422 

156 5 398 

441 46 895 2 571 039 

357 35921 

194 

24699 

280342 

171 13 567 

69 9229 2441 403 

69 

9 229 

2 

2 

10 

29 

26 

168 16375 

298 170 

16 ~~I 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooper· 

10 or less 10 or less ative. estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust. etc, 

17 11 11 6 5 1 1 959 911 656 530 656 530 1 303 381 388 381 (D) 

1 1 1 - - - (0) (D) (0) - - -

1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - ~ -

1 - - 1 - - (D) - - (0) - - 12 11 9 1 - - 2 335 555 (D) 1 862 089 (D) - -

369 336 326 33 29 19 

148 751 136093 132877 12658 12306 3 505 

251 231 227 20 19 12 

108 877 99 557 97300 9320 9310 2 856 

12 535 422 11 384 052 11 106337 1 151 370 1 151 310 367 333 

247 227 223 20 19 12 

106 589 97269 95012 9320 9310 2 856 

11 10 10 1 - 2 

58 53 53 5 5 3 

117 109 107 8 8 5 

65 59 57 6 6 2 

96 93 90 3 2 6 

21 615 20815 20737 800 (0) 1 452 

77 74 73 3 2 4 

18928 18 128 18088 800 (D) 1 381 

691 890 669889 669389 22001 (D) 37 898 

39 38 38 1 1 2 

(D) 4983 4983 (D) (D) (D) 

5 5 5 - - -

23 23 22 - - -

38 35 35 3 2 3 

11 11 11 - - 1 

366 347 339 19 16 32 

277 346 268 527 263 260 8819 8453 13 068 

6347 608 6 135 338 5 974 845 212 270 204 353 262 341 

89 85 83 4 3 10 

18 779 17617 17487 1 162 1 069 2 793 

17 17 16 - - 1 

49 47 47 2 1 9 

125 113 110 12 10 13 

175 170 166 5 5 9 

60 56 56 4 3 9 

3429 3023 3023 406 376 333 

178 088 152 348 152 348 25 740 23 760 7 488 

46 42 42 4 3 6 

2 189 1 783 1 783 406 376 263 

131 127 124 4 3 11 

25 354 24 795 23 114 559 479 1 374 

1 497 967 1 456 242 1 382 846 41 725 34 525 41 737 

108 104 101 4 3 7 

18 814 18 255 16 574 559 479 761 

54 49 48 5 5 4 

9613 9209 9199 404 404 158 

108034 100 939 100 741 7 095 7095 3 378 

48 44 43 4 4 4 

5 539 5278 5268 261 261 158 

47 46 46 1 1 1 

(D) 13907 13907 (D) (D) (0) 

(D) 3 702 809 3 702 809 (D) (D) (0) 

47 46 46 1 1 1 

(D) 13907 13907 (D) (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - -

7 7 7 - - -

39 38 38 1 1 1 

71 67 65 4 3 5 

11 100 10470 9918 630 350 471 

199 046 190 933 181 617 8 113 6421 8 607 

11 1~1 67 9 9t~1 4 10470 630 35g I 47~1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farm. 

ClOPS "".VISTID-(on. 

Hav cropa (ate t.xt) _________________________________ formo_ 

aeres_ lana, drv_ Irrlgaled _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocrl'_ Farms by acrel harvested, 

-

-

-

-

- 110 24 ooros ________________________________________ _ 2510 99 ocr .. _______________________________________ _ -

100 to 499 ocroa _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

AlfoWo hay _______________________________________ farmsatres_ Ions, drv_ Irrigated _______________________________________ formsDcres_ 

All vegolablos horv.olod for 0010 (s .. lexl) ______________ formL 

ocres_ Irrigoled _________________________________________ form5_ 

Farms by acres harvested, 0.1 104.9 ocros ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocreo _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocr •• ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

lond in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

Dcres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Irrigoled _________________________________________ forms __ -

acres __ 

Forms by acres In orchardsz 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocr.5 _____________________________________ _ 25.01099.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms, Sot I.xl. 

(Excludes abnormal forms, ... I.xt) 

Individual Total or family 

15412 12 818 1 432385 974 855 3029 193 2 033 300 12 195 10023 

1 123 019 732 614 

4880 4464 6496 5 526 3661 2 628 375 200 

11 321 9424 

768987 534 977 2 115 176 I 455 323 

10055 8 318 

682611 468 974 

738 586 32 345 15054 

738 S86 

32 345 15 054 

202 182 

266 229 

203 151 

67 24 

970 853 12 632 8401 

970 853 12632 8401 

478 432 379 345 95 70 18 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

1 866 264 692 585 424 

1 559 

224 168 

348 

742 

681 

95 

I 396 136 074 

393 628 

1 281 

123 657 

107 7010 

107 7010 

16 

33 

37 

21 

91 

2353 

91 2 353 

38 

28 

18 

7 

Tolal 

667 186 255 396 216 

558 

160 283 

58 

202 

328 

79 

459 

93993 

256 349 

417 

86420 

42 10 216 

42 10216 

3 

3 

14 

22 

22 

I 771 

22 I 771 

6 

5 

6 

5 

Corporation 

Family hold Oth.r Ihon family held Olhorcooperative. 

10 or loss 10 or loss estote or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust. etc. 

611 596 56 45 61 

153 878 148 290 32 377 18 322 6583 

319 897 307 178 76 319 53 997 14253 

506 492 52 42 55 

128 838 123 720 31 445 18030 5954 

55 54 3 3 10 

180 175 22 20 26 

310 305 18 15 24 

66 62 13 7 1 

419 409 40 32 42 

68 553 66 615 25440 12465 3943 

197098 191 707 59 251 38 329 9876 

377 367 40 32 39 

60 980 59 172 25440 12 465 3560 

40 39 2 2 3 

(D) 8028 (D) (D) 65 

40 39 2 2 3 

(D) 8028 (D) (D) 65 

3 3 - - I 

3 3 - - I 

14 14 - - 1 

20 19 2 2 -

17 16 5 4 4 

791 648 980 764 107 

17 16 5 4 4 

791 648 980 764 107 

5 5 1 I 2 

5 5 - - I 

5 5 I 1 1 

2 1 3 2 -

COLORADO 37 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ - land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ Average - size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings1 ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Average - per form ________________________________ dallars_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dallors_ -

-

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

acres_ Land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ formsocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acr .. ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grozing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops. legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ 

oeres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - acres_ -

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrlgoted land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - oeres_ - Lond ,.t osldoln the fedoral form programs In 1978 ______ forms-- ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operator. _____________________________________ number_ - full owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Port - owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ Whit. _________________________________________ numb.r_ -

- fulf owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part - owners __________________________________ number_ Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ -

- Block and other roc.' ____________________________ number-- Full own.rs __________________________________ numberPort - owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants - _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote 01 .nd of tobie. 

38 COLORADO 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 yeors 

29 554 17 080 613 100.0 57.7 2.0 33 987 410 27 604 904 339 262 1 150 1 616 553 29 559 17 055 607 11 311 553 8 808 498 140096 382 677 516 476 230 800 330 318 403 

I 454 466 16 1 921 666 56 3 473 1 221 41 2 893 1 259 78 3 552 1 591 105 2 625 1 481 97 7 698 5 404 153 3 587 2 938 58 2 356 2 029 3 

25 298 14 293 230 22 604 846 18 061 033 124 573 

13 647 9 707 468 13 131 201 10 765 347 220 357 

3 213 2 018 20 1 748 637 1 221 476 5 668 

25 587 15 586 551 10 685 670 9 115 894 194 236 22 229 14 707 538 5 873 014 5 164 363 117 498 

7 095 2 562 104 3 021 1 771 85 3 947 3 090 154 4 791 4 152 149 2 247 2 078 38 882 821 7 

246 233 1 

9 231 4 916 94 1 071 321 739 468 12 344 

1 905 1 355 40 

177 492 147 957 2 713 2689 1 796 59 

345 716 274 304 7 671 6 750 5 286 188 

2 766 872 2 438 292 47837 

4 575 2 817 94 

429 255 351 510 6 173 

2 055 1 106 13 

830 443 526482 3874 

1 430 754 8 

626 538 426 111 1 499 811 456 7 

203 905 100 371 2375 

12 624 8 370 188 

21 679 554 17372 371 133 999 

18 136 10 355 274 791 743 590 157 7 153 

19 658 11 625 251 

23 377 413 18 537 950 147 842 

17039 10 838 360 

3 435 628 2 926 454 57984 

15 716 10 356 357 

2 743 303 2 417 737 54 313 

5 240 2844 38 

626 586 452 747 2 749 

1 288 872 19 

65 739 55 970 922 

5935 4 817 181 

547 364 485 327 11 628 

29 554 17 080 613 

16019 7445 146 

9 112 6 726 82 

4423 2909 385 

28978 16 762 609 

15 657 7 284 146 

8 970 6 625 82 

4 351 2 853 381 

576 318 4 

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25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 65 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

2 163 2 782 3802 4434 3286 7.3 9.4 12.8 15.0 11.1 2 430 683 5 118 693 7 406 230 7 498 584 4 811 452 I 124 1 840 1 948 1 691 1 464 

2 272 2 820 3 590 4 387 3379 

1 108 115 1 762 218 2 302 747 2 265 003 1 230 318 

487 726 624 900 641 433 516 298 364 107 

440 351 309 300 253 

79 75 36 71 189 

82 105 54 144 225 

187 139 154 267 433 

161 125 215 304 376 

234 215 252 395 390 

150 266 271 402 295 

745 887 1 219 1 521 879 

363 581 829 763 344 271 427 560 520 246 

1 377 2 314 3354 3985 3033 

1 099 462 3 173 103 4 814 519 5 083 341 3 766 035 

1 558 1 725 2265 2357 1 334 

1 408 379 2 085 851 2 970 844 2 712 295 1 367 621 

165 232 482 559 560 77 158 140 261 379 133 297 052 322 204 

1 929 2 535 3 526 4 099 2946 

1 051 072 1 759 213 2 388 679 2 493 177 1 229 517 

1 808 2 379 3346 3 903 2 733 

638 569 1 039 SOl 1 382 028 1 354 690 632 077 

192 290 418 686 872 

187 228 351 SOl 419 

425 479 672 824 536 

608 705 1 022 1 061 607 

283 435 568 547 207 

90 187 249 221 67 

23 55 66 63 25 

551 860 1 185 1 258 966 

68 729 148 089 186 775 199 654 123 877 

198 245 319 345 206 

16066 28 268 38509 37 225 25 176 

219 314 441 458 305 

37 789 50 695 63 831 76 321 37 997 

625 839 1 161 1 473 1 000 

245 038 426 016 630 903 733 132 355 366 

395 440 628 753 507 

44 881 66 644 86 633 92 155 55 024 

97 177 270 323 226 

35 603 99 801 112886 184 135 90 163 

60 120 163 235 166 

29 220 78 923 89960 151 955 74 554 

48 74 136 113 76 

6383 20 878 22926 32 180 15 629 

869 1 343 1 928 2 296 1 746 

1 304 704 3 169 681 4 741 135 4 633 966 3 388 886 

1 167 1 674 2408 2 816 2 016 

39 304 89 998 163 530 187 306 102 866 

1 296 1 923 2657 3 093 2 405 

1 402 653 3 396 693 5 017 870 4 985 575 3 587 317 

1 420 1 911 2 588 2 799 1 760 

387 119 656 281 833 223 690419 301 428 

1 343 1 816 2 523 2 683 1 634 

345 146 544 196 687 939 569 205 216 938 

296 482 689 755 564 

29 739 102 665 129 140 109 664 78 790 

160 161 250 184 98 

12 234 9 420 16144 11 5SO 5 700 

665 823 1 069 1 269 810 

64 534 96 805 115 932 135 160 61 268 

2 163 2 782 3 802 4434 3 286 

609 1 071 1 548 2093 1 978 

754 1 230 1 760 1 870 1 030 

800 481 494 471 278 

2 142 2 732 3699 4341 3 239 

605 1 053 1 482 2056 1 942 

750 1 209 1 737 1 824 1 023 

787 470 480 461 274 

21 50 103 93 47 

4 18 66 37 36 

4 21 23 46 7 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percenf_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres_ 

Average size of farm ______________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildlngsl ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollarsfarms by value of land and buildings, $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Lond owned ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

lond rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ 

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LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre5-__________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acre5-__________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre5-_______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ On which all crops failed _________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ 

\. oeres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ Woodlond pastured ________________________________ formsacres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ forms_ 

oeres_ Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland ond woodland pastured _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ 

Harvested cropland Irrigoted ________________________ f~~~:= 

Postureland Irrlgated _______________________________ f~~~:= 

Other land Irrlgated ________________________________ f~~~:= 

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Totol Under 25 yeors 

12474 339 

42.2 1.1 

6 382 506 80247 

512 237 

12 504 373 

2 503 055 37 727 

200 180 101 143 

385 383 

988 6 

1 255 68 

2 252 128 

I 634 57 

I 961 51 

I 144 24 

2 294 31 

649 7 

327 I 

11 005 195 

4 543 813 35 522 

3940 165 

2 365 854 51 186 

I 195 31 

527 161 6461 

10 001 221 

1 569 776 29 379 

7 522 156 

708 651 12991 

4 533 76 

I 250 40 

857 25 

639 12 

169 3 

61 - 13 -

4315 92 

331 853 5 584 

550 16 

29 535 1 427 

893 13 

71 412 785 

1 464 53 

350 580 7413 

I 758 28 

77 745 1 179 

949 18 

303 961 2 705 

676 12 

200 427 1 788 

355 10 

103 534 917 

4 254 110 

4 307 183 42 251 

7 781 168 

201 586 5912 

8 033 196 

4 839 463 49623 

6201 95 

509 174 5364 

5360 86 

325 566 4 173 

2 ~6 24 

173 839 1 159 

416 4 

9 769 32 

1 118 36 

62037 1 185 

12474 339 

8 574 175 

2 386 20 

I 514 144 

12 216 331 

8 373 167 

2345 20 

1 498 144 

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Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

1 975 3 256 3 157 

6.6 11.0 10.6 

562 185 1 372 909 I 763 860 

285 422 559 

I 991 3 253 3 147 

310 564 6()9 903 734549 

155 984 187489 233 412 

571 444 400 

83 225 169 

296 309 238 

369 703 482 

266 437 443 

354 522 525 

158 329 262 

379 515 693 

75 136 226 

\1 77 109 

1 518 2892 2 918 

273 638 914 552 I 191 224 

847 1 089 906 

312 767 532 182 687 461 

119 282 316 

24 220 73 825 114 825 

1 506 2 620 2631 

204 660 400 076 415 5B9 

I 016 1 999 2 143 

83 329 185 371 196 5\1 

625 1 219 1 345 

169 353 318 

115 220 218 

81 148 185 

21 38 57 

5 15 18 

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741 I 236 1 171 

54264 77 072 87 010 

86 142 127 

5 999 5 7~ 6940 

\12 248 285 

9 162 19 712 18 104 

222 314 363 

42488 93065 88 897 

265 334 406 9 418 19 117 18 127 

96 271 249 

14308 117 249 60 537 

75 191 165 

11 852 50 647 47 892 

29 102 104 

2456 66 602 12 645 

539 1 092 1 081 

327 826 807 913 1 232 775 

1 198 2 127 1 987 

15 ~1 47 671 54 959 

1 198 2 210 2 104 

393942 935 632 1 367 677 

777 1 711 1 824 

57 238 125 483 156 703 

669 1 470 1 587 

36652 89 473 96320 

261 642 786 

19 892 33 191 56 795 

59 143 130 

694 2 819 3 588 

169 259 291 

7 727 15 765 16 588 

I 975 3 256 3 157 1 131 2 176 2 259 

380 709 645 

464 371 253 1 947 3 183 3 092 

I 110 2 122 2 214 375 695 629 462 366 249 

28 73 65 

21 54 45 

5 14 16 2 5 4 

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55 to 64 years over 

2 590 1 157 

8.7 3.9 

1 699 249 904 056 

656 781 

2 623 I \17 

567 726 242 586 

216441 217 176 

312 294 

426 79 

214 130 

349 221 

276 155 

366 143 

288 83 

480 196 

133 72 

91 38 

2390 1 092 

I 349 527 779 350 

654 279 

542 \11 240 147 

268 179 

192 389 115441 

2 166 857 

345 632 174 440 

I 527 681 

159 458 70991 

886 382 

257 \13 

188 91 

141 72 

36 14 

15 8 

4 I 

782 293 

62606 45 317 

94 85 

5 708 3 722 

154 81 

15 608 8041 

308 204 

80 482 38 235 

601 124 

21 770 8 134 

205 110 

76363 32 799 

151 82 

63 215 25 033 

70 40 

13 148 7 766 

912 520 

I 228 774 667 644 

1 621 680 

48 480 29 173 

1 558 767 

I 354 595 737 994 

1 294 500 118979 45 407 

1 103 445 

72 472 26476 

524 159 

44786 18016 

63 17 

1 721 915 

245 118 

14 870 5902 

2 590 1 157 

1 947 886 433 199 

210 72 2 551 1 112 

1 915 845 

428 198 

208 69 

39 45 

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(Excludes abnormal farms, see lext) 

All Farm5 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ -

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Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other - than family held _____________________________ forms_ - acres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupationt Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 200 doys or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 90cres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 aCreL ________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 2,()(X) acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL ClASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin farms (Oll) ____________________________________ _ 

field crop, except cash grain forms (013) _____________________ _ Co"on farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133, 0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ B .. f ca"1e farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

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Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

forms by value of agricultural products sold. $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ --------- $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

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T 0101 farming 

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occupations Total 

24935 13816 

22 127 881 17 708 323 

3 195 2 169 

6 103 350 5 050 838 

I 173 929 4 702 076 4 010 421 

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1 140 904 

141 96 

796 166 624 625 

24 18 

117 78 

llO 70 

257 937 210 697 

21 908 13032 

5 335 2 670 

952 613 

4 138 2 163 

6 038 2 782 

6959 3 802 

7 024 4434 

4443 3286 49,4 51.1 

28080 16409 

1 474 671 

702 316 

17080 17080 

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12366 10 718 

3 755 3 117 

2 659 1077 

9439 833 

3 231 931 

4393 I 219 

870 297 

1 517 660 

1 124 519 

1 926 1 138 

905 543 

899 607 

3946 2639 

3 533 2568 

3242 2605 

3968 3354 

6220 4 787 

3 557 1 906 

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320 253 

544 246 

435 265 

1 331 848 

13898 7586 

9840 5 513 

720 624 

536 69 

I 594 351 

399 145 

29 554 17080 

2 593 878 2209 443 

501 430 

1 093 972 

1 956 I 772 

4491 3988 

4017 3203 

3 778 2496 

3502 1 639 

3 230 1 082 

6986 1 498 

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1 754 2243 3 roc 3 551 2724 

1 609 341 3289 934 4 572 287 4991 147 2 953 S09 

302 315 497 .575 417 

521 272 857 323 1 211 409 1 349280 1 074 S09 

90 177 260 261 133 

(0) 755 837 1 338 593 922 180 7M 076 

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90 173 250 254 129 

8 28 29 25 6 

20 441 192 649 186335 207481 17 719 

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(0) 22950 97606 28496 1 639 

1 534 2 211 2959 3 512 2475 

457 352 555 601 479 

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2 109 2 706 3664 4258 3070 

54 76 138 176 216 

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2 163 2 782 3802 4434 3286 

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1 136 1 550 2346 3006 2443 

603 6S6 697 6S6 321 

198 251 254 222 75 

142 172 216 151 70 

152 183 159 184 202 

146 149 183 289 386 

32 56 47 82 62 

69 90 117 163 186 

62 65 113 141 106 

177 137 243 322 191 

97 80 130 142 79 

94 113 134 143 95 

382 442 609 628 474 

355 403 550 659 490 

287 414 614 752 4110 

310 650 903 929 535 

706 760 975 1 259 865 . 

249 287 413 480 355 

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35 44 54 71 43 

27 26 54 71 67 

31 45 86 69 30 

143 161 193 200 115 

786 1 196 1 709 2031 1 654 

530 812 1 192 1 533 1 332 

106 144 171 147 50 

9 12 21 16 11 

55 93 97 56 45 

16 14 29 34 51 

2 163 2 782 3802 4434 3 286 

169929 469 680 851 078 498461 201 784 

36 93 158 110 32 

123 241 289 227 87 

252 398 476 485 142 

579 752 1 075 1 055 419 

427 497 711 898 533 

306 349 445 638 640 

186 219 247 380 512 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

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acres. 

Corporations: Fomilv held _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres. More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms. 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms. Othor than fomilv held _____________________________ forms_ 

Qeres_ More than 10 stockholders __ • __________ • _________ forms_ 

)0 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ ._ 

Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________ : _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 voors _________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 veors _________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 Veors _________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average Og8 ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 dovs __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 dovs _______________________________________ _ 

200 doys or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre'- __________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocro'-________________________________________ _ 

14U to 179 ocro'- ________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres ________________________ " ________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 ocros _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain forms (011 ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ 

~~~ .. c~!0{0~~!%W2)=================~================== Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms 

V (0133,0134,0139) ------------------------------------- egetoble and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

~Uit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

G artlculturol specloltv forms (018) __________________________ _ 

e.erol forms, prlmorilv crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dolrv, paullrv, and onlmol specialtv (021) _ D ~.ef cOffle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ p a 7 forms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

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G. rna speclo tv forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

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VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Farms bV value of agricultural products sold, 

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8 676 202 

2 665 107 

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- - 12474 339 

I 648 34 

636 55 

I 582 89 

8606 161 

2 300 63 

3 174 66 

573 38 

657 37 

605 8 

788 37 

362 9 

292 10 

I 307 37 

965 17 

637 9 

614 8 

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I 651 26 

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6 312 194 

4327 114 

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467 2 

1 243 33 

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12 474 339 384 435 4 211 

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814 15 

1 282 33 

1 863 64 

2 148 95 

5 488 119 

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Age of operator 

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I 753 2 950 2 819 

419 087 927 906 I 187 528 

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34 978 185 930 120 718 

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438 559 701 

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231 103 128 

61 121 98 

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185 190 269 

89 119 125 

200 389 436 

I 501 2 558 2 327 

422 670 343 541 898 I 010 

99 156 152 

157 237 204 

127 146 149 

96 181 219 

46 143 74 

43 65 82 

197 282 331 

119 194 263 

72 150 157 

54 134 173 

207 318 356 

219 551 452 

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22 41 50 55 123 152 

905 1 647 I 661 

567 1 045 I 169 

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22 46 50 74 111 138 94 210 223 194 293 350 256 519 475 305 584 561 1 011 1 445 1 314 

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I 114 602 705 683 

206 132 

252 633 137 557 

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315 153 

I 777 282 

607 195 

486 173 

85 43 

165 57 

100 75 

172 81 

59 31 

52 40 

325 135 

239 133 

155 94 

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322 166 

268 135 

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315 6 

124 67 

50 42 

2 590 I 157 

89 752 24 734 

23 6 

34 14 

46 20 

112 57 

171 101 

272 140 

384 165 

405 198 

1 143 456 

COLORADO 41 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con, 

Market value of ogricultural products sold - Can. Groin __ _ __farms_ 

$1,000_ 

__ forms. 

$1.000_ _ __ torms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

Sales of $40,000 or more __ 

Commodity credi' Corporation loons __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _____ _ 

Soles of $40,000 or more __ . 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons 

T obocco _ 

Sales of $40,000 or more 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and siloge_ 

Sales of $40,000 or morc. __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more 

Fruits, nuts, and berries 

Sales of $40,000 or more 

Nursery and greenhouse products._ 

Soles ot $40,000 or more_ 

Other crops 

Sales of $40,000 or marc __ _ 

< ___ torms_ 

$1,000 ___ torms 

$1,000 

_farmL 

$1,000_ 

_. torms_ 

$1,000_ 

._. farms_ 

$1,000_ 

farms_ 

$1,000_ ____ formL 

$1,000_ _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ _____________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

___ formL 

$1,000_ ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ __ . __ .. _________ torms-

$1,000_ ______ formL 

$1,000_ 

__ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

__ forms-

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products __ . _______ ~ ________ .. _forms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more __ . __ ~ .. _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products. ____________ forrn5o_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _ _ ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and colves________ . ______ . _____ .. ___ Iorrns-

$1,000_ 

Soles of $40,000 or marc _ _ _ _ forms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 or more __ _ __ lorm5o_ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool __ .~ _ __farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales at $40,000 or more ______ . ______________ . ___ formL 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $1,000 -- Other livestock and livestock products (see texO ________ forms- - - $1,000 

Sales of $40,000 or more _ _ _ __ forms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of -

$110 $4,999 __ __ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __ $50,000 or more _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ 

$1,000_ 

. __ farms. 

$1,000_ 

Feed tor lives tack and poultry __ _____ .. __ .. _________ forms_ 

Farms with expenses of·-

$1 10 $4,999_ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999_ 

$1,000_ 

$50,000 or more _____ _ ______ .. ____ ~ _______________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___ _ 

Farms by Ions purchased: 

I 10 99 Ions 

100 10 499 Ions __ _ 

500 tonsormore ____ . 

Forms with expenses of - $1 10 $4,999 __ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __ 

$50,000 or more __ _ 

See footnole at end of table. 

42 COLORADO 

____ lorm5_ 

tans_ 

$1,000_ 

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[Excludes abnormal torms; see textJ 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

II 593 9 313 330 049 303 214 

2 237 2 III 

218 573 207 076 

2 330 I 958 

36 466 33 264 - -

- - -- -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 7 627 4 918 

80 294 66 767 

418 375 

29 964 26 225 

737 586 

34 3921 31 426 

174 164 

28 672 26 317 

493 264 

6 896 5 441 

41 38 4 181 3 569 

494 305 

58 766 49 970 

211 171 

55 324 47 793 

I 414 I 336 

64 901 63 566 

485 475 

49 086 48 475 

I 665 657 

58 323 48 918 

59 36 

57 294 48 427 

I 091 885 

82 131 73 865 

527 482 

76 844 69 295 

16 473 10 556 

I 720 867 I 458 920 

3 264 2 809 

I 594 851 I 366 459 

3 695 2 008 

56 224 43 445 

268 232 

37 312 30 330 

I 818 I 036 

88 793 57 337 

206 175 

82 080 52 352 

3 576 I 200 

12 242 6 574 

48 32 

4 014 2 912 

12692 7 608 

949 28. 797 070 

7 855 3 847 

2 165 I 507 

I 232 I 015 

I 440 I 239 

20 279 II 306 

465 293 385 549 

15 184 7 283 

3 179 2 394 

I 044 908 

872 721 

8 254 4 313 

709 188 599 625 

103 209 88 011 

7 399 3 572 

646 573 

209 168 

6 579 2 953 

I 012 791 

383 343 

280 226 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years and over 

414 I 346 I 571 2 128 2 406 I 448 7 238 46 972 70 857 77 393 71 522 29231 

43 323 490 582 510 163 

3 458 32 473 54 937 54 796 45 572 I~ 841 

81 296 366 469 498 248 

592 4 683 7 764 8 875 8 466 2 883 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - .- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -- - - - - -

223 733 842 I 169 I 232 719 

I 936 II 014 14 261 17 858 15 465 6 234 

5 63 97 101 89 20 

287 4 176 6 714 7 334 5834 I 879 

18 83 106 129 168 82 

341 4 456 6 434 7000 II 769 I 425 

3 21 42 37 52 9 

211 3 655 5 504 5 788 10 185 974 

2 32 33 48 78 71 

(0) (0) 973 I 012 I 734 786 

- 6 10 8 II 3 

- 648 840 470 I 145 466 

5 32 52 95 88 33 

257 4 168 10 838 21 394 10 073 3 240 

4 21 35 47 51 13 

254 3 916 10 522 20 525 9 510 3 065 

75 241 257 366 301 96 

I 443 9 576 13 954 21 972 13 626 2 995 

9 72 90 161 115 28 

445 6 528 10 938 18 105 10 381 2 078 

8 64 125 125 186 149 

I 413 8 748 26 507 12 604 644 

- 2 8 14 9 3 

- (0) 8 701 26 331 12 463 (0) 

8 130 200 225 218 104 

477 10 674 17 376 25 537 15 328 4 473 

5 65 III 165 110 26 

451 9 950 16 357 24 828 13 857 3 851 

272 I 177 I 800 2 467 2 815 2025 

5 406 65 491 310 567 612 823 320 033 144 600 

31 289 551 791 800 347 

3 478 54 714 294 421 591 239 294 855 127 752 

117 327 418 481 417 248 

898 7 356 8 759 14 794 8 894 2 745 

3 41 47 66 65 10 

169 4 959 5 724 II 618 6 394 I 466 

22 117 219 279 221 178 

343 8 267 5 297 22 903 16 011 4 516 

2 23 32 58 41 19 

(D) 7 779 3 784 21 668 15 079 (0) 

16 163 253 319 264 185 

169 606 I 617 I 885 I 404 894 

I 4 6 12 6 3 (0) (0) 519 I 108 581 359 

243 I 056 I 428 I 736 I 821 I 324 

2 597 38 827 173 493 335 289 172 560 74 304 

168 506 601 815 873 884 

50 257 306 322 370 202 

10 166 233 247 251 108 

15 127 288 352 327 130 

337 I 434 I 953 2 460 2 869 2 253 

I 323 19 639 87 540 160 856 87 236 28 955 

267 937 I 137 I 361 I 865 I 716 

60 319 470 612 582 351 

6 99 192 232 242 137 

4 79 154 255 180 49 

80 532 937 I 061 I 035 668 

781 40 954 125 810 266 576 128 781 36 724 

108 5 997 20 090 36 941 19 438 5 436 

78 456 766 806 869 597 

2 60 132 194 129 56 

-- 16 39 61 37 15 

77 388 625 646 679 538 

2 82 196 213 235 63 

I 30 71 123 71 47 

- 32 45 79 50 20 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms, see textl 

All Farms 

VAlUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con, 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporallon 10ans ________________ Iarms_ - $1,000_ - Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________ . ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sotes of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field s .. ds, hoy, forage, and s!lage ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sofes of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000- Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ Iarms_ 

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ SaJes of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ " ___________ Iarms_ 

$1,000_ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ Iarms-

$1,000_ Sh .. p, iambs, and wool ____________________________ Iarms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms-

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ Iarms_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 :~~~0$~9~9==================================== or more _____________________________________ _ 

feed lor liveslock and poullry _________________________ farms_ 

. $1,000_ 

Fa$r~:::. :;r_n~~~ _~~~ ________________________________ _ 

Commercially I~~!;~:~~=============:=====:=======:==:===== mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

ton$_ 

$1,000_ Farms by lonl purchased, 110 99lonl _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499lon'-___________________________________ _ 500 ton. or more __________________________________ _ 

Fa$r~:::. :;r_n_s~~_~~~ ______________________________ _ 

i~~!;~£~===========:======:====::=====:=== See foolnole 01 end of toble. 

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-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

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-

-

-

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-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

2 280 86 26835 448 

126 1 

11 497 (0) 

372 8 

3202 32 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

- - - -

- - 2 709 50 

13 527 173 

43 - 3 739 - 151 2 

2966 (0) 

10 -

2355 -

229 I 

I 455 (0) 

3 - 612 - 189 1 

8796 (0) 

40 -

7531 - 78 3 I 335 13 

10 - 612 -

I 008 24 

9405 I 315 

23 I 

8 867 (0) 

206 4 

8266 142 

45 2 

7 550 (0) 

5917 154 

261 947 I 489 

455 5 

228 392 638 

1 687 81 

12 779 417 

36 2 

6982 (0) 

782 21 31 456 36 

31 - 29 728 - 2376 48 

5668 160 

16 - I 102 -

5084 167 

152214 785 

4008 147 

658 17 

217 I 201 2 

8973 259 79744 I 305 

7901 239 

7B5 IB 

136 - 151 2 

3941 72 109 562 6095 15 197 910 

3 827 70 

73 1 

41 1 

3626 70 

221 1 

40 - 54 1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

367 537 570 

3615 6295 7280 

16 33 31 

(0) 2 792 2920 

66 70 97 

353 653 985 

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - -

- - - - - - 399 839 754 

1 686 4463 3536 

8 16 10 

463 I 630 746 

18 36 44 

153 251 2332 

I I 7 

(0) (0) 2 149 

33 53 69 

144 225 408 

- - 2 

- - (0) 

26 44 55 

999 2999 2 123 

9 14 6 

(0) 2662 I 746 

10 29 13 

254 485 231 

3 2 2 

182 (0) (0) 

1I3 208 176 

59 819 2859 

- 7 10 

- (0) 2666 

25 63 51 

I 708 I 968 2349 

8 8 13 

I 619 I 802 2203 

786 I 542 I 596 

31 601 112 602 31 743 

50 92 liS 

27830 104 286 22 470 

345 569 401 

2596 4224 2 263 12 7 5 (0) 2 475 827 

92 244 218 I 717 I 946 25536 

6 8 7 

I 390 '1 590 25 107 

609 615 418 

I 016 I 810 I 444 I 4 7 (0) 265 526 

I 020 I 437 I 359 

16244 66 546 27 168 

870 I 179 1 089 1I2 174 156 22 33 50 16 51 64 

I 544 2450 2206 10602 26 783 14825 

1 351 2 218 1958 

149 158 182 30 41 30 14 33 36 

836 1 08B 889 17946 31 IBB 22434 2648 3859 3 415 

825 1 054 858 

4 23 22 7 11 9 

719 1 030 830 106 35 29 3 10 16 8 13 14 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

484 236 

6638 2 558 

34 11 

3 191 1 012 

82 49 

958 221 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - 452 215 

2626 I 043 

9 - 900 - 33 18 

129 (0) 

I -

(0) -

47 26 

618 (0) 

I - (0) -

51 12 

2386 (0) 

9 2 

2064 (0) 

16 7 

213 140 

2 I 

(0) (0) 

457 30 

3 716 638 

4 1 

3 544 (0) 

49 14 

I 868 231 

12 2 

I 612 (0) 

1 210 629 

66 599 17913 

119 74 

59 507 13662 

212 79 

2982 296 

10 -

2 218 - 149 58 I 082 I 139 

5 5 713 928 

565 121 

894 344 

3 I (0) (0) 

770 331 

35 BI2 5 65B 

508 215 136 63 79 32 47 21 

1 783 731 21 575 4654 

1 478 657 

229 49 21 14 55 II 

834 222 26974 4925 3602 763 

808 212 

16 7 10 3 

775 202 34 16 10 I 15 3 

COLORADO 43 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSESI-(on, 

Animol health costs ____________ _ 

Forms with expenses ot-

.forms. 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ____________ , ___________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3.000 or more _._.___ _ ______________________ • __ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. a nd trees _____ _ 

Forms with expenses of 

.forms. 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $999 ____ _ ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ , ___ , ______________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _. ____ ._. ___ ._._ ... __ ... _ ... __________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___ • _________________ • ___ . _______ formL 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of - $1 to $2,499 _______ , ________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____ , _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including limL _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ________ , ____________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more __________ . __________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __ 

Forms with expenses of-

_____ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Diesel fuel ____________________________ . _________ forms-

$1.000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ fuel oil ________________________________________ forms-

$1,000_ Natural gas _____________________________ . _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Electricity ____ . ___________________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. ____________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Hired form lobar ___________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________ . ___________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more __________ "" _________________ ." __ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 doys- _____________________________ forms_ 

workersContract labor __ _ ___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1 to $2,499 ____________ , ___________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 , ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms-- $1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 __ , ________________________________ _ - $20,000 or more ________________ , _____________________ _ -

fARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other ogriculturol services ____ . ____________________ .. forms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals -

for human consumption __________ . _____________ forms __ 

$1,000_._ 

See footnote at end of table. 

44 COLORADO 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Totol Under 25 years 

17 002 10 074 270 15 294 11 891 81 

12 600 6 700 233 2 056 I 503 15 I 718 I 369 20 628 502 2 

13 454 9 910 375 37 326 33 705 813 

7 210 4 278 201 4 415 3 909 134 I 130 1 049 33 699 674 7 

12 115 8 964 341 69 009 63 288 1 210 

6 746 4 050 174 3 573 3 235 148 1 009 930 17 787 749 2 

13 589 9 642 411 

22 773 20 810 620 

11 310 7 513 370 1 868 1 736 40 299 284 - 112 109 1 

29 398 17 020 607 

115 633 99 062 1 622 

19 054 8 074 424 7 786 6 607 168 1 650 1 498 7 

908 841 8 

29 332 16 992 607 83 237 70 625 1 252 

28 410 16 588 565 39 095 31 952 578 

15 521 11 636 426 23 170 20 513 448 8 273 6 122 133 

6 123 5 164 65 

2 021 1 465 37 

785 677 3 1 910 1 417 26 

8 927 8 130 83 29 332 16 992 607 

5 136 4 189 76 

19 896 12 998 313 31 871 28 037 366 1 999 I 260 24 

525 400 4 

11 748 8 369 158 106 621 92 524 425 

7 896 5 023 153 

2 822 2 442 3 727 640 1 

303 264 1 

5 146 4 155 28 14 153 11 964 64 9 778 6 858 151 

50 998 42 091 821 

3 100 2 200 63 11 444 9 431 70 

2 035 I 300 63 

851 716 - 135 117 - 79 67 -

13 377 8 980 317 

37 004 30 908 544 

9 379 5 582 242 

3 294 2 781 74 

511 438 - 193 179 1 

3 065 2 485 135 

12 571 10 905 375 

I 761 997 22 

3 583 2 761 51 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yoors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and OVer 

1 339 1 800 2 302 2 631 1 732 

859 2 486 5 028 2 387 I 051 

938 I 043 I 338 I 736 I 412 

183 338 374 434 159 178 294 403 354 120 

40 125 187 107 41 

I 441 I 843 2 355 2 528 I 368 5 079 8 429 9639 7 265 2480 

499 610 907 I 173 888 

665 788 936 1 004 382 

157 269 311 199 80 

120 176 201 152 18 

1 365 I 675 2 096 2 194 1 293 

10 574 16 001 16986 14 417 4 100 

515 643 760 1 007 951 

566 604 836 830 251 

157 235 280 181 60 127 193 220 176 31 

I 432 1 829 2 213 2 339 1 418 

3 518 4 864 5 361 4 606 1 842 

1 068 1 299 1 644 I 835 1 297 

298 423 460 421 94 

44 79 78 64 19 

22 28 31 19 8 

2 262 2 817 3 588 4 376 3 370 

12 866 22 308 29 083 23 629 9 554 

1 019 927 1 224 2 037 2443 

934 1 290 1 642 1 811 762 

208 374 456 337 116 

101 226 266 191 49 

2 241 2 811 3 587 4 376 3 370 

8 724 14 574 20 579 18 015 7 481 

2 191 2 781 3 513 4277 3 261 

3 897 6 596 8 827 8200 3 855 

1 661 2 050 2 669 3 137 1 693 

2 638 4 279 6025 5 238 1 885 

779 1 096 1 512 1 648 954 

628 954 1 583 1 238 697 

184 271 291 327 355 

83 180 175 158 78 

243 265 341 396 146 

850 1 687 2 876 2 163 471 2 241 2 811 3 587 4 376 3 370 

628 877 1 094 1 018 495 

1 769 2 283 2 933 3 443 2 257 

4 051 7 690 8 396 5 531 2 003 

141 156 245 367 327 

90 44 108 84 70 

1 074 I 528 2 162 2 202 I 245 8 439 18 961 35 053 21 071 8 575 

698 815 1 174 1 328 855 

278 490 709 650 312 69 173 187 156 54 

29 50 92 68 24 

470 774 1 219 I 128 536 1 085 2 452 4 245 2 862 I 256 954 1 220 I 717 I 769 1 047 

8 050 7 419 11 628 10 154 4 019 

318 463 433 530 393 1 742 2 496 2 061 2 025 1 037 

120 272 224 332 289 

172 141 163 165 75 19 30 28 15 25 7 20 18 18 4 

I 143 1 554 1 972 2 400 1 594 

3 726 6 382 8 415 7 476 4 366 

732 852 1 131 I 550 I 075 318 550 644 724 471 

83 107 138 88 22 10 45 59 38 26 

469 524 626 548 183 2 024 2 613 3 079 2 303 511 

155 172 194 277 177 

584 469 550 873 233 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -(on, 

Animol health costL _________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $49L _______________________ . __ .. _._ •. 

$500 10 $999. __________ .,, ___ . _. __ . __ . __ ."" 

$1,000 10 $2,999._ ._._. __ " ,, ___________ ." ______ . 

$3,000 or more ____ . ________ ._._. _____ ,, __ . _______ ,,_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 _______________________________ .,, _______ __ 

$1,00010 $4,999. ___________________________ ,, ___ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ______ • ____________________________ __ 

$10,000 or more _. ___ • __ . ________________ ._ _______ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ . ________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _________________________________ ._ ___ • __ 

$2,50010 $9,999. ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ __ 

$20,000 or more ____________________ ~ __________ . ,, __ __ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________ " ___________ . __________ __ 

$2,50010 $9,999 __ ,, _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________ . ______ .• 

$20,000 or more ________________________________ . ____ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ____________________ . ___ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 _________________ " _________ • ___________ _ 

$2,50010 $9,999 ___________________ . ________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________ • _______ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Gasoline __________ . ___________________________ • _ farms-

$1,000. Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ________ . _____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms-

$1.000. Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Electricity _____________________________ • ___ • ______ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other-cool, wood. coke, etc. _______________________ farms-

$1,000. 

Hired form lobar ___________________________________ • forms_ 

$1,000. 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ____ . __________________________________ __ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________ . ______________ ... __ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____ . ______________________________ _ $50,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ .forms .. 

workers. Less than 150 doys _____________________________ .forms_ 

workers_ 

Contract lobar ___________________________________ • _. forms. 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2.499 _______________________________________ __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________________ ._ .• 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ ... ___________ __ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment .. ________________ • _________ • _________ farms. 

$1,000. 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $2.499 ._. ______________ .. _____ . ____ ._ ________ __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______ ...... _________________________ __ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _______ • __________________________ __ 

$20,000 or more __________________________________ ..• 

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. custom work, and other agricultural services ________ • ____ • ____________ .. forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption ____________________________ .forms_ 

$1,000. 

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Tolol Under 25 years 

6928 210 

3 403 31 

5900 206 

553 2 

349 . 

126 2 

3 544 114 

3 621 53 

2 932 103 

506 10 

81 - 25

1 

I 

3 151 117 

5 721 106 

2 696 III 

338 5 

79 I 

38 -

3 9471 97 

I 963 40 

3 797 96 

132 I 

15 - 3 -

12 378 367 

16 511 398 

10 980 344 I 179 22 152 - 67 I 

12 340 367 

12 611 347 

II 822

1 

356 

7 143 201 

3 885 164 

2 658 83 

2 151 45 

959 24 

556 53 

108 9 

493 - 797 - 12 340 367 

947 30 

6 898 161 

3 834 50 

739 22 

126 I 

3 379 57 

14097 61 

2 873 56 

380 - 87 I 

39 -

991 2 

2 189 (0) 

2 920 55 

8 907 86 

900 25 

2013 17 

735 25 

135 - 18 - 12 -

4 397 104 

6 096 124 

3 797 86 

513 17 

73 I 

14 -

580 24 

I 666 59 

764 21 

822 36 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 

I 261 I 981 I 734 

515 I 154 769 

I 013 I 647 I 522 

193 165 102 

39 144 71 

16 25 39 

577 890 I 055 

508 I 220 887 

506 694 855 

50 III 171 

17 19 23 

4 6 6 

377 858 911 

557 I 447 2 243 

314 740 748 

52 84 115 

6 26 31 

5 8 17 

502 I 090 958 

208 420 725 

491 I 061 901 

JO 27 46 

I 2 JO 

- - I 

I 979 3 227 3 077 

I 932 4 363 4 841 

I 837 2 882 2 636 

120 286 380 

19 34 46 

3 25 15 

I 968 3 221 3 066 

I 482 3 324 3 688 

I 928 3 114 2 908 

897 I 946 I 982 

565 950 I 070 

306 662 868 

278 575 597 

104 237 307 

93 88 150 

8 II 41 

32 160 152 

53 218 215 

I 968 3 221 3 066 

115 250 274 

I 079 I 843 I 891 

441 I 007 I 116 

88 168 205 

10 31 37 

411 771 I 036 

950 3 351 4 124 

383 674 846 

17 60 159 

6 27 23 

5 JO 8 

67 177 354 (0) 466 726 378 717 875 

885 2 080 3 255 

86 311 281 135 525 939 

79 253 223 

2 55 42 

5 2 9 

- I I 

561 1 240 I 286 

693 1 433 2 151 

488 I 095 I 089 

68 170 164 3 21 25 2 4 8 

103 169 157 231 450 624 

132 240 199 159 191 206 

65 years and 

5510 M years over 

I 

I 258 484 

812 121 

I 081 431 

76 15

1 60 35 

41 3 

641 267 

754 199 

549 225 

75 29 

10 12 

7 II 

647 241 

967 402 

583 200 

48 34 

9 6 

7 I 

980 320 1 452 118

1 

933 315 

43 5 

2 

II~I 2 

2 618 I 

3 628 I 408 

2 275 I 006 

288 83 

39 14 

16 7 

2 608 I 110 

2 75 I I 019 

? 489 I 027

1 I 527 589 

784 352 

564 174 

440 216 

206 82 

117 55 

26 13 

102 47 

726 85 

2 608 I 110 I 202 76 

I 308 616 

847 373 

165 91 

79 16 

797 307 

4 525 I 086 

645 269 

116 28 

22 8 

14 2 

771 120 

654 193 

677 218 

I 951 650 

147 ~O 

309 87 

118 37 

24 17 

I I ,I 

8:'6 350 

I 187 ~Ol 

134 30S 

106 38 

16 I 

8~ 4~ 

7S5 ,18 

125 ,II 

184 ·11> 

COLORADO 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimo1ed market value of all machinery and equipment _ torms 

$1.000_ Forms by value group: 

$110$4,999 

$5,000 10 $9,999 

$10,000 10 $19,999 

$20,00010 $49,999 

$50,000 10 $99,999._ 

$100,00010 $199,999 

$200,00010 $499,999 

$500.000 or more _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _ _ tarms_ 

number 

MotorlrucKs, including pickups . _Iorms 

number Wheel troctors. _farms_ 

number. 

2 or 3 _ ~ _ forms 

number. 

4 or more _ farms 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _ . farms 

number 

Cornpickers, corn heods, and picker. shellers forms. 

number _ 

Corn heods for combines forms 

number 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _ forms. 

number _ 

Cotton pickers . _ . farms_ 

number .-

Mower conditioners _ forms 

number 

Pickup balers _ _ ... __ forms. 

number 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _ forms_ 

number. 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercia! fertilizer 

and lime __ ._ ___ __forms. 

$1,000 Commercial fertilizer _ _ __ .. _. forms 

ocres on which used_ 

lime .. ___ . . ___ . ___ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Ions. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, elc. to control -

Jnsect~ on hoy and other crops . forms. 

acres on which used. 

Nematodes in crops _ _ _ forms. 

acres on which used_ 

Diseases in crops and orchords____ _. _____ farms_ 

acres on which used. 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture .. ___ . _____ farms 

acres on which used. 

Chemical!. for 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning 

of fruit ___ . _____ . _____ .. ___ forms_ 

acres on which used. 

Insect cont rol on livestock and poultry _ _ _ _ _ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _________ . ___ forms 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattlc and colves inventory. _ 

Forms with -

__ torms_ 

number _ 

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1 to 9 __ 

101049 _ 

501099 

10010 199 200 to 499 __ 

500 or mare. 

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Cows and heifers that had calved 

Beef cows 

Farms with 

1109 _ 

101049 

50 to 99 

10010 199 

200 to 499 

500 or more 

Sec footnote at end of table. 

46 COLORADO 

_____________ forms_ 

number .. 

. ________ form5-

number_ 

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[Excludes abnormal torms; see text! 

T ala! forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

29 416 17 037 1 085 388 886 118 

3 559 I 148 

7 582 2 391 5 167 2 971 

6410 4 592 3 595 3 150 2 262 2 003 783 730 58 52 

20 909 13 674 

32 076 20 956 26 709 15 943 66 119 48 107 23 921 15 066 

59 679 44 098 10 632 7 267 25 361 17 793 

5 093 4 445 

26 1221 22 951 

6 454 5 579 

8 466 7 394 2 961 2 664 

3 647 3 308 2 111 1 972 2 391 2 241 I 127 953 

I 256 1 067 

- -

- 6 715 4 835 

7 429 5 372 9 565 6 882 10 533 7 680 

3 841 3 246 

4 406 3 776 

17 171 11 767 

91 782 84 098 11 681 8 716 

2 482 079 2 235 655 

6 5 

27 (D) 

33 (D) 

6 553 5 155 

1 104 083 I 024 826 

575 498 

59 319 56 OIl 

I 236 894 

) 30 790 121 755 

8 410 6 443 I 709 922 I 531 589 

382 297 

34 220 31 042 

6 304 4 214 

2372 1 710 

17 234 10 646 

3 166 005 2 616 237 

3 187 I 042 

5 580 2 759 

2 831 2 016 

2 469 2 042 

2 088 1 836 

1 079 951 

14 002 8 936 

912 360 757 352 

12 527 8 041 

840 509 694 222 

3 144 1 233 

4 912 3 052 

2 061 1 675 

1 414 1 200 

811 721 

185 160 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 1(1 64 yeors and over 

, 

607 2 272 2 817 3 590 4 381 3 370 16 677 115 387 188 500 241 929 223 899 99 725 

63 149 144 130 216 446 110 341 212 362 539 827 153 353 370 508 852 735 170 590 802 972 1 272 786 84 488 608 827 803 340 21 233 514 544 516 175 6 113 156 229 169 57 - 5 11 18 14 4 

399 1 680 2 207 3 009 3 631 2 748 

527 2 366 3 555 4 891 5 667 3 950 

534 2 107 2 712 3439 4 127 3 024 913 5 937 8 988 12 268 12 968 7 033 

455 1 921 2 539 3 280 4 040 2 831 

916 5 063 7 582 10 778 12 556 7 203 

178 1 004 1 256 1 516 1 895 1 418 419 2 403 3 128 3 769 4 726 3 348 

56 421 761 1 243 1 368 596 

276 2 164 3 932 6488 7 053 3 038 

166 745 1 001 I 397 1 496 774 195 913 1 321 1 958 1 994 1 013 

80 445 592 651 632 264 

91 540 778 197 771 331 

58 353 465 504 449 143 

63 393 533 595 500 157 

28 137 209 185 248 146 

28 147 245 202 271 174 

- - - - - - - - - - - 103 555 949 1 194 1 292 742 

103 598 1 004 1 379 1 434 854 

138 753 1 171 I 660 1 985 I 175 

150 843 I 291 1 924 2 195 1 277 

57 391 695 825 909 369 

64 416 774 I 004 I 098 420 

441 1 650 2 138 2 638 2 984 1 916 

I 830 14 091 20 865 22 348 19 023 5 942 

341 1 346 1 639 2009 2 152 1 229 

58 053 359 152 523 361 595 242 535 100 164 747 

- .- I 2 1 I 

- - (D) (D) (D) (0) 

- - (D) (0) (0) (0) 

248 800 983 1 241 I 231 652 

23 205 162 487 259 159 262 571 243 928 73 476 

20 119 94 108 128 29 

I 800 12 32) 15 935 14 278 10 702 975 

39 113 196 196 219 131 

3 210 13 019 32 696 28 472 37 912 6 446 

327 I 047 I 232 I 461 1 537 839 

42 467 241 882 347 972 380 085 353 760 165 423 

10 83 48 61 60 35 

275 8 263 4 727 10 919 5 887 971 

111 521 948 I 028 975 631 

39 252 329 435 397 75G 

274 1 227 1 813 2 463 2 828 2 041 

23 967 197 951 541 781 897 270 658 174 297 094 

26 121 178 191 257 774 

127 339 380 482 696 135 

52 238 320 464 579 363 

38 249 398 490 520 347 

24 205 343 551 497 216 

7 75 194 285 284 106 

209 974 1 539 2 050 2 373 I 791 

8 663 67 401 140 751 212 854 208 590 11909:1 

197 815 1 357 1 824 2 162 I 686 

8 084 58 739 125 637 191 892 195 426 114 44,1 

57 112 213 209 290 3,7 

90 335 452 640 814 nJ 

31 179 304 389 456 316 

15 117 231 334 338 16, 

2 65 128 201 221 104 

2 7 29 51 43 78 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Exclude. abnormal lorms, .... lexl] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market yalue of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ 

$1,OO(L -

- forms by value groupl $110 $4,999 - _______________________________________ _ 

- $5.000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

l~:~ $100.000 :~ 10 rJ:~; $199.999 ================== _________________________________ ================== _ $200.000 10 $499.999 _________________________________ _ 

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- $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ -

- number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ Compickers. com heads. and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Pickup balers _______________________________________ Iorms_ 

number_ Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricuttural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which uSfiL Diseases in crops and archards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL 

Chemlcols lor- oelollallon or lor growth conlrol 01 crops. or Ihlnnlng of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Inseel control on IIveslock and poultry ________________ lorms_ 

Sonltation and rodenl ond bird eonlrol ________________ lorms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Ca"'e and ealv •• Invenlory ___________________________ Iarms_ 

number_ Farms wlth- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 __________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihol hod colved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ B .. f cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

farms wllh- 1 109 __________________________________________ _ 

101049 ________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

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- Set foolnole at ond of lablo. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal Under 25 yeors 

12 379 373 

199 270 4 769 

2 411 65 

5 191 152 

2 196 96 

1 818 52 445 5 259 2 

53 I 

6 -

7 235 240 

II 120 343 

10 766 303 

18 012 432 

8 855 221 

15 581 344 

3 365 73 

7 568 189 

648 2 

3 171 (0) 

875 26 

I 072 26 

297 16 

339 16 

139 5 150 5 174 11 

189 II 

- - - - I 880 39 

2057 39 

2 683 84 2 853 95 

595 36 

630 41 

5404 154 7 684 146 2 965 96 

246 424 6328 I - (D) - (0) -

1 398 37 

79 257 2 260 77 6 

3308 (0) 

342 1 

9 035 (0) 

I 967 62 178 333 3 575 

85 - 3 178 - 2090 77 

662 20 

6 588 174 

549768 6 186 

2 145 58 2 821 91 

815 12 427 8 252 3 128 2 

5066 106 155 008 2 579 

<4486 90 146 287 2372 

1 911 34 I 860 48 386 4 

214 3 90 1 25 -

Other occupations 

Age af operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

I 979 3 247 3 OSO 

25986 46 446 57 223 

446 749 645 

991 I 393 948 

282 554 611 

175 381 572 

50 91 173 

25 68 93 

9 9 7 

I 2 I 

I 025 I 844 I 878 

I 446 2 810 3 013 

I 787 2 786 2 658 

2 667 4640 4 796 

I 263 2 281 2 362 

I 925 3 930 4 362 

J38 870 989 

745 I 935 2 210 

59 138 217 

314 7'12 996 

110 205 248 

142 237 308 

19 97 64 

19 III 84 

II 47 37 

II 52 37 

8 55 37 

8 59 47 

- - - - - - 201 516 566 

212 564 629 

244 718 812 

249 759 868 

69 158 149 

69 165 155 

685 1 504 I 393 

766 I 867 2 967 

340 811 889 

22 825 76679 78 475 

- - I 

- - (0) 

- - (0) 

154 332 431 9 522 15 259 29 552 

- I 33 

- (0) 2 738 33 94 117 

(D) 3 203 3 441 326 601 450 

20800 50 635 52 755 

II 33 21 33 300 2 514 

295 592 397 

89 225 133 

1 020 1 744 I 762 59 677 199 570 96 765 

486 627 546 364 746 772 

95 197 218 52 82 125 14 60 75 9 32 26 

680 I 284 I 428 12 533 37 672 43 185 551 I 108 1 303 10 992 35 393 40 762 

275 497 592 220 461 500 40 74 108 14 49 70 2 20 28 

- 7 5 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

2 617 I 113 

46 912 17 934 

340 166 

I 183 524 

472 181 

451 187 

91 35 

64 7 

14 13 

2 -

I 456 792 

2431 I 077 

2340 892 

4017 I 460 

I 893 835 

3 592 I 428 

786 309 

I 773 716 

179 53 

891 (D) 

183 103 

216 143 

76 25 

84 25 

27 12 

33 12 

SO 13 

51 13 

- -

- -

426 132 

480 133 

606 219 

659 223 

130 53 

137 63 

I 262 406 

I 418 520 

610 219 

44 484 17 633 

- -

- - - -

299 145 

17 779 4 885 

19 18 

331 185 

65 32 

724 I 044 

379 149 

43 197 7 371 

4 16 

103 228 

600 129 

144 51 

I 281 607 139 907 47 663 

320 108 

564 284 

193 100 

99 61 59 41 46 13 

I 071 497 38 274 20 765 

969 465 36 300 20 468 

357 156 439 192 96 64 45 33 24 15 8 5 

COLORADO 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

[Excludes abnormal lorms; see text) 

All Fanns 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 - to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or mors _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$I,(XXL Cofves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ lorms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fottened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inveotory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or moro _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

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-

- number_ 

$1.000_ -

- liHers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 3O _________________ fanns_ - number_ - Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ Iorms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year oJd or okfer ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lombs sold ________________________________ Iorms_ 

. number_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formsnumber_ Horses and ponles sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goot. laid _________________________________________ lorms_ 

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$1,000_ -

POULTlY 

Chlckena 3 month. old or older Inventory _______________ farms_ - number_ - Forma wlth- I to 399 ____________________________________________ _ ~ to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ -

- 3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

- 10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

H.na and pulltt. 01 laying o;. _______________________ lorml_ 

number_ 

-

-

- Pulltl. 3 month. old or older not 

- 01 laying aQ' ____________________________________ larma_ 

number __ 

Set footnat. at end of tablt. 

48 COLORADO 

Totallorming and other occupations Total 

3608 2 350 71 851 63 130 

2641 I 517 137 94 366 317 235 215 167 153 57 50 5 4 

13 531 8 678 

I 007346 820 199 14 507 9 146 

I 246 299 1 038686 

16473 10556 3 718 334 3 126 632 

I 720867 I 458 920 9 160 5 563 

430 576 328 101 

III 176 84 418 13 183 8699 

3 287 758 2 798 531 I 609 690 1 374 502 2414 I 651 2 268 171 1 938 391 

1 220 820 1 046 216 

4 193 2 103 388582 297 214 

1 633 550 1 310 634 476 305 369 284 269 214 136 116 2580 1 294 59 431 43 023 

3 778 I 911 329 151 254 191 

3695 2008 673 923 504 857 56 224 43 445 I 189 544 190 574 125 539 7 084 4806 

2666 I 346 

76 248 58 341 2 287 I 171 

38075 29 096 2 168 1 163 

38 173 29 245 

1 801 1 012 802496 662 507 

1 573 903 

396 178 339 843 

1 759 I 014 

1 310 676 848 103 I 571 921 

1 122 052 740 100 

7 497 326 5280 097 

11 001 5450 

69013 33 836 

2 762 994 

10220 4942 

8384 3850 

538 154 

2959 1 547 

162 49 

1 857 641 

58 15 

4840 2 195 

3 213 163 2488 354 

4765 2 150 37 27 

13 3 9 3 

5 3 

2 I 9 8 4788 2 183 

2 611 fIJ9 I 943 394 

709 177 

601 554 544 960 

Under 25 yeors 

28 

579 

18 

4 

I 

2 

3 

-

-

219 

7034 

224 

8270 

272 14649 

5406 

156 4 159 

I 076 

181 

10490 

4331 

36 3729 

I 815 

115 

8 728 

15 

54 

25 

12 

6 

3 

79 

I 568 

103 7 160 

117 

13 141 

898 

20 4620 

151 

81 

1 788 

50 

860 

73 

928 

19 

2 102 

16 I 539 

20 

5532 

18 5 201 

29 820 

82 

370 

11 

19 

6 

I 

(D) 

-

-

-

45 

850 

45 

-

-

-

-

-

-

45 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

. 65 yeors 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

285 504 576 558 399 

8662 15 114 20 962 13 164 4649 

158 308 351 367 315 

8 9 24 22 27 

58 88 56 81 33 

29 53 73 45 13 

27 33 50 33 7 

5 II 20 10 4 

- 2 2 - -

945 I 484 2030 2360 I 640 

65023 165 600 250289 233 370 98883 

I 007 1 535 2 172 2501 I 707 

65 527 235 430 434 127 216 214 79 118 

I 177 1 800 2467 2 815 2025 

169 888 677 725 I 218 749 730 230 315391 

65 491 310 567 612 823 320 033 144 600 

628 953 I 203 I 448 1 175 

36 932 60 602 79489 90 791 56 128 

9404 15 555 19835 24 124 14424 

960 I 471 2097 2362 I 628 

132 956 617 123 I 139 260 639 439 259 263 

56 087 295 012 592 988 295908 130 176 

179 309 410 461 256 

48 709 427 828 900 694 392 983 164448 

25 795 222 963 502 378 198424 94839 

377 416 485 436 274 

49 367 64 332 98 528 56 289 19970 

99 93 110 128 105 

96 119 146 122 97 

67 59 71 55 28 

54 63 71 58 26 

46 59 45 46 12 

15 23 42 27 6 

212 255 305 278 165 

7 231 9 455 14070 8436 2263 

351 378 447 388 244 

42 136 54 877 84 458 47 853 17 707 

327 418 481 417 248 

84 992 104 216 166 752 105 023 30 733 

7 356 8 759 14 794 8894 2 745 

103 100 135 109 77 

17 522 27 313 41 073 28 218 6 793 

649 I 069 I 547 I 130 260 

222 264 319 293 167 

9919 12 221 20354 II 244 2 815 

202 234 282 260 143 

4 755 6 089 10456 5 487 I 449 

195 231 285 248 131 

5 164 6 132 9898 5 757 I 366 

110 225 263 216 179 

97 886 91 542 257 667 117 687 95 623 

93 199 246 191 158 

38435 60 114 118 486 56 490 64 779 

113 213 274 219 175 

118968 83 277 339 472 227 916 72 938 

98 191 256 196 162 

88 733 78 439 308 594 182 399 76 734 

640 344 687 698 2 007 073 1 222 897 692 265 

629 I 039 I 362 I 376 962 

3 284 6605 9615 8 545 5 417 

120 206 274 227 156 

283 I 702 1 222 I 078 638 

221 1 006 957 871 789 

31 57 29 25 11 

247 231 587 348 (D) 

13 13 II 10 2 

101 (D) 241 200 (D) 

2 (D) 7 4 (D) 

243 343 437 588 539 

20 104 I 049 563 I 106 804 253 288 57 745 

239 336 425 577 528 

3 I 6 8 9 

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- 1 - - - - 3 4 1 - 241 341 434 586 536 

(0) 549072 I 065 981 252 572 56098 

35 35 34 31 40 

(D) 500 491 40 823 716 I 647 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 

Cows and heHers Ihal had calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ ormsnumber_ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

510 9 __________________________________________ _ 1010 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ CoJves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1.000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 10199 __________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or mOr8 _________________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Olh~r ___________________________________________ formsnumber_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ formsnumber_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

lIl1ers 01 pigs larrowed between- $1,000_ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ formsnumber_ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmsnumber_ 

Sh .. p and lambs 01 all ages Invenlory __________________ Iarms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sh .. p and lambs sold ________________________________ Iarms_ 

Sh .. p and lambs shorn ______________________________ ~~:::.~~= 

number_ 

pounds 01 wooL 

Horses and ponies Invenlory __________________________ farms_ 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________________ ~f:~~= 

number_ 

Gools Invenlory ____________________________________ ~I~~= 

GOOls sold ________________________________________ ~~:::.~~= 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chicken. 3 monlhs old or older Invenlory _______________ forms_ 

Farm. wllh- number_ 

20,000 ~J~======================================== 10 49'm =-=-----------------------------------

~~a 99:999 _=_================= ================== H.ns ~nd p~rIe7so~f iiivl~g-iig;=======================fii~~s= 

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1 258 27 8 721 207 

1 124 23 

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1 - 4853 121 

187 147 2004 5 361 129 

207 613 1 603 

5 917 154 

591 702 4424 

261 947 1 489 

3 597 99 

102 475 1 381 

26 759 339 4484 94 

489 227 3043 235 188 1 150 763 17 329 780 1 288 

174 604 491 

2090 105 91 368 4 190 

I 083 38 676 49 171 12 85 2 

55 3 20 1 

1 286 85 16408 792 

1 867 102 74960 3 398 

1 687 81 169066 5437 12 779 417 

645 19 65035 2 257 

2 278 94 

1 320 85 

17907 921 I 116 79 8979 467 1 005 59 

8928 454 

789 21 139989 488 

670 13 56335 237 

745 20 462573 631 650 13 381 952 593 

2 217 229 3890 

5 551 70 35 177 295 1 768 41 

5278 260 4534 127 364 5 1 412 47 113 4 1 216 (0) 

42 (0) 

2645 68 724809 2659 

2 615 67 10 1 10 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2605 65 668 215 2 575 

532 5 56594 64 

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Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

25 to 34 years 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 

214 364 339 

1 541 2279 2423 

197 329 300 

5 15 12 

5 11 14 

2 4 5 

3 3 7 

2 1 1 

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648 1 337 1 293 

19235 71 459 25 127 

763 1 459 1 499 

27909 90 439 28453 

786 1 542 1 596 

69466 234 913 86 775 

31 601 112 602 31 743 

499 940 951 

9 731 28 059 26 873 

2 239 8 143 6662 

566 1 210 1 237 

59 735 206 854 59902 

29 362 104 459 25082 

64 196 224 

39 494 173 873 18868 

21 641 91 468 9412 

443 692 535 

18947 24564 19650 

205 412 293 

162 188 161 

34 48 46 

22 25 18 

16 14 13 

4 5 4 

334 371 311 4052 4546 2950 

397 632 446 

14 895 20 018 16700 

345 569 401 

34 829 55669 28 275 

2 596 4224 2263 

126 204 193 12885 23096 9069 

468 876 336 

289 431 319 

4263 4670 2997 240 365 282 2049 2388 1 602 200 345 236 2214 2 282 1 395 

100 241 220 22 308 26 157 56 649 81 204 187 9 168 11588 7 940 

90 221 211 24245 28489 374 546 71 201 188 12 701 19928 317 598 91 146 164 717 1 653 424 

1 058 1 658 1 520 7 165 10496 8 655 574 541 308 1 521 1 715 879 887 1 604 949 214 77 41 350 393 283 33 27 20 81 291 150 2 10 4 

436 764 579 13 579 53 859 156 204 

435 755 567 1 3 3 - 6 4 

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- - - - - - 410 760 579 12031 49021 146 856 

64 70 54 1 548 4838 9348 

65 years and 

55 10 64 yeors over 

232 82 

1 974 297 

202 73 

6 5 

14 3 

6 1 

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1 000 454 

55388 13 93.( 

1 016 495 

46 245 12964 

1 210 629 

150 668 45 456 

66 599 17913 

726 382 

24748 11 683 

6 198 3 179 

916 461 

125920 33 773 

60 402 14734 

174 68 

81 914 14343 

43 953 7438 

236 79 

20 814 3203 

112 23 

69 47 

29 2 

14 4 

6 3 

6 - 132 53 

3686 382 

217 73 

17 128 2821 

212 79 

41 147 3709 

2982 296 

64 39 16814 914 

479 25 

142 54 

4566 490 

120 30 2 258 215 114 51 

2 308 275 

150 57 16819 17368 

137 48 14 320 13082 

145 58 17 717 16945 134 43 16 534 14598 162913 141 139 

872 373 6206 2360 201 103 

646 257 663 305 40 7 107 232 27 2 433 (0) 

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657 141 433 381 65 127 

652 139 1 1 

- - 3 - - - - 1 1 - 653 138 408 292 49440 

328 11 25089 15687 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ formL 

number _ - Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ____ . _________ farms_ 

number _ - Farms with- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ .. _________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________ .. ______________ _ 

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Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ - Turkeys sold _________ ._. ___ • ______ . __________ • ____ forms. - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for 0/1 purposes _________________________________ farms_ 

For grain or seed _____ _ acres_ _ ____ farms. 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated ______ ._. _. _____________________________ farms. 

acresForms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

2S to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

SOO acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms. 

acres. For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________ • ___________ ._. _. __ • ___ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _________________________________ • ___ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

SOO acres or more _____________________________ • ___ _ 

Wheat for grain ___ • _____ • _. ___ • _____________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________ ._._. _____________ • _______ forms_ 

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100 to 499 acres_. _______ • _________ ._. _______ .• _______ _ 

500 acres or more ___________ ._._._._._. _________ • ___ _ 

Oots for groin ___________________ • ___ • ____ . __________ tarms. 

acres. 

bushels_ Irrigated ___________________ • _____ ._. ___ ._. _______ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for groin _______________ • _________ • _. _________ forms_ 

acreL 

bushels. Irrigated _______________________ ._. _________ • _____ forms_ 

acres_ 

Dry field and seed beans ____________________________ .forms. 

acres. 

100·lb bog,_ 

Irrigated _. ___ ._. __ __ _ ___________________ forms. 

acres. 

Irish potatoes _____ • _________ • _____________ ._. ______ forms. 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated ___________________________________ • _____ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acre' ______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 ocre5. ____________ • ___ • ___________________ ._ 

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849 249 2 548 892 2 243 088 412 57 36 849 9 377 

409 56 3 I 

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101 43 

2 552 305 2 408 896

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6 149 5 243 

975 620 909 743 4 696 4 041 

722 244 673 157 

78 453 043 73 628 461 4 532 3 9171 699 524 653 788 

900 609 I 858 I 623 

I 629 I 517 

309 292 

2 028 I 701 

384 979 348 222 

I 605 I 347 338 101 306 890 10 320 189 9 512 029 

803 693 

95 116 88 878 

238 172 

559 444 

629 562 

179 169 

7 401 5 888 

2 480 746 2 203 634 

55 124 192 49 203 625 

I 41 I I 191 

134 273 124 598 

814 553 

I 711 I 163 

3 322 2 739 

I 554 I 433 

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40 347 33 510 

I 864 262 I 571 434 

I 052 782 

25 799 21 617 

2 785 2 345 

223 604 205 277 

12 695 858 II 842 270 

2 192 I 860 

168 015 155 868 

I 415 I 258 

150 262 139 354 

I 484 543 I 389 327 

I 161 I 048 

70 075 65 157 

405 367 

52 680 52 251 

13 362 049 13 284 892 

405 367 

52 680 52 251 

17 12 

41 16 

57 54 

116 112 

174 173 

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82 706 79 432 

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Age of operator 

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25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

23 64 42 58 61 (D) I 265 305 744 838 179 650 47987 

6 15 10 18 6 

I 103 2 358 I 900 3 383 (0) 

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5 258 52 69 055 59 (0) 

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(D) 240 097 I 224 555 929 712 (0) 

811 978 I 380 I 341 491 

147 470 224 906 241 931 210 299 60671 

685 786 I 047 991 353 

120 804 174 274 171 091 143 407 44 913 

13 877 885 19 920 586 18 123 625 15303 549 4 475 861 

672 768 I 017 963 322 

119 317 170 919 164 875 138 944 41 692 

81 97 122 173 101 

249 287 445 432 138 

299 313 408 328 101 

56 89 72 58 13 

252 289 413 434 241 

51 945 72 653 85 170 99 246 29 136 

209 228 323 334 190 

48 420 65 467 73 539 85 095 24 894 

I 535 230 2 182 867 2 532 844 2 319 419 643 519 

123 134 194 138 73 

15 486 21 357 28 048 16 388 4 886 

23 25 30 49 39 

75 67 107 101 79 

86 93 149 130 64 

25 43 37 54 8 

734 935 I 297 I 578 I 139 

227 153 394 339 568 188 621 617 344 210 

5 124 729 8 908 145 12 822 510 13 659 882 7 624 147 

190 227 313 283 131 

20 319 29 209 36 102 27 620 8 620 

58 73 121 148 126 

197 163 212 261 276 

329 424 570 757 563 

150 275 394 412 174 

113 180 250 248 161 

4 348 7 449 10 269 7 398 3 361 

185 692 380 158 488 600 327 373 150 901 

89 155 202 185 123 

2 065 5 937 6 471 4 494 2 073 

381 436 548 612 280 

29 696 44 762 56 451 50 578 18 858 

I 763 675 2 777 386 3 375 898 2 900 601 755 358 

316 363 458 474 168 

22 710 37 980 45 598 36 900 8 494 

265 215 306 332 75 

26 634 29 421 36 789 34 076 6 712 

307 212 268 490 367 717 330 957 68 611 

231 179 261 278 47 

14 407 13 417 17 594 14 845 2 847 

62 65 108 84 36 

7 259 12 661 19 647 10 218 I 878 

I 848 682 3 327 009 5 011 916 2 558 982 420 708 

62 65 108 84 36 

7 259 12 661 19 647 10 218 I 878 

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19 15 27 32 15 

29 40 62 34 5 

185 196 264 229 62 

13 535 14 821 24 556 18 133 5 474 

255 277 283 775 439 415 339 154 100 418 

185 196 264 229 

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Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms. 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 1,999 ________________________ .. _________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 fo 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _________ ._. _____ ._._._._._._._._. ___ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _. ___ • ___ • _____________________________ forms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _. __ . __________________ . _________ forms. 

acres. For groin or seed __________________________________ farms. 

acresbushels- Irrigated _________________________ • _______ ._._. _ forms. 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 fo 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

sao acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 fo 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oots tor grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ torms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ torms_ 

acres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

100-lb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes __________________________________ . ____ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 

0.1 fo 0.9 acres 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres == == == ==: =:::::::::= ::=::=:: =::::::: ::: ~506~02~:' 9a~~~!;::::::::::::::::::::: =::::::::::::::: 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

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438 27 

58 1 

143 409 (0) 

906 26 

65 877 1 269 

655 24 

49087 1 220 

4 824 582 77146 

615 22 

45 736 1 185 

291 4 

235 17 

112 3 17 -

327 10 

36 757 980 

258 7 

31 211 856 

808 160 17 235 

110 3 

6 238 156 

66 - 115 3 

67 4 

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1 513 57 

277 112 7 195 

5 920 567 140 126 

220 4 

9 675 156 

261 10 

548 24 

583 20 121 3 

331 4 6 837 44 

292 828 1 350 

270 3 

4 182 26 

440 12 18 327 209 

853 588 11 156 

332 10 12 147 176 

157 5 

10 908 261 95 216 2023 

113 3 4918 66 

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Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

42 63 86 

(0) 73 758 65 450 

10 26 9 

(0) 7 102 5 983 

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82 110 162 

5 6 45 

(0) 18 26 337 

118 246 259 

10374 16 265 16490 

89 179 182 

8 361 11 838 12448 

865 277 1 137 121 I 261 953 

82 176 174 

7 961 11 384 12 170 

33 77 96 

32 71 54 

21 28 28 

3 3 4 

61 80 77 

4 832 9899 10 308 

41 68 65 

3 602 8591 9 108 

91 239 254 898 239 220 

15 31 32 

968 2 185 I 813 

8 24 19 

19 25 33 

14 16 10 

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254 325 381 

35 602 64 957 70 695 

664093 I 432 424 I 455 134 

31 50 66 1 339 2 387 2 627 

67 52 67 98 113 120 

74 133 159 15 27 35 

40 103 101 615 2 600 1 958 25 468 111 458 85 285 35 84 80 490 I 320 1 439 

57 117 115 I 489 4 910 5 433 62 618 205 114 300 853 39 87 89 881 2 860 4 344 

17 36 38 

1 246 I 870 4 270 8 536 19 993 32 274 

13 26 25 491 I 023 1 278 

13 10 5 96 60 42 24 390 6 537 11 325 13 10 5 96 60 42 

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9 19 9 485 1 563 456 

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55 to 64 yeors over 

398 9 

134 204 28477 

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186 71 

15 755 5 724 

127 54 

10618 4 602 

1 094600 388 485 

117 44 

9 326 3 710 

57 24 

45 16 

21 11 

4 3 

62 37 

5945 4 793 

49 28 

5 355 3699 

123 440 82 128 

20 9 

717 399 

8 7 

23 12 

16 7 

2 2 

319 177 

67 025 31 638 

1 579 165 649 625 

54 15 2 381 785 

46 19 

119 74 

124 73 

30 11 

56 27 751 869 30 519 38 748 

48 20 

558 349 

105 34 5085 I 201 228 805 45 042 

84 23 3 125 761 

51 10 

2 772 489 27 694 4696 

40 6 1 687 373 

7 3 223 9 33 585 I 320 7 3 223 9 

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Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops (see text) _____________________________ .. ___ forms- - acres_ tons, dry_ -

Irrigated _________________________________________ forms- -

ocres_ - Forms by (Jeres harvested: I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more _______________ ~ ___________________ _ 

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tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated ________________________________________ formsacresForms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _________________ .. ____________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated ____________________________ . ____________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocro,- ____ .. _____ .. ________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

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15 412 9 837 254 1 432 385 1 146 386 18647 3 029 193 2 501 045 43 614 12 195 7 746 205 1 123 019 904 686 14 180 

4 880 2 118 85 6 496 4 337 114 3 661 3 051 53 375 331 2 

11 321 7 249 195 768 987 611 784 11 082 2 115 176 1 748 859 33 879 

10 055 6 528 183 

682 611 548 682 10 244 

738 587 18 32 345 29 357 343 738 587 18 32 345 29 357 343 

202 107 5 

266 223

1 

9 203 192 3 

67 65 1 

970 459 3 12 632 9 016 28 970 459 3 12 632 9 016 28 

478 196 - 379 170 3 95 76 - 18 17 -

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years and over 

1 124 1 645 2 369 2 629 1 816 

124 927 225 265 325 240 290 722 161 585 

288 707 498 536 733 911 621 749 314 528 

914 1 342 1 906 2 054 1 325 

98 451 180 187 263 626 224 167 124 075 

227 302 358 555 591 

527 687 1 017 1 209 783 

331 588 897 784 398 

39 68 97 81 44 

853 1 204 1 794 1 940 1 263 

71 643 123 932 179 408 147 641 78 078 

221 031 353 469 519 394 428 930 192 156 

791 1 111 1 621 1 744 1 078 

65 630 114 326 161 606 131 273 65 603 

83 106 129 169 82 

3 448 6 163 7 871 10007 1 525 

83 106 129 169 82 

3 448 6 163 7 871 10007 1 525 

12 11 16 24 39 

38 32 53 63 28 

24 51 45 58 11 

9 12 15 24 4 

50 54 98 130 124 

1 136 1 352 1 891 3 266 1 343 

50 54 98 130 124 

1 136 1 352 1 891 3 266 1 343 

18 18 44 51 65 

17 21 31 53 45 

12 12 21 19 12 

3 3 2 7 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal forml, ... lexl) 

All farms 

ClOPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay troIIl (see lext) _________________________________ forms_ - aeres_ Ions. dry_ Irrigoled _________________________________________ formo_ 

-

- Qcres_ Farms by acrel horve,Ied, 1 la 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 2510 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocr.' _____________________________________ _ 

SOO acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, drv_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ -

- acres_ -

All vegelables harve.led for sale (see le.I) ______________ farmo_ - ocres_ Irrigaled ________________________________________ farms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres horvestedt 0.1 1o 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ - 25.010 99.9 - acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres in orchardst 0.1 10 4.9 ocre5 ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.01024.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.010 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ -

'00.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

-

>1978 dolo are based on a sample offorms, see loxl. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

5 575 90 

285999 3093 528 148 6086 4449 64 218333 2275 

2762 SO 2 159 33 610 7 44 - 4072 65 157 203 1980 366 317 3897 

3 527 53 133 929 1 514 

151 2 2988 (0) 

151 2 2988 (0) 

95 2 43 - 11 - 2 -

511 7 

3616 34 511 7 3616 34 

282 4 209 3 19 - 1 -

Other occupations 

A98 of operolor 

25 10 34 yeoro 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 

686 1 579 1 662 

28 198 83 681 83 768 

50269 159212 154 651 

539 1 246 1 335 

21 672 61 937 65 SOl 

365 782 877 

257 638 592 

63 147 177 

1 12 16 

478 1 122 1 261 

14568 47250 46 664 

33 912 114 200 108 976 

408 986 1 080 

12 821 41 218 39 309 

18 36 44 

217 225 2319 

18 36 44 

217 225 2319 

13 23 21 

1 12 16 

4 1 5 

- - 2 

64 137 151 

334 976 1 023 

64 137 151 

334 976 1 023 

41 79 74 

21 51 72 2 7 5 

- - -

( 

65 yeors and 

55 10 64 yeors ovp.r 

1 083 475 

60 680 26 579 

111 285 46 645 

898 367 

48 387 18561 

476 212 

448 191 

147 69 

12 3 

809 337 

32214 14527 

72 225 33 107 

713 287 

27 139 11 928 

33 18 

145 (0) 

33 18 

145 (0) 

23 13 

9 5 

1 - - -

108 44 

1 031 218 

108 44 

1 031 218 

54 30 

49 13 

4 1 

1 -

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Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

- percent_ land in forms _____________________________ . _________ ocres_ -

- Average size of form ______________________________ acreL 

Value - of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms_ -

-

-

$1.000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ - $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $500.000 10 $999.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $I,()(X),()(X) or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others- _____________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: J to 9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvemenf grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ formsacres_ On which all crops faited _________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer faflow _______________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________ : _______ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Pasturefond and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

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-

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-

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- land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Postureland, 011 types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - Pastureland Irrigafed _______________________________ forms_ - aeres_ - Olher land Irrlgaled ________________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - Land sel aside In Ihe federal farm programs In 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

lACE AND TENURE Of OPERATOR 

- AIIF~fi~=~;:s -=========================~========== ~~::~ = - Port owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenonts - _______________________________________ number_ 

Whit. - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenonts _____________________________________ number_ - Black and olher race' ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

s.. foolnol. 01 .nd of lable, 

54 COLORADO 

IExcludes obnonnol forms, see lexll 

Toto' forming 

and other 

occupations Tolol Under 25 yeors 

17496 6 715 343 100.0 38.3 1.9 6 215 054 3 667 699 135 654 355 546 395 17 422 6687 374 3 051 982 1 481 666 48 909 175 179 221 574 130 772 494 414 362 

1 299 356 15 1 724 533 44 

3049 940 40 

2 568 1 015 71 2 765 1 006 78 

I 724 731 75 3 305 1 538 42 

706 390 8 

282 178 I 

15 173 5643 140 

4 595 312 2677 049 46 781 

5 856 2 731 239 

2 295 029 1 356 266 92439 

I 819 870 8 

675 287 365 616 3566 

14608 5921 297 

2294928 I 398 093 81 683 

11 619 5294 288 

960 291 621 618 41 049 

1 785 458 11 

2 831 889 48 1 701 658 37 

2212 I 141 53 1 812 1 197 78 

1 100 803 50 

178 148 11 

6 080 2 153 28 

474 329 214 314 3904 

901 453 24 

53 964 34 073 1 621 

1 479 720 35 

145 849 93020 4962 

2 742 1 627 116 

530 821 361 949 27 261 

2 499 953 43 

129 674 73 119 2886 

1 473 616 7 

302 304 151 422 1 295 

990 383 5 

225 833 104 967 915 

611 288 3 

76 471 46 455 380 

6086 2754 109 

3 365 010 1 992942 50217 

10813 3965 148 

252 812 125242 2459 

11 303 4446 125 

4 065 172 2 312 223 55036 

8989 3698 152 

549 209 311 340 12382 

7 895 3378 152 

368306 217 490 11 630 

3 421 1 294 12 

162 859 81 657 507 

629 267 3 

18044 12 193 245 

2226 1 432 98 

98976 70 110 5 608 

17496 6 715 343 

11 705 4017 105 

3 371 1 566 34 

2420 1 132 204 

17 143 6 592 342 

11 455 3946 105 

3 298 1 530 34 

2390 I 116 203 

353 123 1 

250 71 - 73 36 - 30 16 1 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 25 10 34 years 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

746 801 1 093 1 659 2073 

4.2 4.5 6.2 9.4 11.8 

351 511 491 919 672 051 923 153 1 093411 

471 614 615 556 527 

800 840 940 1 658 2075 

157 629 228 565 283 315 402608 360 640 

197 036 272 101 301 398 242 827 173 802 

418 476 488 435 335 

58 50 16 45 172 

68 75 23 117 206 113 91 99 220 377 

140 92 144 225 343 140 133 139 232 284 

65 101 101 222 167 

156 219 279 448 394 

42 55 98 85 102 

18 24 41 64 30 

481 633 964 I 516 I 909 

182 559 282 250 514383 709 114 941 962 

411 362 454 589 676 

192 942 240 479 223461 296 755 310190 

73 58 190 210 331 

23990 30 810 65 793 82 716 158 741 

614 681 971 1 507 1 851 

160 206 175 637 244459 353085 383 023 

522 592 847 1 372 I 673 

73494 81 994 105818 154 799 164 464 

29 53 62 115 186 

57 84 100 245 355 

42 69 121 163 226 

121 120 202 319 326 

164 137 205 297 316 

85 98 135 197 238 

24 31 22 36 24 

195 304 424 512 690 

15698 30 416 44 884 54 719 64 693 

66 60 67 1JJ 125 

4 507 4 258 3 706 10056 9925 

92 81 152 170 190 

12 551 11 339 18502 24 761 20905 

184 160 236 402 529 

42495 41 728 57209 91 535 101 721 

105 80 162 260 303 

11 461 5 902 14340 17 215 21 315 

40 70 146 192 161 

9938 20 561 30456 44 601 44 571 

27 39 62 136 114 

7 099 13 306 14922 34 802 33 923 

20 37 100 67 61 

2839 7 255 15534 9 799 10 648 

282 301 436 703 923 

171 083 276 737 370 560 491 231 633 114 

384 481 678 980 1 294 

10 284 18 984 26576 34 236 32 703 

452 542 754 1 121 1 452 

193 880 320 459 430366 580 752 731 730 

379 484 624 977 1 082 

35 862 45 380 64 437 82 751 70528 

318 421 592 906 989 

25 877 32 141 46 005 54 661 47 176 

125 180 242 329 406 

7304 12 198 15 279 24 598 21 771 

49 33 73 49 60 

2681 1 041 3 153 3 492 1 581 

179 157 221 340 437 

11 309 8 410 10513 16 540 17 730 

746 801 1 093 1 659 2073 

337 444 640 I 077 1 414 

141 187 297 431 476 

268 170 156 151 183 

737 780 1 070 I 629 2034 

334 433 628 I 064 I 382 

138 181 290 415 472 

265 166 152 150 180 

9 21 23 30 39 

3 11 12 13 32 

3 6 7 16 4 

3 4 4 I 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms- see text! 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

farms- _________________ .. __________________ • _____ number_ 

percent. land in farms ___________ • _____________________ . ___ acres. 

Average size of form _ .• _._._. _________ ._ •.. ____ ._. acres. 

Value of land and buildingsl __ . _______ . _____ ,, _________ . forms. 

$1,000_ 

Average per form _. ____ .". _______ • '"._. ____________ dollarsAverage per acre ______ .. ______________ •. ______ . ___ dollarsFarms by volue of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 __________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _._._._._. ___ ._. ______ " _______________ forms. 

acres. land rented or leosed from others ________ .. _________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

land rented or leased to others________________ _ __ formsacres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______ .. ___ .. ___________ .. _______________ tarms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _____ •..• _. _____ • _______________ torms_ 

acresFarms by acres harvested; J to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres __ .. ___________ .. ______________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres. __________________________ • _________ _ 

50 to 99 acres- ____________________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Croplond, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acresCover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement {:rasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres- On which all crops foiled .. ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farmsacres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

acresPosture/and, all types _______________________________ .farms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land __ . ____________________________________ forms. 

acres. Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres- Other land irrigated ________________________ • _______ farms. 

acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acresRACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _. ___________________________________ number_ 

Full owners _______________________________ • ____ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ • __ number_ 

Tenants ______________ .. ________________________ number_ 

White _____________ • ___________________________ number_ 

Full owners .. _____________________________ .. ___ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____ • _______________________________ number_ 

Black and other races- ___________________________ number .. Full owners _________ • ________________________ number_ 

Part owners ____________ .. _____________________ number_ 

Tenants ____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table, 

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-

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-

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Total 

10 781 

61.6 

2 547 3551 

236 

10 735 

1 570 316 

146 280 

603 

943 

1 191

1 2 109 

1 553 

1 759 

993 

1 767 

316 

104 

9 530 

1 918 263 

3 125 

938 763 

949 

309 671 

8 687 

896 835 

6 325 

338 673 

1 327 

1 942 

1 043 

1 071 

615

297 1 

30 

3 927 

260 015 

448 

19 891 

759 

52 829 

1 115 

168 872 

1 546 

56 555 

857 

150 882 

607 

120 866 

323 

30 016 

3 332 

1 372 068 

6 848 

127 570 

6 857 

1 752 949 

5 291 

237 869 

4 517 

150816 

2 127 

81 202 

362 

5 851 

794 

28 866 

10 781 

7 688 

1 805 

1 288 

10 551 

7 509 

1 768 

1 274 

230 

179 

37 

14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 yeors 

311 

1.7 

55 960 

180 

326 

32 521 

99 759 

439 

6 

51 

117 

52 

45 

12 

30 

6 

1 

183 

28923 

146 

33 354 

30 

6 317 

204 

23 525 

141 

10 272 

20 

32 

22 

34 

23 

8 

2 

86 

5 138 

11 

323 

12 

665 

47 

6 202 

27 

925 

18 

2 705 

12 

1 788 

10 

917 

98 

24 411 

147 

5 319 

179 

31 337 

83 

4 136 

75 

3 065 

23 

1 059 

2 

(D) 

32 

959 

311 

166 

17 

128 

305 

160 

17 

128 

6 

6 

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25 to 34 years 

1 766 

10_0 

313 787 

178 

1 803 

231 416 

128 350 

624 

72 

284 

358 

258 

330 

125 

335 

41 

-

1 362 

151 214 

733 

179 929 

99 

17 356 

1 340 

138 664 

864 

47 093 

213 

246 

127 

148 

79 

45 

6 

682 

47 442 

67 

4 185 

88 

5 070 

181 

26 134 

243 

8 740 

88 

10 691 

69 

8 355 

27 

2 336 

444 

152 263 

1 092 

12 169 

1 060 

208 060 

654 

27 446 

555 

18 944 

225 

7 911 

56 

591 

135 

4 782 

1 766 

1 036 

320 

410 

1 738 

1 015 

315 

408 

28 

21 

5 

2 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

2 841 2 700 2 204 959 

16_2 15.4 12_5 5.4 

563 018 100 083 591 933 322 574 

198 259 269 336 

2 828 2 626 2 1~5 957 

389 348 463 594 304 992 148 445 

137 676 176 540 138 948 155 114 

738 666 491 474 

208 160 418 79 

300 226 201 123

1 653 453 316 212 

422 429 248 144 

474 473 310 127 

301 213 266 76 

390 534 345 133 

55 94 69 51 

25 44 22 12 

2 536 2 507 2037 905 1 344 698 538 891 530 584 323 953 

883 688 480 195 

261 397 242 470 147 750 73 863 

227 255 193 145 

43 077 81 278 86 401 75 242 

2 287 2 270 1 867 719 

223 755 236 215 187 459 87 217 

1 700 1 809 1 255 556 

86 448 92 226 70 973 31 661 

360 391 237 106 

536 614 344 170 

267 283 256 88 

307 269 220 93 

157 154 131 711 65 90 63 26 

8 8 4 2 

1 128 1 065 706 260 

61 226 71 924 50 107 24 178 

111 101 81 77 

3 985 4277 4 534 2 587 

222 253 124 60 

16 977 14 528 10909 4 680 

226 263 238 160 

41 832 41 080 35 442 18 182 

275 351 546 104 

13 287 12 180 15 494 5 929 

248 229 177 97 

32 927 50 192 37 222 17 145 

177 148 130 71 

27 572 40 174 30 528 12 449 

90 99 60 37 5 355 10 018 6 694 4 696 

882 831 698 379 278 116 381 410 336 412 199 456 1 886 1 736 1 419 568 28 220 32 266 30 840 18 756 

1 922 1 787 1 296 613 366 914 493 508 417047 236 083 1 486 1 569 1 085 414 59 809 74 685 52 088 19 705 1 262 1 350 909 366 41 048 43 279 32 250 12 230 573 708 467 131 16 899 29 576 18 576 1 181 124 110 58 12 1 862 1 830 1 262 294 

178 196 162 91 7 223 6 913 6 357 2 632 

2 841 2 700 2 204 959 1 964 2 019 1 733 770 566 477 296 129 311 204 175 60 2 782 2 639 2 169 918 1 918 1 978 1 705 /33 556 461 291 128 308 200 173 ':>7 59 61 35 41 46 41 28 J7 10 16 5 I 3 4 3, 

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Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Leu Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms -- acres Partnership ________________________________________ farms --

-- acres 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms 

acres More than 10 stockholders - ______________________ forms 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms Olher Ihon family held _____________________________ forms 

acres More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms 

10 or less stockholders-__________________________ farms 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms 

acres 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operoted __________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors- _______________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________ _ 

Average 0ge __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________________ _ Olhor _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

110 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 days ______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocr8s __________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres __________________________________________ _ 

100 10139 ocrOL _______________________________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocro'- _______________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ________________________________________ _ 

260 10 499 OC"'L _______________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 oc",s _____________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

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Cash groin forms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

- field crap, e.cepl cash groin form. (013) _____________________ _ Callan - forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

- Tobacco farms (0132>-__________________________________ _ - Sugar crop, Irish pololo, hoy, peanul, and olhor field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

- Vegelable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - fruit and lree nul form. (017) ______________________________ _ 

- Horticultural specially farms (018) __________________________ _ 

- Generol forms. primarily crap (019) _________________________ _ 

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Llvealock farms, e.copl dairy, poullry, and animal specially (021) _ - Betf callie farms, e.cepl feedlols (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and e~ farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Anlmalsr.:;la Iy forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General arms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUI 0' AGRICULTU .... L PRODUCTS SOLD 

Markel valu. of agricultural producls sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farml by valut of ogricullural producls sold. $15,000 or mort _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $14,999 ___________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

L ... Ihan $2,500 _____________________________________ _ 

m~ :~ f~:~t=================================== f~.~:~ f: :~~ == == ====== ======== ========== ====== == 

See foolnal. 01 .nd of lablo. 

56 COLORADO 

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[Excludes abnormal farms, see loxt) 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Tolol Under 25 yeors 

IS 927 6011 314 5 284 406 3 138 705 122 572 I 315 581 26 708350 394205 10238 

185 90 2 146 375 84 042 (D) 

- - - 185 90 2 14 5 - IS 013 10 746 - 5 2 - 9 3 - 55 28 I 60910 40 001 (D) 

12 759 4851 172 3344 1 253 139 

654 343 343 2 512 746 - 3642 801 - 3 793 1 093 - 3863 1 659 - 3 032 2073 - 49.5 53.9 21.6 

16 281 6236 334 I 215 479 9 565 200 2 

6 715 6 715 343 10 781 - -

4913 3 713 107 

I 805 1 278 93 

I 933 576 47 8205 508 73 

2 793 647 41 

3999 947 57 

737 198 12 

I 247 458 23 870 308 15 

I 255 560 35 

564 237 4 

483 224 11 2209 I 091 46 I 773 1036 64 

I 031 661 27 

535 348 8 

2813 I 699 120 

2 518 979 79 

- - - - - - 2 518 979 79 

137 88 2 

462 176 I 152 43 - 688 240 II 

8312 2990 126 

5925 2336 65 

126 88 I 

463 26 - I 473 287 2 

352 99 I 

17496 6715 343 

98444 54106 2794 

I 586 I lOl 53 

2 192 I 395 65 

3 502 I 639 95 

3230 I 082 80 

6986 1 498 50 

988 282 13 

I 289 240 6 

I 683 422 17 

3026 554 14 

Forming 

Ago of operolar 

65 yeors and 

25 10 34 yoors 35 10 44 years 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 years over 

663 718 960 I 498 I 858 

278465 434 771 535 576 818 577 948 744 

70 64 104 125 192 

37 207 45 062 96819 74554 130 325 

11 12 27 20 18 

(D) 8350 (D) 17424 12943 

- - - - - 11 12 27 20 18 

- 2 I 2 - - (D) (D) (D) - - I - I - - I I I - 2 5 I 14 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) I 399 

461 588 766 I 273 I 591 

209 143 238 243 281 

- - - - - 746 - - - - - 801 - - - - - I 093 - - - - - I 659 - - - - - 2073 

29.6 39.4 49.8 59.6 71.3 

695 747 997 I 554 I 909 51 54 96 105 164 

31 26 31 56 54 

746 801 I 093 I 659 2 073 

- - - - -

311 296 474 I 005 I 520 

224 210 252 275 224 

95 133 126 122 53 

81 97 138 81 38 

105 132 79 114 176 

97 91 113 222 367 

20 18 26 66 56 

51- 55 70 113 146 

26 34 71 79 83 

86 49 101 154 135 

26 27 54 63 63 

28 31 30 53 71 

109 117 213 257 349 

III 115 148 281 317 

51 78 128 176 201 

36 54 60 81 109 

238 179 227 426 S09 81 108 160 267 284 

- - - - - - - - - -

81 108 160 267 284 

II 5 16 20 34 

16 14 32 50 63 

5 5 10 9 14 

19 33 30 59 88 

270 348 518 750 978 

200 254 405 618 794 

38 22 6 II 10 

7 4 2 6 7 

48 78 82 40 37 

13 5 10 21 49 

746 801 I 093 I 659 2 073 

6388 7 230 9192 13669 14 832 

124 149 206 315 254 

182 200 239 323 386 

186 219 247 380 512 

91 88 163 277 383 

163 145 238 364 538 

24 22 26 87 no 36 19 33 60 86 

66 36 lot 73 129 

37 68 78 144 213 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, "" toxt1 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

fARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

acreL 

Corporationsl Fomily hold _______________________________________ formsacreL More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Othor thon family hold _____________________________ farm._ 

acres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age groupl Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average 0ge ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Oth~r ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farml None _________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 200 days or mare ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acre. ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acre'-__________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 acros _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acreO-________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 acre. _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acro'-________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acre'-________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acro'-________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre,-_____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop. excopt cash grain farms (013) _____________________ _ 

Sugar ~~r;c~:ara~~!0(~W2)=================:===:============== crap. Irish potato, hay, peanut. and other field crop farms 

V (0133,0134,0139) ------------------------------------- F egetablt and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ rult and tree nut farms (Oln _____________________ ~ ________ _ 

~rtlcultural specially farms (018) __________________________ _ 

neral farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock farms. exc.pt dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Da~ef cattlt farms, .xc.pt feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ ry farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

~rltry and .~g farms (025) _______________________________ _ ~ malar::;la ty forma (02n _______________________________ _ 

neral rms, primarily IIv.stock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUI OP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Mark.t valu. of agricultural producta sald _______________ farml-

$1.000_ 

See faatnatt at .nd of toblt. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

9916 284 

145 701 45 356 

734 21 

314 145 7465 

95 2 

62 333 (0) 

- - 95 2 

9 -

4 267 - 3 - 6 - 27 4 

20909 (D) 

7908 188 

2091 96 

311 311 

1 766 - 2 841 -

2 700 - 2204 - 959 - 46.7 21.6 

10045 293 

736 18 

365 6 

- - 10 781 311 

1 200 28 

527 53 

1 357 83 7697 147 

2 146 57 

3 052 64 

539 36 

789 37 

562 5 

695 35 

327 9 

259 8 1 118 34 737 15 

370 8 

187 3 

1 114 63 1 539 25 

- - - -

1 539 25 

49 1 

286 4 

109 1 

448 8 

5 322 172 

3589 100 

38 3 

437 1 

1 186 32 

253 1 

10 781 311 

44 338 1 386 

.caS 12 

797 21 1 863 64 

2 1.ca 95 

5488 119 

706 19 1 049 44 

1 261 27 

2472 29 

25 10 34 yeors 

1 606 

269239 

140 

35 642 

11 

(D) 

-

11 

2 

(D) 

-

2 

7 

5 002 

1 288 

371 

- 1 766 

-

-

-

- 30.4 

1 537 

229 

60 

- 1 766 

137 

76 

170 

1 383 

404 

518 

94 

140 

123 

82 

38 

38 

179 

86 

44 

20 

166 

204 

-

-

204 4 

39 

11 

49 

789 

~95 

3 

34 

427 

40 

1 766 

6692 

86 

108 

256 

305 

1 011 

115 

239 

195 

462 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 yeors and over 

2649 2488 2041 848 

480 685 583 204 .(96 252 270 965 

164 178 138 93 

70889 n 550 82291 40 308 

19 26 21 16 

8006 28 095 11 141 10901 

- - - - 19 26 21 16 

3 2 1 1 

21 (D) (D) (D) 

2 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 

6 6 3 1 

3 417 (D) (D) (D) 

2 201 1 967 1 612 652 

430 541 427 226 

- - - - - - - -

2841 - - - - 2 700 - - - - 2204 - - - - 959 

39.5 .(9.1 59.2 70.3 

2743 2 593 2058 821 

98 107 1~ 138 

108 94 58 39 

- - - -

2 a.41 2700 2204 959 

121 191 253 470 

87 98 104 109 

333 362 271 138 

2300 2049 1 576 242 

629 300 578 178 

866 976 ~ 165 

153 141 76 39 

218 188 149 57 

132 136 93 73 

151 196 158 73 

131 66 55 28 

58 71 45 39 

236 281 266 122 144 202 la.4 106 

85 a.4 96 53 38 59 ~1 26 

242 260 245 138 511 424 244 131 

- - - - - - - -

511 ~2~ 244 131 10 12 17 5 67 84 69 23 20 38 30 9 114 139 97 ~1 

1 426 1 ~14 1022 ~99 

882 975 731 406 13 13 3 3 22 64 311 5 375 173 116 63 ~1 79 50 ~2 

2 a.41 2 700 2204 959 11459 11 529 8934 ~ 338 

102 130 105 50 191 220 167 90 519 475 3a.4 165 S84 561 405 198 1 445 1 31~ 1 143 456 192 21~ 105 61 352 198 136 80 372 310 235 122 529 592 667 193 

COLORADO 57 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, see text] 

Farms With Sales of Leu Than $20,000 

VAlUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of ogricutturol products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sales of - $5,000 or more __________________________ forms--

Commodity Credit Corporotlon loons-______________ ~f~~= -

- $1,000_ Cotlon - and cottonseed - ____________________________ farms_ - Sales of $5,000 or mare _________________________ ~f~~= -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - T obocco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, foroge, and siloge ___________________ formL - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Vegetables, sweet com, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-- $1,000_ -

Fruits. nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-- $1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or mare __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Pou~ry and poultry products-_______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms-- $1,000_ - Co"" and colves __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

-

-

Sh .. p, iambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

-

-

Other IIv •• tock and IIv .. tock products (s .. text)... _______ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

Sale. of $5,000 or mare __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SIUCTlD PARM PRODUCTION EXPiNSES' 

lIvellock and pou~ry purchaltd _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forml wllh expens .. of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

- Food for livestock and poullry _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forml with .xptnltl of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or mort ______________________________________ _ 

Comm.rcially mixed formuia ftedl ___________________ forml_ 

Forml bv toni purchaltd, 

lonl_ 

$1,000_ 

I to 49 lonl _______________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 lonl ______________________________________ _ 100 lonl or mor. __________________________________ _ 

Forml wltlt .xptnHI of-

~ l!:n,AW-:::: :::::::: :::::: ::: ::::::::::: ::::= 

$2,500 10 $4,999 __________________ ------------------ $5,000 or mort ____________________________________ _ 

Set footnol. 01 .nd of loblt. 

58 COLORADO 

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

Total forming 

ond other 

occupations Totol 

4 253 2 603 

24845 17348 1 958 1 415 

19 771 14 528 

694 453 2 549 1 855 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - 3 974 1 660 

13290 7 265 

882 534 

7 770 4837 

262 148 

969 718 

70 57 

708 568 

391 178 

1 428 884 

93 61 

997 675 

176 55 

966 397 

86 32 

772 351 

115 80 

609 446 54 41 

475 348 

1 301 351 

526 181 

13 5 

115 44 

318 185 

1 064 821 

103 83 

889 729 

8324 35M 

41 619 21 242 

3 158 1 671 

30931 17019 

2 181 686 

6041 2 155 

349 148 

3 257 1 391 

1 100 416 

2213 1 081 

105 62 

1 027 581 

2804 599 

4 874 1 568 

254 100 

2 231 1 011 

6484 2301 

15865 7576 

2 105 638 

2 770 970 

756 278 

853 415 

11 916 4219 

17 223 6860 

4722 1 710 

5204 1 723 

1 258 454 

732 332 

4800 1 304 

30743 9398 

4269 1 266 

4014 1 083 

769 211 

17 10 

2702 655 

1 755 531 

197 94 

146 24 

Under 25 veors 

204 

1 183 

89 

871 

44 

145 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 107 

522 

31 

317 

4 

22 

4 

22 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14 

96 

9 

84 

1 

(D) 

-

-

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

143 

625 

45 

423 

74 

283 

19 

172 

13 

30 

1 

(D) 

8 

14 

1 

(D) 

162 

566 

42 

73 

20 

27 

220 

443 

99 

79 

17 

25 

47 

251 

29 

40 

7 

-

34 

12 

1 

-

Forming 

Age of operotor 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

337 284 377 633 768 

2 467 2 093 2493 4 452 4660 

216 162 209 363 376 

2 180 1 799 2101 3 832 3747 

66 51 63 127 102 

260 245 297 514 394 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 153 189 319 430 462 

768 938 1 359 1 898 1 780 

62 78 111 139 113 

557 696 904 1 279 1 085 

18 9 26 35 56 

96 45 155 193 207 

8 3 11 15 16 

80 40 127 156 143 

19 19 25 51 64 

109 54 148 291 283 

6 3 13 18 21 

75 36 135 225 204 

5 5 14 14 17 

65 51 107 88 86 

5 5 8 7 7 

65 51 93 81 61 

12 10 11 13 20 

82 57 58 55 98 

7 4 6 5 10 

68 39 48 35 73 

28 69 48 97 108 

(D) 30 11 65 51 

- 2 - 2 1 

- (D) - (D) (0) 

45 28 19 40 51 

347 142 (D) 114 133 

36 22 7 8 9 

338 135 (D) 85 99 

324 447 591 897 1 142 

1 884 2 607 3908 5 585 6 633 

147 201 294 443 541 

1 493 2 125 3 199 4495 5 283 

82 118 131 135 146 

289 385 464 381 354 

23 26 32 25 23 

196 268 336 230 188 

42 64 102 88 107 

86 191 214 255 305 

6 11 12 15 17 

(D) 115 114 153 152 

95 124 141 118 113 

170 638 211 293 242 

7 58 6 15 13 

(D) 558 59 183 123 

276 350 400 430 683 

1 080 1 979 1 335 908 1 709 

75 62 122 105 232 

84 123 188 212 290 

53 47 39 45 74 

64 118 51 68 87 

504 552 619 967 1 357 

864 1 193 846 1 614 1 901 

162 152 297 376 624 

213 280 237 394 520 

85 58 38 128 128 

44 62 47 69 85 

176 264 246 253 318 

1 452 1 969 1 923 1 613 2 190 

204 282 245 219 287 

145 226 201 210 261 

31 37 38 41 57 

- 1 7 2 -

80 78 150 146 167 

76 167 66 82 128 

20 14 23 21 15 

- 5 7 4 8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnormol forms, see le><11 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel value of ogricu~urol producls sold - Con. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Cotton - and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hoy, foroge, ond silage ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $S,()(X) or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

fruits, nuts. and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL - $1.000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farmL - $1,000 __ 

PouHry ond poullry producls ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oairy producls ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Callie and colveL _________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs, ond wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ formL_ 

Olher IIveslock ond liveslock producls (see t.xt) _______ ~~~== $1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SIUCTED FARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' 

liv.slock and paullry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wllh expens .. of- $110 $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

i~0~;~2:=:::=================================~ -

Fotd for IIveslock and poullry _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

-

Forma wllh expense. of-

~~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commtrclally mIxed formula feed. __________________ ~farm. __ 

lans __ $1.000 __ 

-

farma by toni purchased. 

~~a4::~~~i=============:=:===:===================_ Fa:: ~lt~1 eO:':"o:. -;;i::.--------------------------------

bi~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -

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- See foolnate at .nd of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 years 

1650 79 

7497 370 

543 25 

5242 238 

241 6 

694 17 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 2314 42 

6 025 101 

348 4 

2933 39 

114 2 

251 (0) 

13 - 140 -

213 1 

544 (0) 

32 1 

322 (0) 

121 1 

568 (0) 

54 - 421 -

35 3 

163 13 

13 1 

127 (0) 

950 23 

346 15 

8 1 

71 (0) 

133 2 

243 (0) 

20 2 

160 (0) 

4780 130 

20 377 433 

1 487 23 

13913 226 

1 495 75 

3886 249 

201 9 

1 867 83 684 18 

1 132 34-

43 2 

447 (0) 

2205 46 

3306 132 

1504 21 

1 221 105 

4 183 137 

8289 160 

1 467 63 

1 800 63 478 10 

438 1 

7697 218 

10362 250 

3012 90 3481 94 

804 28 

400 6 

3496 69 

21 346 301 

3002 45 

2931 68 

558 1 

7 - 2047 32 

I 224 31 

103 6 

122 -

25 10 34 yeors 

283 

1 127 

78 

760 

47 

176 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

347 

817 

51 

446 

13 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

30 

(0) 

-

-

13 

(0) 

5 

49 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

105 

33 

1 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

656 

2497 

161 

1 569 

307 

940 

51 

544 

76 

188 

10 

119 

599 

920 

25 

234 

916 

1 806 

259 

462 

114 

81 

1 417 

2 338 

491 

649 

135 

142 

801 

7 638 

1 110 

582 

219 

-

434-

257 

12 

98 

Olher occupolions 

Age of operotor 

35 10 44 yeors 45 10 504 yeors 55 10 64 yeors 6S yeors and over 

3n 396 348 172 

1 527 1 773 I 876 824 

114 128 145 53 

1 034 1 225 1 4i6 539 

40 56 52 40 

107 138 170 85 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 735 640 3n 173 

I 899 I 652 994 562 

116 95 48 34-

966 785 398 299 

29 27 29 14 

65 75 76 18 

3 5 3 1 

(0) 56 39 (0) 

50 61 46 25 

155 135 150 44 

10 11 9 I 

109 (0) 93 (0) 

23 40 35 9 

132 152 166 44 

10 10 25 4 

101 94 146 31 

10 8 10 2 

39 42 47 (0) 

3 2 4 1 

32 (0) 34- (0) 

195 157 442 28 

62 504 164 18 

2 2 1 1 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

49 34- 25 11 

78 n 28 20 

6 6 2 2 . 45 46 (0) (0) 

1 2n 1 299 945 473 

5 052 5739 4207 2449 

383 425 307 188 

3344 4005 2898 1 869 

514 355 173 71 

1 141 915 516 124 

63 44 28 6 

549 390 243 57 

225 199 125 41 

301 321 230 59 

9 14 6 2 

88 123 76 (0) 

554 371 534- 101 

1 008 600 481 166 

43 31 27 7 

354 250 227 50 

I 236 1 117 540 237 2092 1 947 1 668 617 

455 412 181 97 546 4S4 198 77 105 158 67 24 130 93 94 39 

2 151 1 863 1 444- 604- 2 682 2402 2081 609 

714 733 693 291 1 126 843 523 246 248 213 128 52 63 74 100 15 

963 750 726 187 5440 3669 3437 860 746 525 467 110 

814 661 644 162 144 87 82 25 5 2 - -

516 409 525 131 402 303 182 49 33 32 18 2 12 6 I 5 

COLORADO 59 
Table 32. Summary 

$20,000: 

by Age and 

1978-Con. 

Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see textJ 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health costL ____________ ~ __ ~ ___ . 

Forms with expenses of-

__ torms. 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $99 __ .. __ .. _____________________ . _________ _ 

$100 to $999 __________________________ . _______ .. _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more __ ,, ___ , _____________ ~ __ .. ______ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and frees ___________ _ _ ___ forms. 

$1,000_ Forms with expenses of- $1 to$99____ __ _ ____ . ______ . __ 

$100 to $999 _________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999__ . _________ . 

$5,000 or more 

Commercial fertilizer _ _ __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499.____ . _________ ._ -- $500to$999 _____ ._ __. 

$1,000 to $2,499 ______ . _______ . __ 

$2.500 or more __ _ _________ . __ 

Other agriculturol chemicals including lime ____ _ 

Forms with expenses of -

_ __ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 ____ _ __________ .. ________________ . __ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________________ . __ 

$1,00010 $2,499 ________ . _____ . __________ _ 

$2,500 or more _______ _ ____________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ___ _ 

Forms with expenses of--

___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ . ___ _ 

-

-

-

-

$2,500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-- Petroleum products _________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -- Diesel tuel ______ ~ ______________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil __ __ _ __________________________ ~ __ farms_ - $1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1.000_ 

Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 _______________________________ - ------ $5,000 or more ________________________________ - _____ _ - Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - Contract lobar ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 __________________________________ -------- $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________ --------- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

(ustomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $999 ____________________________ - _____ -------

$1,000 to $2,499 ____________ - _______ ------------------

$2,500 or more ____________________ .. _____________ -----

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custamwark, and other agricultural services ____________ ~ ______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals tor human consumption ____________________________ ~farms_ 

$1,000_ 

See foolnote 01 end of tabl •. 

60 COLORADO 

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-

-

-

Total torming 

and other 

occupations Totol 

8 986 3 210 I 787 644 

4 292 I 437 

3 882 I 514 

573 170 239 89 

5 444 2 647 2 851 I 855 

I 338 491 

2 359 993 

951 598 796 565 

4 816 2 434 

5 199 3 553 

2 437 988 

981 488 

894 564 

504 394 

5 901 2 728 

2 050 I 306 

4 671 I 910 

700 433 

451 333 

79 52 

17 277 6663 

15 725 8 792 

8 297 2 059 

3 922 I 448 

3 771 2 235 

I 287 921 

17 212 6 636 

12 595 7 069 

16 527 6 405 

7 800 4 193 

6 025 3 265 

2 414 I 577 

3 027 I 504 

995 613 

I 013 587 

141 93 

470 156 

226 52 

17 212 6636 

I 018 542 

9 762 4 225 

2 874 I 566 

I 352 709 

256 157 

4 284 I 948 

4 391 2 076 

2 063 842 

1 713 850 

431 229 

77 27 

676 336 

948 464 

3 891 1 757 

10 242 5 200 

I 131 491 

I 281 654 

496 189 

253 112 

234 102 

148 88 

6 337 2 752 

5 777 3 194 

3 240 1 114 

1 195 566 

I 349 717 

553 355 

1 130 671 

2 461 1 523 

1 148 454 

I 340 708 

~orming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

Under 25 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

172 438 443 485 764 908 

30 112 112 119 148 124 

93 132 140 195 366 511 

63 254 249 248 337 363 

II 25 35 27 48 24 

5 27 19 15 13 10 

179 321 371 447 603 726 

126 248 307 507 308 359 

5 49 56 63 149 169 

97 103 114 151 198 330 

30 69 90 104 175 130 

47 100 III 129 81 97 

168 335 308 352 592 679 

297 606 497 691 909 552 

68 141 86 120 213 360 

19 49 76 62 141 141 

48 83 88 100 97 148 

33 62 58 70 141 30 

222 396 370 407 601 732 

126 201 190 210 296 284 

129 269 251 251 434 576 

45 74 54 89 98 73 

47 45 51 65 49 76 

I 8 14 2 20 7 

374 795 837 938 I 648 2 071 

389 I 132 I 431 I 459 2 360 2 021 

139 191 254 226 437 812 

80 193 133 157 359 526 

118 294 239 390 617 577 

37 117 211 165 235 156 

374 774 831 938 I 648 2 071 

320 925 I 084 I 162 I 966 I 612 

344 753 818 908 I 579 2 003 

160 492 622 705 I 172 I 042 

257 448 383 472 903 802 

96 247 267 247 456 265 

71 191 192 237 403 410 

31 83 104 113 155 126 

12 85 87 65 85 253 

(Z) 21 17 8 7 39 

7 16 28 20 55 30 

4 3 10 3 24 8 

374 774 831 938 I 648 2 071 

27 78 65 86 153 133 

172 554 569 644 I 061 I 225 

66 196 319 273 347 366 

23 55 74 104 220 233 

4 II 27 24 48 43 

71 209 262 365 504 537 

77 184 287 559 454 515 

38 87 85 III 216 305 

22 97 142 166 242 181 

11 25 34 82 39 38 

- - 1 6 7 13 

10 47 26 90 81 82 

30 53 32 162 85 102 

66 198 241 300 458 494 

174 780 821 743 1 324 I 358 

27 39 65 72 122 166 

31 136 93 84 143 166 

6 12 16 17 73 65 

10 I 10 26 12 53 

11 I 31 20 10 29 

- 25 8 9 27 19 

166 294 339 411 750 792 

249 285 431 558 874 797 

36 105 137 139 330 367 

58 75 74 71 122 166 

36 84 76 148 202 171 

36 30 52 53 96 88 

55 119 105 144 137 III 

138 287 333 362 266 138 

7 64 44 74 129 136 

13 112 86 113 204 180 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

fExcludes abnormallarms} see lextJ 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ farms_ - $I,OO(L - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 10 $4,999 .. _______________ .. _________ .. __________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 - 10 $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 - 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $2,499 _____________________________________ _ -

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ - farms_ - $1,000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ - farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Electricity - ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-coal. wood, coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $2.499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ less Ihan 150 days ______________________________ forms--

- workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ -

Forms wllh expen.es of- $1,000_ $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

mgg ~~ ~~:~====================================== 

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-

-

-

-

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and oqulpmenl _____________________________________ farms_ - Farms with expens .. 01- $1,000_ 

!~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

-

-

-

-

- PAIIM-IlILATID INCOME 

Incamo from machine work, cu.tomwork, and ather agrlcullural servlc •• ___________________________ farms __ 

V I f $1,000 __ i UI a agricultural producls sold directly to Individual. or human consumption _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

s .. footnote at end of tablt. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolol Under 25 yeors 

5 776 175 

1 144 21 

2 855 100 

2368 74 

403 1 

150 -

2 797 90 

997 31 

847 26 

1 366 36 

353 18 

231 10 

2 382 88 

1 646 78 

1 449 42 

493 10 

330 31 

110 5 

3 173 83 

743 21 

2 761 78 

267 5 

118 - 27 -

10614 320 

6933 285 

6 238 138 

2474 93 

1 536 79 

366 10 

10 576 320 

5 526 243 

10 122 309 

3607 146 

2 760 139 

837 56 

I 523 43 

382 10 

426 53 

48 9 

314 -

175 - 10 576 320 

476 22 

5 537 144 

1 308 40 

643 22 

100 1 

2336 55 

2 315 32 

1 221 32 

863 22 

202 1 

50 -

340 1 

484 (0) 

2 134 54 

5042 85 

640 25 

627 17 

307 16 

141 5 

132 4 

60 -

3 58S 81 

2 583 96 

2126 20 

629 31 

632 14 

198 16 

459 20 

938 45 

69" 21 

633 36 

25 10 34 yeors 

1 136 

256 

505 

427 

189 

15 

486 

140 

191 

221 

57 

17 

299 

182 

193 

60 

29 

17 

422 

103 

346 

51 

23 

2 

1 791 

987 

1 197 

316 

251 

27 

1 780 

789 

1 746 

533 

451 

107 

224 

67 

87 

7 

23 

4 

1 780 

72 

941 

189 

86 

9 

318 

165 

247 

57 

8 

6 

33 

(0) 

303 

678 

57 

48 

22 

20 

15 

-

495 

360 

318 

60 

80 

37 

83 

177 

116 

73 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 years 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 yeors 65 years and over 

1 724 1 421 962 358 

412 212 198 45 

756 763 499 232 

763 583 407 114 

115 55 42 1 

90 20 14 11 

712 818 483 208 

310 283 163 70 

225 239 115 51 

327 425 259 98 

66 90 79 43 

94 64 30 16 

664 683 485 163 

401 596 290 98 

460 366 283 105 

113 159 115 36 

67 117 76 10 

24 41 11 12 

907 724 775 262 

166 236 164 54 

806 596 693 242 

76 81 47 7 

25 33 24 13 

- 14 11 -

2806 2 557 2 190 950 

1 793 1 891 1 434 543 

1 666 1 313 1 328 596 

695 687 474 209 

352 444 285 125 

93 113 103 20 

2800 2546 2 180 950 

1 423 1 447 I 195 428 

2 718 2402 2079 868 

950 916 766 297 

660 737 519 254 

183 241 197 53 

429 381 290 156 

105 100 71' 29 

69 94 80 43 

7 12 10 4 

110 87 63 31 

56 56 51 7 

2800 2546 2 180 950 

122 123 100 38 

1 514 1 491 955 492 

343 414 221 100 

150 182 122 81 

27 30 18 14 

504 741 519 199 

471 819 618 210 

276 340 228 98 

163 324 224 73 

52 61 52 28 13 16 15 -

49 131 81 45 

68 184 136 60 481 666 473 157 

1 230 I 525 1 121 403 

240 196 90 32 

248 213 65 35 

115 86 56 12 60 35 14 7 41 47 19 6 24 28 1 7 

1 022 1022 669 296 591 686 591 259 

684 648 327 129 157 182 136 63 152 141 158 87 29 51 48 17 

136 124 63 33 233 318 133 31 

219 184 109 45 154 191 137 42 

COLORADO 61 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal farms- see textl 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated morket value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999______ ______ ______ _ __________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999______ _ ____________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 __ _ _ ___________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ___ _ _ _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________ _ $500,000 or more ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _ _ __________ . ___ . ___ forms._ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups _ .... _ _ ___ .. _________ farms. 

number_ 

WheellraclorL____ _ ___ farms_ 

number _ 

20r3__ _ ___ forms. 

number _ 

4 or more " ____ . _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled only __ _ _____ forms_ 

number _ 

Corn pickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _ _ ___ tormsnumber _ 

(orn heads tor combines _. __ . __ forms. 

number _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _. _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

CottonpickerL_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ________________________ forms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners __ ____ _ ____________ " __ formsnumber _ Pickup balers __ . ________________ formL 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype _______ forms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __ __ _ _ _________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial ferfilizer ______________________________ formL 

Lime 

acres on which used_ _______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonL 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops __ .. ___________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops .. ______________________________ tarms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farmsacres on which used_ 

Chemicals for--

Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ________________________________________ torms_ 

acreS on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry _________ . _______ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory . _________ .. ______ _ 

Farms with -

________ forms_ 

number _ 

I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________ -- ----- 50 to 99 ____ _ ___________________________________ _ 

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100 to 199 __ _ ____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___ _ ____________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____ . _________________________________ ._ -

Cows and heifers that hod calved __________ _ ______ farms __ number __ 

Beef cows ._ _ _____ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with I to 9 ___ _ _______________ _ 

10 to 49 __ 

50t099 __ 

100 to 199 200 to 499 __ 500 or morc __ .. ---~-- ____ _ 

See footnote ot end of fable. 

62 COLORADO 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

17 289 6 674 238 804 125 731 

3 221 916 

6 843 I 887 

3 623 I 747 2 752 I 513 

705 489 

139 116 

6 6 - -

10 757 4 821 

15 299 6479 

15 100 5 964 24 023 10 767 

12 664 5 357 22 747 II 261 

5 2531 2 668 12 041 6 288 

909 639 

4 204 2 923 

I 947 I 368 

2 295 I 650 

591 421 

685 505 

285 224 

313 247 

348 239 

372 258 

- - - - 2 822 I 376 

3 017 I 454 

4 339 2 235 

4 559 2 373 

I 027 588 

I 100 640 

8 052 3 667 

7 248 4 859 

4 578 2 343 

252 929 171 345 

- -

- -

- -

2 207 I 182 

87 252 59 351 

128 83 

3 807 3 496 

573 277 

II 897 8 404 

3 297 I 789 

201 655 121 889 

141 74 

4948 4 002 

2 721 I 001 

887 370 

9 303 3 777 

311 034 175 651 

2 826 736 

4 509 I 848 

I 344 760 

507 344 

108 83 

9 6 

7 611 3 348 

157 948 92 403 

6 836 3085 

152 661 89 328 

2 762 911 

3 275 I 630 

635 426 

133 90 

30 28 

1 -

Under 25 years 

374 

7 161 

43 

88 

129 

74 

35 

5 

-

-

217 

263 

322 

498 

276 

544 

99 

242 

33 

158 

92 

92 

22 

22 

6 

6 

16 

16 

-

-

56 

56 

83 

89 

31 

36 

239 

423 

168 

16066 

-

-

-

129 

6 745 

5 

60 

24 I llO 

180 

14 127 

-

-

74 

16 

142 

6 679 

17 

94 

20 

4 

6 

I 

115 2 359 

III 

2 328 

48 

50 

10 

3 

-

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 fo 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

800 837 940 I 652 2 071 

14 143 19 491 20876 34 828 29 233 

III ll4 llO 161 377 

277 156 235 424 707 

176 205 248 489 500 

152 255 224 413 395 

72 85 103 116 78 

7 21 20 49 14 

5 I - - - - - - - -

498 513 736 I 217 I 640 

641 734 I 019 I 704 2 ll8 

695 797 862 I 489 I 799 

I 300 I 491 I 717 2 875 2 886 

584 639 744 I 468 I 646 

I 190 I 264 I 726 3 190 3 347 

287 312 345 788 837 

675 770 821 I 879 - I 901 

62 49 135 172 188 

280 216 641 803 825 

173 160 192 408 343 

217 192 282 491 376 

74 65 46 104 110 

95 95 54 ll3 126 

43 47 31 61 36 

48 57 39 61 36 

42 34 15 47 85 

47 38 15 52 90 

- - - - - - - - - - 122 206 244 381 367 

122 212 269 409 386 

215 281 389 637 630 

235 304 428 653 664 

62 99 83 160 153 

62 99 95 183 165 

462 471 518 931 I 046 

808 687 901 I 205 835 

323 301 324 581 646 

23 939 21 031 36 493 45 709 28 107 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

141 148 205 267 292 

9 853 7 632 II 159 12 791 II 171 

17 13 10 16 22 

254 I 380 675 550 577 

32 36 15 79 91 

376 I 970 161 2 687 2 100 

303 225 280 388 413 

19 153 II 716 20 217 26 843 29 833 

31 5 I 16 21 

2 926 (0) (0) 530 331 

130 213 140 180 264 

52 54 54 89 • 105 

385 474 624 956 I 196 

19 663 21 486 33 104 44 167 50 552 

76 105 120 172 246 

183 218 251 475 627 

67 92 166 218 197 

43 47 71 72 107 

16 11 15 17 18 

- I I 2 I 

315 423 563 853 I 079 

10 471 11 153 17 157 23 940 27 323 

256 381 523 795 I 019 

9 559 10 634 16 702 23 424 26 681 

65 138 136 209 315 

130 174 276 440 560 

41 54 88 119 114 

8 12 19 24 24 

12 3 4 3 6 

- - - -- , 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

rExciudes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1.000_ - farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 - to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ________________________ . ___________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _________ • ______________________________ forms. - number _ 

Motortrucks. including pickups __________ .. _____________ forms_ 

number _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ • ___ • ______ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 ______ .. _____ .. ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more _____ . _____________ • __ ,, _________________ farms. 

number_ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number _ (ornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ formsnumber _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Coltonpickers- _______ .. ______________ • ___ • ___________ farms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field torage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime _______________________________________ • __ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays. dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and archards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forOefolia!ion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of frUit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Inse.ct :ontrol on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

SaMatlon and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cows and heifers Ihot had calved ____________________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See footnole at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Totol Under 25 years 

10 615 326 113 073 3 481 

2 305 55 4 956 140 1 876 96 1 239 30 

216 5 23 - - - - -

5 936 210 

8 820 298 

9 136 261 

13 256 348 7 307 191 

11 486 288 

2 585 61 

5 753 158 

270 - 1 281 -

579 10 

645 10 170 5 

180 5 

61 5 

66 5 109 - 114 -

- - - - I 446 32 1 563 32 

2 104 66 

2 1861 71 

439 30 460 35 

4 385 125 

2 389 99 

2 235 67 

81 584 4 545 

- - - -

- -

1 025 24 

27 901 499 

45 6 

311 24 

296 1 

3 493 (0) 

I 508 54 

79 766 2 778 

67 -

946 - I 720 69 

517 18 

5 526 150 

135 383 2 970 

2 090 57 

2 661 84 

584 6 163 2 

25 1 

3 -

4 263 89 65 545 1 225 

3 751 77 

63 333 1 168 

1 851 34 

1 645 40 209 3 43 - 2 - 1 -

25 to 34 years 

1 791 

16933 

429 

946 

222 

157 

29 

8 

-

-

901 

1 205 

1 615 

2 178 

I 092 

I 485 

267 

574 

20 

106 

92 

97 

9 

9 

5 

5 

4 

4 

-

-

149 

155 

208 

208 

61 

61 

581 

284 

269 

9 016 

-

-

-

107 

2 840 

-

-

20 

(0) 

276 

13 640 

11 

(0) 

255 

82 

901 

15 609 

475 

340 

67 

18 

1 

-

597 

7 125 

478 

6 844 

265 

189 

21 

3 

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

2 822 2 534 2 189 953 

26 258 30 663 25 109 10 629 

722 617 322 160 

1 354 892 1 120 504 

461 549 391 157 

233 405 307 107 

51 65 45 21 

I 6 4 4 

- - - -

- - - -

1 501 1 518 I 133 673 

2 289 2 341 1 809 878 

2 387 2 169 1 958 746 

3 538 3 284 2822 I 086 

1 922 1 903 1 511 688 

3 023 3 107 2 517 I 066 

678 751 598 230 

1 488 1 674 1 333 526 

67 88 68 27 

358 369 339 109 

136 137 124 80 

147 148 134 109 

59 27 50 20 

64 32 50 20 

18 11 13 9 

23 11 13 9 

41 16 37 11 

41 21 37 11 

- - - -

- - - -

440 438 291 96 

472 484 324 96 

605 656 405 164

1 638 671 431 167 

127 111 84 26 

131 117 84 32 

1 255 1 099 1 009 316 

567 833 454 153 

627 661 464 147 

21 264 28 444 14 394 3 921 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

279 290 213 112 

6 016 10 958 5 310 2 278 

- 12 16 11 

- 190 80 17 91 98 55 31 662 1 925 538 294 470 340 261 107 21 018 19 828 18 830 3 672 

33 6 1 16 300 365 (0) 228 518 298 477 103 181 78 III 47 

1 483 1 478 1 037 477 32 665 37 786 29 794 16 559 

610 5'7 317 104 711 732 525 269 131 159 147 74 24 50 44 25 5 10 4 4 2 - - 1 

1 087 I 205 881 404 14 524 18 768 15 359 8 544 925 1 101 797 373 13 802 18 108 15 048 8 363 

479 574 346 153 406 450 386 174 34 59 54 38 5 17 11 7 1 1 - - - - 1 

COLORADO 63 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCk - Can. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thol hod calved - Can. Milk cows ___ ._ 

Farms with--

1 to 4_ 5109 ___ _ 

101049 

501099 __ 

100 10 199 

200 10 499 

500 or morc 

Heifers and heifer calves _ 

__forms_ 

number _ 

-

--

--

'-

--

--

._-

--

-- Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves 

.torms 

number 

forms 

number 

.-

(affle ond wIves sold 

Calves. 

CoUlc 

__ torms 

number 

$1,000 

__ farms 

number 

$1,000 

__ torms 

number 

$1,000 

--

--

--

--

--

.. -

-.-

--

-- fattened Of! groin and concentrates __ ____ torms --

Hogs and pigs inventory 

Forms wifh 

I 10 9 

101049 

50 10 99 

100 to 199 

200 to 499 500 or morc ... __ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding 

Olher 

Hogs and pigs sold 

Feeder piqs sold 

litters of pigs for rowed between--

number 

$1,000 

. ~ forms 

number 

________________ forms 

number __________ forms 

number 

_________ forms 

number 

$1,000 ______________ ._. __ . forms 

number 

$1,000 

--

--

--

--

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-. 

--

--

--

--

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 .. _________ . ______ farms -- number _ - Dec. J and May 31 __ . ______________________ forms -- number _ - June I and Nov. 30 ______________ • ______________ farms. - number_ -

Sheep and lambs of aU ages inventory __________________ forms. - number _ 

Ewes I year old or older __________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs sold __ . _. __________________ = ___ .. ___ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lombs shorn. ______ . ___________________ • _ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wool. 

Horses and ponies inventory ___ . _____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Horses and ponies sold ___ .. ______ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ GOOfS inventory____ _ ____ . ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Goots sofd . ____ • ____________ .farms. 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

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Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ forms. - number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___ . _____ . ____ . ___________________________ ._ - 400 to 3,199 __ . __________ -_______ --- __ -- _____ -------- 3,200 to 9,999 __ . _ . _____ . _____________ ._. ____ _ - 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________ .. _________ . ______ _ - 20,000 to 49,999 ___________ . ________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999. ___ .. ___ . ________ . _____ - ____________ _ 

JOO,ODO or more _._______________ . __ ._ .. _____ • __ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge _______________ .. _______ forms. 

number _ 

-

- PuUets 3 mOflths old or older not of loying age __ . _____ •. ___ . _____________________ farms. 

number _ 

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See footnore at end of table. 

64 COLORADO 

(Excludes obnormlll farms; see text} 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

I 919 843 5 287 3 075 

1 722 705 71 38 

123 99 3 1 - .. 

- -

- -

7 033 2 989 

80 912 44 827 7 611 3 152 72 174 38 421 

8 324 3544 147 418 76 132 41 619 21 242 

5 114 2 159 79 783 41 496 

18 550 9 641 

6 104 2 584 67 635 34 636 23069 11 601 

916 330 6 354 3 122 2 409 1 118 

2 651 758 65 439 24 052 

I 377 329 907 279 

221 85 108 48 

36 17 

2 - I 632 458 14 148 4 958 

2 347 663 51 291 19094 

2 181 686 

91 164 34 346 6 041 2 155 821 228 

41 212 15 354 

I 385 487 

I 683 482 

13 794 5 106 

I 394 385 

6 855 2 449 

1 289 394 

6 939 2 657 

1 115 416 

51 852 27 261 

975 378 

33 592 18412 

1 048 400 

37 640 19 194 

946 374 

38 417 19 424 

346 553 179 712 

7 080 2 172 

42 089 12 133 

2 080 464 

6 771 2 471 

4 143 1 230 

494 119 

2 114 932 

144 34 

1 393 396 

47 9 

3 610 1 106 

170 057 42 908 

3 591 1 093 

19 13 

- -

- - .. - - -

- - 3 566 I 101 

136 837 39 054 

635 115 

33 220 3 854 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

13 98 144 149 189 250 

31 912 519 455 516 642 

11 56 116 130 168 224 

1 3 3 8 7 16 

1 38 25 11 14 10 

- I - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

120 289 351 511 768 950 

2065 5 270 5 682 9018 10 651 12 141 

114 313 353 531 842 999 

2 255 3 922 4 651 6929 9 576 11 088 

143 324 447 591 897 1 142 

2 235 7 034 9 449 13 694 19 817 23 903 

625 1 8B4 2 607 3 908 5 585 6 633 

100 205 300 327 528 699 

1 360 4 186 5 520 7434 10 185 12 811 

336 882 1 279 1 766 2 440 2 938 

82 227 289 466 669 851 

875 2 848 3 929 6 260 9 632 11 092 

289 1 002 1 328 2 142 3 145 3 695 

15 27 37 46 90 115 

64 278 378 624 721 I 057 

27 81 133 217 274 386 

73 136 93 140 153 163 

2 649 4 554 4 665 4 828 4 252 3 104 

10 72 29 60 II 81 

45 34 38 48 51 63 

14 15 11 20 13 12 

4 12 9 7 9 7 

- 3 6 5 3 - - - - - - - 54 58 65 85 97 99 

671 894 8ll 1 149 744 623 

66 125 83 120 129 140 

1 978 3 660 3 788 3 679 3 508 2 481 

74 82 118 131 135 146 

3 531 5 628 6 678 7 996 5 476 5 037 

283 289 385 464 381 354 

12 37 31 47 44 57 

1 417 3 122 2 936 3 627 2 252 2 000 

46 99 87 III 68 76 

56 61 68 94 102 101 

634 843 I 057 I 110 755 707 

29 52 58 80 83 83 

281 406 488 546 371 357 

51 45 61 80 77 80 

353 437 569 564 384 350 

12 40 67 99 88 ))0 

491 2 701 4 857 5 760 5 538 7 914 

11 36 59 96 79 97 

295 1 730 3 010 4 144 4 068 5 165 

11 41 58 98 87 105 

382 I 607 3 449 3 790 4 414 5 552 

11 36 54 96 77 100 

417 1 577 3 327 4 396 4 364 5 343 

3 597 15 290 31 159 40243 38 991 50 432 

50 233 349 445 518 577 

213 1 181 2 316 2 564 3 110 2 749 

6 64 94 117 96 87 

10 125 1 351 340 321 324 

2 110 550 174 221 172 

- 23 47 20 20 9 

- 184 110 202 310 126 

- 11 9 7 6 I 

- B8 (D) 72 161 (D) 

- 2 (0) 2 3 (0)1 

35 104 116 179 272 400 

399 4 990 3 963 5 408 11 898 16 250 

35 101 116 179 269 393 

- 3 - - 3 7 

- - .- - -

- - .. - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

35 104 116 178 270 398 

(0) (0) 3 410 4975 11 582 14 800 

2 28 20 21 14 30 

(0) (D) 553 433 316 1 450 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 5109 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

501099 ________________________________________ _ 

10010199 ______________________________________ _ 

20010499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull colves _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000-

(olves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000- Cottle ___________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 

$1,000- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- I 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ______________________ : ___________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other __ ___ ______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000-

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ formsnumber _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Goots inventory ________________________ _____________ $f~~:= 

Goats sold ____________________________ ____________ ~f:~~= 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000-

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

Farms with- number _ 

1 10 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

~~~ob°l~' ~ ~:99 ~= ~ =~ =~ ~ = =~ = = = ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ = ~=~= = ==~ = == = === = = = 

~~ :J1* Lm:::::::::::::::::::::::~,~~ Pullels 3 manlhs old or older not numbeL 

of laying age ________ ___ ~ ________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal Under 25 years 

1 076 23 2 212 57 

1 017 21 33 - 24 2 2 -

- -

- -

- -

4044 104 

36 085 860 4 459 111 

33 753 885 

4 780 130 

71 286 I 493 20 377 433 

2 955 86 38 287 811 

8 909 190 

3 520 74 32999 682 11 468 243 

586 10 

3 232 50 1 291 21 

1 893 99 41 387 2 385 

1 048 37 

628 49 

136 11 

60 1 19 I 

2 - 1 174 80 9 190 515 

1 684 96 32 197 I 870 

1 495 75 

56818 3346 

3 886 249 

593 18 

25 858 I 257 898 44 

1 201 80 8 688 572 I 009 74 

4 406 285 895 54 4 282 287 

699 19 

24 591 450 597 13 15 180 237 

648 17 

18446 589 572 12 18 993 589 166841 3 853 

4 908 62 

29956 278 1 616 40 

4 300 257 

2 913 126 

375 5 1 182 47 110 4 997 (D) 

38 (D) 

2 504 68 127 149 2 659 

2498 67 

6 1 

- - - - - - - - - - 2 465 65 97 783 2 575 

520 5 29 366 84 

25 10 34 years 

192 

281 

188 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

557 

4 279 

667 

4 205 

656 

9409 

2 497 

431 5 601 

1 164 

454 

3 808 

1 332 

64 

371 

147 

406 

10 336 

201 

154 

29 

16 

5 

1 

311 

2 547 

361 7 789 

307 

13 253 

940 

113 

4 788 

165 

264 

1 957 

218 

942 

176 

1 015 

85 

3 732 

69 2 801 

74 

3 104 

57 

3 203 27 310 

990 

6 669 

565 

1 505 

838 

212 

346 

33 

81 

2 

423 

13070 

422 

1 

-

-

-

-

- 397 

11 522 

64 

1 548 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

{ 

320 285 186 70 

722 660 311 181 

299 264 180 65 

13 11 4 3 

7 9 2 2 

1 1 - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

1 141 1 084 807 351 

9 179 9 967 7 628 4 172 

1 236 1 248 810 387 

8 962 9 051 6 807 3 843 

1 277 I 299 945 473 

17 287 20009 14 828 8 260 

5 052 5 739 4 207 2 449 

788 772 588 290 

9620 9 772 8 462 4 021 

2 317 2 243 I 981 I 012 

977 996 690 329 

7 667 10 237 6366 4 239 

2 735 3 496 2 226 1 436 

156 183 129 44 

812 I 015 714 270 

346 396 274 106 

634 483 200 71 

12 171 9 608 5034 1 853 

397 284 107 22 

172 146 62 45 

38 35 21 2 

20 14 7 2 

7 3 3 -

- 1 - -

340 286 110 47 

2 712 2254 910 252 

582 397 182 66 

9 459 7354 4 124 1 601 

514 355 173 71 

17 617 13 906 6 696 2000 

1 141 915 516 124 

186 184 55 37 

8 953 7 448 2 574 838 

311 277 78 22 

397 294 118 48 

2 749 2 110 980 320 

334 260 99 24 

1 405 1 182 465 127 

315 213 92 45 1 344 928 515 193 

220 206 125 44 

8 019 7 125 4 060 1 205 188 176 113 38 4 216 4 824 2 421 681 203 192 121 41 5 026 5 032 3 751 944 186 172 112 33 5 572 5 281 3 529 819 46 791 49 358 32 552 6977 

1 496 1 336 721 303 9 137 7 138 4 993 1 741 487 267 171 86 1 212 674 481 171 926 538 354 131 75 40 37 6 386 282 89 32 25 20 27 1 272 150 433 (D) 

10 4 21 (D) 

726 535 624 128 16 302 17 805 72 597 4 716 

724 534 624 127 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 722 535 620 126 15 366 16 710 47 546 4 064 

67 48 327 9 936 1 095 25 051 652 

COLORADO 65 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con, 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms. - number _ - Broilers and other moat·type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ __ - 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ -

- 30.000 or more ________________ A _______ • __ '. __ • ______ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breeding _. __ . ____________________ forms_ - number .. - Turkeys sold ____ ... ___ . ___________________________ forms_ - number .. -

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes __ 

For grain or seed __ 

Irrigoted ... 

Farms by acres harvested: 

_ __________ formsacres. ___________ farms_ 

acresbushels_ ____ ." .. ______ ._._._. ___ forms_ 

ocres~ 

11024 acres _______ ""_' ___ ' __ 

25 10 99 acres ___ ~ __ 

100 10 499 acreL ___ _ 

500 acres or more __ 

Sorghums tor all purposes __ 

For groin or seed 

Irrigated __________ , _ 

_ ____________ forms_ 

ocres_ _______________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

forms by acres horvested: I 10 24 acres __ , ___________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________ . ____ . ___________________ _ 

100'0 499 acres _______ . ____________________________ _ 500 oCles or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheal for groin __ 

Irrigated ____ _ 

_ ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ ________________________ forms_ 

forms by acres horv~sted: 1 '0 24 acres . ____________________ . ____________________ _ 

25 fa 99 ocrcs _______________________________________ _ 

100 '0 499 ocres __ ~ __________ . ________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain __ _____________________________ 5 __ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______ . ___ . ___________________________ forms_ 

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Barley for groin _________ _ _____________ ~ ________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ 

Irrigot J ____________________ ~ ____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Dry field and seed beans ____________ ~ ________________ formL 

ocres_ 

loo-Ib bogs. Irrigated _________ ~ ______________ . ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweighL Irrigated __________________________ • ______________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 0,1 to 0,9 ocre5. ____________________________________ __ 1.0 to 4,9 ocres _______ "" ____________________________ __ 

5,0 to 24,9 ocres ____________________________________ __ 25,0 to 99,9 ocre'- ___________________________________ _ 100,0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

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tons __ Irrigated ____________ . ____________________________ forms_ - acres __ 

See footnote at end of 'able, 

66 COLORADO 

Totol forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

701 140 

37 270 7 905 

380 29 

24 642 2 936 

379 29 

1 - - - - -

223 64 

584 187 

69 16 

575 168 

1 493 936 

55 266 41 813 

I 047 663 

36981 28 184 

2 435 214 1 848 731 

959 608 

32 310 24 476 

554 296 

402 285 

91 82 

- -

687 462 

62 406 47 397 

537 366 

53 584 41 256 

I 180 814 941 536 

226 155 

9 115 7 096 

129 73 

231 153 

169 132 

8 8 

2 932 1 810 

404 974 280 878 

7 530 459 5 230 697 

367 232 

10 120 7 389 

482 250 

1 027 556 

I 331 931 

92 73 

653 385 

11 626 7 502 

480 866 316 353 

531 312 

7 600 4 711 

843 518 

30 962 20 881 ) 017 570 685 326 

578 345 

15 522 10 317 

307 204 

27437 22 588 

117 504 81 821 

170 106 

4044 2 583 

71 38 

496 378 

76 102 65 035 

71 38 

496 378 

13 9 

35 10 

20 17 

2 1 

1 I 

66 48 

1 4311 1 1231 22009 16281 

66 48 

I 431 1 123 

Under 25 yeors 

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-

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-

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90 

4006 

53 

2696 

216431 

51 

2413 

19 

25 

9 

-

36 

5 288 

31 

5 048 

101 856 

14 

1 002 

I 

8 

22 

-

128 

20 192 

342 410 

15 

836 

14 

34 

72 

8 

22 

286 

11 223 

19 

178 

27 

716 

23936 

25 

494 

21 

2 302 

7 812 

13 

262 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

-

-

1 

-

1 

13 

193 

3437 

13 

193 

forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 fo 54 years 55 to 64 yeors over 

9 45 2412 28 46 

939 2 284 431 1 894 2 357 

5 7 1 12 4 

1 099 1 033 (D) 529 (0) 

5 7 1 12 4 

- - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - --

13 9 12 14 16 

42 29 28 36 52 

- 5 1 6 4 

- 51 (D) 85 (0) 

139 106 173 240 188 

8 437 4 635 8 306 9 380 7 049 

109 81 130 156 134 

6 915 3 118 5 617 4 877 4961 

415 986 236 748 325 655 393 041 260 870 

100 75 121 146 115 

6 100 2 928 4903 4 554 3 578 

36 31 44 89 77 

39 44 74 58 45 

34 6 12 9 12 

- - - - --

67 51 66 108 134 

6 559 4 858 8 201 11 343 II 148 

56 41 59 72 107 

5 705 4 411 7 575 8 970 9 547 

134 017 109 338 171 294 209 409 215 622 

29 20 26 25 41 

1 378 1 001 1 177 1 261 1 277 

7 9 9 18 29 

27 19 30 24 45 

22 12 18 26 32 

- 1 2 4 1 

198 193 241 437 613 

30 604 35 910 38 765 70 188 85 219 

551 109 675 399 680 238 1 349 002 I 632 539 

22 35 42 51 67 

734 1 743 1 033 1 352 I 691 

16 25 39 60 96 

74 53 71 120 204 

100 100 119 241 299 

8 15 12 16 14 

34 54 74 94 107 

535 1 015 1 427 2 234 2 005 

21 224 48 343 70 702 86 707 78 154 

31 49 63 68 82 

364 912 1 124 I 063 I 070 

59 74 78 144 136 

2 823 3 121 3 374 6 152 4 695 

87 615 93 069 125 330 203 896 151 480 

43 50 63 95 69 

1 697 1 407 2095 2 961 I 663 

36 22 30 60 35 

4 507 4 667 2625 5 171 3 316 

14 789 14 974 11 888 21 431 10 927 

21 9 16 35 12 

438 351 452 810 7.70 

3 2 7 11 13 

13 (0) 39 56 138 

2300 (0) 6 496 7 920 29 230 

3 2 7 11 13 

13 (0) 39 56 138 

- I 2 4 2 

1 - 3 2 4 

2 1 2 5 6 

- - - -- 1 

- - - -- --

9 8 5 6 7 

422 155 111 84 158

1 

5 133 1 938 1 727 I 462 2 58~ 

9 8 5 6 

422 155 111 84 158 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

pOULTRY-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms witht~ 't~i 5:999== ================== ===:::======= ====== = 16,000 to 29,999 _____________________________________ _ 30,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 ________________ .. ________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acre'-__________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acre'- __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: J to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocro'-____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acresDry field ond seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irrigated _____________________________________ I~~~bf~~:~= 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irrigated __________________________________ ~~:~~~d_i~;~!= 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

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acres __ 

Seo footnoto at ond 01 table. 

[Excludes obnormul forms; see text] 

Total Under 25 yeors 

561 2 29 365 (D) 

351 I 

21 706 (D) 

350 I I - - - - -

159 22 

397 27 

53 - 407 -

557 21 

13453 I 061 

384 20 

8 7971 I 033 

586 483 55 777 

351 18 

7834 998 

258 4 

117 13 9 3 

- -

225 8 15 0D9 761 171 5 12 328 637 

239 278 14008 71 3 2019 156 

56 1 - 78 2 37 3 - -

1 122 53 124 096 5 755 

2 299 762 112994 135 4 

2 731 156 

232 10 471 23 400 18 

19 2 

268 4 4 124 44 

164 513 1 350 

219 3 2 889 26 

325 11 

10081 154 332 244 6406 233 9 

5 205 121 

103 4 4849 241 

35 683 1 603 64 2 

1 461 (D) 

33 - 118 - 11 067 - 33 - 118 -

4 - 25 - 3 - 1 - - -

18 3 

308

1 

24 5 728 585 18 3 308 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 years 

39 

3 329 

10 

(D) 

10 

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-

-

34 

82 

5 

(D) 

63 I 845 

45 I 327 

93 914 

39 

I 197 

29 

13 

3 

-

45 

2 808 

30 2 328 

46671 

10 

331 

6 

17 

7 

-

202 19 730 

344 172 

18 

3D9 

61 

82 

55 

4 

35 

525 

20468 

31 

440 

47 

I 133 42 782 

31 

583 

12 

413 

2 401 

9 

97 

12 

36 

1 200 

12 

36 

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12 

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-

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

52 73 387 8 

8 832 5 028 II 306 (D) 

23 9 307 I 

2 071 5 983 12 301 (D) 

23 8 307 I 

- I - -

- - - -

- - - -

40 43 15 5 

107 124 45 12 

5 42 I - 16 337 (D) -

147 168 116 42 

3 813 3 277 2 552 905 

102 109 78 30 

2430 I 756 I 609 642 1 173 105 III 114 112 239 40 334 

99 102 70 23 

2 136 I 530 I 519 454 

64 88 52 21 

37 20 25 9 

I I I -

- - - -

57 47 41 27 

4 184 3 093 2 520 I 643 

48 40 28 20 

3 184 2 910 2030 I 239 

49 866 56 682 38 663 33 388 

21 18 12 7 

370 654 250 258 

22 15 7 6 

17 19 13 10 

9 6 8 4 

- - - -

231 274 228 134 

25 836 32 176 26 664 13 935 

465 876 600 710 520618 255 392 

33 38 33 9 

719 786 625 136 

46 58 40 17 

94 104 100 68 

86 106 86 49 

5 6 2 -

80 84 46 19 1 198 1 491 526 340 45 090 62 390 19 892 15 323 

65 66 39 15 768 1 057 398 200 

88 79 74 26 2533 2 334 3040 887 70 835 81 667 98 634 31 920 62 57 56 18 1 070 1 586 1 232 613 

20 20 40 7 974 1 598 1 444 179 6 024 6 136 17 923 1 596 11 9 30 3 250 146 859 (D) 

9 4 5 3 59 7 8 9 6 437 1 525 585 1 320 9 4 5 3 59 7 8 9 

2 1 1 - 4 3 4 2 2 - - 1 1 - - - - - - -

2 5 5 I (D) 106 82 (D) 

(D) 1 725 1 493 (D) 

2 5 5 I ( ) D 106 82 

COLORADO 67 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops (see text) - ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

tons, dry_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ - 10010 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________ . _____________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ form._ 

acres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated ____ .. __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4,9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocros ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 fo 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocro' ________________________ · ____________ _ 

- 100,0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of table, 

68 COLORADO 

rExcludes abnormal forms; see textJ 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations TOiol Under 25 yeors 

8 280 3494 122 360 385 194 809 7 312 598644 335 490 12329 6 542 2 709 89 

266 450 144 795 4685 

3 896 I 264 51 3 487 I 662 52 883 556 17 14 12 2 

6 078 2 551 84 208 273 112 616 3025 

429 880 243 430 7993 5 281 2 237 75 176018 97 143 2 541 

262 148 4 1 292 927 38 262 148 4 

I 292 927 38 

167 77 - 88 66 4 7 5 - - - -

818 331 I 6 676 3 555 (D) 

818 331 1 

6 676 3 555 (D) 

428 154 - 334 139 1 

54 36 -

2 2 -

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

278 412 627 928 I 127 

17 804 27 084 42 761 49 490 50 358 

27 958 50 016 71 494 87 407 86 286 

212 347 496 747 818 

12 756 22 373 32345 37 820 34 816 

91 132 161 327 502 

135 190 330 459 496 

50 87 135 140 127 

2 3 1 2 2 

198 276 486 697 810 

8 822 15 338 25 799 28 708 30 9241 19 615 35 655 54 061 63 001 63 105 

181 253 430 615 683 

7926 13 883 22400 25 312 25 081 

18 9 26 35 56 

134 60 207 226 263 

18 9 26 35 56 

134 60 207 226 263 

7 6 10 17 371 

II 2 14 17 18 

- I 2 I I 

- - - - -

33 31 62 93 III 

(D) 370 786 I 016 896 

33 31 62 93 III 

(D) 370 786 I 016 896 

14 9 31 41 59 

14 18 23 42 41 

3 4 8 10 11 

2 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludn abnormal fonno, _ text] 

Farms With Sal .. of Less Than $20,000 

Hay cropi (ue text) ---______________________________ fannl_ 

acrea_ 

toni, dry_ Irrlgoted ____ ~ ____________________________________ fannl_ 

Farmo by acreo harvelted, 1 to 24 acrel ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocrel _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreo _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Alfolfo hoy _____________________________ " _________ forms_ - ocrel_ -

-

- Irrigated ____________________________________ ~~~:~r<l",~= acres_ - All vegetobles horveoted for sole (see te.t) ______________ formo_ - ocrll_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forml_ -

- acres_ - Fanns by acres harvested, 

-

-

0.1 to 4.9 ocrel ____________ , _________________________ _ '5,0 to 24,9 ocreo _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

- land in orchordL ___________________________________ fonno_ 

- acres_ irrigated _________________________________________ fonno_ -

-

- Farms by acres In orchardsl 0,1 to 4,9 ocre"-_____________________________________ _ 

5,0 to 24,9 ocreo _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

-

'1978 doto are baaed on a somple of forms, see text, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 years 

4786 78 165 576 2096 

263 154 3223 

3833 54 121 655 1 450 

2632 49 

1 825 26 327 3 2 -

3 527 57 

95657 1 580 186 450 2588 3044 45 78875 1 114 

114 2 

366 (D) 

114 2 

366 (D) 

90 2 

22 - 2 - - - 487 7 3 120 34 487 7 

3 120 34 

274 4 195 3 18 - - -

25 to :w years 

600 20136 

31 708 

465 

15 152 

341 

217 

42 

-

418 

10629 

21 465 

351 

9240 

13 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

12 

1 

-

-

59 

303 

59 

303 

39 

18 

2 

-

Other occupationo 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

1 382 1 437 902 387 

48 937 47070 33 SOl 13836 

75961 77 652 52 702 21 908 

1 102 1 159 751 302 

33 674 35490 25 767 10 122 

752 841 447 202 

543 S03 385 151 

86 93 69 :w 1 - 1 -

987 1 103 686 276 

26342 29 006 19590 8510 

51 654 57438 36 727 16578 

869 940 602 237 

21 870 23 545 16006 7 100 

29 27 29 14 

84 119 106 30 

29 27 29 14 

84 119 106 30 

23 20 21 12 

6 5 8 2 

- 2 - - - - - -

132 142 104 43 

949 866 756 213 

132 142 104 43 

949 866 756 213 

76 73 52 30 

49 65 48 12 

7 4 4 1 

- - - -

COLORADO 69 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal forms1 see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres-_ 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms __ 

Average per farm ________________________________ ~!i~== Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors __ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19.999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $ I SO,OOO to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1.000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5- ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer faflow _______________________ forms __ acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ acres __ 

Postureland, all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land set aside In the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms __ acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE 0' OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ number-_ 

Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________ • ___________ • _________ number __ 

Black and other rOC85- ___________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number._ Port owners __________________________________ number_. 

Tenants _______________ • ___________________ ._ number_. 

S.e footnote at end of tabl •. 

70 COLORADO 

Total 

29 554 

100.0 

33 987 410 

1 ISO 

29 559 

II 311 553 

382 677 

330 

454 

1 921 3 473 

2893 

3 552 

2 625 7 698 

3 587 

2 356 

25 298 

22604 846 13 647 

13 131 201 3 213 

I 748 637 

25 587 

10 685 670 

22 229 

5 873 014 

7 095 

3021 

3 947 

4 791 

2 247 

882 

246 

9 231 

071 321 

I 905 177 492 

2689 

345 716 

6 7SO 

2 788 872 4 575 

429 255 

2 055 

830 443 

I 430 

626 538 

811 

203 905 

12 624 

21 679 554 

18 136 

791 743 

19 658 

23 377 413 

17 039 

3 435 628 

15 716 

2 743 303 

5 240 

626586 

I 288 

65739 

5 935 

547 364 

29 554 

16 019 

9 112 

4423 

28 978 

15 657 

8 970 

4351 

576 

362 

142 

72 

1 to 9 acres 

3231 

10.9 

11 050 

3 

3 223 

209 028 

64 855 18624 

754 

573 

682 

707 

243 

153 

78 

33 

2925 

178 862 

389 

13852 

341 181 664 

I 660 5852 

746 

2456 

746 

580 

2074 

48 

123 

30 

163 

48 

97 

414 

939 

15 

36 

7 

18 

8 

18 

269 

841 

2616 

4 321 

855 

2 933 

996 

3 635 

656 

2 275 

352 

166 

64 

194 

2 

(D) 

3 231 

2869 

56 

306 

3 139 

2 786 

55 

298 

92 

83 

I 

8 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

4393 870 1 517 1 124 

14.8 2.9 5.1 3.8 

110 710 50186 122 596 131 205 

25 58 81 117 

4416 849 I 543 I 037 

469 279 97936 212 823 I72S06 

106 267 115354 137 928 166 350 

4 163 I 971 1 707 1 426 

399 47 91 47 

546 139 97 81 

968 158 244 153 

621 107 268 120 

844 185 321 194 

395 69 195 133 

598 130 302 266 

39 14 23 42 

6 2 I 

3 917 757 I 318 904 

148 272 56373 122202 126 116 

938 286 464 457 

19 769 129SO 29 023 46 986 

409 109 147 104 

57 331 19137 28629 41 897 

3 9SO 776 I 395 I 026 

81 822 35372 90 185 92653 

3 134 631 I 207 871 

48 499 20803 55873 56 685 

134 482 645 333 

149 562 328 

210 

I 751 390 618 475 

24591 II 115 23358 26780 

87 23 54 51 

569 412 921 386 

186 49 108 60 

978 675 2009 I 218 

84 36 85 91 

645 689 2358 3444 

548 96 202 128 

5 540 I 678 .5666 3 140 

194 52 113 153 

2260 975 3228 6372 

112 33 65 109 

486 558 I 533 4066 

92 21 61 51 

774 417 1 695 2306 

663 215 391 336 

9879 7758 17407 20204 

2990 500 966 674 

16 749 6081 II 776 II 976 

2 393 579 945 757 

35 956 19431 42298 51 050 

3 127 619 I 146 847 

55 855 23687 62 247 60 439 

2783 557 1 078 761 

42689 17942 49524 49451 

1 053 232 393 297 

12246 5201 II 271 9 908 

153 40 93 55 

920 544 452 1 080 

46 20 69 101 

(D) 2SO 701 I 461 

4 393 870 I 517 1 124 

3463 588 I 055 668 

439 169 257 231 

491 113 205 225 

4 307 836 480 I 093 

3394 564 028 648 

430 163 248 223 

483 109 204 222 

86 34 37 31 

69 24 27 20 

9 6 9 

8 4 I ~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see l.xlJ 

All Farms 140 10 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in farms ______________________________________ acres __ Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of lond and buildings' ___________________________ forms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings I $1 10 $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 10 $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 ____________________________________ _ $500,000 10 $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lond by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 50 10 99 acreO-_____________________________________ _ 100 10 199 acreO-___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops. legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland paslured ________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodfand postured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds. roads. wasteland, etc. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Paslureland, aU types ________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Irrigaled land _______________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ Harvesled cropland irrigaled ________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Paslureland Irrigaled _______________________________ formL_ 

acres __ Olher land irrlgaled ________________________________ farmL_ 

land .el aside In Ihe federal farm programs in 1978 ______ f~~~:== acres __ 

lACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Allaperolors _____________________________________ number __ 

~~~-~~~:~~~~:~~--:~~:--:~-~~~~~--- ~c~1 and olher races ____________________________ number ~~~~-__ 

u owners __________________________________ number __ 

~:~~~n~~~:::::::=:::::::::::::::::::=::==:= ~~:~~:: See foolnale 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I 926 905 

6.5 3.0 

304 252 179 491 158 198 1 869 976 373 936 224 865 200 072 2JO 394 1 270 1 167 

47 12 157 44 309 180 205 107 

303 118 227 86 526 346 

80 78 

15 5 

1 512 701 

265 166 140 697 

671 517 

94427 82 225 173 108 

55 341 43 431 

I 812 B4B 229 376 127 439 

I 636 773 

148 678 84 342 

374 137 

482 209 

780 370 

57 

655 342 

43 937 27996 

122 39 

3 622 1 379 157 79 

5 928 3 195 

343 85 

18 226 4632 

299 125 

8 985 5 895 

141 117 

10 140 13 192 

97 101 

6 582 11 6B8 

57 21 

3 558 504 

530 304 

40 977 25 518 

1 075 533 

23 759 13342 

1 103 603 

91 496 65 202 

1 313 650 137 270 84 653 1 262 619 

119 996 72 037 

368 210 

14958 10471 

82 68 2 316 2 145 311 95 

5483 1 856 

1 926 905 

1 260 391 227 285 439 229 1 880 882 1 226 379 222 279 432 224 

46 23 34 12 

5 6 7 5 

B99 3 946 3 533 

3.0 13.3 11.9 

213 88B 1 428 999 2 545 903 

238 362 721 

B44 3 963 3 655 

222 618 242 550 398 945 

263 765 313 537 382 748 

1 119 862 529 

57 

53 141 64 

56 446 169 

75 342 240 

140 502 429 

81 449 412 

332 376 437 

92 572 576 

15 135 271 

702 3 116 2 955 

154 321 0B4 8J9 761 298 

461 1 996 2 089 

83 031 5J8 337 012561 

82 443 406 

23 464 194 177 227 956 

833 3 637 3 226 

153 783 966 980 495 116 

766 3 226 3 045 

105 216 582 410 852 670 

116 459 J02 

144 427 320 

291 949 600 

215 391 351 

472 

331 1 467 1 088 

30 377 209 229 207 200 

48 304 359 

I 539 13 318 29 251 

69 JB4 497 

2990 27 805 46 924 

133 927 1 438 

8 405 100 076 297 521 

139 687 671 

5 256 34 142 61 550 

73 365 307 

6 782 57 135 81 668 

54 212 215 

4621 JO 773 54 620 

27 188 132 2 161 26 362 27 048 

333 1 575 2 045 

38 709 319 088 865 826 524 2 328 1 972 

14614 85 796 103 293 

588 2 713 2 728 73 707 559 090 127 646 

672 2401 I 876 102 982 501 789 581 498 646 2 304 1 789 

90 107 435 931 493 229 196 679 539 

11 442 55 664 76 179 53 219 204 433 10 194 12 090 133 917 1 249 

2 702 27 425 65 196 

B99 3946 3 533 

442 1 960 1 462 255 1 126 1 462 

202 860 609 

875 3 866 3 482 428 1 9JO 1 436 249 1 096 1 439 198 840 607 24 80 51 14 JO 26 

6 JO 23 4 20 2 

1.000 10 1,999 

acres 

3 242 

10.9 

4 605 809 1 421 

3 155 

824 264 578 213 

405 

26 

64 

77 

205 

280 

299 

748 

456 

2835 

2 975 653 2250 

887929 

372 

257 773 

2 991 

2 JOI 586 

2886 

264 828 

185 

217 

374 

022 

911 

177 

728 

149 617 

395 

40 678 

488 

76 829 

1 692 

686 367 

641 

83 267 

245 

122 083 

181 

97098 

86 24 985 

2418 

2 054 547 

I 872 

127 593 

2 716 

2 JOI 262 

I 475 584 624 

1 428 

481 065 

390 

90445 

125 13 114 

1 445 

132 443 

3 242 

I 006 

1 818 

418 

3 197 

989 

797 

411 

45 

17 

21 

7 

2,000 acres or more 

3968 

13.4 

24 283 321 6 120 

4029 

4 862 805 I 206 950 

198 

44 

24 

68 

145 

008 

290 

450 

3 656 

15 591 047 

3 129 

9310111 

519 

617 837 

3 433 105 506 

3 J08 

2 650 554 

182 

183 

373 

755 

864 

705 

246 

806 

315 047 

375 

84 294 

582 176 002 

1 788 

666 412 

625 

213 197 

280 

526 572 244 

413 495 

67 113 077 

3 545 

18 278 800 

2 086 

372443 

3 678 

19 007 342 

1 917 

236 949 

1 833 

889 057 

531 

327 635 

132 

20 257 

I 547 

309 550 

3968 

855 

2 787 

326 

3 941 

849 

2 769 

323 

27 

6 

1~ I 

COLORADO 71 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms ..... text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family - _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ formL_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other than family held _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

65 yeors and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres- _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres- _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acreL _________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres-______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (01 1)-____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, except cash grain farms (013) ______________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _____________________ c _______________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar trap, Irish potato. hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut farms (Oln _______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) __________________________________ - ______ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (02n ________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE O' AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Mark.t valu. of agricultural products sald _______________ farm'-_ 

$1,oo(L 

Fa$~~&Oa~~·.::!r~g_~_u!~~r~!~:~~~~_s~~~' _________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 '0 $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

l ... Ihan $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See foolnot. at end of table. 

72 COLORADO 

Total 

24935 

22 127881 

3 195 

6 103 3SO 

1 173 

4 702 076 

33 

1 140 

141 

796166 

24 

117 

110 

257 937 

21 908 

5 335 

952 

4 138 

6038 

6959 

7024 

4443 

49.4 

28080 

I 474 

702 

17080 

12474 

12366 

3 755 

2659 

9439 

3231 

4 393 

870 

I 517 

I 124 

I 926 

905 

899 

3946 

3533 

3242 

3968 

6220 

3 557 

3 557 

320 

544 

435 

331 

13898 

9840 

720 

536 

I 594 

399 

29 554 

2 593 878 

SOl 

I 093 1956 

4491 

4017 

3 778 

3 S02 

3230 

6986 

24 195 70 219 161 

60 887 181 340 247 

60 887 181 340 247 

45 90 14 29 20 

140 291 30 28 21 

237 103 9 16 5 

28 261 47 65 71 

1 640 1 790 397 667 485 

738 904 252 432 381 

84 115 20 45 30 

351 103 8 12 II 

607 .eel 86 88 56 

15 77 8 8 17 

3231 4393 870 1 517 I 124 

52448 140 249 27809 42232 58064 

10 47 7 15 7 

37 46 11 13 10 

85 59 10 31 16 

124 103 35 65 86 

182 139 70 146 135 

227 276 87 259 169 

329 447 133 306 198 

478 862 170 244 

1 759 2414 347 438 ~~I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocreL_ 

Corporations: family held _______________________________________ farmL_ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms __ Other thon family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ to or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ____ .. _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________________________________________ _ 

160 to 219 acreL _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh grain farms (Oll ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013L _____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132>- ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beefcottle farms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Ooiry forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

~~~~~ISf"ciOlty f?rms (027) ________________________________ _ arms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLO 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

m\~~i~:~flif~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ m~~t~0$~,~9~~::: :::: :::::: :::::: :::::::::: ::::::::: f;;~Ot~~~ :~:~bb:::: :::::: :::::::::: :::: :::::: ::::::::: See footnote at end of table. 

140 to I 79 acres 

I 678 

265 281 

193 

30293 

47 

7404 

3 

44 

3 

480 

3 

5 794 

I 313 

448 

105 

275 

318 

462 

494 

272 

49.0 

830 

96 

51 

138 

788 

800 

244 

228 

568 

926 

528 

352 

352 

21 

II 

10 

ll3 

706 

479 

78 

10 

47 

50 

I 926 

121 107 

13 

29 

54 

250 

325 

278 

274 

298 

405 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

180 to 219 acres 

765 

152 003 

114 22416 

21 

4 105 I 

20 

3 

(0) 

I 

2 

2 

(0) 

642 

187 

24 

143 

223 

204 

201 

110 

48.0 

868 

37 

35 

543 

362 

372 

131 

70 

288 

905 

162 

171 

17l 

16 

6 

3 

48 

415 

320 

36 

4 

23 

21 

905 

154 037 

15 

22 

40 

155 

109 

133 

193 

89 

149 

220 to 259 acres 

778 

184 878 

91 

21 782 

27 

6506 I 

26 

2 

(0) 

I 

I 

I 

(0) 

677 

163 

38 

137 

178 

216 

195 

135 

48.7 

856 

43 

31 

607 

292 

443 

129 

79 

205 

899 

188 

156 

156 

17 

3 

4 

97 

352 

262 

35 

II 

II 

25 

899 

63 853 

7 

20 

53 

192 

144 

130 

115 

102 

136 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

3 323 2 887 2 637 2 766 

196452 2 076 449 3 739 509 14 132 240 

464 460 437 673 

171 944 331 757 620006 4 870 386 

120 150 143 457 

45 843 112 255 206729 4 312 220 

3 I 19 

120 147 142 438 

20 15 14 43 

7470 10869 23 106 751 868 

I 2 4 7 

19 13 10 36 

19 21 II 29 

7 290 14 573 16 459 216 607 

2 743 2 515 2 379 3002 

910 751 618 670 

141 128 67 35 

579 474 359 364 

724 597 564 784 

940 813 771 076 

953 898 907 074

1 609 623 574 635 

49.7 50.6 51.6 51.6 

3 706 3 378 124 3 870 

240 155 ll8 98 

92 67 50 34 

2639 2 568 2 605 3 354 

I 307 965 637 614 

720 724 763 2 531 

641 542 525 602 

317 316 268 238 

072 744 478 381 

3 946 

3 533 

3 242 

3968 

094 201 305 073 508 362 185 108 

508 362 185 108 39 17 8 4 6 5 3 36 4 4 4 293 160 85 63 

629 627 536 2 654 248 284 288 2 252 116 75 61 25 12 7 6 I 138 19 26 12 75 56 23 24 

3946 3 533 3 242 3 968 306 813 284 181 291 590 051 496 

58 57 56 209 ll8 158 149 480 299 286 268 755 736 603 817 I 325 526 656 921 664 561 752 597 309 648 516 229 114 412 248 105 588 257 100 ;~ I 

COLORADO 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE &: PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market 'Value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ farms __ 

Sales 01 $40,000 or mar"- ___________ ____________ ~i.;~~~== 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ $f~~== 

CoMan and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~== 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~~~== $1,000 __ 

T abaeea _________________________________________ farms __ 

Soles 01 $40,000 or mor"- _______________________ ~I~~~== 

$1,000 __ field seeds. hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ formL_ 

$1.000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

V~Q'etables. sweet corn, and melons _________________ ~f~~~~ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy producfL ___________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle and calveL _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sheep, lambs. and wool ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text)~ _______ farms __ $1.000 __ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ ---------------- $20,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ - _____ --------- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________ - ___________ --------

$5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ --------

$20,000 to $49,999 ______________________ - _____ --------- $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 

Forms by fons purchasedt 

tons __ 

$1.000 __ 

I to 99 tonL _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 10nL ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ________ -_ - _________________ --------

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________ ------ --------- $50,000 or more ________________________ -------------

S.ee footnote at end of toble. 

74 COLORADO 

Tolal 1 to 9 acres 

11 593 31 330049 55 2 237 

218 573 

2 330 I 

36466 (0) 

7 627 79 

80 294 73 

418 29 964 

737 73 

34 392 246 

174 

28 672 

493 93 

6 896 190 

41 4 181 

494 245 

58 766 14 743 

211 97 

55 324 12 593 

I 414 11 

64 901 42 

485 49 086 

I 665 580 

58 323 6 189 

59 21 

57 294 5 964 

I 091 106 

82 131 3 457 

527 24 

76 844 2 727 

16 473 1 214 

720 867 18 488 

3 264 74 

594 851 12 857 

3 695 725 

56 224 5 045 

268 23 

37 312 2 321 

I 818 214 

88 793 755 

206 I 

82 080 (0) 

3 576 1 034 

12 242 3 166 

48 12 

4 014 I 017 

12 692 I 469 

949 284 12 127 

7 855 129 

2 165 250 

I 232 63 

I 440 27 

20 279 2 589 

465 293 11 278 

15 184 2 349 

3 179 137 

1 044 41 

872 62 

.8 254 I 534 

709 188 28 021 

103 209 4 413 

7 399 473 

646 56 

209 5 

6 579 440 

I 012 45 

383 27 

280 22 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

366 151 416 334 

904 651 2441 2 752 1 

(0) 

10 3 26 25 

30 (0) 55 51 

1 266 275 562 445 

2 253 872 2 491 2 624 

I I (0) (0) 

129 34 58 49 

192 467 365 1 346 

5 4 12 10 

284 239 892 901 

250 31 33 24 

964 671 608 834 

7 5 4 8 

381 364 316 758 

113 12 20 10 

22 163 2 297 3 799 142 

51 9 11 I 

21 601 2 259 3692 (0) 

33 15 40 50 

262 148 462 880 

I I 4 

(0) (0) (0) 

343 43 71 45 

13 535 100 247 4 142 

14 I 2 

13 331 (0) (0) 

181 46 62 49 

12 942 2421 5034 2 502 

64 15 27 21 

12 268 2 232 4599 2 291 

I 498 402 730 590 

67414 16 311 18 740 40 117 

58 15 27 27 

62 579 14 336 14646 36965 

732 112 218 105 

8 091 2918 4 882 1 829 

42 8 21 4 

5 094 2 389 4 007 1 213 

305 53 108 65 

6 848 150 445 365 

7 I 3 I 

6 256 (0) 190 (0) 

768 142 201 123 

2 681 803 717 533 

9 4 3 5 

783 424 142 327 

I 808 312 623 365 

47 290 11 463 11 492 26 125 

597 230 496 267 

137 35 75 74 

24 33 22 10 

50 14 30 14 

2 974 556 969 725 

38 155 7 797 9 551 9 784 

2 597 476 785 610 

235 39 123 74 

55 11 35 28 

87 30 26 13 

I 481 195 364 266 

90 627 20 697 20 493 26 827 

13 437 2 483 2 668 4 282 

386 170 332 241 

59 19 25 21 

36 6 7 4 

274 164 316 206 

134 6 16 36 

28 19 21 1:1 45 6 II 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

1,000 to 1.999 2,000 acres or 

All Farms 140 to 1 79 ocres 180 to 219 ocres 220 to 259 ocres 260 to 499 acres SOO to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ 924 467 2093 2 137 2 128 2 178 forms __ 368 $1.0()(L 9285 4 703 6 731 37 333 52 179 74 753 138 262 

Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 19 14 33 283 369 545 973 

$1,000 __ 838 (0) 685 16 954 30 224 49 551 118622 

Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms __ 79 36 47 297 475 632 699 

$1,000-_ 263 230 203 879 4 279 9 710 19 760 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000-_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000-_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Tobocco _________________________________________ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more_~ _____ • _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge _________ ~ _________ 679 610 forms __ 729 355 401 1 253 973 

$1.000 __ 5 702 3630 3 831 17831 15 510 11 532 13946 

Sales of $40.000 or more_~ __________ _____________ forms __ 11 16 6 105 104 83 91 

$1.000 __ 580 856 (0) 6 195 6699 6 335 8 870 

Vegetobles, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms __ 65 38 40 144 73 20 14 

$1,000 __ 891 284 636 10 311 5 275 6 126 3 253 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 12 11 14 61 27 10 8 

$1.000 __ 1 183 890 250 9 243 4600 5985 3 206 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 13 8 6 13 16 5 1 

$1,000 __ 726 (0) 130 679 347 714 (O~I Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms __ 6 1 3 4 3 

$1,000-_ 672 (0) 619 (0) 714 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 14 7 4 50 9 4 6 

$1,000 __ 1 319 288 739 6 792 076 4 893 516 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 6 3 4 15 7 3 4 

$1,000 __ 1 187 (0) 739 6 537 1 064 4 875 470 

Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 183 97 124 404 263 116 78 

$1,000-_ 3 632 2 196 2820 15 289 17 131 12 333 9 707 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 20 9 18 143 155 77 57 

$1,000 __ 1 212 557 986 10041 15 023 11 529 9 377 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms __ 76 18 27 141 110 123 88 $1.000 __ 5 388 559 8 7609 10 354 9 151 43 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 4 1 6 6 4 $1,000 __ 5 359 (0) 7 554 10312 9 005 Dairy products ____________________________________ forms __ 108 49 43 159 122 102 64 $1.000 __ 8 409 4876 3 576 14206 11 414 7 378 5 916 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 62 30 29 102 67 49 37

1 $1,000 __ 7808 4 765 3372 13 474 10 858 6803 5 646 

CoHle and colves __________________________________ farms __ 904 550 503 2 217 2 239 2 291 3 335 $1,000 __ 49 183 132 218 41 866 185 083 155 286 147 225 848 935 Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 95 68 69 338 352 406 1 735 

$1.000 __ 43 649 128 714 37999 167 905 134 949 121 134 819 119 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 205 113 93 363 411 328 290 

$1,000-_ 3 806 172 391 5 723 6 358 5436 9 573 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 15 10 10 26 40 32 37 $1.000 __ 2611 753 970 3 296 3 780 3 248 7 6291 Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 96 49 50 263 181 158 276 $1,000 __ 31 214 823 027 5 111 8846 11 317 19 893 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 8 5 7 26 23 18 106 $1.000 __ 30873 702 809 4 007 7 843 10 451 18 491 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms __ 132 58 48 316 167 198 389 $1,000 __ 553 255 99 846 406 733 450 Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms __ 2 1 4 1 4 3 $1,000 __ (0) (0) 308 (0) 195 426 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 1 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 642 318 344 1 621 1 386 1 460 2 344 $1,000-_ 46 116 75425 22648 106 173 84 484 83 272 422 671 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________________ ~ __ 428 210 202 946 780 754 816 

:io~t~o$~:~k~~~~~~~~~~~~~===~===~=============== 123 42 84 288 290 329 438 57 35 25 181 144 229 409 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 34 31 33 206 172 148 681

1 Feed for livestock aod poultry _________________________ farms __ 1 002 600 513 2 531 2 277 2 230 3 313 $1,000 __ 25085 39681 10 775 59 139 43 508 42057 168 482 Forms with expenses ofi!~~g~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 769 454 387 976 771 541 469 132 91 73 312 321 480 162 67 15 36 140 93 123 400 34 40 17 103 92 86 282 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 402 226 187 887 693 737 1 282 tons __ 41 931 51 018 19026 100 282 74 367 70 602 165 298 

Forms by tons pu rchosedt $1.000 __ 6534 8 558 2679 13976 12 307 10 545 21 327 

:: t~ 4;~~~;============================:=====:=:= 358 190 154 752 590 660 093 33 24 29 105 79 55 141 

Fa;::! ~~::.s e~~:~~~-~i:------------ -------------------- 11 12 4 30 24 22 48 

:~,~:~9ft9 ;999==~======= == ==== ==== ====~=== ======== 

299 157 130 662 512 578 841 76 39 25 126 113 97 299 

t~g:ggg ~~ ~~;999 -------- --------------------------- 10 13 27 59 40 41 

:~[ e _____________________________________ 17 17 5 40 28 21 

See footoole 01 eod of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 75 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes obnonnol forms; see textl 

All Farms 

SELECTED FAIIM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health COSt5 __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ $3.000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees ________________________ farms __ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1.000 __ 

$1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expense s of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ______________________________ .. __________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,()(X) or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ O"sel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel 011 ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ kerosene. motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms __ 

$1,000-- Electricity ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000-- Other-coof, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Farms with elCptnses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$50,000 t~~~o$ or ~9~9 more ______________________________________ == == ===== == = === == ~==== ===== == ===== === _ 

Workers by number of days workedl 150 doys or more _____________________ · __________ farms __ 

workers __ Les. than 150 day'-_____________________________ farmL_ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000-- Fanns with expenses of-

$10,000 tUoJ~~4~,m===================~=================== to $ 19,999 ____________________________ --------- $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, ond rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

'''IIM-.lLA TID INCOMI 

Income from machine work. customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Valu. of agricultural products sold directly to Individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at .nd of table. 

76 COLORADO 

Total 

17 002 

15294 

12600 

2056 

1 718 

628 

13 454 

37 326 

7 210 

4 415 

1 130 

699 

12 115 69009 

6746 

3 573 

I 009 

787 

13 589 22 773 

11 310 

I 868 

299 

112 

29 398 

115 633 

19 054 7 786 

I 650 

908 

29 332 

83 237 

28410 

39095 

15 521 

23 170 8 273 

6 123 

2021 

785 

I 910 

8927 

29 332 

5 136 19896 

31 871 

I 999 

525 

II 748 

106 621 

7896 

2 822 

727 

303 

5 146 

14 153 

9778 

50 998 

3 100 

II 444 

2035 

851 

135 

79 

13 377 

37 004 

9379 

3 294 

511 

193 

3065 

12 571 

1 761 

3583 

1 to 9 acres 

I 813 

670 

469 

166 

154 

24 

560 

896 

428 

45 

53 

34 

497 

178 

487 

9 

1 

199 

115 

196 

2 

1 

3 195 

4091 

2922 

192 

50 

31 

3 165 

3 226 

3 062 

1 542 

434 

336 

412 

151 

113 

14 

202 

950 

3 165 

233 

1 603 

812 

108 

53 

642 

4490 

489 

90 

44 

19 

232 

694 

550 

2418 

126 

438 

80 

29 

14 

3 

745 

349 

709 

36 

95 

226 

293 

345 

10 to 49 acres 

2264 

1 045 

921 

207 

83 

53 

I 520 

4 167 

1 402 

79 

9 

30 

571 

771 

548 

19 

3 

I 

537 

434 

522 

8 

6 

I 

4 337 

6 597 

4059 

197 

39 

42 

4326 

5035 

4 168 

1 806 

1 123 

419 

642 

255 

194 

148 

206 2 149 

4326 

257 

2415 

I 510 

267 

52 

I 103 

11589 

945 

70 

49 

39 

290 

I 478 

1 005 4 875 

308 

643 

253 

39 

13 

3 

654 

866 

606 

46 

I 

1 

204 

537 

412 

783 

50 to 69 acres 

462 

355 

379 

29 

41 

13 

307 

578 

260 

44 

341 

298 

308 

33 

353 

129 

349 

4 

847 

I 239 

751 

83 

8 

5 

847 

927 

782 

486 

347 

140 

201 

137 

81 

II 

43 

89 

847 

64 

500 

304 

52 

8 

278 

I 603 

240 

18 

14 

6 

69 

217 

248 

683 

56 

91 

43 

12 

I 

347 

269 

328 

19 

64 

134 

79 

167 

70 to 99 acres 

862 

525 

687 

86 

55 

34 

806 

I 021 

634 

149 

18 

5 

756 

1050 

648 

102 

4 

2 

744 

410 

717 

26 

I 539 

2673 

I 323 

182 

26 

8 

I 539 

2 152 1477 

1 148 

675 

307 

352 

320 

118 

19 

90 

228 

I 539 

130 

1 008 

484 

153 

37 

495 

2985 

425 

41 

14 

15 

128 

461 

445 

2 241 

152 

291 

115 

36 

I 

713 

719 

667 

45 

I 

118 

357 

123 

430 

100 to 139 acre, 

571 

424 

517 

24 

22 

6 

414 

347 

266 

121 7 

394 

563 

314 

60 

449 

223 

436 

\I 

I 032 

I 602 

650 

175 

3 

4 

I 032 

1 262 

961 

736 

447 

247 

238 

105 

56 

16 

47 

39 

1 032 

120 

590 

326 

99 

14 

322 

I 470 

266 

29 

I 

6 

66 

228 

306 

I 155 

56 

106 

49 

2 

5 

443 

441 

402 

41 

66 

203 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes aboonnal forms, see text] 

Ali Farms 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 140 to l790cres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 ocres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ farms __ 808 SOl 453 2 160 986 I 963 3 159 

$1,000 __ 799 661 329 1 803 148 1 378 6 156 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________________ - _______________ 555 448 600 631 376 354 663 $500 to $999 __________________________________________ 90 67 51 255 198 276 607 

$1,000 to $2,999 _______________________________________ 52 38 41 167 178 178 709 

$3,000 or more ________________________________________ 35 20 7 75 55 61 243 

Seeds, bulbs; plants, and trees ________________________ farmL_ 1 063 485 525 2 158 I 884 I 678 2054 

$1,000 __ I 811 951 000 6 132 5 435 5 149 8840 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 748 859 513 174 194 875 837 

t~:~:~ t::m ==================== =================== 

497 281 293 976 672 618 640 

44 28 30 211 248 184 298 

$10,000 or more _______________________________________ 9 2 8 96 127 128 257 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 921 438 456 I 899 I 624 I 430 I 788 

$1,000 __ 2 258 1 326 621 9909 12 075 13968 24973 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 482 542 575 241 215 775 611 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 334 176 217 814 616 568 605 $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ 12 21 24 254 232 191 267 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 56 165 189 374 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 007 543 471 2045 1 622 1 487 2 132 

$1,000 __ 818 509 581 3429 3458 3816 8852 

farms with expenses of- $1 1 285 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 969 506 420 1 621 181 106 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 37 37 51 394 379 299 620 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 1 27 54 57 153 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 3 8 25 74 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ I 860 976 844 3 942 3642 3 155 4029 

$1,000 __ 4 267 2 625 2 472 14216 16246 19 882 39 724 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 306 652 496 2 355 2 129 282 929 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 503 291 308 1 277 1 102 381 2095 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 43 26 37 260 272 300 586 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 8 7 3 SO 139 192 419 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms __ I 858 976 844 3 935 3636 3 145 4029 $1,000 __ 3 219 2 054 1 918 10 331 11 128 13 830 28 153 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms __ I 798 942 833 3 778 3 533 3 084 3972 

$1.000 __ 1 748 1 081 1 031 5 124 5 455 6 215 12 723 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ I 054 529 547 2 524 2 475 2 334 3 032 

$1,000 __ 828 582 521 3 199 3 385 4 479 8 726 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 441 188 255 1 177 1 242 1 272 1 853 $1,000 __ 231 143 153 758 810 1 065 1 995 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 173 29 53 292 297 291 324 

$1,000 __ 34 12 13 128 102 83 206 Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 93 45 24 185 279 287 409 

$1,000 __ 152 98 46 422 662 1 206 2 885 Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms __ 858 976 844 3 935 3636 3 145 4029 $1.000 __ 226 138 154 700 715 782 I 617 Electricity ________________________________________ forms __ I 212 639 576 2 745 2 745 2477 3386 $1,000 __ 1 029 553 541 3 770 5 062 6006 11 474 Other-coal, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ farms __ 111 68 80 295 230 257 279 $1,000 __ 19 17 13 114 56 45 97 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms __ 652 381 331 1 579 1 626 1 630 2 709 $1,000 __ 3 151 2423 959 13 139 10 785 14 213 38 816 forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 535 313 253 045 069 029 267 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 79 44 64 437 433 488 029 $20,000 10 $49,999 _____________________________________ 27 18 8 61 98 78 315 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 11 6 6 36 26 35 98 Workers by number of days worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 173 99 128 680 749 770 1 762 workers __ 405 361 233 673 552 853 4998 less Ihan 150 days ______________________________ farms-_ 568 340 269 1 316 1 319 1 305 2 107 workers __ 2 757 683 367 10842 6623 6 478 9 876 

C{)ntroct lobor ______________________________________ farms __ 238 101 118 578 447 393 527 

Forms wilh e.penses of- $1.000 __ 725 183 634 2869 455 447 2 562 

t~,~~~4;~,m======================================= 170 85 84 295 287 287 287 55 14 17 243 125 87 192 

:~g:: ~~ ~:;~~===================================== 10 1 11 17 20 14 28 3 I 6 23 15 5 20 

Cu,lomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equlpmenl _____________________________________ farms __ 992 452 446 1 913 1 826 1 661 2 185 

Forms wllh expenses 01- $1,000 __ 1 772 916 940 4 953 6 032 6592 13 155 

:~,~~~4~,m======================================= 765 337 330 286 059 879 I 011 214 97 101 568 654 649 824 

:~:: ~~ ~:;.~~===================================== 12 17 13 52 92 101 222 1 1 2 7 21 32 128 

FARM.RElATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, cuslamwork, and alher agrlcullural services ___________________________ farms-_ 197 108 118 530 471 521 551 

Volue 01 agricultural products sold directly 10 Individuals $1,000 __ 484 333 437 2 412 2 132 2 164 3 153 

for human consumpllon _____________________________ farms-_ 95 53 55 164 145 120 

~~I $1,000 __ 120 116 125 236 169 212 

See foolnole at end of tabl., 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 77 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnarmallarms, see lexll 

All Farms Talal 1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100to l39ac .... 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 29 416 3 213 4324 847 1 539 1 032 $I,OO(L 085 388 37 226 51 755 13998 26 723 20 336 Forms by value group: 

l~,~~~,m=~=================~=================== 3 559 768 100 93 204 162 

7 582 1 667 919 347 492 345 

:~::: :~ t!~:~~ ================== =================== 

5 167 422 725 214 409 196 

6410 260 427 131 339 246 

If>oo~~o$;i::'':m == === === == == == == = === == ==== ==== == == = 

3 595 33 115 42 65 59 

2 262 50 22 17 25 14 $200,000 to $499 ,999 ___________________________________ 783 13 15 3 5 6 $500,000 or more ______________________________________ 58 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 20 909 1 616 2 500 564 1 041 695 

number __ 32 076 2 472 3 551 786 1 541 966 Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 26 709 2 750 3 780 749 1 361 873 

number __ 66 119 4 157 5 587 295 2459 1 706 Wheel troctor5 ______________________________________ farmL_ 23 921 1 569 3 196 672 1 300 887 

number __ 59 679 2475 4948 233 2600 1 847 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms __ 10 632 457 1 014 302 602 412 

number __ 25 361 016 2289 687 368 945 4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ 5 093 85 116 43 138 125 

number __ 26 122 432 593 219 672 552 

Grain and bean combines, self-propel/ed only _____________ farms-_ 6454 30 115 48 83 116 

number __ 8466 31 125 63 96 140 

(om pickers. corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms __ 2 961 36 89 43 111 84 

number __ 3647 40 105 48 117 119 

(orn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 2 111 5 39 16 47 61 

number __ 2 391 5 49 16 47 78 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms-_ 1 127 31 56 27 70 41 

number __ I 256 35 56 32 70 41 

Co"onpickers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 6 715 191 479 157 264 242 

number __ 7 429 206 513 179 285 245 Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 9 565 205 760 269 443 357 

number __ 10 533 220 767 276 476 368 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ 3841 96 225 37 153 122 

number __ 4406 98 242 37 155 138 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 17 171 322 2 252 485 977 572 

$1,000 __ 91 782 293 1 205 427 1 459 806 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 11 681 399 1 489 340 719 386 

acres on which used __ 2 482 079 241 23 835 10 610 30 186 22466 lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 6 1 4 1 

acres on which used __ 27 (0) (0) (0) 

tons __ 33 (0) (0) (0) 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms __ 6 553 314 757 188 417 264 

acres on which used __ 104 083 819 10 431 6386 17096 13 726 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms __ 575 5 62 26 5 

acres on which used __ 59 319 8 609 1 124 42 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ I 236 192 310 48 58 32 

acres an which used __ 130 790 613 3 400 1 053 1 545 1 211 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 8 410 224 717 209 463 266 

acres on which used __ 709 922 590 9 275 5 754 16861 11 296 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 382 6 65 7 24 7 

acres on which used __ 34 220 18 476 24 590 244 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 6304 844 563 186 255 191 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 2 372 289 237 41 71 89 

UVESTOCK 

(o"'e and calves inventory ___________________________ farms __ 17 234 1 285 2 111 460 800 609 

number __ 3 166005 52630 98 918 27 239 42 737 59055 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ 3 187 573 118 184 250 148 

10 to ~9 ______________________________________________ 5 580 490 821 197 398 324 

50 to 99 ______________________________________________ 2 831 108 67 23 72 85 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ -------- 2469 61 47 40 58 30 

200 to 499 ____________________________________ -------- 2 088 42 31 12 16 12 

500 or more ______________________ -- ------------------- 1 079 11 27 4 6 10 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ Iarms __ 14002 833 1 471 346 658 519 

number __ 912 360 18 615 20 017 7 240 13 999 10959 

8"f cows _____________________________________ forms __ 12 527 646 1 093 296 529 456 

number __ 840 509 15 217 9 131 5046 9 748 8600 

Farms 1 wlth- 200 to 9 ____________________________________________ 3 144 375 849 158 248 

10 to 49 ______________ . __ ---___ -------------------- 4 912 200 223 123 235 222 

50 to 99 ________________ -------------------------- 2 061 42 16 10 36 25 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ 1 414 19 2 4 9 7 

200 to ~99 ________________________________________ 811 7 3 1 1 ~I sao or more ____________ - _____ --- ___ --------------- 185 3 

SH footnote at end 01 table. 

78 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con, 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE Of MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ___________________ • ________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _____________ • ____________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SEtcCTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctor5 ______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 4 or more ______________________ . _______ .. __________ forms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Coffonpickers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ___________________________________ . ______ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ________________________________ .. _. ___ . ____ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

fons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________ . _______ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nemotodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and or,chards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or tor growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

Farms with- number __ 

I to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________ • __________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ . ____ _ 

Cows ond heilers thot hod calved ______ • _____________ Iarms._ 

number _. Beaf cows ___ . _. _______________________________ forms __ 

Forms with- number __ 

I to 9 ____________________ • ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ______________________ • __________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________ • __________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ • _____ _ 

500 or more ________ • _________________ • ___________ _ 

See lootnote at end 01 toble. 

140 to 179 Qcres 

1 860 

52 335 

241 

469 

380 

434 

230 

89 

17 

1 378 

2032 

1 676 

3 644 

I 577 

4 139 

674 

I 614 

412 

2 034 

256 

307 

207 

243 

91 

96 

127 

147 

437 

460 

669 

713 

344 

374 

I 180 

3 075 

903 72 501 

559 

39 187 

74 

3 032 

89 

6344 

658 42 392 

53 3 084 

315 

87 

927 

93 220 

175 

439 

158 

96 

47 

12 

738 20 254 

619 

13 296 

238 

323 

41 

15 

2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

180 to 219 acres 

976 

25 214 

110 

266 

160 

254 

155 

26 

5 

783 

124 

886 

997 

852 

1 954 

383 

889 

153 

. 749 

175 

188 

129 

139 

74 

76 

56 

63 

301 

315 

334 

355 

153 

165 

629 

835 

433 44 625 

283 

24 763 

48 I 830 

36 2 021 

428 

35650 

14 

521 

245 

79 

579 

139 113 

102 

277 

82 

59 

40 

19 

467 

13 513 

399 

9 612 

182 

161 

39 

14 

3 

220 to 259 acres 

844 

26 862 

77 

192 

145 

236 

145 

39 

10 

637 

018 

761 

851 

739 

2051 

378 

929 

200 

961 

163 

180 

119 

168 

64 

79 

88 

89 

250 

252 

415 

462 

227 

246 

557 

2 202 

456 58 675 

291 

34 881 

18 1 033 

36 4 616 

324 32 105 

13 

039 

208 

75 

513 

61 191 

78 

211 

100 

70 

38 

16 

409 14 811 

357 

11 700 

103 

187 

47 

15 

5 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 ocres or 

260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

3 951 3646 3 155 4 029 

157 102 159 237 179 604 334995 

372 208 102 122 

788 527 336 234 

764 719 487 546 

934 172 988 987 

613 588 691 859 

403 323 379 875 

72 104 163 368 

5 5 9 38 

3 012 2 757 2 638 3 288 

4446 4 277 4 248 5 595 

3 616 3 339 2999 3919 

9 158 9240 9 437 15 588 

3 275 3 241 2 907 3 7061 8 871 8 805 8 417 12 339 

1 462 1 712 1 470 1 766 

3 505 4 114 3 555 4 450 

870 737 838 1 376 

4 423 3899 4 263 7 325-

081 360 348 1 677 

206 651 811 2 668 

604 535 477 527 

719 642 546 761 

421 397 410 486 

459 425 442 619 

243 189 91 108 

2fIJ 217 104 142 

132 978 986 298 203 092 101 578 

452 364 359 1 938 

570 540 535 2 251 

779 546 492 667 917 611 573 850 

2 410 2 143 I 957 2 6871 13 338 15 532 17 783 33 825 I 874 1 565 1 378 1 737 327 865 408 304 492 185 989 566 

1 192 782 671 835 175 276 188 499 198 547 394 470 151 80 48 58 13 696 8 156 10 137 19 652 181 106 77 71 23 428 20 016 22 744 43 799 I 407 1 155 1 046 1 513 200 495 227 222 260 953 867 329 

59 59 39 36 3 616 7 294 7 837 9477 788 633 754 1 322 368 266 287 483 

2 258 2 214 2 243 3 235 357 435 337 896 350 700 545 871 \ 

267 134 96 62 889 817 497 220 479 559 697 401 345 357 543 763 192 238 326 094 86 109 84 695 

1 871 1 889 1 996 2 805 74 672 100 364 131 136 486 780 1 692 1 773 1 916 2 751 62 541 90 558 124 099 480 961 

397 215 109 70 923 009 881 425 229 314 587 675 108 159 258 804 35 70 75 6 6 ~~b I 

COLORADO 79 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Exclude. abnormal formsl see lexl) 

All Fanns 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory-Con. 

Cows ond heifers that hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Fonns withU~: ~==== ============ ====== =================== 

-

-

- SO to 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ torms_ - number _ - Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number_ - Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

Calves __________________________________________ ~f~;:= 

number _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ $1.000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Fonns with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ farmsnumber_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sofd ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litlen of pigs farrowed be_nnumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 3O _________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

- number_ Dec. - land May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ - number_ -

- Sheep and klmbs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number_ - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

-

- Sheep and lambs sharn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL -

-

- Horses and ponies inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ - Horses and ponies sofd _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ GooI, sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTIY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older Invenlary _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms wlth- 1 to 399 __________________________ -------------------

400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 ______________________ ------------------ 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________ ------------------

20,000 10 49,999 ____________________ ------------------

SO,OOO 10 99,999 __ ------------------------------------ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- H.na - and pull.'a of Ioylng allt _______________________ forms_ 

number __ 

Pulltta 3 months old or old.r not of loylng ag. ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

-

Set foolnol. at end of toblt. 

80 COLORADO 

Tolal 1 to 9 acres 

3608 251 71 851 3398 

2641 164 137 15 366 47 235 16 167 9 57 - 5 - 13 531 879 1 007346 19035 14 S07 902 1 246 299 14980 

16473 1 214 

3 718 334 49637 1 720 867 18488 

9 160 638 430 576 12322 111 176 2885 13 183 954 3 287 758 37315 1 609 690 15603 2414 237 

2 268 171 18 593 1 220 820 8671 

4 193 708 388 582 37261 

1 633 318 

1 310 235 476 73 369 45 

269 24 

136 13 2580 446 

59431 6379 3 778 6M 

329 151 30 882 

3695 725 673923 62629 

56 224 5045 1 189 248 

190 574 19903 

7084 791 

2666 432 

76248 7 197 2287 351 

38075 3447 

2 168 367 

38 173 3 750 

1 801 204 

802496 6839 1 573 176 

396 178 4069 1 759 191 

1 310676 12286 

1 571 168 

1 122052 9469 

7497326 61 640 

11 001 957 

69013 5204 

2762 548 

10220 2229 8384 1 462 

538 166 

2959 647 162 66 

1 857 750 

58 30 

4840 848 

3 213 163 341 003 

4765 826 

37 3 

13 10 

9 6 

5 2 

2 1 

9 - 4788 825 

2 611 609 299 524 

709 366 

601 554 41 479 

101049 acres SO 10 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 10010 139 acre, 

614 114 229 137 

10886 2 194 4251 2 359 

480 74 173 95 

19 1 9 7 

55 25 22 17 

28 4 13 9 

21 10 8 9 

10 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 446 338 605 466 

37918 10482 17635 29 050 

1 667 385 610 497 

40 983 9 517 11 103 19046 

1 498 402 730 590 

137819 34371 44388 81 393 

67414 16311 18740 40 117 

870 208 392 344 

13 129 2304 13051 5597 

2 745 528 3636 1 314 

1 084 311 565 463 

124690 32067 31 337 75 796 

64 669 15 783 15 104 38 803 

323 70 120 71 

106 064 20841 22973 67790 

57009 11 256 11 812 35 759 

963 ISO 232 116 

63 265 19810 32319 9470 

485 61 82 44 

303 54 72 34 

60 16 23 15 

43 10 27 18 

46 4 20 3 

26 5 8 2 

591 107 154 77 

12649 3097 4370 2032 

849 139 200 95 

SO 616 16713 27949 7 438 

732 112 218 105 

127240 36642 54 436 21 287 

8091 2918 4882 1 829 

358 36 66 28 

73 795 14729 7803 2 947 

2 656 559 276 94 

636 110 157 78 

15865 5067 6 105 2 194 

577 81 137 72 

8 154 2639 2930 962 

458 101 137 64 

7 711 2428 3 175 1 232 

299 56 111 69 

51 739 3 141 16404 5 394 

260 46 92 53 

8993 1 327 3955 1 400 

294 53 107 61 

88542 2580 20466 6263 

253 41 91 56 

74297 2037 10 167 3 789 

427212 16952 69440 22 521 

1 879 342 525 448 

11 932 2023 2681 2 722 

624 122 174 108 

1 948 442 627 534 

1 843 4SO 504 343 

153 7 SO 21 

586 11 110 491 

38 4 5 7 

354 31 20 88 

12 1 (0) 2 

1 006 163 287 161 

1 575 060 7506 58 947 366 932 

988 162 283 157 

7 1 3 2 

2 - - 1 

2 - - -

1 - 1 - 1 - - - 5 - - 1 

1 001 162 284 159 

1 128 472 6586 18430 366 661 

131 20 29 

446 588 920 40 517 2~tl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms, see te.t) 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calvo, Invontory - Con. COWl and holfers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Farms with- I to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - SO to 99 ________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and hefter calves ___________________________ farms_ - number_ - Steers. steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number_ - Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ - Cotv.s ___________________________________________ - farms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ - Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number_ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs Inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ Forms with- I to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ SO to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pig, sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1.000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number_ Doc. land May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ formsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of an ages Inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ formsnumber_ Sheep and iGmbs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and iGmbs sharn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horse, and ponies Inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies 'old _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ GDOls Inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ GDOtl sold ______________ . __________________________ forms_ 

POULTIY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chick.ns 3 months old or older Inventory _______________ farms_ 

number_ Farms with- I to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ SO,ooo 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or ma .. _____________________________________ _ 

H,ns and pullels of laying age _______________________ farml_ 

Jfulitts 3 monlhs old or alder nat number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- of laying ag, ____________________________________ farms_ - number_ - SH faotnole at end of lable. 

140 to 179 acre. 

249 6958 

150 

9 

42 

30 

13 

4 

I 

732 41 774 

772 31 192 

904 

105 691 49 183 

474 II 784 2563 

717 93907 

46 620 

152 73 764 39606 

223 19589 

74 

72 

29 

24 

19 

5 

126 2064 

205 

17 525 

205 40052 

3806 SO 

5 296 

192 

131 

2 922 

113 1 436 

103 1 486 

99 78092 

86 5930 93 451 207 

87 

372 663 

I 811 487 

540 2844 

107 

428 

484 

19 

135 

6 

76 

I 

260 8404 

258 

2 

-

-

-

-

- 258 

8048 

19 

356 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

180 to 219 acres 

III 3901 

70 

I 

14 

14 

7 

5 

-

479 60 981 

491 64 619 

550 250 149 132218 

317 8000 

1 919 

442 242 149 130 299 

83 

229 121 125698 

191 8042 

107 

48 

14 

10 

10 

2 

78 1 133 

176 

6909 

113 13 332 

1 172 

31 

2344 

83 

82 I 342 

71 

653 

73 

689 

52 ,14392 47 

5834 48 28081 45 28036 

137851 

350 

2 231 

49 

239 

246 5 

12 

-

-

-

165 3380 

164 

I 

-

-

-

-

- 164 

3 186 

7 

194 

220 10 259 acres 

109 3 III 

67 

1 

18 

12 

9 

2 

-

400 21 159 

438 25 221 

S03 88888 

41 866 

256 6941 

1 751 

415 81 947 40 114 

92 

67047 

34 883 

100 8 613 

35 

27 

21 

9 

5 

3 

59 1 148 

87 

7465 

93 15 798 

1 391 

25 

2 122 

75 

63 2009 55 

997 

52 1 012 

51 13 874 

42 

6 714 

48 16449 41 

10626 

81 003 

278 2 041 

41 

126 

98 

10 

56 

8 

40 

I 

III 2992 

110 

1 

-

-

-

-

- 107 

2868 

9 

124 

1.000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

260 to 499 acre. 500 to 999 acres acres more 

450 421 366 557 

12 131 9806 7037 5819 

299 306 281 482 

18 17 11 29 

45 37 31 13 

49 24 22 14 

30 23 14 14 

8 14 6 5 

1 - I -

1 796 1 807 I 833 27SO 

131 434 118 108 113 778 405992 

I 835 1 895 I 999 3016 

151 329 119 424 105 786 653 099 

2 217 2239 2291 3335 

394 713 354369 352468 1 824448 

185083 155 286 147225 848 935 

1 227 1 309 1 334 1 791 

39 555 47615 63 740 206 538 

10310 12 178 16645 54 702 

I 758 1 760 I 839 2875 

355 158 306 754 288 728 I 617910 

174 m 143 107 130 580 794234 

355 266 245 400 

288 613 209 661 174 263 989 441 

ISO 336 107 687 87652 550451 

415 439 340 316 

41 133 44 743 36 006 68 331 

142 122 80 83 

117 148 108 92 

64 56 54 51 

41 SO 54 38 

37 44 31 26 

14 19 13 26 

260 293 220 169 

5 565 6019 5508 9467 

380 392 313 298 

35568 38 724 30498 58 864 

363 411 328 290 

61 891 70 259 62064 108293 

5723 6358 5436 9 573 

104 102 82 59 

10892 12666 14630 23447 443 472 593 852 

279 298 225 175 

6949 8 136 7338 11 124 243 237 196 154 3299 3997 3 923 5638 218 257 187 151 3650 4 139 3415 5486 

257 178 164 261 79 495 67808 110919 354 399 222 163 145 241 29 078 38173 31 753 258 952 257 181 153 273 84 259 131 162 163993 305 388 220 168 142 259 42 574 100 814 146402 321 178 337 987 739 130 754 306 3 037 797 

1 290 I 143 1 158 2091 7 290 6356 6276 17413 281 148 187 373 854 405 762 I 626 635 268 688 1 364 55 25 9 18 249 151 138 373 II 7 2 8 88 88 (D) 311 3 2 (0) 6 

486 460 428 465 652 651 55 155 125 587 15546 

479 456 419 463 4 3 8 2 - - - - I - - - - I - - - - - - 2 - I - 485 456 425 462 591 368 46 457 125 032 14977 

33 25 22 32 61 283 8 698 555 

COLORADO 81 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal form" see text) 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

Broilen and other meat·type chickens sold _____________ ~~:.:~== number __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms __ 

Turkeys sold ______________________________________ ~fur~~== 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ---_____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ For groin or 5"(L _________________________________ formL_ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested! 1 to 24 oc .. , _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocre5 ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocr.s ____________________________________ _ 

SOO acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms-_ 

acres __ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigoted _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 ocres or more __________________________________ _ 

W~t for groin _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested I 1 to 24 ocre$. ________________________________________ _ 

2S to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocr.'-_____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

loo·lb bogs __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

hundredw.ight._ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms._ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvestedl 0.1 ta 0.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocrel-______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 100.0 acrel or more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beet. for lugar ________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ tons __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

See footnote at .nd of toblt. 

82 COLORADO 

Total 

849 

2 548 892 

412 

36 849 

409 

3 

260 

74933 

101 

2 552 305 

6 149 

975 620 

4696 

722244 

78453043 

4532 

699 524 

900 

1 858 

1 629 

309 

2028 

384 979 

1 605 

338 101 

10320189 

803 95 116 

238 

559 

629 

179 

7 401 

2480 746 

55 124 192 

1 411 

134 273 

814 

1 711 

3 322 

1 554 

1 314 

40 347 

864 262 

1 052 

25 799 

2 785 

223604 

12 695 858 

2 192 

168 015 

1 415 

ISO 262 484 543 1 161 

70075 

405 

52680 

13 362 049 

405 

52680 

17 

41 

57 

116 

174 

1 057 

82706 

529 147 

1 057 

82706 

1 to 9 acre, 

449 

136 172 

312 

12500 

312 

52 

125 

3 

10 

46 

193 

37 

158 

18907 

35 

146 

37 

7 

29 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

11 

258 

2 

(D) 

5 

3 

16 

100 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

20 

481 

4 

20 

3 

5 670 

3 

5 

1 

2 

7 

28 

572 

7 

28 

10 to 49 acres so to 69 oc .. , 

128 18 

1 802 129 4920 

27 6 

12869 330 

25 6 

2 

68 31 

203 66 52 5 

52 323 2021 

333 124 

4038 3442 

231 91 

2718 2167 

227 530 226301 

221 89 

2595 2153 

198 56 

33 35 

40 19 

530 318 

22 12 

318 (D) 

15509 (D) 

19 10 

264 (D) 

17 11 

5 1 

III 43 

1 322 1 159 

29 724 26989 

36 17 

323 (D) 

95 28 

16 15 

118 34 

912 357 

38 909 15689 

109 34 

851 (D) 

94 51 

1 094 (D) 

49048 (D) 

79 42 

908 (D) 

49 23 

1 027 462 

17564 8025 

48 23 

1 013 462 

31 7 

203 79 

43 732 11 700 

31 7 

203 79 

3 

18 2 

8 4 

2 1 

15 9 

240 220 

5089 5189 

15 9 

240 220 

70 to 99 acres 

18 

46 070 

5 

254 

5 

17 

56 

3 

30 

389 

13760 

272 

8585 

837440 

263 

8259 

125 

146 

1 

44 

957 

36 

807 

33 695 

31 

616 

22 

14 

120 

3035 

84 865 

51 

641 

70 

SO 

89 

1461 

89 922 

82 

1 348 

118 

2420 

118 749 

III 

2257 

76 

1 635 

23984 

70 

1 455 

11 

314 

72 913 

11 

314 

2 

6 

3 

29 

741 

14181 

29 

741 

100 to 139 oc ... 

18 

206 401 

2 

(0) 

6 

19 

1 

(0) 

300 14596 

210 

9 160 

962 758 

208 9053 

64 

132 

14 

40 1 683 

32 

1 3'17 52 117 

22 

805 

13 

14 

5 

94 

3147 

73 524 

36 

640 

39 

53 

2 

54 

658 26 525 

46 

558 

115 

2 513 

147 177 

104 

2 191 

57 

1 621 

26687 53 

1 365 

10 

103 

23035 

10 

103 

41 

1 437 30 394 

41 

1 437 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciude. Qbnormol forms, ... lexl) 

All farms 1,000 101,999 2.000 acres or 1~ 10179 acres 180 10 219 acr .. 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 10 999 ocres oeres more 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older sold ____________________ fQrms __ 20 6 16 61 30 60 25 number __ I 257 334 742 2n 024 27460 45254 129 Broilers Qnd olher mool·type chickens sold ______________ fQrms __ 11 2 2 9 13 13 10 number __ 681 (0) (0) 958 2027 4767 I 696 

Farms wilh- 1101,999 ____________________________________________ 11 2 2 9 13 12 10 2,000 '0 59,999 ________________________________________ I 60,000 10 99,999 _______________________________________ 

100,000 or more _______________________________________ 

Turkoy hens kepI for breeding _________________________ forms __ 12 2 2 30 17 12 

number __ 34 (0) (0) 82 5260 69035 45 " Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms __ 9 2 I 8 7 6 4 number __ 528 984 (0) (OJ 254 855 962 567 604 999 150 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes - _______________________________ farms __ 694 341 380 I 245 867 669 761 

ocres __ 45815 26687 35 167 161 993 165991 187474 316464 For grain or seed __________________________________ forms __ 514 247 318 979 692 534 571 acres __ 30202 15 575 22 901 103 948 122494 150 146 254 190 

bushels __ 2 970 754 531 029 2411 682 10908 780 13 160 372 16 550 635 28 646 855 Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 499 244 312 9SO 659 S02 550 

ocres __ 29 472 153SO 224S3 102 099 118 674 144 042 245228 

Forms by acres harvested: 110 24 Qcres ________________________________________ 107 38 44 113 52 32 34 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 316 161 189 427 209 116 94 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ 91 48 85 439 383 286 282 500 acres or more ___________________________________ 48 100 161 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms __ 80 32 47 298 3n 475 574 acres __ 2 749 1 664 2m 24496 48 574 100 538 200 649 For grain or seed __________________________________ farms __ 67 26 41 252 300 382 434 acres __ 2 293 I ~7 2553 22 344 42928 90 130 173 757 bushols._ 83 811 SO 137 112 009 808 413 1 488 722 2 722 304 4 947 246 Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 49 18 33 142 149 164 165 acres __ 599 739 SOl 9902 16 nl 23 968 38 834 Forms by acres harvested, I 10 24 ocres. _______________________________________ 25 3 8 46 40 28 24 251099 ocros. ______________________________________ 41 18 26 120 III III 98 100 10 499 ocros _____________________________________ 1 5 7 86 137 195 193 500 acres or more ___________________________________ 12 48 119 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ forms __ 382 113 161 I 090 I 569 1 785 I 928 acres __ 20 712 4921 9076 106 812 278 754 607481 I 444 316 bushols __ 523958 116 010 192264 2 674 881 6 521 897 13 757 026 31 122 796 Irrigaled _________________________________________ forms __ 95 44 56 280 288 257 249 acres __ 2 793 Farms by Qcres harvesled, 798 510 14862 23 528 31 383 57568 

1 to 24 ocres __________________________________________ 96 51 49 170 100 66 45 25 to 99 acres _________________________________________ 246 51 82 ~7 397 231 163 100 10 499 QCres _______________________________________ 40 Il 30 513 I 043 I 054 629 500 acres or more _____________________________________ 29 434 I 091 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms __ 93 70 64 247 208 157 177 acres __ I 674 1 229 1 285 6237 7 695 10361 8462 bushels __ 84 821 58 749 74916 324 182 409 061 432988 307400 Irrigated ___ ~ _____________________________________ forms __ n 60 60 200 176 93 113 acres __ I 201 1 025 1 106 4642 5823 4670 4209 

BQrley for grain _____________________________________ forms __ 286 146 161 643 499 34S 326 acres __ 10 157 5234 7 150 41 904 51 080 51 563 49708 

Irrigoled _________________________________________ bushels forms._ __ 635 200 307913 484 022 2 n4 161 3 253 2~ 2 n7 372 2 113 761 258 125 lSI 561 380 207 173 acres __ 9090 4504 6 7~ 37 307 44 323 34 779 25309 

Ory field and seed beans _____________________________ forms._ 153 83 137 3n 231 ISO 80 acres __ 5446 3 164 6563 27 192 35 558 42 21l 25363 

Irrigaled _____________________________________ 1~~f~~== 88611 56 117 103441 359318 ~ 135 258 313 201 867 143 79 126 324 158 79 54 acres __ 4847 2935 5217 18945 14 S44 10771 8501 

Irish polaloes ____________ . _________________________ forms __ 47 19 30 110 85 35 17 ocres __ 2928 1 019 I 167 Il 794 17462 11 092 6 SIS 

Irrlgaled _________________________________________ hundredweight._ fQrms __ 641 615 215743 283 159 2 778 783 4449 752 3095 206 745 741 47 19 30 110 85 35 17 acres __ 2928 I 019 167 Il 794 17462 Il 092 6 SIS Farms by acres harvosted, 0.1100.9 ocres ________________________________________ 1.0104.9 QCreL _______________________________________ 2 3 5 

5.01024.9 Qcre'-______________________________________ 4 I 6 4 

25.01099.9 Qcres ______________________________________ 3 3 12 9 5 1 100.0 Qcres or more ____________________________________ 29 13 12 34 14 4 3 11 I 2 56 62 29 13 

Sugar beels for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 145 80 100 311 177 83 60 5204 3394 4880 21 394 19~ 13306 12322 Irrlgaled _________________________________________ fa':~== 96890 63 990 91 814 ~2 235 362 795 242 363 213 635 

Qcres __ 145 80 100 311 177 83 60 5204 3394 4880 21 394 19~ 13306 12 322 

See foolnol. 01 ond of IQble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 83 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________________ ____ ~~~:~!,~== acres __ Farms by Qcres harvested: 1 to 24 ocre5 _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ___ . ____________________________________ _ 100 10 499 oCr05- _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Ions, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ torms __ 

Qcres __ 

All 'Vegetables harvested for sale (see t8)(t) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, 0.1 10 4.9 ocros ______________________ .. ________________ _ 5.01024.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocro'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

84 COLORADO 

Tolal 

15412 

1 432 385 

3 029 193 12 195 

123 019 

4 880 

6496 

3661 

375 

11 321 768 987 2 115 176 

10 055 682611 

738 

32 345 

738 

32 345 

202 

266 

203 

67 

970 

12 632 

970 12 632 

478 

379 

95 

18 

1 to 9 acres 

261 

I 039 

2 620 

230 

939 

261 

188 

763 2 210 

168 

702 

73 

194 

73 

194 

58 

15 

200 

707 

200 

707 

142 

58 

10 to 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 10 139 acre, 

2421 502 948 691 

34 120 12539 29082 28811 

73 777 25 779 72 947 71 393 

2 143 454 869 627 

29 946 10 911 26 110 25 500 

2 045 272 405 217 

376 230 541 436 2 38 

I 959 409 805 556 

25 469 9005 23058 20 701 

60 594 21 213 64 471 56 938 

1 754 379 749 S22 

22 324 8049 21 082 19 061 

129 34 58 49 

135 507 222 I 474 

129 34 58 49 

135 507 222 I 474 

56 15 15 10 

63 9 29 19 

10 10 14 15 

5 

447 54 70 41 

4 071 127 511 I 030 

447 54 70 41 

4 071 127 I 511 I 030 

169 20 35 20 

250 13 15 6 

28 21 20 13 

2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 33. Summary by Size Qf Farm: 1978-Con. 

fExciudos abnormal forms, .... lext! 

All Farms 1,000 10 1,999 2.000 acres or 

140 10 I 79 acres 180 10 219 acres 220 10 259 acres 260 10 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

ClOPS HAIVESTED-Con, 

Hoy crops (.eoloxl) - ________________________________ forms __ I 127 622 616 2 213 I 956 I 731 2 324 

acres-_ 52 524 37474 36484 170 292 224 917 230485 574 618 

Ions, dry __ 133418 81 414 94 716 443 073 508 066 463 481 I 058 509 Irrlgoled _________________________________________ forms __ 981 517 547 I 855 I 440 I 056 1 476 Qcres __ 45634 30 009 31 779 147 689 185 392 163 903 425 207 

Farms by acres harvestedl I 10 24 ocro'-_________________________________________ 363 131 128 398 296 210 154 2510 99 ocro'-________________________________________ 643 381 382 182 876 740 709 100 10 499 ocro'-______________________________________ 121 110 106 633 734 717 I 200 SOO acres or more _____________________________________ 50 64 261 

AHalfo hoy _______________________________________ farm,-_ 928 464 538 I 756 I 356 031 I 331 

acres __ 39940 22 740 28 190 125 807 142 828 III 845 218 641 tons, dry __ 112 719 64 107 81 472 371 566 392 263 302 122 585 SOl Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 856 441 SOl I 607 I 185 815 I 078 

acres __ 36 225 21 291 26078 115 679 128 979 95099 188042 

All vegelablos harvesled for sale (seo loxl) ______________ forms __ 65 38 40 144 73 21 14 acres __ I 624 514 684 8443 4 928 5 966 3 653 Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 65 38 40 144 73 21 14 

acres __ 624 514 684 8443 4 928 5966 3 653 Farms by acres harvested! 0.110 4.9 acros ________________________________________ 13 4 4 16 5 3 3 5.010 24.9 ocros _______________________________________ 30 16 14 40 25 4 2 25.0 10 99.9 ocre'- _____________________________________ 19 12 17 65 31 6 4 100.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 3 6 5 23 12 8 5 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 30 15 18 39 29 19 8 acres __ 912 218 566 809 831 816 34 Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 30 IS 18 39 29 19 8 acres __ 912 Farms by acres in orchards: 218 566 809 831 816 34 

0.1 to 4.9 acres ________________________________________ 12 6 13 23 17 14 5.0 to 24.9 ocre'- ______________________________________ 10 6 2 10 6 2 25.010 99.9 ocre'-_____________________________________ 3 2 I 3 3 I 100.0 acres or more ____________________________________ 5 I 2 3 3 2 

11978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms __________________ . ________________________ number_ - percent _ Land in forms _________ • _____ • __________________ • ____ acres_ - Average - size of farm ______________________ " _______ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ formL 

$1,000_ Averoge per form __________ .. ____ . ______________ .. _ dollarL Average per acre _________________________________ dollarsForms by value of land and buildings: $110$19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ___ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,00010 $149,999_ ___________ _ _____________________ _ 

$150,00010 $199,999 _______________________________ •• __ • 

$200,00010 $499,999_. ___ . _____________________________ _ 

$500,00010 $999,999 ________________________________ • __ 

$1,000,000 or more ___ • 

Owned und rented land by operator: land owned ____ _ . ___________________________ farms_ 

acreL land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

land rented or leased 10 others- ____ _ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland _____ _ 

Harvested cropland 

Forms by acres harvested: 

acrcs_ ,,_. ___ farms_ 

acreL 

_ _______ farmL 

acres- ___ formL 

acresI fa 49 acres_ _ ____ . ______________ _ 

501099 acres _ ____ _. ___ .. __________________ _ 

100 to 199 acrcL _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _ _ ___________ . _. ______________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______ . ___________ . ________________ _ 

1,000101,999 acres _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more __ . ____________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grozing only __________________________ farmsocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres. -- On which all crops foiled __ 

In cultivated summer follow 

______ farms_ 

acres_ ___ farms_ 

acres_ 

Idle _ _ . _______________________ farms_ 

-

-

- acres_ -. 

Total woodland _______________________ .farms_ - acres_ Woodland postured ___________________________ _ ___ forms_ - acres_ - Woodland nol postured ___________________ . ________ farms- - acres_ - Paslureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____ .. ____ . _______ .. _____________ farms_ - acres_ - Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - 'Ocres_ 

Postureland, oillypes ___ __________ . _________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land __ ~_. ____ ._. ___ . __ . ___ .. ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ - Posture/and irrigated .. ___________ .. _______ . _____ .. ____ forms_ 

acres- - Other land irrigated _______ .. _______________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ formsocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators __ " _____________________________ number_ 

Full owners ._ . __ . __________________ number_ -

- Port owners _ _ ____________________ number_ 

Tenants _____ . __________________ number_ 

White __ __. __________ ~ ______ number_ - full owners __ ____ _ ____________________ number_ - Portownen ____ .___ _~_ .. ___ " _____________ number_ - Tenants __ ________ _ _____ . ______ . _____ . number_ - Block and other roceL_ _ . ___________________ number_ - Full owners ________ . __ • ____________________ number_ - Port owners_ .. ___________ . _________________ number_ 

Tenants __ _ _ _ __________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

86 COLORADO 

All forms Tolol 

29 633 12 058 100.0 40_6 35 470 404 27 772 356 I 197 2 303 29 638 12 137 II 495 784 8 259 571 387 873 680 528 322 294 

I 458 155 I 925 197 3 477 424 

2 899 325 3 556 787 2 630 901 7 710 4 393 

3 599 2 881 2 384 2 074 

25 371 10 125 

23 895 021 18 009 534 13 680 7 791 

13 363 667 10836 172 

3 223 I 394 

I 788 284 I 073 350 

25 626 10 979 

10 702 720 8 390 742 

22 264 10 610 5 880 493 4 912 723 

7 105 778 3 026 809 

3 954 2 135 

4 801 3 691 2 248 2 080 

884 871 

246 246 

9 246 3 151 

I 078 2331 596 992 

1909 I 004 In 763 123528 

2 692 I 210 

345 828 199 867 

6 761 4 008 

2 790 217 2 258 051 

4 586 2 076 430 186 299 581 

2 062 582 

I 147 724 528 139 

I 433 440 

881 118 400 705 816 200 

266 606 127 434 

12 685 6 538 

22 813 501 18 314 544 

18 176 7 323 

806 459 538 931 

19 725 8 355 

24 772 852 19 312 241 

17 073 8 050 

3 458 031 2 886419 

15 744 7 821 

2 748 776 ? 374 997 

5 258 I 819 

643 498 463 727 

I 292 659 

65 757 47 695 

5 941 3 709 

547 618 448 388 

29 633 12 058 

16065 4 314 

9 139 5 741 

4 429 2 003 

29 055 II 835 

15 701 4 202 

8 997 5 672 

4 357 I 961 

578 223 

364/ 112 

142 69 

72 42 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 10 $100,000 to $40,000 1o $20,000 10 more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

501 I 093 I 956 4491 4 017 1.6 3_6 6_6 15,1 13,5 

3 620 624 5 107 308 5 947 512 8 442 628 4 654 284 7 227 4 673 3 041 I 880 I 159 

501 I 093 I 962 4463 4 118 

I 025 310 I 328 021 I 708 861 2 552 298 I 645 079 

2 046 527 I 215 024 870 979 571 879 399 485 

283 260 285 299 345 

8 12 7 37 91 

10 9 24 57 97 

10 25 25 209 155 

4 7 38 83 193 

II 26 37 217 496 

II 24 75 318 473 

77 227 571 I 801 I 717 

91 267 652 I 238 633 

279 496 533 503 263 

443 969 I 647 3 690 3 376 

2 264 281 3 345 506 3 775 237 5 508 166 3 116 344 

308 758 I 361 3 015 2 349 

I 502 935 I 858 987 2 326 691 3 354 303 I 793 256 

92 134 235 504 429 

146 592 97 185 154 416 419841 255 316 

396 979 I 782 4 156 3 666 

674 509 I 218 405 I 760 338 2 968 860 I 768 630 

381 948 I 732 4048 3 501 

466 375 771 011 I 029 935 I 693 743 951 659 

32 48 99 222 377 

II 44 71 260 423 

26 86 203 836 984 

88 261 631 I 554 I 157 

79 253 435 827 486 

70 179 232 317 73 

75 77 61 32 I 

107 283 491 I 148 I 122 

41 345 94 222 122 059 199 855 139 511 

32 HI 172 40H 311 

B 122 19 352 24 182 42 n" _ 29098 

32 12 176 4/5 45; 

6 123 28 216 31 797 79 659 54 072 

103 286 647 I 586 I 386 

119913 264 010 493 425 851 868, 528 835 

70 155 320 847 684 

32 631 41 594 58 940 100961 65 455 

5 44 85 201 247 

12 586 66 014 155 547 166 453 127 539 

3 32 68 156 181 

(0) (0) 90 478 132 957 107 173 

2 13 28 70 87 (0) (D) 65 069 33 496 20366 

254 593 I 061 2 489 2 141 

2 883 890 3 745 998 3 919 090 5 126 878 2 638 688 

347 688 I 210 2 690 2 388 

49 639 76 891 112 537 180 437 119 427 

306 749 I 331 3 139 2 830 

2 933 636 3 901 916 4 131 627 5 459 690 2 885 372 

359 869 I 489 3 016 2 317 

398 959 564 268 651 131 830 786 441 275 

351 852 1 449 2 Q46 2 223 

336 (JOb 4/08111 539963 [;98 33~1 329 886 

13 183 306 656 601 

57 127 84 578 102 040 116 650 103 332 

32 62 117 255 193 

5 827 8 880 9 128 15 803 8 OS7 

95 266 608 I 495 I 245 

21 757 60 409 99 028 169 758 97 436 

501 I 093 I 956 4 491 4017 

196 337 605 I 495 I 681 

245 624 I 033 2 167 I 672 

60 132 318 829 664 

479 I 068 I 931 4 418 3 939 

184 324 598 I 467 I 629 

236 616 I 020 2 146 I 654 

59 128 313 805 656 

22 25 25 73 78 

12 13 7 28 52

1 

9 8 13 21 18 

I 4 5 24 8 

1979 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-(on. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

farms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ -

- Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and bulldings' ___________________________ farms-- $1,(XXL Average - per form ________________________________ dollars-- Average per OCr8 _________________________________ dollars_ -

Farm. by value of land and building., $1 to $19.999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 to $39.999 _____________________________________ _ $40.000 to $69.999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $70.000 to $99.999 _____________________________________ _ $100.000 to $149.999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $150.000 to $199.999 ___________________________________ _ $200.000 - to '$499.999 ___________________________________ _ $500.000 - to $999.999 ___________________________________ _ $1.000.000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

Owned and rented land by operator, land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ - acres_ -

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvestedl 1 to 49 ocreL _____________________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 oCreL __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 acre. ________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soilwimprovement grasses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ On which all crap. foiled _________________________ farm._ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms_ 

oeres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ form._ 

aeres_ Woodland not po.tured ____________________________ formsaeres_ Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farm._ 

acres_ land In house lot •• pond •• rood •• wo.teland. etc. _________ formsoeres_ 

Pa.tureland. all type. ________________________________ formsoeres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ form._ 

aeres_ Harve.ted cropland irrigated ________________________ form._ 

ocres_ Pastureland Irrigated _______________________________ form._ 

oeres_ Other land Irrlgated ________________________________ form._ 

aeres_ land .et aside In the federal farm programs In 1978 ______ form._ 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TINURI Of OPEIATOR 

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AIIF~If:~::s Pari ownerL -:=:::::==:::==:=::::=:======:===:=== ___________________________________ number ~~~~~ == 

__ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

Whitt _________________________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ Pari owners __________________________________ number __ Tenontl _____________________________________ number __ 

Black and other roce. ____________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number __ - Pori owners __________________________________ number_ Tenanta _____________________________________ number_ -

- See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

17496 59.0 6 215 054 

355 17422 3 051 962 175 179 

494 

1 299 

1 724 3049 

2 566 

2 765 1 724 

3 305 

706 

262 

15 173 4 595 312 

5656 2 295 029 

1 619 

675 287 

14 606 

2 294 926 11 619 960291 

6 317 

2 212 1 612 

1 100 

167 

11 

-

6060 

474 329 

901 53964 

1 479 

145 649 2 742 530 621 

2499 

129 674 

1 473 302 304 990 

225633 611 76471 

6066 

3 365 010 10613 

252 612 

11 303 4 065 172 6969 

549 209 

7 695 368 306 

3421 

162 859 

629 

18044 

2 226 98976 

17496 

11 705 3 371 

2420 

17 143 11 455 3298 

2390 

353 

250 

73 

30 

Form. with sale. of Ie.s than $20.000 

$10.000 to $19.999 $5.000 to $9.999 $2.500 to $4.999 

3 778 3 502 3230 

12.7 11.8 10.9 

2676400 1 460 619 601 362 

761 423 248 

3 736 3483 3214 

1 066 170 607 693 470664 

290 730 174 473 146 510 

403 396 566 

146 128 228 

154 259 427 

303 664 616 

445 466 494 

653 607 489 

476 458 316 

1 131 667 510 

269 170 92 

157 42 36 

3 127 2930 2 607 

I 950 397 I 071 342 650 175 

I 652 I 439 969 

1 147 130 571 058 264 748 

472 374 326 

221 127 161 581 113 541 

3 265 2939 2 596 

I 033 977 560 618 297258 

3074 2493 2 127 

513 104 235 135 112 731 

575 931 I 363 

735 664 446 

652 609 245 

756 253 66 145 15 5 

9 I -

- - -

I 005 1 220 1 109 120 661 116726 64 744 

303 200 147 23056 13 232 7031 394 329 165 43199 35 668 13066 1 095 705 431 265 696 132 541 52613 576 369 440 47659 27296 27071 

271 342 236 91 672 61 633 51 613 202 267 165 73 474 67670 41 077 95 103 95 16 196 13963 10536 

1 652 1 475 1 094 1 663664 779 032 404 332 2 123 2030 1 935 67087 59336 48179 

2 560 2440 2074 I 657999 963 626 530 153 1 951 1 677 1 717 224941 136 585 62469 1 643 1 504 1 529 168646 67 651 51 650 595 675 694 50532 43 525 26031 122 124 103 5 561 5 409 2 768 1 010 568 310 53 502 22936 11 308 

3776 3502 3 230 1 953 2076 2273 1 159 616 510 666 610 447 3 716 3442 3 170 1 920 2042 2 231 1 138 601 496 660 599 443 60 60 60 33 34 42 21 15 14 6 11 4 

Abnormal farms 

le •• thon $2.500 (.ee text) 

6986 79 

23.5 0.2 

1 056 453 1 482994 

151 18772 

6969 79 

667 235 164 230 

126 947 2 332 031 

792 124 

795 4 

664 4 

I 444 4 

1 161 6 

I 016 4 

472 5 

997 12 

175 12 

45 28 

6309 73 

923 398 1 290 175 

I 596 33 

312 093 232466 647 10 

179 038 39 647 

5606 39 

403075 17050 

3925 35 99 321 7479 

3446 10 

345 5 106 7 

23 10 

2 1 

I 2 

- -

2 746 15 151 996 6912 

251 4 10643 271 571 3 53 694 112 511 11 59 771 1 345 1 092 11 

27446 931 

624 7 77166 317261 356 3 43 412 254 560 316 5 33 774 62701 

1 665 61 517962 1 133947 4 725 40 56 210 14716 

4229 67 713 392 I 395 439 3644 34 105 214 22403 3019 26 60 157 5 473 1 457 16 40 771 16912 260 4 4266 16 316 6 11 230 254 

6966 79 5403 46 666 27 697 6 6613 77 5 262 44 663 27 666 6 173 2 141 2 23 - 9 -

COLORADO 87 
TobIe 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family -----------------_________________ farms. - Partnership ________________________________________ f::~:= -

- ocres_ - Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - oeres_ More - than 10 stockholders - ______________________ farms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Olher Ihan family held ---------____________________ farms_ -

- acres_ -

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-

-

More Ihan 10 sIoekholders ---____________________ farms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not - on form operated ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group! Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ -

- 5S to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 65 yeors and over ______________________________________ _ - Average - 098 ___________________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupationl Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ -

-

Operators reporting days of work off farml None _________________________________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ -

- 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 aereL __________________________________________ _ - 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ - 70 to 99 aereL _____________________________ .. ____________ _ - 100 to 139 aeres _________________________________________ _ - 140 - 10 179 oereL ________________________________________ _ 

180 - 10 219 aeres _________________________________________ _ 

220 - 10 259 acres _________________________________________ _ 

- 260 to 499 aere' _________________________________________ _ 

500 - to 99'9 acres _________________________________________ _ 

- 1,000 '0 1,999 acre$. _____________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL ClASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin forms (OIl >-___________________________________ _ '101d crop, exeepl cosh grain forms (013) _________________ , ___ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132>-__________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish pololo, hay, peanul. and other field crop forms (0133,0134.0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forma (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fru~ and tree nul forma (Oln ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) ________ - _________________ _ 

General forma, prlmorlly crop (019) _________________________ _ 

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liv .. lock forma, excepl dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ - ee.t cattle forms, except feedlol. (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy form. (024) ________________________________________ _ -

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Pou~ry and eqg forms (025) _______________________________ _ Animal lpeclolty forms (02n _______________________________ _ 

~neral forml. primarily livestock (029) __________________ .. ___ _ 

VALUE 0' AGRICULTUIlAL I'IODUCTS SOlD 

-

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Morktt valu. of agrleuitural produels lold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

farms by volu. of agrlcullural product. laid. $500,000 or mort ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $0199,999 _________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $040,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ -

-

- :~;= :~ ffl;;;; :=:::::::::::=:::::::==::==::=:::::: -

- L.IS I~:~ than :~ $2,500 l:;;;; _____________________________________ 

:=:=:==:===::===:=:::::::::::=:=:=::=: _ -

- s.. footnote 01 end of toble. 

88 COLORADO 

All forms Tolol 

24935 9008 22 127881 16 843 475 3195 1 880 6 103 3SO 5395000 

1 173 988 4 702076 4 555 701 

33 33 1 140 955 141 127 796 166 781 153 24 19 117 108 189 55 1 740 931 197 027 

21 943 9 149 5 378 1991 

952 298 4 143 1 626 6051 2396 

6993 3 166 

7049 3 161 4445 1 411 49.4 49.3 

28 158 11 799 1 475 259 

703 137 

17 130 10365 12 S03 1 693 

12415 7453 

3760 1 9SO 2662 726 9461 1 234 

3233 438 

4395 394 870 133 

1 522 270 

1 134 254 

1 930 671 905 341 

900 416 

3956 1 737 

3 537 1 760 

3245 2 211 

4006 3433 

6231 3407 

3566 1 039 

- - - -

3566 1 039 

320 183 546 82 435 283 

1 333 643 

13910 5586 9848 3915 

723 594 

536 73 

1 595 121 

438 47 

29 633 12058 

2 599 023 2495434 

503 SOl 

1 097 1093 

1 959 1956 

4492 4491 

4023 4017 

3785 - 3508

1 

- 3235 - 7031 -

farms with solea of $20.000 or mo", 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $040,000 to $20,00010 ma... $0199,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

147 587 1 362 3544 3368 1 104 583 2430916 3435288 6 127 196 3 745 492 120 2SO 366 643 SOl 940443 1 126099 1 332 907 1 372 107 623444 

187 218 199 252 132 1 006844 1 450 932 I 065 118 768 780 264027 

10 10 8 4 1 

177 208 191 248 131 

42 30 21 28 6 514220 77 457 89 013 90 829 9634 

9 2 3 4 1 

33 28 18 24 5 5 8 8 24 10 54 534 21 904 25 186 83 716 11 687 

320 840 1 533 3488 2968 

145 178 279 692 697 

2 6 19 119 152 

44 134 274 653 521 

112 270 444 863 707 

172 321 526 1213 934 

133 261 531 1 167 1069 

38 101 162 476 634 

49.5 48.8 48.6 48.8 SO.3 

495 1 084 1 924 4403 3893 

6 9 32 88 124 

4 4 17 63 49 

430 972 1 772 3988 3203 

71 121 184 503 814 

391 818 1 393 2 783 2068 

44 102 288 814 702 

10 34 54 260 368 40 84 118 363 629 

10 37 85 124 182 

47 46 59 103 139 

7 11 10 35 70 

15 13 31 65 146 

7 10 16 86 135 

13 29 54 2SO 325 

15 22 40 155 109 

7 20 53 192 144 

58 118 299 736 526 

57 158 286 603 656 

56 149 268 817 921 

209 480 755 1 325 664 

32 190 472 1383 1 330 

13 60 148 428 390 

- - - - - - - - - -

13 60 148 428 390 12 24 39 62 46 

- 5 3 32 42 

27 41 60 79 76 

8 46 120 292 177 

358 598 896 1 937 1 797 

106 332 582 1473 1 422 

24 112 195 200 63 

26 10 9 16 12 

- 4 7 42 68 

1 3 7 20 16 

SOl 1 093 1 956 4491 4017 

1 500 849 324827 272 051 282849 114 858 

SOl - - - - - 1 093 - - - - - 1956 - - - - - 4491 - - - - - 4017 

- - - - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms-- ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ formsocres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other Ihan family held _____________________________ farmsocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

10 or less stockholders-__________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ formsocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting doys of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys __________________________________________ _ 

10010199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days ar more ______________________________________ _ 

fARMS BY SIZE 

110 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 10 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

260 10 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

50010 999 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

fARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE TEXT) 

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Cash grain farms (011) ____________________________________ _ 

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Field crop, except cash groin farms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

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Sugar crop, Irish po toto, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

Livestock farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Oairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms. primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ -

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-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms by value of agricultural products sold, $1,000_ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

ll~~tl~$~~:~~:::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: :~g:g~ :~ m:~;~ ================== ================== -

- ~J;~I~l~ !H~~:::: - :::::::: :::::::: :::::::::: :::::::: See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

15 927 

5 284 406 I 315 708 3SO 

185 

146 375 

- 185 

14 

IS 013 

5 

9 

55 60 91O 

12 759 

3 344 

654 

2 512 

3 642 

3 793 

3 863 

3 032 

49.5 

16 281 I 215 

565 

6 715 

10 781 

4 913 

I 805 

I 933 

8 205 

2 793 

3999 

737 

I 247 

870 

I 255 

564 

483 

2209 

I 773 

I 031 

535 

2 813 

2 518 

-

-

2 518 

137 

462 

152 

688 

8 312 5 925 

126 

463 

I 473 

352 

17496 

98444 

-

-

-

-

- 3 778 

3 502 

3 230 

6986 

Forms with soles of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4.999 

3 288 3 157 2 936 

2437 216 I 317 522 687 683 

404 284 244 

345 138 137 391 83 767 

67 47 36 

72 279 22 292 16 116 

- - -

67 47 36 

2 3 4 

(0) (0) 8220 

I I 2 

I 2 2 

17 11 1O 

(0) (0) 5 596 

2624 2439 2 311 

842 761 618 

lSI 159 175 

SOO 442 396 

642 738 672 

795 722 724 

910 764 682 

780 677 581 

50.9 50.0 49.4 

3584 3 300 3002 194 202 228 

58 102 116 

2 496 I 639 I 082 

I 282 I 863 2 148 

I 540 I 087 810 

564 403 347 474 430 300 974 I 421 I 658 

227 329 478 276 447 862 87 133 170 

259 306 244 169 198 168 278 274 298 133 193 89 130 115 102 

561 648 412 752 516 248 597 229 105 309 114 54 

I 145 714 483 442 463 S09 

- - - - - -

442 463 S09 41 30 32 53 43 61 36 52 21 72 42 19 

I 853 I 889 I 851 I 480 I 522 I 251 31 65 7 

5 12 5 78 176 227 22 16 IS 

3 778 3 S02 3 230 54354 25 146 11602 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 778 - - - 3 502 - - - 3230 - - -

Abnormal forms 

Less than $2.500 (see text) 

6546 - 841 985 - 383 - 142 054 -

35 - 35 688 - - - 35 - 5 -

5689 - I -

4 - 17 79 

31 037 I 482994 

5385 35 

I 123 43 

169 -

I 174 5 

I 590 13 

I 552 34 

I S07 25 

994 2 

48.4 49.8 

6 395 78 

591 I 

289 I 

I 498 50 

5488 29 

I 476 49 

491 5 729 3 4 152 22 

I 759 2 2 414 2 347 - 438 5 

335 10 

405 4 149 - 136 I 

588 10 257 4 100 3 58 38 

471 11 

I 104 9 

- - - -

I 104 9 34 - 305 2 43 - 555 2 

2 719 12 I 672 8 23 3 441 - 992 I 299 39 

6986 79 7 342 5 145 

- 2 

- 4 

- 3 

- I - 6 

- 7 

- 6 

- 5 6986 

COLORADO 89 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Morbt value of agricultural product. sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

- Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ ~f~~= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loon. ________________ $f~~= -

- Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ~f~~= -

-

Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ ~f~::= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _______________ ~f~::= -

- $1.000_ - T obocco - ________________________________________ forms_ -

-

- Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ ~f~::= 

-

- Field seeds. hay, forage. and siloge __________________ ~f~::= 

-

- Sales 01 $40.000 or more ________________________ ~f~::= 

-

-

$1,000_ 

Vegetables. sweet com. and melons __________________ forms_ 

-

- Sales 01 $40.000 or more ________________________ ~~::= 

$1,000_ -

Fruits. nuts. and berries ____________________________ farms_ -

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms-

-

-

$1.000_ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

-

-

$1.000_ Sales 01 $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ -

-

-

- $1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ -

Poultry and pou~ry product. ________________________ forms_ -

-

- $1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms-

$1.000_ Dairy product'-___________________________________ - forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more ________________________ -'arms--

-

-

$1,000_ Cottle and calve'-_________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - Sale. of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farm._ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ Iarms_ - $1,000_ Sheep. lomb •• and wool ____________________________ larms_ -

- $1.000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

SILlCTID 'ARM PRODUcnON EXPENSES' 

llveslock and poubry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expen ... of- $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 - to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

- fHd for IIvlltock and poultry _________________________ larms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fa$:'~:::' ;;r~~~ _~~~ ________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 or mort _____________________________________ _ -

-

Comm.rclolly mixed formulo foodl ___________________ forms--

Farml by lonl purchased. 

tons_ 

$1.000_ 

1 1099 lonl _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lonl ____________________________________ _ 500 lonl or more __________________________________ _ 

-

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- Fam:::' ;;r_n_~~_ ~~~ ______________________________ _ $5,000 1o $19.999 __________________________________ _ -

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f~:ggg ~~ ~:;~================================== -

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SH foolnol. 01 .nd of loblt. 

90 COLORADO 

All farms 

11 611 

330 244 2 238 

218 M6 

2 331 

36467 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 7650 

80681 

420 30 191 

740 34 423 

174 28672 

496 

6 924 

41 4 181 

495 

58 770 

211 55324 

1 421 

M 932 

485 49086 

1 670 

58479 

60 57426 

1 095 

82900 

S30 

77 577 16492 

1 724094 

3 273 

1 597 979 

3700 

564S0 270 

37 S33 

I 824 

88865 

207 

82 125 3 581 12 261 

48 4014 

12706 

950091 

7861 

2166 

1 236 

1 443 

20304 

466 478 

15 199 

3 185 

1 044 

876 

8268 

712661 

103 687 

7410 

M7 

211 

6589 

1~1 282 

$500.000 or Total more 

7340 206 305 204 36 151 2237 128 (D) (D) 

1 636 52 33 917 3 851 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3653 103 

67004 6383 418 45 (D) (D) 

475 26 33 423 12899 174 19 28 672 12803 

102 -

5468 - 41 - 4 181 - 318 27 57800 30082 211 27 55324 30082 

1 299 62 M 292 10829 

485 44 49086 10416 

3M 29 57 797 52 613 59 26 (D) 52610 773 29 

81 067 15339 

527 28 76844 15338 8 149 397 1 679 248 1 263304 

32M 386 1 594 851 1 263 088 

1 514 37 

50 182 12 199 

268 21 

(D) 12073 

718 46 86 sao 60898 

206 38 (D) 60 823 

772 35 7368 152 

48 - 4014 -

6208 423 

933 419 752 159 

2224 5 

1 384 11 1 173 20 

1 427 387 

8363 432 

448 070 339674 

4000 13 

2476 27 

1 015 36 

872 356 

3454 275 

67844S 444 807 

98 940 65 857 

2601 53 

644 102 

209 120 

1 925 13 

866 55 

383 M 

280 143 

Forms with sales of $20.000 or more 

$200.000 to $100.000 to $40.000 to $20.000 to $499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39.999 

591 1 209 2943 2391 M 429 73 569 91 801 39 253 380 690 1039 - 60 798 M 717 58 124 - 137 288 672 487 7556 8622 10060 3828 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 272 585 1 477 1 216 

8 606 14250 25519 12246 

68 118 187 - 5 Ml 8460 10261 - 57 96 186 110 7 795 6041 5268 1 419 

46 56 53 - 7599 5 320 2950 -

6 6 38 52 

1 760 410 2052 1 246 

6 3 32 - 1 760 383 2038 - 44 68 92 87 

11 955 8 379 5297 2086 

42 66 76 - 11 924 8 329 4988 - 190 322 515 210 

20104 17 111 13 526 2722 

149 190 102 - 19 118 14 132 5420 -

24 52 135 124 

2 593 1 261 986 343 10 9 14 - 2 587 1 237 (D) - 130 226 261 127 

28 141 23 592 12252 1 743 

125 213 161 - 28088 23 433 9 986 - 819 1 386 2984 2563 

156 226 109 255 105 795 44 668 661 921 1 296 - 153 392 101 530 76842 -

116 257 591' 513 

10569 9974 12 245 5 195 

51 78 118 - 9919 8 297 (D) - 8D 121 261 210 

11 424 7 176 5 155 1 927 

54 60 54 - 11 305 6 627 (D) - 84 109 284 260 1 224 1 031 2951 2009 

4 8 36 - 1 008 812 2 194 -

742 1 163 2 182 1 698 85 372 42 130 39 712 14046 

50 267 899 1 003 

98 241 555 479 

109 326 536 182 

485 329 192 34 

849 1 440 2 971 2 671 

43150 28 558 25973 10 715 

110 437 1 577 1 863 

193 485 986 785 

223 365 368 23 

323 153 40 -

472 734 1 239 734 

105 166 68129 45904 14439 

14683 9 515 6802 2 082 

252 500 1 096 700 

144 222 142 34 

76 12 1 -

97 347 839 629 

168 207 337 98 153 62 9~1 109 27 1 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

Abnormal forms 

Talal $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 less than $2,500 (see texl) 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - (on. Grain ___________________ . ___________ . ___________ forms. 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms. 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ torms. 

$1,000_ 

- 4 253 1 887 1 140 658 568 18 

- 24 845 16 850 5 524 1 797 673 196 

- - - - - - I 

- - - - - - (0) 

- 694 397 184 65 48 I 

- (0) 1 848 554 114 (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed ________________ .. ____________ forms. - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - Sales 01 $40,000 or mar"-________________________ Iorms_ - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - Commodity (red it Corporation loons _______________ .forms. - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - -

Tobacco _________________ ._._._. _________________ forms. - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - Sales 01 $40,000 or mare _________________________ larms_ - - - - - - - $1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms. 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms. 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms. 

$1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - 3 974 I 036 807 811 1 320 23 

- 13 290 6 665 3 368 1 879 I 377 387 

- - - - - - 2 

- - - - - - (0) 

- 262 76 52 58 76 3 

- 969 596 206 120 47 30 Sales of $40,000 or more~ ________ ~_~ _____ ~ _______ farms_ - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ___ ~_~_~~~ __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 391 72 63 80 176 1 3 

- 1 428 760 319 209 140 27 

Sales of $40,000 or moro _________________________ farms_ - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - 176 41 56 30 49 1 

~I,Ooo_ - (0) 477 322 86 (0) (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - - - - - - -

$1,000_ - - - - - - - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - 115 66 28 7 14 7 

$1,000_ - 609 472 106 13 18 30 Sales 01 $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ larmL - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - 1 301 166 194 199 742 5 

$1,000_ - 526 156 120 53 197 156 Sales 01 $40,000 or mare _________________________ farmL - - - - - - I 

$1,000_ - - - - - - (0) 

Dairy praducts ____________________________________ farms_ - 318 86 103 60 69 4 

$1,000_ - 1 064 478 508 47 31 769 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - - - - - - 3 $1,000_ - - - - - - 733 Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - 8 324 2 292 2 141 1 723 2 168 19 

$1,000_ - 41 619 22 671 11 514 4921 2 513 3 228 Sales 01 $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ farms_ - - - - - - 9 $1,000_ - - - - - - 3 128 

Hogs and pigs ______ ~ _____________________________ forms_ - 2 181 488 451 562 680 5 $1,000_ - 6041 2 918 1 264 1 273 587 226 Sales of $40,000 or more ________ ~ ________________ farms_ - - - - - - 2 

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - - - - - - (D) 

- 1 100 222 204 256 418 6 $1,000_ - 2 213 1 010 488 366 350 72 Sales 01 $40,000 or mar"-________________________ larmL - - - - - - I $1,000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms. - - - - - - (0) 

- 2804 299 416 460 1 629 5 $1,000_ - 4 874 1 301 1 407 837 I 329 19 Sales 01 $40,000 or mare _________________ .. _______ IarmL - - - - - - - $1,000_ - - - - - - -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ - 6 484 1 381 1 314 1 326 2463 14 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000_ - 15 865 6 768 4 130 2 276 2 691 807 

$1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 631 973 1 020 1 257 2 381 6 

- 781 364 281 66 70 I 

- 59 35 13 - 11 4 

- 13 9 - 3 1 3 

Feed lor liveslack and poullry ___________ • _____________ lorms-

$1,000_ Farms with expenses of-

- 11 916 2 439 2 362 2240 4 875 2S 

- 17 223 6481 3 873 2 663 4 206 1 185 

$110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 

- 11 184 2 001 2 219 2 225 4 739 15 

- 703 414 140 14 135 6 

- 29 24 3 1 1 - - - - - - - 4 

Commercially mixed larmula leeds ___________________ larmstons_ 

$1,000_ Farms by Ions purchased, 110 99IanL ______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499lans ____________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more __________________ ~ _______________ ._ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

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- 4800 757 778 770 2 495 14 - 30 743 8277 5 288 4399 12 779 3 474 

- 4 269 1 147 762 585 1 775 478 

- 4 798 756 777 770 2 495 11 - 2 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 2 

- 4 654 717 764 769 2 404 10 

- 146 40 14 1 91 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 91 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SElECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -(on_ 

Animal health costs ______________________________ . ___ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ______________________ . ___________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or mare ______________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ tarms_ - $1,000_ Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 ___________________________ . __________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agriculturol chemicals includinglime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,99L ____________________________________ _ $10,000 - to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy ond petroleum products ________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farmL - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity _________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood. coke, etc. ___________________ . ____ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________ -_ ---- -------------------- $5,000 to $19,99L _______________________________ ------ $20,000 to $49,999 __________________ ---- ------- --------- $50,000 or mare ____________________________________ ._ -

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workers_ 

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less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________ ------------------- $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ -- ------------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _________ . ___________ ---- --------------- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ ------------------ - $20,000 or mare ______________ ------ ------------.------ -

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals -

for humon consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See lootnote at end of table, 

92 COLORADO 

All farms 

17030 

15 326 

12 618 

2 058 

1 723 

631 

13 474 

37 354 

7 223 4422 

1 130 

699 

12 142 

69 212 

6 763 

3 580 

1 010 

789 

13 617 

22 873 

11 332 

1 872 

299 

114 

29 477 115 867 

19 113 

7 802 

1 652 

910 

29 411 

83 407 

28 487 

39 168 15 550 

23 197 

8 294 

6 140 

2 025 

787 

1 917 

8 971 

29 411 

5 145 19 943 

31 933 

2 002 

527 

11 799 

107 518 

7926 

2 834 

733 

306 

5 183 14 265 

9 810 

51 148 

3 111 

11 467 

2 044 

852 

136 

79 

13402 

37 049 

9 399 

3 298 

512 

193 

3 065 12 571 

1 7631 3 586 

$500,000 or 

Total more 

8 016 436 13 507 7 744 

4 426 29 

1 483 27 1 505 118 

602 262 

8010 330 

34 475 7 553 

2 562 22 3 636 95 

1 121 82 691 131 

7 299 318 

63 810 11 261 

2 434 27 3 125 80 955 51 

785 160 

7 688 357 

20 723 3 963 

5 488 103 

1 790 132 

298 70 

112 52 

12 121 501 

99908 19 281 

3 064 14 

6 518 116 

1 632 124 

907 247 

12 120 501 

70 642 12621 

11 883 494 

31 294 4 221 

9 496 433 

20 757 3 539 

5 246 245 

5 128 857 

1 008 60 

644 136 

1 440 127 

8 701 3 326 

12 120 501 

4 118 541 

10 134 447 

28997 6 618 

647 19 

269 42 

7464 472 

102 230 44 246 

3 689 39 

2 746 109 

726 139 

303 185 

4 470 440 

13 205 4 794 

5 887 369 

40 756 7 552 

1 969 111 

10 163 2 394 

1 052 26 

703 41 

135 18 

79 26 

7 040 266 

31 227 4 380 

3 595 55 

2 747 92 

507 55 

191 64 

1 935 50 

10 110 915 

613 25 

2 243 440 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

854 1 425 2903 2398 

1 871 1 485 1 619 787 

158 507 1 771 1 961 

143 388 635 290 

367 441 447 132 

186 89 50 15 

802 1 440 3060 2 378 

7 106 7 094 9 280 3442 

85 253 963 1 239 

278 635 1 620 1 008 

202 342 373 122 

237 210 104 9 

751 1 391 2844 1 995 

13 921 15 493 16 742 6 393 

97 306 850 1 154 

242 509 1 566 728 

162 331 324 87 

250 245 104 26 

775 1 476 2 963 2 117 

4 121 4 956 5 418 2 265 

338 825 2 330 1 892 

310 554 583 211 

96 79 40 13 

31 18 10 1 

1 092 1 962 4458 4 108 

19543 20 890 27 253 12940 

51 183 786 2030 

375 1 021 3012 1 994 

359 507 559 83 

307 251 101 1 

1 092 1 962 4 457 4 108 

12 388 14 048 20826 10 758 

1 077 1 933 4 383 3 996 

5 132 6 011 10062 5 867 

935 1 662 3 575 2 891 

3 665 4 380 6 245 2927 

517 966 2056 1 462 

898 1 049 1 532 792 

117 211 306 314 

124 182 116 86 

216 316 492 289 

1 880 1 606 1 514 375 

1 092 1 962 4 457 4 108 

689 820 1 357 711 

944 1 743 3 756 3 244 

7 133 6 758 6359 2 128 

57 93 222 256 

22 84 68 54 

942 1 472 2 698 1 880 

22 179 15 218 14 769 5 817 

153 547 1 529 1 421 

379 708 1 093 457 

310 206 69 2 

100 11 7 -

817 1 044 1 484 685 

2 806 2 236 2396 973 

718 1 144 2 126 1 530 

9 672 7 359 9 901 6 272 

215 383 789 471 

1 923 2 184 2 665 998 

66 136 467 357 

96 206 266 94 

33 22 42 20 

20 19 14 --

659 1 219 2 747 2 149 

5 204 6 685 9 525 5 434 

173 506 1 497 1 364 

315 514 1 071 755 

113 148 161 30 

58 51 18 

144 361 783 597 

1 116 2 309 3 568 2 201 

53 86 230 219

178 355 765 505 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-Con. 

SElECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal heallh CoSls __________________________________ larms_ - $1.00IL - Forms with eJCpenses 01- $110 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 - 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $2.999 _____________________________________ _ - $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. planls. and Irees ________________________ Iarms_ 

$1.00(L 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ $10.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

farms with expenses of- $1 10 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Hired fom labor ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number 01 days worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ Less than 150 days-_____________________________ Iarms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ 

Forms with expenses 01-

$1.000_ 

$1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Cuatamwork. machine hire. and rental 01 machinery and equlpmenl _____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fa$T~:¥£:;r_n_s~~ _~I_: ________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10.000 to ~ 19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

.ARM·IlILATED INCOME 

Income Irom machln. work, customwork. and other agrlcukural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Valu. of agrlcukural producls sold dlrectiy to Individuals for human conlumptlan _____________________________ Iarms_ 

$1.000_ 

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Total 

8986 

1 787 

8 174 

573 

213 

26 

5444 

2 851 

4648 

779 

9 

8 

4 816 

5 199 

4 312 

448 

54 

2 

5901 

2 050 

5 822 

78 

1 

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17 277 

15 725 

15990 

1 268 

18 

I 

17 212 

12595 

16 527 

7800 

6025 

2414 

3 027 

995 

1 013 

141 

470 

226 

17 212 

1 018 9762 

2 874 

I 352 

256 

4284 

4391 

4207 

76 

1 

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676 

948 

3 891 

10242 

1 131 

1 281 

983 

148 

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6337 

5 777 

5 784 

547 

4 

2 

1 130 

2461 

1 148 

(D) 

Farms with sales of less Ihan $20,000 

$10.000 to $19.999 $5.000 to $9.999 $2.500 10 $4.999 

2029 I 977 1 831 

492 478 288 

1 773 1 778 1 704 

198 153 111 

56 28 10 

2 18 6 

1 743 1 155 978 

1 368 746 369 

I 243 993 885 

499 152 93 

1 2 - - 8 -

1 557 982 802 

2916 1 145 475 

1 212 883 779 

307 81 23 

36 18 - 2 - -

1 723 1 291 1 024 

985 508 240 

1 685 1 277 1 017 

37 14 7 

1 - - - - -

3 736 3479 3206 

7414 3666 2229 

2 736 3253 3 156 

989 222 50 

11 3 - - I -

3 731 3 479 3189 

6009 3013 1 706 

3621 3 317 3074 

3 539 1 884 1 076 

2 219 1 379 1 016 

1 362 548 266 

1 086 678 571 

503 231 138 

303 242 239 

62 37 30 

171 155 91 

124 71 21 

3 731 3 479 3189 

419 243 176 

2569 2035 2048 

1 315 603 467 

343 262 307 

90 50 56 

1 281 969 731 

1 735 1 014 687 

1 211 965 731 

70 3 - - 1 - - - -

232 157 119 

303 218 172 1 190 875 650 

3633 2316 1 382 

364 286 190 603 288 198 

280 272 165 

84 14 25 

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I 760 1 297 1 124 2 511 1 469 880 

1 454 1 126 1 082 

306 166 42 

- 4 - - 1 -

446 238 180 1 184 ~ 44S 

211 222 246 474 334 271 

Abnormal farms 

Less lhan $2.500 (seetexl) 

3 149 28 

529 31 

2919 18 

111 2 

119 5 

- 3 

1 568 20 

368 27 

1 527 13 

35 7 

6 - - -

1 475 27 

663 203 

1 438 17 

37 7 

- 1 

- 2 

1 863 28 

317 100 

1 843 22 

20 4 

- - - 2 

6856 79 

2416 234 

6845 59 

7 16 

4 2 

- 2 

6813 79 

1 866 171 

6 515 77 

1 302 73 

1 411 29 

237 26 

692 21 

122 17 

229 4 

13 1 

53 7 

10 44 

6813 79 

181 9 

3 110 47 

490 62 

440 3 

61 2 

I 303 51 

954 898 

1 300 30 3 12 

- 6 - 3 

168 37 

255 112 1 176 32 

2 911 150 

291 11 192 23 

266 9 25 1 

- 1 

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2 156 25 917 45 

2 122 20 

33 4 

- 1 1 -

266 - 425 - 469 2 

COLORADO 93 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value at all machinery and equipment ___ tor01s_ 

$1.000. - Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999__________________ _ __________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 __________________ _. ____ • __ •.• __ . __ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 ____ . ___ . ____ .. _. __ ._. __ . ____ • __ ._._ $100,000 10 $199.999 ______ ' _______________ . _______ . __ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 _____ . ___________ ' ___________ . ____ _ $500,000 or more ______________________ . _______ . ___ .. _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______ _ _ _____ farms_ 

number _ 

Motortrucks. including pickups ___ _ _ ______ forms_ 

number _ Wheel troctOf5- _________ _ _ ______ form5_ 

number _ 2 or 3_. ___ _ . ______ farmL 

number _ 4ormore ____ _ _ ___ farms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ _ _ ___ forms_ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ___ _ 

number _ 

_ __ formsnumber _ Corn heads for combines _________ _ _ ________ form5-

number _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers. . ______ form5_ 

number _ 

Coffonpickers_ 

number _ Mower conditioners ______________________________ farmL 

number _ Pickup balers ____________ . __________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __ _ _ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ________________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ farmslime .. ____ _ acres on which used_ _____________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tonsSprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ____________ .. _________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops ____________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ____ . _________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ formsacres on which used_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farmL 

Sonitofion and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and colves inventory __ 

Forms with-- 1 to 9 _______ _ 

lD to 49 _ _ _ _ __ 

50 to 99 _____ _ 

10010199 ___ _ 

200 to 499 __ _ 

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200 to 499 __ ___ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _. ____ . ______ . ______ _ 

500 or morc. _____________________________ - ___ ----

See footnote at end of toble. 

94 COLORADO 

All farms Total 

29 495 12 127 I 091 593 846 583 

3 565 338 7 590 739 5 181 1 544 6 432 3 658 3 604 2 890 2 272 2 123 

791 777 60 58 

20945 10 152 32 148 16 777 

26 784 11 609 

66 4081 42096 

23 992 11 257 59 959 36 932 10 667 5 379 25 444 13 320 5 115 4 184 26 305 21 918 

6 467 4 507 

8 488 6 171 

2 970 2 370 3 657 2 962 2 116 1 826 2 397 2 078 

1 131 779 1 260 884 

- - - - 6 731 3 893 7 449 4 412 9 582 5 226 10 564 5 974 

3 851 2 814 4 418 3 306 

17 206 9 119 92 084 84 533 

11 708 7 103 

2 487 914 2 229 150 

6 6 27 27 

33 33 

6 563 4 346 

1 104 559 1 016 831 

578 447 

59 374 55 512 

1 239 663 130 854 118 893 

8 435 5 113 

1 725 960 1 508 267 

383 241 

34 227 29 272 

6 314 3 583 

2 379 1 485 

17 253 7 931 

3 174 161 2 854 971 

3 189 361 

5 583 I 071 

2 834 1 487 

2 471 1 962 

2 092 1 980 

1 084 I 070 

14 013 6 391 

915 381 754 412 

12 537 5 691 

843 038 687 848 

3 144 382 

4 915 1 637 

2 061 1 426 

I 4181 1 281 

813 781 

186 184 

Forms with soles of $20.000 or more 

$500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40.000 10 $20,000 to more $499,999 $199.999 $99.999 $39,999 

501 1 093 1 962 4458 4 113 99985 142 605 185 221 268 244 150 528 

3 12 28 120 175 

7 21 51 216 444 17 66 175 494 792 

61 162 386 1 408 1 641 81 225 443 1 356 785 

138 353 671 714 247 

163 236 205 144 29 

31 18 3 6 -

364 892 1 741 3 797 3 358 

845 1 734 2 997 6 260 4941 

492 I 065 I 931 4 283 3838 

3 791 5 746 8 038 14 475 10046 

468 1 036 1 867 4 137 3 749 

2 304 4 455 6 917 13 399 9857 

126 313 820 2075 2045 

315 815 2 074 5 172 4944 

291 608 871 1 569 845 

1 938 3 525 4 667 7 734 4054 

133 408 866 I 736 1 364 

205 589 I 201 2 432 1 744 

119 324 595 844 488 

188 438 712 1044 580 

100 275 478 640 333 

153 318 516 733 358 

28 102 169 285 195 

35 120 196 311 222 

- - - - -

- - - - - 117 355 653 1 517 I 251 

160 427 747 1 694 1 384 

134 437 839 2083 I 733 

177 517 1 003 2 380 1 897 

188 388 628 I 063 547 

266 485 744 1 196 615 

390 890 1 636 3 515 2 688 

15 224 18 042 20 449 22 160 8 658 

317 739 1 355 2 787 I 905 

318 093 424 242 549 598 661 408 275 809 

4 - 2 - - (D) - (D) - - (D) - (0) - -

238 460 911 1 668 1 069 

161 797 195 508 262 109 268 990 128 427 

27 47 129 160 84 

8 065 6 764 20 120 15618 4 945 

48 95 174 208 138 

24 567 35 634 29 920 18 641 10 131 

231 551 969 1 999 1 363 

201 322 286 959 357 926 460 360 201 700 

19 39 69 65 49 

4 744 7 928 7 792 6994 1 814 

261 398 694 1 361 869 

159 167 272 572 315 

375 785 I 333 2895 2 543 

1 251 491 420 578 406 429 522 026 254 447 

2 11 39 120 189 

2 29 80 354 606 

6 25 123 621 712 

9 65 335 827 726 

33 301 509 834 303 

323 354 247 139 7 

160 539 I 038 2 458 2 196 

64 428 133 874 168 754 253 988 133 368 

132 427 839 2 229 2064 

53 834 112 578 149 076 241 750 130610 

4 16 46 130 186 

20 58 157 597 805 

13 64 149 560 640 

24 96 196 585 38°1 39 122 232 336 52 

32 7J 59 21 1 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ - $1,(XXL - Forms by value group! $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,000 to $499 ,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ Motortrucks. - including pickups ________________________ farms_ - number_ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number_ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ 

number_ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ 

number_ 

(offonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and time __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use(L lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which uS8(L Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which use(L Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which uS8(L Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which use(L 

Chemicals for- Oofollotlon or for growth control of crops, or thinning 01 fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Ins'"'t control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ Sanltolion and rodent and bird control ________________ larms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves Inventory ___________________________ Iorms_ 

number_ Farms wllh- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and holfors that hod calved ____________________ forms_ 

number_ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Farms wlth- 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or moro _____________________________________ _ 

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Total 

17 289 

238 804 

3 221 

6843 

3623 

2 752 

705 

139 

6 

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10 757 

15 299 15 100 

24 023 

12 664 

22 747 

5 253 12041 

909 4204 

1 947 

2 295 

591 

685 

285 

313 

348 

372 

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- 2 822 3 017 4339 

4 559 

1 027 

1 100 

8 052 7 248 4 57B 

252 929 

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2 207 

87 252 

128 

3 807 

573 11 897 

3 297 

201 655 

141 

(D) 

2721 

BB7 

9303 

311 034 

2 826 

4509 

1 344 

507 

108 

9 

7 611 

157 948 

6 836 152 661 

2 762 

3 275 

635 

133 

30 

1 

Farms with sales 01 less Ihan $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

3 736 3483 3 212 

86 503 61 flJ7 38 340 

292 673 819 

700 875 956 

I 134 867 866 

1 181 795 459 

346 228 95 

82 40 17 

1 5 - - - -

2841 2320 1 996 

3 952 3 347 2 875 

3428 3 084 2 773 

6948 5 219 4 247 

3 231 2 786 2333 

7 301 5 204 4058 

1 740 1 319 958 

4 131 3003 2 161 

473 200 136 

2 152 934 658 

929 629 258 

1 132 744 283 

346 91 93 

418 91 109 

202 37 29 

225 37 34 

174 54 70 

193 54 75 

- - -

- - - 908 685 568 

964 737 610 

1 512 1 057 908 

1 621 1 102 949 

378 273 190 

397 301 204 

• 2 216 1 711 1 385 

3901 1 652 715 1 492 929 757 

136 992 62466 23 293 

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776 419 434 52355 17 301 9 985 

62 11 41 

2 526 268 325 122 61 112 5 493 1 903 1 349 1 122 896 590 86795 63 582 26 B27 

55 17 10 4097 278 (D) 

587 643 519 191 260 151 

2 2B9 2 165 1 804 146892 78 317 43 750 

214 342 457 924 1 299 1 159 699 434 150 387 74 24 61 14 13 4 2 1 

2 008 1 B89 1 408 76 734 41 029 20681 1 886 1 715 1 295 75046 39 278 20017 

250 498 552 1 063 1 083 694 473 111 34 

85 21 14 15 1 1 

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Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

6858 79 

52354 6205 

1 437 6 

4312 8 

756 14 

317 22 

36 9 

- 10 

- 8 

- 2 

3600 36 

5 125 72 

5815 75 

7 !h9 289 

4314 71 

6 184 280 

I 236 35 

2 746 83 

100 22 

460 183 

131 13 

136 22 

61 9 

67 10 

17 5 

17 6 

50 4 

50 4 

- - - - 661 16 

706 20 

862 17 

887 31 

186 10 

198 12 

2 740 35 

980 303 

1 400 27 

30 178 5 835 

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- - - -

578 10 

7 611 476 

14 3 

688 55 

278 3 3 152 64 

689 25 

24 451 16038 

59 1 

553 (D) 

972 10 285 7 

3045 19 42075 8 156 

1 813 2 1 127 3 61 3 

22 2 20 4 2 5 

2 306 11 19504 3021 1 940 10 18 320 2 529 

1 462 - 435 3 17 - 13 4 13 2 

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Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

UVESTOCK-(on_ 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows .. _ ._______________________ _ _______ torms-- Farms with-- I to 4 __ 5109 ___ _ 

10 1049 __ _ 

50 10 99 ___ _ 

10010 199 _ 200 10 499 __ 

500 or more._ 

Heifers and heifer co Ives _ 

number _ 

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.. _ .. forms_ - number. -- Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ 

Cottle and calves sold __ 

Cottle _ 

number_ 

_ ______ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ " ______________ formL 

number _ 

$1,000_ _ __ forms_ 

number. 

$1.000_ fattened on grain and concentrates __ ~ ___ . _______ farms. 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

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Forms wilh . 

I 10 9 

1010 49 _ 

50 10 99 

10010199 

number _ 

20010499 _ _ __________ _ 500 or more___ _ _____________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____ _ _ ___ . __ formsnumber _ Other __ _ 

Hogs and pigs sold 

Feeder pigs sold __ 

liHers of pigs farrowed between-

. ___________ .tormL 

number _ 

_________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ _ __________ . ______ ._ farms. 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmL 

number _ 

Dec. I and May 31 _.__ _ ____________ formsnumber _ June I ond Nov. 30 _____________________ ~ ______ farmsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of oU ages inventory ________________ .formL 

number _ 

Ewes I year old or older ______________________ • ___ formsnumber. 

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Sheep and lambs shorn__ _ _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wool. 

Horses and ponies invertory __ . __________ • ____________ formsnumber _ 

Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Goats inventory __ . ~ ________________________________ formsGaols sold __ _ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

________ formsnumber. 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

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Forms with- 1 10399 ___________________________________________ _ 

- 400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

- 3,200 10 9,999 __________________________________ - ____ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 ____________________________________ _ 20,000 10 49,999 __________________________________ - __ _ - 50,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

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Pullets 3 months old or older not 

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- of laying age ._ •• _______________ . . _____ formsnumber _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

96 COLORADO 

All forms Total 

3 612 1 689 72 343 66 564 

2 641 919 137 66 367 243 236 232 168 167 56 57 5 5 

13 548 6 496 I 009 133 926 434 14 522 6 896 1 249 647 1 174 125 

16 492 6 149 

3 725 850 3 570 916 I 724 094 I 679 248 9 172 4 046 432 442 350 793 

111 441 92 626 13 197 7 079 3 293 406 3 220 123 I 612 654 1 586 622 

2 416 1 498 2 271 865 2 261 817 

1 222 797 1 216 411 

4 199 1 542 

390 600 323 143 

1 635 256 I 312 403 

476 255 369 261 270 233 137 134 

2 563 948 59 641 45 283 

3 764 I 431 

330 959 277 660 

3 700 1 514 

675 895 582 759 

~6 450 50 182 I 190 366 190 621 149 362 

7 086 5 699 

2 669 983 76 592 62 454 

2 290 693 

36 222 31 220 2 170 679 

36 370 31 234 

I 807 686 805 266 750 644 

1 579 596 397 706 362 566 

1 764 711 

I 311 916 I 273 036 1 577 625 

I 123 801 1 083 635 7 513 027 7 150 773 

11 016 3 921 

69 648 26924 2 767 682 10 241 3 449 

8 400 4 241 

539 44 2 971 845 

162 16 1 857 464 

58 11 

4 845 1 230 

3 225 587 3 043 106 

4 767 1 174 

39 18 

14 13 

9 9 

5 5 

2 2 

9 9 

4 793 1 222 

2 623 833 2 474 772 

7111 74 

601 754 568 334 

Farms with sales of $20,000 or more 

. $500,000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,00010 more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

49 186 351 627 476 10 594 21 296 19 678 12 238 2 758 

18 54 124 365 358 3 7 9 22 25 

- 5 17 132 69 

- 6 117 105 4 

2 61 61 3 - 21 33 3 - - 5 -- - - -

301 636 I 122 2 371 2 066 

455 657 140 526 126 496 139 232 64 323 

336 671 1 131 2 544 2 214 

731 206 146 176 111 179 128 606 56 756 

397 619 1 366 2964 2 563 

2 406 904 392 751 302 730 322 137 146 394 

1 263 304 156 226 109 255 105 795 44 668 

60 268 571 I 612 1 535 

32 978 54 672 66 565 122 686 71 690 

9 696 14 125 17 811 32 468 18 326 

391 774 I 265 2 560 2 069 

2 373 926 336 079 234 165 199 449 74 504 

1 253 408 142 101 91 445 73 326 26 341 

255 249 312 396 264 

2 073 935 105 951 51 716 23 317 6 698 

1 130 741 51 716 23 052 10094 2 809 

34 121 257 604 526 

66 936 66 004 63 942 84 904 39 355 

4 19 30 98 105 

5 22 65 145 166 

3 9 35 102 106 

1 15 40 111 94 

5 14 42 116 54 

16 42 45 30 1 

20 50 140 406 330 

9 132 7 535 6 305 13 168 7 143 

34 116 243 554 464 

59 806 56 469 55 637 71 736 32 212 

37 116 257 591 513 

124 023 132 060 110 722 146 496 67 456 

12 199 10 569 9 974 12 245 5 195 

3 25 38 156 144 

13 136 46 637 24 850 41 095 21 644 

509 1 761 1 077 1 518 813 

22 51 141 422 347 

13 394 10 696 11 921 16 457 7 986 

21 47 125 391 309 

6 632 5 370 6 007 9302 3 909 

20 50 126 385 298 

6 762 5 326 5 914 9 155 4 077 

41 76 114 249 206 

306 134 174 695 125 067 95 827 46 701 

25 65 99 223 166 

65 666 108 404 87 645 69 952 30919 

46 60 119 259 207 

874 823 167 467 116 130 62 435 32 181 

36 70 105 231 163 

711 449 150 459 107 605 81 380 32 742 

3 760 422 1 298 265 I 043 866 750 900 297 296 

169 376 629 1 436 I 309 

2 047 3 305 4 585 9 691 7 296 

33 79 98 250 222 

138 303 502 1 516 986 

113 485 538 1 667 1 436 

- 3 6 13 20 

- 19 249 385 192 

- - 4 5 9 

- - 226 176 60 

- - 5 5 1 

24 62 173 471 480 

2 606 986 168 614 120 440 106 368 38 698 

13 74 165 452 470 

- 1 1 8 6 

- 2 1 8 2 

- 1 5 3 

- 4 I - -

2 - - - -

9 - -- 24 82 173 466 477 

2 094 200 157 442 60 142 105 971 37 017 

6 5 14 23 26\ 514 766 11 172 40 298 397 1 661 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. SummalV by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-Con. 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves Inventory - Can. Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Forms whh- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ -

- 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and hejfer calves ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number_ - Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ $1.000_ -

- Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ CoHIe _______________ .:. ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ $1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or mOr8 _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs a'nd pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters 01 pigs farrowed betweennumber _ $1,000_ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages invenlory __________________ forms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iorms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horse. and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Goots Invenlory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Gools sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older Invenlory ________ . ______ farms_ 

number_ Farms wllh- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 3,200 10 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

~~~~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farmL 

number_ 

Pullet. 3 monlhs old or older not of laying age ___________________________________ -farmlnumber_ 

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Total 

1 919 5 287 

1 722 

71 

123 

3 

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- 7 033 80912 

7 611 72 174 

8 324 147 418 41 619 5 114 79 783 18 550 6 104 67635 

23 069 

916 6354 

2 409 

2 651 

65439 

1 377 

907 

221 

108 

36 

2 1 632 14 148 

2 347 51 291 

2 181 91 164 

6041 

821 

(D) 

(D) 

1 683 13794 

1 394 

(D) 

1 289 

(D) 

1 115 51 852 

975 33 592 1 048 

37640 946 

38 417 346 553 

7080 

42089 

2080 

6 771 4 143 

494 

(D) 

144 1 393 

47 

3610 

170 057 

3 591 

19 

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635 

(D) 

Farms wilh sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2.500 to $4,999 

448 428 342 

1 688 1 751 664 

376 341 319 

18 25 16 

52 61 7 

2 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 856 1 654 1 378 

35 769 20 818 12403 

1 979 1 797 1 515 

34 389 16 470 10666 

2 292 2 141 1 723 

77 252 41 041 18472 

22 671 11 514 4921 

1 447 1 338 1 120 

40 634 22 656 10 175 

10 121 5 181 2 172 

1 777 1 602 1 246 

36 618 18 385 8297 

12 550 6333 2 749 

187 196 194 

2 766 1 843 930 

1 045 687 351 

520 492 534 

29 438 13880 10 100 

146 219 250 

179 177 236 

91 69 36 

70 24 11 

33 2 1 

1 1 - 346 278 367 

5353 2993 2 725 

465 441 462 24085 10 887 7375 

488 451 562 

43 173 20 202 17 560 

2918 1 264 1 273 166 146 239 17856 9 605 8844 611 309 319 

357 297 427 6082 2923 2 746 309 240 386 2964 1 376 1 487 302 252 323 

3 118 1 547 1 259 

220 209 253 22 954 10418 9021 198 181 226 15 144 7263 5981 213 199 253 17836 7 943 6252 199 175 226 15 953 8958 6561 146 199 81 401 55 258 

1 261 1 391 1 284 6966 6999 7 910 236 360 400 982 2261 1 057 997 1 244 743 29 112 78 336 (D) 413 11 12 17 170 81 261 4 4 6 

539 633 627 25029 22409 20452 

529 626 625 10 7 2 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 539 625 624 (D) 20 794 17 822 

31 43 101 (D) 1 615 2630 

Abnormal farms 

le .. than $2,500 (see text) 

701 4 

1 184 492 

686 - 12 - 3 1 

- 1 

- 1 

- 1 

- - 2 145 17 

11922 1 787 

2320 15 

10649 3348 

2 168 19 

10653 7 516 

2 513 3228 

1 209 12 

6318 1 866 

1 076 264 

1 479 14 

4335 5650 

1 437 2963 

339 4 

815 3694 

326 1 977 

1 105 6 

12 021 2018 

762 2 

315 2 

25 - 3 - - 1 

- 1 

641 3 

3077 210 

979 6 

8944 1 808 

680 5 

10229 1 972 

587 226 

270 1 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

602 3 

2043 344 

459 3 (D) (D) 

412 2 

(D) (D) 

433 6 9459 2 772 

370 6 5 204 1 528 383 5 

5609 1 240 346 6 6945 1 749 63 695 15 701 

3 144 17 20 214 635 1 084 5 2471 21 1 159 16 275 1 1 049 (D) 

104 - 881 - 34 -

1 811 5 102 167 12424 

1 811 2 - 2 

- 1 

- - - - - - - - 1 778 5 74348 (D) 

460 

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POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold _____ ._. ___ • ________ forms. -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____________ ~~~~~= -

- number. - Forms with-

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1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60.000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more _______ • ___ • _. _______ • ___ • ___________ • 

- Turkey hens kept tor breedin9- ________________________ forms. -

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number_ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ .farms_ - acres. - For groin or seed____________ _ ___________________ formL -

- acres_ 

bushels_ '- Irrigated _________ • _____ • _______________________ farms. 

acres. Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _____________________________________ ._ 

25 to 99 acres ___________ . ________ . _____________ .. ____ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ________________________ ._ .. _ ._. ___ • __ 500 acres or more _. ________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ___________ .. ________________ forms_ 

acres. For groin or seed ____ ._. __________________________ .forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated. _ .. ________ ._. _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: J '024 acres ____ . ____ ._. __________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres _______________________ • ___________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 oeres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _____________________ • _____________ _ 

Oats for groin _________ • ___ . __ . _______________________ farms. 

aeres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated __ . _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for groin ________________________ • ___________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Dry field and seed beons _____ _ 

acres_ 

__________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

100·lb bogs_ 

Irrigated ___ _ ________________________________ farms_ 

acres. 

{rish potatoes _____________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- ocres. 

hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated ________________________________________ farms_ - acres. - forms by ocres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acres. _______ . _____________________________ _ 

- 1.0 to 4.9 ocres ________ .. _____________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocro'- _________ ..... ~ ______________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres. _______ .. __ , _______________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

-

Sugar beets for sugar __ . ___ '. ___ . _____________________ farms_ - aeres_ - 10ns_ - Irrigated __________________ • _____________________ forms_ - acres_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

98 COLORADO 

All forms Totol 

852 148 2 554 065 2 511 622 413 32 46354 12 207 

409 30 4 2 

- - - -

261 37 (0) 74 349 103 32 2 552 554 2 551 730 

6 162 4656 976 563 920 354 4 704 3649 722 540 685 263 

78 477 896 76017 829 4 540 3 573 699820 667 214 

904 346 1 861 1 456 

1 630 1 538 309 309 

2033 1 341 

385 352 322 573 1 609 1 068 

338 423 284 517 

10 326 553 9 139 375 

804 577 

95 127 86001 

241 109 

559 328 

630 460 179 171 

7 410 4 469 

2 481 934 2 075 772 

55 148 324 47 593 733 

1 413 1 044 134 292 124 153 

816 332 

1 715 684 

3 324 I 991 

1 555 1 462 

1 318 661 40 559 28 721 

I 877 102 I 383 396 

1 056 521 

25 971 18 199 

2 796 1 942 

223 962 192642 

12 716 276 11 678 288 

2 202 I 614 

168 303 152 493 

1 420 I 108 

150 418 122 825 

I 486 164 1 367 039 

1 166 991 

70 231 66 031 

406 334 

52 716 52 184 

13 371 409 13 285 947 

406 334 

52 716 52 184 

17 4 

41 6 

57 37 

117 114 

174 173 

1 062 991 

82 739 81 275 

I 529 727 I 507 138 

I 062 991 

82 739 81 275 

Farms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$500.000 or $200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to more $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

II 15 24 55 43 2 240 890 125 613 64688 63 004 17 427 

- 2 4 15 II - (0) (0) 3 771 7 151 

- 2 4 14 10 

- - - 1 1 

- - - - - - - - - -

2 3 2 13 17 (0) 5 205 (0) 58 75 

14 5 4 4 5 2 460 503 34 300 46 056 8 853 2018 

'~;'>" 

f 

254 567 977 1 773 1 085 

179 289 209 131 221 528 222 322 88084 

165 435 788 1 390 871 

120 692 166 224 172 350 160 806 65 191 

14 787 789 19 741 560 19 370 290 16 352 OBI 5 766 \09 

162 430 779 1 372 830 

119 209 163 946 169 747 155 659 58 653 

5 16 37 152 136 

18 88 221 617 512 

66 193 448 610 221 

76 138 82 Il 2 

40 98 219 550 434 

12922 43 443 70 321 128 468 67419 

26 71 176 449 346 

11 050 38 741 63 681 112 078 58 967 

488 413 1 421 218 2 209 607 3 349 609 I 670 528 

17 48 103 240 169 

5 697 13 778 20 502 31 454 14 570 

1 1 10 45 52 

2 13 54 123 136 

15 32 66 220 127 

8 25 46 61 31 

121 326 708 1 783 1 531 

122 697 272 876 420 395 793 876 465 928 

3 194 345 6 563 215 9 989 793 18 083 506 9 762 874 

50 112 205 419 258 

13313 24 91l 31 237 40998 13 694 

5 15 34 140 138 

24 51 116 275 218 

31 114 263 700 883 

61 146 295 668 292 

10 51 93 269 238 

753 3 751 5471 10 798 7 948 

49 300 189 973 284 350 542 735 317038 

8 41 72 215 185 

447 2 639 3 750 6 889 4 474 

47 184 357 822 532 

12002 35 437 44 419 70481 30303 

863 391 2 629 692 2 800 040 3 913 228 1 471 937 

42 169 315 668 420 

10 562 32 843 37097 50927 21 064 

30 102 208 479 289 

5 221 13 619 19 465 49627 34 893 

96475 242 290 309 563 514 790 203 921 

30 100 202 438 221 

5056 12 746 16 630 23 199 8 400 

19 63 81 131 40 

9 123 18 093 12 513 10 693 1 763 

2 716 985 4 805 046 3 082 535 2311929 369 452 

19 63 81 131 40 

9 123 18093 12 513 10693 1 763 

- - - 3 1 

- - - 3 3 

- 1 2 21 13 

3 4 24 65 18 

16 58 55 39 5 

44 129 249 399 170 

8 525 20 873 24 827 21 270 5 780 

147019 398 845 469 436 392 997 98841 

44 129 249 399 170 

8 525 20 873 24 827 21 270 5 780 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-(on. 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chicken. 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number_ - Broilers and other moot-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ 

number_ -

- Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Turkevs loki _______________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ For - grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bush.ls_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 QCre5 _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 aereL __________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms. 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 2S to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 aeres ___________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

Qcres_ 

busheis_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms. 

oeres_ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 aereL _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 aeres _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

bushels_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ 

Dry lleld and seed beans _____________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ l00-lb bags_ IrrIgated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acnts_ 

Irish pototoe. ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ hundredweight. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Forma by acres harvested. 0.1 to 0.9 aere5 ______________________________________ _ 1.0 to •. 9 aore5 ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 2 •. 9 oere"-____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 acre. or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beet. for sugar ________________________________ Iorms_ 

acres_ 

IrrIgated _________________________________________ fat~~~= 

acres_ 

See loolnote ot end of toble. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

701 

37270 

380 

(D) 

379 1 

-

-

223 

(D) 

69 

(D) 

I 493 

55 266 1 047 36 981 

2 435 214 

959 32 310 

554 

402 

91 

-

687 

62406 

537 

53 584 

1 180 814 

226 

(D) 

129 

231 

169 

8 

2932 

404 974 

7 530 459 

367 

(D) 

482 

1 027 

1 331 

92 

653 11 626 

480 866 

531 7600 

843 30 962 1 017 570 

578 15 522 

307 

27 437 117 504 

170 

4044 

71 

(D) 

(D) 

71 

(D) 

13 

35 

20 

2 

1 

66 

1 431 

22 009 

66 

1 431 

Forms with soleo of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

70 115 75 

6410 5 352 4826 

21 19 16 

(D) 1 293 1 266 

20 19 16 

I - -

- - - - - -

24 23 74 

(D) 57 156 

3 5 45 

(D) 88 304 

708 338 210 

36 554 11 149 4 197 

504 251 129 

24 911 7997 2 475 

1 807 122 422 732 116 127 

471 225 112 

22394 6536 1 985 

173 126 104 

256 113 21 

75 12 4 

- - -

336 172 9() 

37 266 16519 5432 

266 139 71 

32 347 14219 4269 

792 291 2n 648 80 750 

123 53 2B 

6 116 I 756 904 

54 31 18 

106 59 40 

99 48 13 

7 1 -

1 233 833 464 

249 827 97043 40 746 

4 871 228 1 766 729 650 327 

151 108 52 4895 3604 1 128 

121 125 73 269 297 258 758 406 132 85 5 1 

191 161 112 4 140 3338 1 949 195 557 134 620 77 574 156 127 91 

2893 1 875 1 262 

384 221 111 18430 7 555 2 767 624 378 250 850 87376 278 139 78 9832 3 126 1 581 

175 72 37 17 793 6 424 2423 85475 22 205 7453 116 34 12 3 142 619 215 

22 17 6 361 44 (D) 

55 520 11 262 (D) 

22 17 6 361 44 (D) 

3 5 1 5 9 2 11 3 3 

2 - - 1 - -

44 15 2 1 197 206 (D) 

18085 3 352 (D) 

44 15 2 1 197 206 (D) 

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

441 3 

20 682 5 173 

324 1 

14622 (D) 

324 - - I 

- - - -

102 I 

309 (D) 

16 2 

157 (D) 

237 13 

3366 943 

163 8 

1 598 296 

89 233 201 853 

151 8 

1 395 296 

151 01 

12 3 

- 1 

- -

89 5 

3 189 373 

61 01 

2 749 322 

30 125 6364 

22 1 

(D) (D) 

26 3 

26 -

9 1 

- -

402 9 

17 358 1 188 

242 175 24 132 

56 2 (D) (D) 

163 2 

203 4 

35 2 

1 I 

189 4 

2 199 212 73 115 12840 157 01 

I 570 172 

127 11 

2 210 358 54 966 20 418 

83 10 

983 288 

23 5 797 156 2 371 1 621 

8 5 68 156 

26 1 71 (D) 

6 160 (D) 

26 1 71 (D) 

4 - 19 - 3 - - 1 

- -

5 5 (D) 33 (D) 580 5 5 (D) 33 

COLORADO 99 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

CROPS HARVESTED -Can. 

Hoy crops (see text) _______________ • ______ • __________ forms. 

acres. tons. dry_ Irrigated __ ... _. _______________ • _______ ." __________ farms. 

acres_ farms by acres harvested: 

-

-

-

-

- J to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres _________ • ___________ . _________ • _______ • 

- 100 to 499 acres ______ .. ______________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more _______ • _____________ • _________ • ___ _ 

-

Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms_ - acres. - Irrigated _. " ________________ •• ___ ..• __________ ~~~;~r~~= -

- acres--

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms. - acres -- Irrigated __ • __ • _______ • ___ ._. _________ ._. ___ • _____ forms -- ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

- 25.0 to 99.9 ocreL ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acreS or more _________________________________ _ 

-- land in orchards ____________________________________ farms -- acres Irrigated __________ ,, ______________________________ forms --

-- acres -- Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ .. ____ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________________ _ --

-- 25.0 to 99.9 ocro'- __________________________________ _ 

-- 100.0 acres or more ___________________________ • _____ _ 

--

See footnote at end of toble. 

100 COLORADO 

All forms 

15438 

1 436 453 3 036 827 12 216 

I 126 709 

4 887 

6 505 

3 670 

376 

11 343 771 854 

2121 145 10 074 

685 299 

741 

32 363 

741 

32 363 

204 

267 

203 

67 

973 

12 708 

973 12 708 

478 

381 

96 

18 

$500,000 or Total more 

7 132 245 1 072 000 101 827 2 430 549 268 055 5 653 219 

856 569 91 269 

984 13 

3 009 71 

2 778 120 

361 41 

5 243 184 

560 714 64 360 

1 685 290 198587 4 774 177 

506 593 61 312 

476 26 

31 052 II 011 

476 26 31 052 II 011 

35 I 

178 5 

196 6 

67 14 

152 - 5 956 -

152 -

5 956 -

50 -

45 - 41 -

16 -

Farms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40.000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

648 1 162 2 767 2 310 

148 479 203 064 374 280 244 350 

375 099 492 703 829 786 464 906 

575 987 2 172 I 700 

131 069 168 559 287 986 177 686 

45 131 401 394 

241 463 I 173 1 061 

298 479 I 079 802 

64 89 114 53 

500 890 2 048 I 621 

70 882 102 320 201 911 121 241 

246833 331 255 59224H 316373 

477 838 1868 1 414 

66 938 95 832 179 123 103 388 

58 96 186 110 

6 004 5 675 6 561 I 802 

58 96 186 110 

6 004 5 675 6 561 I 802 

1 2 9 22 

6 23 79 65 

28 53 86 23 

23 18 12 -

8 14 56 74 

I 352 592 2 257 I 755 

8 14 56 74 

I 352 592 2 257 1 755 

2 9 15 24 

- 2 13 30 

- 1 22 18 

6 2 6 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops (s.elexl) _________________________________ Iarms_ 

acres. tons, dry_ Irrigated ___ • _. ___________ • _____ • _____ ._. _. ___ • ___ farms. 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 oer.s _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 oer.s _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ . 

AIIolfo hoy _______________________________________ Iorms_ 

acres. tons, dry_ Irrigated _. _________________________ ._. _______ . _ forms. 

acres. 

All vegetables harvested lor sale (s"" text) ______________ Iorms_ 

ocres. Irrigated ___________ . _____________________________ forms. 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvestedl 0.1 to 4.9 oer.5. _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 oere5. ____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 oeres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards _. _______ . _____ . _____ ._. ____________ forms. 

acres. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 oer.s ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 oer.5. ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 oere5. ___________ , ________________________ _ -

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

1J978 data ore based on Q sample of farms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlol 

8280 

360 385 598 644 

6542 

266 450 

3896 

3487 

883 

14 

6078 

208 273 429 880 5 281 176018 

262 

1 292 

262 

I 292 

167 

88 

7 

-

818 

6676 

818 

6 676 

428 

334 

54 

2 

Forms with sales 01 less thon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5.000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

1 975 I 713 1 549 

147 342 92069 54 228 

272 516 148 657 89610 

I 462 1 295 1 296 

106 068 67 132 42 216 

433 532 752 

I 069 923 691 

462 258 105 

11 - 1 

I 422 1 210 1 187 

83959 51 794 33 293 

197 654 104 336 65 799 

1 238 1 050 1 050 

70990 44 440 28 335 

76 52 58 

714 290 186 

76 52 58 

714 290 186 

22 27 44 

48 24 14 

6 1 - - - -

95 88 134 

1 653 905 816 

95 88 134 

1 653 905 816 

32 33 79 41 46 52 20 9 3 

2 - -

Abnormal forms 

less than $2,500 (see text) 

3 043 26 

66 746 4068 

87861 7 634 

2489 21 

51 034 3 690 

2 179 7 

804 9 

58 9 

2 I 

2 259 22 

39 227 2 867 

62091 5 969 

1 943 19 

32 253 2 688 

76 3 

102 18 

76 3 

102 18 

74 2 

2 1 

- - - -

501 3 

3301 76 

501 3 

3 301 76 

284 -

195 2 

22 I 

- -

COLORADO 101 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _____________ .. ________ _ ._ number_ - percent _ - land in forms ____ . ___ _____ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ ocres_ 

Average size of form __________ " _____ ocres_ 

Value of land and buildings I "___ _ __ .. torms- -

Average per farm ________________________ . _______ ~~i~~~~ Average per ocre ____________________________ . _____ doUors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19.999 _____________________ . ____________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999__________ _ _ ______ . ______ _ -- $40.000 to $69,999 ___________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ____________ .. ___ .. ____________ .. _______ _ $100,000 to $149,999 __________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________ . _______________ . ____ _ $500,000 10 $999,999 _______________________________ _ - $1.000.000 or more __________ ._____ _ ____________ _ --

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __ _ . _________ forms_ 

acres. -- lund rented or leased from others _______ .. _________ ._forms_ 

land rented or leased to otherL _____ " __ _ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Tolal cropland _____ _ 

Harvested cropland 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 49 ocres __________________ _ 

ocres_ . ___ forms_ 

ocres_ 

_ forrns_ 

acres_ 

_farmsacreL 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres_____________ _ ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ______________ _ 

1,000 fa 1,999 acreL _____ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________ ~ ___ ~_ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acreL 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured _________________________ formsOn which all crops foiled _______________ _ 

In cultivated summer follow __ 

Idle _____________________ _ 

Total woodland ___ _ 

Woodland postured 

Woodland not postured __________________ _ 

acres- ____ formsacres_ ____ farms_ 

acres- . ____ formsacres-

____ formsacreL ___ farms_ 

acres_ ________ farms_ 

acreL 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____ .. ____________________________ forms_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. 

Posture/and, all types ______ _ 

ocres_ ______ farmsacres. 

_________ formL 

acreL Irrigated land __________________________ . ___________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______ .. ______________ ~_ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acreL - Posture/and irrigated __________ . _____ ~ ______________ farmL - acres- - Other land irrigated ________ .. _. _______ .. __ . ___________ farms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _____ formL - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators ___ . __ .. ______ . ___________ ~ __________ number_ 

Full owners ___ _____ _ _ _ ____________________ number_ 

Port owners_ _ ___ ~ ____ . ________ ~ _______ number_ 

Tenants ______________ . _______________________ numbe(_ 

White . ____________ . __________ . __________ number_ 

fuJI owners _____________________________ . ___ number_ 

Port owners __ _____ _ _ _ ____________ number_ - Tenants _____ . _____________ . _________________ number_ 

81ack and other roces.. ___________________________ number_ - Full owners ____ . __ .. ___________________________ number_ - Port owners _____ . ____________________________ number_ - Tenants _. ____ .. _ .. ___ . ________ . ________ . ________ number_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

102 COLORADO 

'Excludes abnormal forms; see texfJ 

Cosh grain Total forms torms (OIl) 

29 554 6 220 100.0 21.0 33 987 410 7 629 7731 1 150 I 227 29 559 6 211 11 311 553 2 891 090 382 677 465 478 

330 376 

I 454 74 

1 921 206

1 3 473 572 

2 893 359 3 552 590 2 625 581 

7 698 2 108 3 587 I 132 

2 356 589 

25 298 4 9331 22 604 846 4 569 474 13 647 4 006 13 131 201 3 458 962 3 213 749 

I 748 637 398 663 

25 587 6 220 

10 685 670 5 382 385 22 229 6 220 5 873 014 2 923 566 

7 095 501 

3 021 672 3 947 1 199 

4 791 1 890

1 2 247 I 251 

882 558 

246 149 

9 231 1 172 I 071 321 176 830 

I 905 776 

177 492 90 899 

2 689 830 345 716 126 583 

6 750 3 657 

2 788 872 1 835 693 

4 575 1 634 

429 255 228 814 

2 055 227 

830 443 49 998 

1 430 103 

626 538 21 508 

811 146 

203 905 28 490 

12 624 2 592 

21 679 554 2 000 095 

18 136 3 562 

791 743 197 295 

19 658 3 395 

23 377 413 2 198 433 17 039 2 782 

3 435 628 852 193 

15 716 2 758 

2 743 303 799 538 

5 240 289 

626 586 31 504 

I 288 279 

65 739 21 151 

5 935 3 182 

547 364 351 277 

29 554 6 220 

16 019 2 239 

9 112 2 631 

4 423 1 350 

28 978 6 165 

15 657 2210 

8 970 2 614 

4 351 1 341 

576 55 

362 29 

142 17 

72 9 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

'rish potato, hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

(otton forms Tobacco fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

3 557 -- -- 3 557 320 544 

12.0 -- -- 12.0 1.0 1.8 I 363 444 -- -- 1 363 444 89 128 26 217 

383 -- -- 383 279 48 

3 656 -- -- 3 656 282 487 1 061 756 -- -- 1 061 756 81 659 72 290 

290 414 -- -- 290 414 289 571 148 439 

752 -- -- 752 1 038 4 267 

156 -- -- 156 26 13 

285 -- -- 285 17 45 

417 -- -- 417 12 87 

344 -- -- 344 39 100 

575 -- -- 575 63 40 

382 -- -- 382 2 73 

949 -- -- 949 86 108 

374 -- -- 374 24 18 

174 - -- 174 13 3 

2 931 -- -- 2 931 256 533 

959 966 -- -- 959 966 59 176 26 746 

1 418 -- -- I 418 180 67 

523 812 -- -- 523 812 32 213 4 352 

342 -- -- 342 26 34 

120 334 -- -- 120 334 2 261 4 881 

3 557 -- -- 3 557 320 544 

727 304 -- -- 727 304 51 248 15091 

3 557 -- -- 3 557 320 544 

549 468 -- -- 549 468 45 872 11 898 

I 532 -- -- 1 532 155 485 

557 -- -- 557 46 41 

648 -- -- 648 46 12 

580 -- -- 580 58 4 

195 -- -- 195 9 2 

40 -- -- 40 4 -. 

5 -- -- 5 2 

1 068 -- -- 1 068 29 85 

68 512 -- -- 68 512 1 108 1 611 

211 -- -- 211 10 24 

8 954 -- -- 8 954 421 243 

318 -- - 318 21 12 

20 957 -- -- 20 957 666 113 

342 -- -- 342 15 4 44 939 -- -- 44 939 I 799 32 

596 -- -- 596 42 96 

34 474 -- -- 34 474 1 382 1 194 

300 -- -- 300 9 27 

49 571 -- -- 49 571 704 1 719 

167 -- -- 167 4 9 

27 909 -- -- 27 909 333 267 

150 -- -- 150 6 19 

21 662 -- -- 21 662 371 1 452 

883 -- -- 883 55 75 

510 762 -- -- 510 762 34 017 3 737 

2 232 -- -- 2 232 170 329 

75 807 -- -- 75 807 3 159 5 670 

I 858 -- -- 1 858 79 139 

607 183 -- -- 607 183 35 458 5 615 

3 315 -- -- 3 315 320 544 

545 234 -- -- 545 234 45 643 13 125 

3 303 -- -- 3 303 320 544 

485 850 -- -- 485 850 44 531 11 892 

613 -- -- 613 24 82 

46 785 -- -- 46 785 312 970 

259 -- -- 259 23 54 

12 599 -- -- 12 599 800 263 

413 -- -- 413 15 2 

17 068 -- -- 17 068 (0) (0) 

3 557 -- -- 3 557 320 544 

2 152 -- -- 2 152 1-41 477 

746 -- -- 746 115 54 

659 -- -- 659 64 13 

3 488 -- -- 3 488 283 540 

2 110 -- -- 2 110 130 473 

729 -- -- 729 96 54 

649 -- -- 649 57 13 

69 -- -- 69 37 4 

42 -- -- 42 11 4 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND lAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________ • _. _. ____________________ • _____ number_ 

percent _ land in forms ___________________ . __________________ acres. 

Average size of farm ___________ . ___________ ._._._. acres. 

Value of land and buildings' ___________________ • _ ._._._ forms. 

$1,000_ AverCige per form ___ • _____________ • _____ ._. ______ dollarsAverage per acre _________________________________ dollarsForms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________________ . ____________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _____ • _. ___ ._._ • _____ ._. _. _._._. ______ forms. 

acres- land rented or leased from others ___________________ formL 

acres. land rented or leased to others- _____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland _____________________ • _________ • _____ • farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland _________________________________ farms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres. __ • __________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____ • ________________ ~ ______________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _______________________ ._. _________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only __________________________ farms. 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil.improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres- In cultivated summer fallow _____________ • _________ formsacres_ Idle ___________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured _____ • _______________ ._. ____ farms. 

acres_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _____ • _____ ._. __________________ • farms_ 

acres. land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres. Irrigated land _________________________ • _______ • _____ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Pasturelond irrigoted ___________________ • ___________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigoted _____ • _______ • ___ • ______________ forms_ 

acres_ land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

acres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators ___ ._. __ • ____________________________ number_ 

Full Owners _________________________________ • __ number_ 

Port owners _________ • __ • _______________________ number_ 

Tenants ____________________ • __________________ number_ 

White ___ • _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other races ____________________________ number. 

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435 1 331 

1.4 4.5 

42 604 668 2931 98 502 

449 1 2891 93 322 470 114 

207 843 364 711 

2 544 739 

45 23 

35 881 72 128 

37 88 

55 153 

68 120 

91 379 

36 237 

10 73 

385 1 0551 

36 354 388 250 

86 681 

9 478 312 825 

29 105 

3 228 32 782 

435 1 3311 

21 995 403 330 

435 1 208 

13 802 257 663 

384 436 

17 103 

16 229 

12 319

1 4 88 

2 25 

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29 470 

1 129 35 717 

7 103 

312 6 3481 10 254 

922 33 827 

18 252 

2 770 57 335 

83 242 

3 060 12 440 

12 72 

954 11 371 

8 51 

275 7 107 

7 28 

679 4 264 

52 419 

16 348 230 531 

240 846 

3 307 23 061 

84 797 

17 752 273 355 

352 1 132 

13064 234 003 

350 1 096 

11 799 217 105 

22 263 

306 11 974 

27 133 

959 4924 

6 288 

382 16013 

435 1 .131 

349 651 

35 394 

51 286 

392 1 288 

313 632 

32 379 

47 277 

43 43 

36 19 

3 15 

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livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

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forms, except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

13 898 9 840 

47.0 33.2 

23 409 760 19 535 3521 

1 684 1 985 

13 958 9 977 

5 997 927 4 483 687 

429 712 449 402 

254 227 

637 374 

962 558

1 1 751 1 133 

1 565 1 102 

1 610 1 155 

1 199 925 

3 209 2 480 

1 628 1 201 

1 397 1 049 

12 356 8 7611 

15 997 635 13 342 392 

6 213 4 747 

8 546 686 7 151 679 

1 685 1 297 

1 134 561 958 719 

10 753 7 644 

3 791 907 2 731 274 

8 818 6366 

1 935 549 1 330 239 

3 034 2 083 

1 430 1 160 

1 607 1 199 

1 759 1 233

1 663 480 

246 168 

79 43 

5 096 3 600 

692 994 550 037 

659 480 

62 257 49 276 

1 088 834 

152 616 119 856 

2 226 1 657 

812 388 599 618 

1 324 805 

136 103 82 248 

1 190 1 011 

676 971 623 062 

977 860 

546 459 503 286 

337 258 

130 512 119 776 

7 655 6 177 

18 499 550 15 836 134 

8 333 5 543 

441 332 344 882 

11 242 8 577 19 739 003 16 889 457 

7 328 5 029 

1 605 980 1 116 161 

6432 4 434 

1 074 827 685 836 

3 314 2 434 

508 735 414 841 

422 262 

22 418 15 484 

1 901 1 415 

155 905 108 732 

13 898 9 840 

7 751 5 145 

4 550 3 580 

1 597 1 115 

13600 9 648 

7 551 5 030 

4 482 3 523 1 567 1 095 

298 192 200 115 

68 57 

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Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

720 536 1 594 399 

2.4 1.8 5.3 1.3 

297684 31 181 174 890 254 4361 

413 58 110 638 

675 557 1 595 400 

261 984 49 643 226 517 105 252 

388 124 89 125 142 016 263 130 

862 1 572 1 497 424 

43 341 81 15 

28 10 199 46 

25 50 305 54 

50 16 222 73 

95 45 272 54 

51 2 126 21 

231 74 363 100 

84 16 18 20 

68 3 9 17 

580 525 1 389 355 

208 660 24 491 132 302 201 792 

357 40 435 164 

100 022 7 740 65 870 69 241 

37 17 135 54 

10 998 1 050 23 282 16 597 

589 468 1 055 315 

141 890 14 638 54 619 81 263 

487 91 401 148 

92 030 3 582 11 649 27 935 

77 77 348 66 

106 5 30 14 

145 5 10 30 

126 4 12 

26 - 1 2~ I 7 - - - - - - 3 

301 62 697 222 

26 578 5 238 33 819 27 785 

36 7 51 21 

1 984 1 879 1 307 2 888 

47 34 35 40 

2 553 677 2 705 4 097 

103 25 57 51 

15 457 I 888 1 175 15 396 

63 320 136 39 

3 288 1 374 3 964 3 162 

28 11 140 39 

5 200 1 125 24 376 8 454 

17 7 56 31 

3 499 1 006 12 261 5 914 13 6 87 12 1 701 119 12 115 2 540 

246 41 427 179 130 051 9 271 85 301 159 891 548 491 1 156 229 20 543 6 147 10 594 4 828 

502 94 1 106 362 160 128 15 515 131 381 193 590 466 89 544 167 85 081 3 364 17 070 20 871 440 72 289 112 74 579 2 213 8 623 12 346 150 25 358 100 9 806 999 8 039 7 156 19 20 32 20 696 152 408 1 369 68 7 6 47 2 929 133 87 2 851 

720 536 1 594 399 364 496 1 161 238 214 29 228 116 142 11 205 45 715 530 1 583 394 359 491 1 155 233 214 28 226 116 142 11 202 45 5 6 11 5 5 5 6 5 - 1 2 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _." ______ • _________________ • ______ forms. - acres. - Partnership __ - -. -- - - -- - --- -.-. -- _____ • _. _____ .forms. - acres. -

Corporations: 

Family held __ ------ ____________________ forms. - acres. More - thon 10 stockholders --- ____________________ forms- - 10 or tess stockholderL ____________ •.. _______ .. ____ forms_ Other - thon family held ___ • _____ • _____________ • _____ forms- - acres. More - thon 10 stockholders --- ____________________ forms. - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estote or trust, etc. ________________ forms- - acres- -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ______ • _____________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group- Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years ________________________________ • _________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeors. _________________________________________ _ 

45 fa 54 yeors. ________________________________________ _ 

55 fo 64 yeors ______________________ • _____ • _____________ • 

65 yeors and over ____ . ________________________________ ._ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________ . ___________ ._. ___________________________ _ 

Female _______ • _______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________ • ________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

- Other _______ • ________________________________________ _ 

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Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 doys ____________________________ . _____________ . -

.- 100 to 199 doys _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

110 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 acres ____________________________ • _____________ _ - 50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

260 '0 499 acres __________________________________________ _ SOD to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

J ,000 fa 1,999 acres _____ • ____________________ • ___________ _ 2,000 acres or more __________ • ___________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (OIIL ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ Tobocco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish pOfato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) __ . ____ . ____________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (OJ6) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Hor1icultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

Livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ Beef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Doiry forms (024) _________ • _________________ • ____________ _ 

Poultry ond egg forms (025) ___________ • ______________ • ____ _ 

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Market value of agricultural products sold __ • ____________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms by volue of agricultural products soldl $500,000 or more __ . ________________________ • _____ • __ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________ . ________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________ - -------- $40.000 to $99,999. _______ - ___ -_ -- --- - -------.-- -, -- $20,000 to $39,999 ____ . __________________ • ___________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 .. _. _________________ - ____ •. - - _ --- __ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 __ .. _____ -. -- - -_ - .. _ -. ---.. -- -.---------- $2,500 to $4,999. _____________ • ____ - ____________ • ___ • 

less thon $2,500. ___ .•. ___ ---_ -- -- -. -- -- -- ---- ---------

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Total forms Cosh groin forms (011) 

24 935 5 271 22 127 881 5 783 119 

3 195 677 

6 103 350 921 314 

I 173 232 4 702 076 855 631 33 6 I 140 226 141 13 

796 166 29 160 

24 - 117 13 110 27 257 937 40 549 

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5 335 I 7B4 

952 286 4 138 913 

6 038 1 07B 

6 959 I 331 7 024 I 5Bl 4443 I 031 

49.4 49.7 

28 080 6000 I 474 220 702 38 

17 080 4 787 

12 474 I 433 

12 366 3 074 

3 755 I 073 

2 659 553 

9439 I 147 

3 231 24 

4 393 195 

870 70 

I 517 219 

I 124 161 

I 926 52B 

905 162 

899 IBB 

3 946 I 094 

3 533 I 201 

3 242 I 305 

396B I 073 

6 220 6220 

3 557 - - - - -

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13 898 - 9840 - 720 - 536 - 1 594 - 399 -

29 554 6 220 

2 593 B7B 291 732 

501 32 

I 093 190 

1 956 472 

4491 I 3B3 

4017 I 330 

3 77B I 145 

3 502 714 

3 230 4B3 

6986 471 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (013) 

J~i~~O;O~~~~: hoy. peonut, 

and olher field crop Vejjetoble and 

Cotton forms T abaeeo fa rms forms (0133. melon farms Fruit and tree Tolal (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nul forms (017) 

3035 - - 3035 2SO 484 927 102 - - 927 102 39354 17307 

385 - - 385 49 47 

264 423 - - 264 423 33316 6 173 

106 - - 106 19 8 

118 909 - - 118 909 (D) (0) 

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13 - - 13 2 4 

41 305 - - 41 305 (0) I 754 

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9 - - 9 2 3 18 - - 18 - I II 705 - - Jl 705 - (D) 

2600 - - 2600 222 440 

660 - - 660 61 73 

148 - - 148 7 5 

468 - - 468 43 69 

838 - - 838 57 95 

865 - - 865 74 144 

748 - - 748 89 141 

490 - - 490 SO 90 

48.4 - - 48.4 SO.9 51.3 

3407 - - 3407 302 515 

ISO - - 150 18 29 

107 - - 107 23 3 

I 906 - - I 906 253 246 

I 651 - - 1 651 67 298 

1 276 - - I 276 177 18B 

492 - - 492 34 55 

412 - - 412 27 77 

I 217 - - I 217 54 210 

60 - - 60 45 140 

8B7 - - 887 90 291 

181 - - 181 14 30 

340 - - 340 29 28 

247 - - 247 20 21 

352 - - 352 21 II 

171 - - 171 16 6 

156 - - 156 17 3 

SOB - - S08 39 6 

362 - - 362 17 5 

185 - - IB5 8 3 

lOB - - 108 4 -

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98 23B - - 9823B 31 600 6 887 

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148 - - 148 39 3 

428 - - 428 62 32 

390 - - 390 46 42 

442 - - 442 41 53 

463 - - 463 30 43 

509 - - 509 32 61 

I 104 - - 1 104 34 305 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or tamily __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: family held _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 10 or less stockholderL _____________________ . _____ farms_ 

Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or Jess stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operoted ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reponing days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL ________________________________________ • 260 to 499 acres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ___________________________________ • __ _ 

2.000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

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Cosh groin forms (011 ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh grain forms (013) _____ ----------------- Cotton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hoy. peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134, 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _____ • ________________________ _ 

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Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

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General 

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specialty primarily 

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250 I 136 

16939 469000 

71 151

8 192 144 128 1 

101 34 

13 886 46053 

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110 190 

5 44 

53 198 

86 284 

136 345 

IIJ 301 

42 159 

49_8 48_2 

395 I 298 

40 33 

4 32 

265 848 

170 483 

250 592 

30 212 

15 98 

!l9 380 

237 28 

103 261 

9 47 

16 65 

5 II 

10 113 

3 48 

4 97 

36 293 

4 160 

4 85 

4 63 

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60 120 

79 292 

76 177 

36 72 

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livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

eeef cottle 

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f.edlots Total (0212) 

II 620 8 252 

14 341 155 12 140 068 

I 573 I 129 

4 583 291 3 594 312 

58fi 38~ 

3 586 283 2 946 647 

17 13 

569 369 

74 41 

705 667 667 998 

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61 32 

45 36 

193 364 186 327 

10 705 7 400 

2075 I 636 

404 228 

I 691 I 097 

2 843 I 857 

3 370 2 361 

3286 2439 

2 304 I 858 

50_2 51.4 

13 246 9 351 

652 489 

438 306 

7 586 5 513 

6312 4 327 

5 677 4 074 

I 633 I 204 

I 269 950 

4 7!l 3 144 

I 640 738 

I 790 904 

397 252 

667 432 

485 381 706 479 

415 320 

352 262 I 629 I 248 

I 627 I 284 

I 536 I 288 

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I 880 432 475 136 

358 106 

598 332 

896 582 

I 937 I 473 I 797 I 422 I 853 I 480 I 889 I 522 

I 851 I 251 

2 719 I 672 

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Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

554 494 I 492 349 

199 767 18 075 150 912 165 151 

119 IS 79 29 

71 187 " fi81 14 '>R6 '" I),:,:'" 

3S )'J 19 13 

22 805 5 075 9 110 29371 

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3 186 3 350 (D) (D) 

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46 35 222 79 1 

II 2 38 2 

lI8 44 485 56 

167 42 493 55 

199 100 286 109 

170 331 180 84 

55 17 112 

5n l 47_7 54_8 42_1 

699 521 I 325 372 

21 15 269 27 

5 17 25 10 

624 69 351 145 

96 467 I 243 254 

535 62 1~)d 1411 

56 17 105 48 

21 14 141 32 

60 438 932 III 

84 351 607 IS 

lI5 103 481 77 

20 8 86 8 

45 12 88 8 

30 Il 56 17 

78 10 47 50 

36 4 23 21 

35 II II 25 

lI6 12 138 75 

75 7 19 56 

61 6 26 23 

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All Farms 

VAlUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products soJd - Con. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ · $1.00(L Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ · forms_ · 

Commodity Credit Corporolion loons •••••.••.••••.• !f~::= $1.000. Cotton and cottonseed ------- ______________________ farms_ 

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Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

T abaeeo _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. SoJes of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Field seeds, hoy. forage. and siloge ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000. SoJes of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Other crops ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. Dairy products ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. Cottle and colves __________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Soles of $40,000 or more _______________________ . __ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Sales of $40,000 or more ..•..•••••.•••• _ ••.•••••. forms. 

$1,000. Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Sales of $40,000 or more ..•..•••••.•.•.••.•.••••• farms. 

$1,000. 

SELiCTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

farms with expenses of- $1 10 $01,999 •••.••••••.•••••••••.•.•••••••••••••••.•• 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ••.•.•••••••••••..•..•••••••••.••••.• 

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$1,000. 

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Total forms Cash groin forms (011) 

11 593 6 192 330049 238 034 

2 237 1 702 218 573 173 182 2330 1 520 36466 27584 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - 7627 1 415 

80294 10790 

418 29 29 964 2252 

737 69 . 

34392 895 174 5 28 672 290 

493 9 6896 6 

41 - 4 181 - 494 4 58 766 91 211 I 

55 324 (0) 

1 414 220 

64 901 6484 485 60 49086 4151 

1 665 149 

58 323 43 

59 -

57 294 -

1 091 19 

82 131 349 

527 2 

76844 (0) 

16473 2079 

1 720867 30989 

3264 150 

1 594851 13 112 

3 695 384 56224 3333 

268 13 

37312 1 391 

1 818 129 

88 793 518 

206 1 

82080 (D) 

3 576 115 12242 201 

48 - 4014 -

12692 1 243 

949 284 13 380 

7855 835 

2 165 229 

I 232 112 

1 440 67 

20 279 2 199 

465 293 6290 

15 184 1 928 3 179 225 

1 044 30 872 16 

8254 636 

709 188 7 187 

103209 1 074 

7 399 630 

646 5 

209 1 

6 579 587 

1 012 45 

383 3 

280 1 

Field crop forms excepl cosh grain forms (013) 

1~1~~a~~;:;~: hoy, peonut, 

and olher 

field crop Vegelable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco farms forms (0133, melon forms Frull and tree Tolal (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

1 118 - - 1 118 108 4 

16755 - - 16755 2065 14 

117 - - 117 15 - 8207 - - 8207 920 - 129 - - 129 10 - 686 - - 686 35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3294 - - 3294 111 34 

40 367 - - 40 367 948 85 

249 - - 249 3 - 17752 - - 17752 141 - 65 - - 65 320 7 

780 - - 780 27 128 9 

4 - - 4 122 - 337 - - 337 24755 -

19 - - 19 9 391 

20 - - 20 10 6690 

- - - - - 40 

- - - - - (0) 

8 - - 8 10 1 114 - - 114 61 (0) 

2 - - 2 - - (0) - - (0) - - 484 - - 484 35 - 35257 - - 35257 942 - 249 - - 249 10 - 31 059 - - 31 059 (0) -

82 - - 82 7 7 

16 - - 16 1 1 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 8 - - 8 2 3 

3 - - 3 (D) 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 647 - - 647 33 26 

4 151 - - 4 151 329 70 

14 - - 14 1 - 1 034 - - 1 034 (D) -

143 - - 143 16 6 

390 - - 390 107 5 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 96 - - 96 3 6 

243 - - 243 6 3 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 146 - - 146 3 12 

143 - - 143 3 9 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

696 - - 696 27 24 

3508 - - 3 508 130 12 

609 - - 609 18 24 

48 - - 48 8 - 18 - - 18 - - 21 - - 21 1 -

1 183 - - 1 183 57 64 

1 501 - - 1 501 54 15 

1 109 - - 1 109 55 64 

71 - - 71 2 - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - -

419 - - 419 11 28 

3567 - - 3567 49 36 

490 - - 490 6 4 

405 - - 405 11 28 

14 - - 14 - - - - - - - -

404 - - 404 11 28 

14 - - 14 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see textl 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$)'OO(L Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loonL _______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

(oUon and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more ____________ . _____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodify Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales at $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000 .. Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text> ________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and po~ltry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

Forms with expenses of-

$1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________ .. _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farmsFarms with expenses of-

$1,000_ 

$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________ . ______________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms bV tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 tonL_. _____________ .. ______________________ _ 100 to 499 tonL ___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or rnore __________________________________ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____ . ______________________________ _ 

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specialty 

farms (018) 

16 

177 

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32 

131 

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21 

199 

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2 

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- 435 

57 970 

203 

54 887 

1 

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23 

1 

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1 

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10 

158 

1 

(0) 

3 

23 

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4 

134 

1 

(0) 

49 

15 

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30 

207 

22 

4 

3 

1 

74 

147 

69 

4 

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46 

120 

16 

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General 

forms, 

primorilv 

crop (019) 

762 

17 757 

109 

8 561 

79 

843 

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- 692 

10940 

59 

3 9351 

131 

3 428 

26 

I 981 

16 

75 

I 

(0) 

18 

372 

4 

242 

389 

12 815 

98 

7 470 

30 

14 

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13 

389 

2 

(0) 

521 

11 380 

74 

6076 

143 

1 472 

5 

(0) 

54 

1 073 

7 

(0) 

30 

102 

1 

(0) 

516 

5 836 

318 

116 

53 

29 

743 

1 423 

654 

86 

3 

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185 

2 392 

424 

184 

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159 

26 

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poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except 

feedlots Total (0212) 

3 120 2 132 

52491 30 994 

279 160 

26 608 13991 

559 401 

7043 4 397 

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- - 1 821 1 146 

15 373 8 577 

70 27 

5 357 I 971 

105 47 

1 799 512 

15 4 

(0) 251 

40 25 

71 30 

- - - -

16 10 

ISO 42 

1 - (0) - 263 96 

9002 2 396 

67 16 

5 614 I 260 

692 347 

194 92 

- - - - 264 173 

3014 1 534 

21 13 

2 075 959 

12 159 9 7a.1 

1 659 624 424 366 

2 942 2 165 

1 568 346 343 767 

2 768 713 

50 276 2 614 

249 4 

35 465 410 

1 471 4a.1 

86 773 2 7a.1 

197 11 

81 036 1 557 

1 208 863 

1 666 1 195 

1 - (0) -

8 542 5 634 

908 854 168 209 

4 878 3 177 

1 437 1 064 

958 717 

1 269 676 

12981 9 192 

386 393 57 460 

9 215 6 875 

2 392 1 765 

758 373 

616 179 

4 679 2 762 

362 314 67 114 

50367 9 338 

4 268 2 642 

316 102 

95 18 

3 759 2 393 

602 287 

188 56 

130 26 

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Poultry and Animol General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (Q2n livestock (029) 

145 15 47 66 

1 442 163 65 08~1 1 

7 1 - (0) (0) - 577 

3 1 16 12 

113 (0) (0) 152 

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67 11 93 57 

1 103 57 217 285 

7 - - I 

(0) - - (0) 

7 3 2 7 

76 (0) (0) 71 

- - - 1 

- - - (0) 

2 1 4 - (0) (0) I -

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- - I I 

- - (0) (0) 

- - - -

- - - -

14 - - 8 

218 - - (0) 

- - - 1 

- - - (0) 

24 496 103 52 

15 57942 5 92 

- 59 - -

- 57 294 - -

715 5 1 60 

76 951 3 (0) I 396 

492 - - 10 

73 327 - - 931 

670 20 201 107 

12 145 64 566 I 392 

74 - - 8 

5406 - - (0) 

66 19 106 41 

372 31 29 187 

1 - - (0) - - - 18 8 19 10 

25 4 10 5 

- - - - - - - - 30 338 1 594 51 

43 27 9 851 181 

- - 45 1 

- - 3 817 (0) 

342 208 890 174 4 913 8 668 2 822 955 

137 144 719 151 137 20 154 12 48 16 16 8 20 28 I 3 

667 S48 1 465 298 

30 935 33 740 3 662 1 133 

121 456 1 281 232 163 13 168 55 195 33 13 9 188 46 3 2 

656 522 890 182 136 475 185 060 8 725 3 264 17 947 31 255 I 159 466 

319 450 889 169 257 39 1 13 80 33 

185 432 803 166 212 13 86 13 155 33 I 7 104 44 1 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on, 

Animol health C05t5 _________________________________ forms- -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ -

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~I to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

~5oo to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _______________________ farms_ -

- $1.000_ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________________ _ .- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000_ - $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more .. ____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Farms with expenses of- $Ito $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 __________ . ________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ____ .. ___________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ -

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - , $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - > $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Natural - gas ____________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ forms- - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ formL - $1,000_ - Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, ond rentol of machinery ond equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fa$7stow~t;,:;ce-n-s~-s-~f-~ ________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 __ ,, __________________________________ _ 

$ 10,000 fa $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______ .. ______________________________ _ 

FARM·IELA TED INCOME 

Income trom machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Value at agricultural products sold directly fo individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Cash grain 

Total forms forms (011) 

17 002 1 684 15 294 413 

12 600 1 462 2 056 155 1 718 61 

628 6 

13 454 4 013 37 326 11 733 

7 210 1 828 

4 415 1 434 

1 130 478 

699 273 

12 115 3 193 

69 009 29 504 

6 746 1 151 

3 573 1 189 

1 009 461 

787 392 

13 589 3 707 

22 773 9463 

11 310 2 729 

1 868 791 

299 134 

112 53 

29 398 6 173 

115 633 35 501 

19 054 2 982 

7 786 2 315 

1 650 524 

908 352 

29 332 6 166 

83 237 23 684 

28 410 5 921 

39 095 9 140 

15 521 5 071 

23 170 9 013 

8 273 2 034 

6 123 I 438 

2 021 507 

785 186 

I 910 567 

8 927 2 323 

29 332 6 166 

5 136 1 584 

19 896 4 436 

31 871 11 768 

1 999 225 

525 49 

11 748 2 534 

106 621 13 425 

7 896 1 747 

2822 655 

727 111 

303 21 

5 146 1 008 

14 153 1 730 

9 778 2 095 

50 998 6 683 

3 100 651 

11444 I 449 

2 035 481 

851 155 

135 12 

79 3 

13 377 4 010 

37 004 15 870 

9 379 2 154 

3 294 1 502 

511 276 

193 78 

3 065 992 

12 571 4 628 

1 761 139 

3 583 118 

Field crop forms except cosh grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hoy, peanut, 

and other field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton farms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

956 - - 956 54 76 

158 - - 158 10 5 

887 - - 887 53 76 

63 - - 63 I - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 - -

2 107 - - 2 107 250 199 

4 598 - - 4 598 1 059 157 

1 098 - - 1 098 119 166 

774 - - 774 69 20 

148 - - 148 26 13 

87 - - 87 36 - 2072 - - 2072 241 244 

9 370 - - 9370 1 614 168 

1 271 - - 1 271 146 234 

582 - - 582 57 8 

105 - - 105 16 1 

114 - - 114 22 1 

1 832 - - 1 832 233 426 

2529 - - 2 529 704 314 

1 612 - - 1 612 178 388 

17.8 - - 178 40 37 

32 - - 32 12 1 

10 - - 10 3 -

3 619 - - 3 619 282 476 

11 608 - - 11 608 1 565 403 

2497 - - 2 497 161 441 

843 - - 843 77 29 

186 - - 186 33 6 

93 - - 93 11 -

3 619 - - 3 619 282 476 

8 002 - - 8 002 I 256 326 

3 472 - - 3 472 280 469 

3 963 - - 3 963 520 194 

2 121 - -. 2 121 148 149 

2638 - - 2 638 381 63 

880 - - 880 101 54 

534 - - 534 152 22 

266 - - 266 36 12 

96 - - 96 17 2 

132 - - 132 29 12 

207 - - 207 119 18 

3 619 - - 3 619 282 476 

564 - - 564 66 27 

2 215 - - 2 215 180 242 

3 494 - - 3 494 298 70 

239 - - 239 13 50 

112 - - 112 11 7 

1 426 - - I 426 164 273 

7 424 - - 7 424 5 010 I 567 

1 080 - - 1 080 89 225 

281 - - 281 27 32 

49 - - 49 24 7 

16 - - 16 24 9 

484 - - 484 75 63 

I 023 - - I 023 482 142 

I 284 - - 1 284 150 258 

7 936 - - 7 936 3 530 2 604 

458 - - 458 106 61 

1 887 - - I 887 2 229 55 

262 - - 262 33 52 

148 - - 148 42 9 

27 - - 27 13 -

21 - - 21 18 

2 145 - - 2 145 133 In 

4 310 - - 4 310 713 82 

1 694 - . - 1 694 81 189 

372 - - 372 31 3 

66 - - 66 17 

13 - 13 4 -

413 - - 413 26 30 

1 485 - - 1 485 235 34 

110 - - 110 93 178 

65 - - 65 775 483 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text! 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry. and animal specialty (021) 

All Farms General Beef cottle 

Horticultural farms'l forms, except Poultry and Animol General forms, 

specialty primarily feedlots Dairy farms egg farms specialty primarily 

farms (018) crop (019) Totol (0212) (024) (025) farms (027) liveslock (029) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' - Con. 

Animal health costs ___________________ _ _ _________ farms-

$1.000_ 

42 672 11 341 7 986 647 158 1 189 183 - 11 157 12 226 4 043 1 168 357 718 72 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __ .. ______________________________ . ________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____ • ____________________________________ _ $1.000 to $2.999-_____________________________________ _ 

$3.000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

38 5961 8 287 6 0221 182 112 7/IJ 147 - 2 571 1 324 909 214 14 212 14 - - 17 1 266 856 158 13 177 21 - 2 199 93 19 40 1 - 2 464 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

347 811 4 956 3 294 398 84 248 41 - 7 474 2 850 8 594 4 161 729 23 36 74 - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99L _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 __________________ • __________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________________ . __ _ 

116 275

1 

3 102 2 312

1 

150 83 247 26

1 - 798 228 - 1 12 75 408 1 394 

- 72 59 320 130 13 1 - - 84 69 140 54 7 - - 3 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

300 831 4 591 3 078 308 84 207 44 

1 090 4 732 21 019 10 668 1 182 32 61 238 - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 234 350 2 856 2 100 189 83 205 27 

- 40 357 1 229 732 96 - 2 13 

12 82 1 

314 165 1 

16 1 - 1 

14 42 192 81 7 - - 3 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime __ . _____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 345 724 4 975 3 241 445 376 434 92 

413 1 547 7 226 3 675 461 22 36 59 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 314 524 4 267 2 891 401 374 434 89 

21 172 583 292 43 2 - 1 

7 24 87 44 I - - 1 

3 4 38 14 - - - 1 

Energy and petroleum products ____ .. ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 444 1 268 13 917 9 947 675 557 1 592 395 

- 6 188 5 393 47 123 26 702 4 583 1 476 I 249 546 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- 216 685 9 536 7 091 218 491 1 486 341 $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 92 461 3 469 2 428 313 38 99 50 $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ -________________ _ 

- 61 89 624 314 112 14 1 - $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 75 33 288 114 32 14 6 4 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - 438 1 2681 13 888 9 927 675 557 1 571 392 1 5 018 3 981 35 475 20 662 3 184 944 943 424 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - 425 1 208 13 551 9 678 668 542 I 508 366 

$1,000_ - 829 1 999 19 580 12 595 1 567 433 636 233 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - 98 734 6 305 4 351 464 57 237 137 

$1,000_ - 511 1 316 8 223 4 183 742 69 100 115 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - 78 399 4 062 2 800 343 58 184 80 

$1,000_ - 148 240 2 855 1 700 474 152 80 29 Fuel oil ____ .. _____________________ . _____________ farms_ - 26 68 941 663 39 21 78 27 

$1.000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - 139 14 278 143 19 17 7 10 I - 172 64 700 409 93 30 96 15 

$1,000_ - 3 209 153 2429 770 205 219 39 6 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms- - 438 1 268 13 888 9 927 675 557 1 571 392 $1.000_ - 183 259 2 110 1 271 177 54 82 31 Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - 305 845 9 849 6 988 567 127 912 218 $1.000_ - 1 159 1 399 11 402 5 852 1 387 491 286 117 Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - 21 72 1 208 925 54 29 65 23 $1,000_ - 11 13 246 188 12 40 19 5 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms- - 340 635 5 380 3 861 400 81 430 85 $1,000_ - 15 890 4 456 47 635 19 508 5 691 4 321 952 250 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- 138 360 3 564 2 673 190 41 393 69 $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- 78 231 1 338 987 119 11 35 15 $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 64 39 350 174 69 13 1 $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 60 5 128 27 22 16 1 1 Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _________ . ______________________ farms_ - 242 282 2 495 1 692 269 48 158 2? workers_ - 2 146 513 6479 3 189 841 458 289 50 less than 150 dayL _____________________________ farms- - 283 534 4 417 3 154 293 63 325 76 workers-- 4 762 3 700 18 559 12 656 1 151 1 008 888 177 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - 47 310 1 280 880 45 15 108 19 $1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 252 1 336 3 594 1 953 262 125 273 34 

- 25 162 905 662 14 11 74 16 

- 14 108 322 201 16 1 33 3 

- 4 32 30 9 15 1 1 - 4 8 23 8 - 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ . ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 _______________ . __________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

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- 51 812 5 152 3599 314 73 363 132 

- 156 1 939 12 628 7 454 899 65 167 176 

- 34 622 3 898 2 766 172 69 357 109 16 154 1 056 734 131 2 6 71 - - 32 111 62 8 1 

- 1 4 87 37 3 1 2 

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

Value 01 agricultural products sold directlv to individuals $1,000_ for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

- 13 216 1 208 823 76 6 58 ?I - 310 675 4 557 2 870 405 6 188 4H 

- 11 72 986 479 43 26 7? 31 - 10 122 1 548 730 223 104 99 37 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA COLORADO 109 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ -

Forms by value group: $1.000_ -

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$1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________ . __________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________ . ________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________ .. ______ _ 

- $50,00010 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms- - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ - Wheel tractarL _____________________________________ formsnumber _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farmsnumber _ 4 or more ___________________ . _____________________ farmsnumber _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ formsnumber _ Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farmsnumber _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Ca1tanpickers _______________________________________ farmsnumber _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farmsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farmsnumber _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ formsacres on which used_ lime ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sproys, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farmsacres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ___________ :. __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weed'), gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ______ . __________________________________ formsacres on which used_ Insect control on livestock ond poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

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Total farms 

Cosh grain forms (011) 

29 416 6 177 I 085 388 345 159 

3 559 317 7 582 680 5 167 928 6 410 1 857 

3 595 1 288 2 262 814 783 277 58 16 

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20 909 5 010 32 076 7 579 

26 709 5 738 66 119 16 519 23 921 5 654 59 679 14 744 

10 632 2 8481 25 361 6 818 5 093 1 271 

26 122 6 391 

6 454 3 265 8 466 4 366 

2 961 1 243 

3 647 I 551 

2 III I 055 

2 391 1 167 I 127 316 I 256 384 

- - - - 6 715 940 7 429 I 025 

9 565 I 614 

10 533 1 759 

3 841 739 

4 406 811 

17 171 4 362 

91 782 38 967 II 681 3 119 

2 482 079 1 061 091 

6 - 27 - 33 -

6 553 I 843 

1 104 083 468 116 

575 146 

59 319 26 226 

I 236 146 

130 790 33 349 

8410 2 713 

I 709 922 819 835 

382 107 

34 220 12 438 

6 304 I 001 

2 372 506 

17 234 2 177 

3 166 005 192 593 

3 187 310 

5 580 779 

2 831 513 

2 469 346 

2 088 185 

I 079 44 

14 002 1 868 

912 360 90 200 

12 527 I 804 

840 509 89 464 

3 144 329 

4 912 882 

2 061 371 

I 414 162 

811 51 

185 9 

Field crop forms except cosh groin forms (0l3) 

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Irish potato, 

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(otton farms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Totol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

3 627 - - 3 627 282 481 129 770 - - 129 770 15 347 6 165 

492 - - 4921 II 113 

881 - - 881 44 182 

774 - - 774 82 108 734 - - 734 67 63 

397 - - 397 35 11 

223 - - 223 29 2 117 - - 117 12 2 9 - - 9 2 -

2372 - - 2372 229 287 3 695 - - 3 695 349 443 

3 170 - - 3 170 244 384 7 625 - - 7 625 834 578 

3 181 - - 3 181 275 395 

7483 - - 7 483 1 058 685 

I 409 - - I 409 143 171 

3 336 - - 3 336 362 396 596 - - 596 104 17 

2 971 - - 2 971 668 82 

498 - - 498 63 - 597 - - 597 64 - 268 - - 268 36 - 341 - - 341 52 -

162 - - 162 27 -

205 - - 205 33 - 125 - - 125 16 - 136 - - 136 19 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - I 184 - - I 184 38 49 

I 281 - - I 281 44 49 

I 639 - - I 639 77 221 I 810 - - 1 810 84 22 

515 - - 515 39 15 

586 - - 586 40 15 

2 460 - - 2 460 254 452 

II 899 - - 11 899 2 317 482

2 041 - - 2 041 231 232 1 326 975 - - 326 975 29 896 5 364 

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I 202 - - I 202 202 177 

160 865 - - 160 865 21 024 3 574 

117 - - 117 18 2 

7 283 - - 7 283 696 (D) 

195 - - 195 29 324 

31 186 - - 31 186 2 283 5 426 

I 043 - - I 043 109 70 

114 502 - - 114 502 13 920 I 359 

88 - - 88 17 53 

10 586 - - 10 586 I 044 869 

377 - - 377 48 39 

143 - - 143 29 32 

964 - - 964 51 68 

37 305 - - 37 305 I 922 688 

496 - - 496 22 55 

287 - - 287 20 9 

85 - - 85 4 4 

61 - - 61 3 -

27 - - 27 2 -

8 - - 8 -

742 - - 742 34 52 

17 251 - - 17 251 643 302 

611 - - 611 27 43 

16 942 - - 16942 623 283 

325 - - 325 13 36 

204 - - 204 11 7 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ____ ...•. _ .. _ .. _ .•. _._ ..... _ ............ . 

$5,000 to $9,999._._._._._ ... _ ....... _._ ..... _ ...... .. $10,000 to $19,999 ____ • ___ • ___ .. __ .. _._._._ .. ___ ._._ .. 

$20,000 to $49,999_._._._._. ___ ....... _._._._ ... __ ._ .. 

$50,000 to $99,999 ... _._ ... _._._._._._ .... _ .......... _ $100,000 to $199,999 .. ___ . ________ . __ ._. __ • ______ .. __ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____ . _______ . __ .... _ .... ____ ._ .... 

$500,000 or more . ___ ._ ... _._. __ ._ .. ______ ._._ .. ___ • __ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ formsnumber _ 

Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ 

number _ 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays. dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops. or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 to 9._._ .. _ ... ____ .. __ .... __ ... _._ .. __ • __________ ._ 10 to 49 ______ • ___ • ___________ ... _. __ • ______ • _______ _ 

50 to 99 ___ ..... _. ___ ... _._. ___ .. _ .. __ • _____ • _______ _ 

100 to 199. ___ ._ .. __ • ___ .. ______________ ._ ... _ • _____ .. 

200 to 499 __ ._ ..... _ ..... ____________________ • ____ • __ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____ .. ___ • _________ forms_ 

number _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ______ • _____ • _____ ._. __ ._ .... _. _______ ... _. 10 to 49 __ • ___ ._ • _______ ._. ____ ._ .. _____________ _ 

50 to 99 ....... _._ .. ___ • ______________ . _________ _ 

100 to 199._ ... _. __ .. ___ ... _. _________ . _______ • __ 

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444 1 261 18 443 58908 

100 1301 82 319 75 142 114 256 

21 250 

25 114 

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I 290 952 

586 1 527 

320 1 149 

1 013 3 485 

286 1 104 

746 3 519 

121 435

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50 4141 310 2243 

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7 278 

7 321 

6 191

1 6 203 

1 115

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25 465

1 25 513 

17 322 17 384 

366 903 

1 503 6 2791 242 826 

10 612 162 947 

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3 252 84 229 10 114 (0) 9 949 

120 119 471 15 342 

124 492 

6 585 91 176 

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22 1 858 39 229 39 126 

17 667 

764 49 853 

8 203 4 177 

2 123 

2 88 1 67 

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253 17 756 

9 459 (0) 17 185 

4 149 4 194 

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livestock farms, except dairy. 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

farms, except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

13943 9 967 

438 819 267 654 

1 808 1 2231 

3 964 2 813 

2 691 2 058 

2 875 2 281 

1 411 962 

910 522 

262 107 

22 1 

I 9975 73001 15 119 10 651 

12 733 9043

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30451 20 390 

11 210 8 100 

27 491 19 127 

4 876 3 8411 11 609 9 078 

2 335 1 481 

11 883 7 271 

2 141 I 435 

2852 1 930 

1 014 507 

1 229 596 

637 297 

735 333 

462 254 494 263 

- - - - 3 663 2 779 

4 107 3 090 

5 122 3 8941 5656 4 334 

1 834 1 083 

2 127 1 213 

6809 4 695 

28 245 14343 4400 2 928 1 828 373 476 918 

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2 025 1 215 

334 290 1636771 159 69 

14 560 6 345 

256 128 

41 256 24 839 

3 262 2 132 

618 861 406 819 

61 36 

6544 3 511 

3 450 2 239 1 117 613 

11 918 9 274 

2 752 281 1 441 642 

1 584 790 4074 3 374 

1 913 1 647 

1 733 1 507 1 637 1 333 977 623 

9678 7 850 712 824 607 505 

9 125 7 586 706 077 603 207 

2021 1 450 

3494 3 007 1 529 1 329 1 170 1 010 738 641 

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Poultry and Animol Generol forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) livestock (029) 

675 536 1 595 395 

40 804 8 862 16 215 6 895 

48 30 449 611 

63 388 768 2111 83 41 203 40 

188 55 151 50 

148 9 7 18 

110 6 16 13 

33 6 1 2 

2 1 - -

I 531 171 842 250 

948 310 1 182 338 

645 522 1 464 340 

2 185 770 2 110 549 

632 133 767 284 

2084 263 1 094 512 

269 52 201 107

674 119 458 247 1 

250 17 17 22 

1 297 80 87 110 

87 8 5 38 

108 8 5 51 

77 5 10 23 

99 5 14 28 

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300 35 85 46 

384 39 108 70

1 436 39 108 81 

296 26 22 16

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480 440 540 1051 1 643 54 96 

287 83 176 2~1 45 253 I 262 3 229 7077 - - - - - - - - - - - -

227 21 84 37 

23 829 475 1 344 3 08=1 9 - - 511 - - - 20 12 15 - 1 154 298 25 - 315 45 198 39 31 340 1 946 3 863 6 535 

12 11 - 826 33 - - 316 399 341 65 153 60 141 26 

719 79 383 191 116 898 756 4 381 8 564 

28 67 309 105 131 7 51 41 145 5 16 21 219 - 5 12 156 - 2 11 40 - - I 

717 64 146 175

1 67 374 424 1 389 3 944 124 55 128 142 5 549 (0) I 335 2 439 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

COMle and calves inventory-Con. 

Cows and heifers thot had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________ .. _______ . __________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ .forms. 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls. ond bull calves ____________ .formsnumber _ 

Cottle and colves sold _______________________________ .forms_ 

number _ 

$1.00(>- Colves _____________ • _____________ . _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle _. _. _____________ ._. _________ • ___ ._ •..• _____ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9. _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

Soo or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

numher_ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between -

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$1.000_ 

Dec. I of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. J and May 31 ______________________________ formL 

number _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes' year old or older __________________________ .farmL 

. number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Shoep and lambs shorn _______________________________ tormL 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

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Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

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10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

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100,000 or mor~ ____________ .. ________________________ _ 

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2 641 213 137 8 366 10 235 1 167 1 57 .. 

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13 531 1 696 1 007 346 50 894 14 507 1 862 1 246 299 51 499 

16 473 2 079 

3 718 334 96 734 1 720 867 30 989 

9 160 1 085 

430 576 35478 

111 176 8 503 13 183 1 593 3 287 758 61 256 

1 609 690 22 486 2 414 221 2268 171 10 215 

1 220 820 4 826 

4 193 425 

388 582 27 949 

1 633 130 

1 310 147 

476 74 

369 46 

269 22 

136 6 2 580 230 

59431 3482 

3 778 395 

329 151 24 467 

3 695 384 

673 923 39 746 

56 224 3 333 

1 189 78 

190 574 9 033 7 084 325 

2 666 239 

76 248 3 576 

2 287 201 

38 075 1 718 

2 168 201 

38 173 1 858 

1 801 140 

802 496 10915 

1 573 116 

396 178 7 102 

1 759 127 

1 310 676 8 994 

1 571 115 

1 122 052 7 623 

7 497 326 71 648 

11 001 993 

69 013 3 930 

2 762 103 

10 220 273 

8384 193 

538 21 

2 959 88 

162 3 

1 857 6 

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4840 544 

3 213 163 16695 

4 765 541 

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2 611 609 15 395 

709 35 

601 554 1 300 

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220 .. .. 220 12 15 

309 .. .. 309 20 19 

216 .. .. 216 12 15 

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671 .. .. 671 37 37 

10 579 .. .. 10 579 532 200 

734 .. .. 734 40 49 

9475 .. .. 9475 747 186 

647 .. .. 647 33 26 

14 705 .. .. 14 705 1 213 228 

4 151 .. .. 4 151 329 70 

318 .. .. 318 19 17 

7 733 .. .. 7 733 575 76 

1 672 .. .. 1 672 83 19 

484 .. .. 484 21 20 

6972 .. .. 6 972 638 152 

2478 .. .. 2 478 246 51 

72 .. .. 72 4 2 764 .. .. 764 22 (D) 

294 .. .. 294 6 (D) 

275 .. .. 275 20 11 

5 174 .. .. 5 174 746 66 

192 .. .. 192 10 9 

56 .. .. 56 4 2 

14 .. .. 14 3 .. 

9 .. .. 9 2 .. 

4 .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. - 146 .. .. 146 10 2 

783 .. .. 783 96 (0) 

226 .. .. 226 18 11 

4391 .. .. 4 391 650 (D) 

143 .. .. 143 16 6 

5 303 .. .. 5 303 1 161 54 

390 .. .. 390 107 5 

42 .. .. 42 4 .. 

1 665 .. .. 1 665 33 .. 

55 .. .. 55 1 .. 

153 .. .. 153 11 2 

897 .. .. 897 (D) (0) 

135 .. .. 135 11 2 

443 .. .. 443 (0) (0) 

98 - .. 98 7 1 

454 .. .. 454 (D) (0) 

105 .. .. 105 3 5 

6 164 .. .. 6 164 114 59 

88 .. .. 88 3 4 

4 221 .. .. 4 221 95 28 

91 .. - 91 3 5 

3 741 .. .. 3 741 119 54 

83 .. .. 83 3 4 

4 406 .. .. 4 406 106 35 

44 837 - .. 44 837 968 287 

1 057 .. .. 1 051 24 85 

5848 .. .. 5 848 71 249 

118 .. .. 118 1 4 

251 -- .. 251 (0) (0) 

131 .. .. 131 (0) (D) 

18 .. .. 18 8 

76 .. .. 76 - 17 

4 .. .. 4 - -

24 .. .. 24 .. -

1 .. .. 1 .. .. 

399 .. .. 399 22 28 

8 258 .. .. 8 258 547 497 

399 .. .. 399 22 28 .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. - -

.. .. .. .. .. 

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. - . . 

390 .. .. 390 22 28 

7921 .. .. 7 921 547 (D) 

30 .. .. 30 .. 1 

337 .. .. 337 .. (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

Cattle and calves invenlory-Con. Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - SO to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer catves ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number_ - Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

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- COlV8S ___________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ - Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number_ 

$1,000_ -

- Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number_ Olher ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ Iarms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters 01 pigs farrowed betweennumber _ $1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs said ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farmsnumber_ 

$1.000_ G .. t. Inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ , Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or aider Inventory _______________ farms_ 

number_ Forms wlth- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ SO,OOO to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hen. and pulltt. of loVing age _______________________ farms_ 

Pulltt. 3 month. old or older not number_ 

of loVing age ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

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General Horticulturol farms. 

specialty primarily forms (018) crop (019) 

1 139 

(D) 571 

- 128 

- 2 

1 8 

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- 1 

- - - -

11 490 

308 15010 

14 522 

203 17087 

10 521 

480 33 377 

158 11 380 

5 219 

124 7 163 

30 1 882 

8 437 

356 26214 

128 9497 

2 102 

(D) 3937 

(D) 1 779 

7 182 

218 12098 

4 63 

2 56 

- 29 

1 19 

- 12 

- 3 

1 89 

(D) 1 447 

7 170 

(D) 10651 

3 143 

293 17383 

23 1472 

- 36 

- 3899 

- 134 

1 97 

(D) 1 968 

1 82 (D) 975 

- 78 

- 993 

4 52 

434 15342 

4 43 

398 6356 

4 54 

2594 19071 

4 47 

2634 11 258 

10805 109 829 

56 470 

ISO 3655 

24 18 

46 47 

5 58 

3 8 

29 55 

1 4 

(D) 40 (D) 1 

42 162 

738 6182 

42 162 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 42 159 (D) 5 812 

2 19 (D) 370 

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livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal .peclolty (021) 

Be'" cottle farms. except 

feedlot. Total (0212) 

2 133 I 531 

6747 4298 

I 926 1 390 

111 73 

79 59 

10 5 

6 4 

1 - - - 9580 7543 

889896 404 241 

10222 8084 

I 149561 429896 

12 159 9784 

3 525 379 1 200 036 

1 659624 424366 

6831 6058 

360 202 331 864 

95972 88 667 

9826 7748 

3 165 177 868 172 

1 563 652 335699 

1 892 359 

2 249 940 11 353 

1 212313 5 722 

2977 959 

336 469 24051 

1 037 562 

966 260 

345 85 

276 37 

226 12 

127 3 

1 987 512 

52917 4 105 

2668 853 

283 552 19946 

2768 713 

602863 35075 

SO 276 2614 

997 206 

174 876 12291 

6532 435 

2065 S07 

68 990 4 197 

1 774 398 

34 499 2 134 

1724 370 

34 491 2063 

1 433 493 

768297 61 536 

1 267 435 

377 248 40 547 

1 422 463 

1 275 353 44 709 

1 271 411 

1 095 163 49695 

7252 03D 441 553 

6 526 5 073 

36144 28 291 

1 000 773 

2 759 2 148 

1329 1 091 

280 121 

2325 835 

111 39 

1 606 510 

52 11 

2734 1 705 

81 288 46 405 

2726 1 703 

8 2 

- - - - - - - - - - 2719 1 691 

75937 44 581 

244 111 5351 1 824 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animol General farms, 

Dairy farms egg farms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

707 14 33 101 

61 825 (D) 54 1 S05 

23 13 31 M 

7 1 2 3 

242 - - 25 

217 - - 7 

158 - - 1 

55 - - I 

5 - - -

647 28 183 151 

36035 159 1 060 2673 

572 59 306 127 

13489 173 1 932 1 947 

670 20 201 107 

40 008 194 1 995 4021 

12 145 M 566 1 392 

485 10 110 61 

16 875 117 I 121 1 112 

2431 34 261 287 

569 16 127 82 

23133 77 874 2909 

9 713 30 305 1 106 

69 3 31 16 

2395 10 276 536 

I 199 4 91 278 

113 25 68 90 

3 215 281 562 1 804 

68 14 40 66 

23 11 27 16 

9 - 1 1 

11 - - 5 

2 - - 2 

- - - - 26 12 34 43 

355 75 76 180 

107 23 65 88 

2860 206 486 1 624 

66 19 106 41 

4 191 S05 313 2 111 

372 31 29 187 

10 6 6 10 

533 238 35 262 

18 10 1 8 

28 12 13 45 

389 65 23 244 

20 8 11 42 

188 32 12 139 

24 9 8 18 

201 33 11 105 

19 8 23 9 

522 149 389 111 14 7 19 8 256 99 278 97 18 8 18 9 

406 87 165 92 15 7 15 7 286 116 318 107 2 393 963 2693 873 

141 119 1 274 256 

542 519 14492 3413 24 7 1 418 45 SO 17 6598 168 39 5 6436 179 2 7 165 26 (D) (D) 238 78 2 2 32 3 (D) (D) 82 11 (D) (D) 2 (Z) 

91 498 183 137 3944 3 076465 4 116 14433 

90 444 183 128 1 16 - 9 - 13 - - - 9 - - - 5 - - - 2 - - - 9 - - 91 498 162 137 3860 2 484 235 2 777 13934 

6 327 38 7 84 592230 1 339 499 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, see lexl) 

All Fanns 

POULlIIY - (on. 

Chickens 3 monlh. old or older sold - ___________________ farms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meal·type chicken. sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - farms wilh- I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59.999 ______________________________________ _ - 60.000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 100.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding _________________________ formsnumber_ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Farm. by acre. harvested, 1 to 24 acre'-_____________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acre. _____________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 acre'-__________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigaled _______________________________________ farms_ 

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2510 99 ocr •• _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acros ___________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by ocres harvested, I 10 24 acre. ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acre. _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 oc'"'-____________________________________ _ 

500 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for graln _____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ J()(Hb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

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hundredweighL -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farm._ - ocres_ - farml by acres harvesl.d, 0.1 10 0.9 acrel ________________________________ -------- 1.0 to 4.9 aCreS ______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 acrel-____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acrel ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acrel or mort __________________________________ _ 

Sugar bHtl for lugor ________________________________ farms_ 

acrestons_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

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849 53 2 548 892 2 397 

412 15 36 849 2612 

409 15 3 - - - - -

260 14 

74933 54 101 6 2 552 305 209 

6 149 2 124 975 620 478 667 

4696 2057 722244 451 633 

78 453 043 50 296 297 4 532 1986 699 524 436 919 

900 225 1 858 647 1 629 948 

309 237 

2 028 797 384 979 207 670 1 605 703 

338 101 196231 10 320 189 5657618 803 268 95 116 45 951 

238 65 

559 217 629 300 179 121 

7 401 4453 2 480 746 1 811 357 55 124 192 41 048 769 

1 411 559 134 273 77 305 . 814 204 1 711 849 3 322 2226 

1 554 1 174 

1 314 249 

40347 13 816 1 864 262 557 210 

1 052 159 25 799 6095 

2 785 983 

223604 106 698 12 695 858 5 632 937 2 192 684 168 015 69951 

1 415 785 150 262 118 406 1 484 543 969576 1 161 561 70075 42340 

405 39 

52680 3 168 13 362 049 737 786 

405 39 52680 3 168 

17 6 

41 3 57 5 116 14 174 11 

1 057 188 

82 706 13 3821 I 529 147 233 963 

I 057 188 

82 706 13382 

field crop farms excepl cash grain farms (013) 

su~ar crap. Iris pololo. 

hoy. peonul. 

and olher field crop Vegetable ond 

Colton farms Tobacco farms farms (0133 •. melon farms frull and lreo 

Tolal (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nul farml (01 n 

17 - - 17 2 1 

664 - - 664 (0) (0) 

7 - - 7 1 1 

1 044 - - 1 044 (0) (0) 

7 - - 7 1 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

7 - - 7 - 2 

29 - - 29 - (0) 

4 - - 4 - - 47 - - 47 - -

900 - - 900 106 7 

83030 - - 83 030 8308 136 

471 - - 471 75 5 

30628 - - 30 628 5814 43 

2842994 - - 2842994 570289 1 299 460 - - 460 74 5 29 792 - - 29 792 5479 43 

146 - - 146 17 5 241 - - 241 33 - 82 - - 82 25 - 2 - - 2 - -

207 - - 207 16 - 18 561 - - 18561 1 623 - 177 - - 177 10 - 15 759 - - 15759 1 543 - 696394 - - 696394 90 651 - 149 - - 149 9 - 12 111 - - 12 111 1 493 -

33 - - 33 1 - 92 - - 92 5 - 50 - - 50 3 - 2 - - 2 1 -

356 - - 356 17 - 29 468 - - 29 468 1 433 - 823 828 - - 823 828 54 284 - 219 - - 219 13 - 11 375 - - 11 375 864 -

137 - - 137 6 - 126 - - 126 8 - 84 - - 84 3 - 9 - - 9 - -

233 - - 233 4 4 

6029 - - 6029 55 36 351 072 - - 351 072 4 347 2 700 

214 - - 214 4 4 

5183 - - 5183 55 36 

440 - - 440 39 3 

46 260 - - 46 260 1 964 99 

3 252 809 - - 3 252 809 137 700 5325 

413 - - 413 38 3 

44 063 - - 44063 1 847 99 

135 - - 135 43 1 

7218 - - 7218 2 125 (0) 

105306 - - 105306 35819 (0) 

132 - - 132 43 1 

6005 - - 6005 2 125 (0) 

223 - - 223 16 - 41 753 - - 41 753 689 - 10 767884 - - 10 767 884 179 050 - 223 - - 223 16 - 41 753 - - 41 753 689 -

I - - 1 I - 8 - - 8 3 - 21 - - 21 5 - 54 - - 54 4 - 139 - - 139 3 -

270 - - 270 22 

~I 24283 - - 24283

1 

I 498 461 337 - - 461 337 24 535 270 - - 270 22 

24283 - - 24283 I 498 

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

pOULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Or older sold ____________________ forms_ 

numbef_ Broilers and other meot·type chickens sold ___________ • __ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1101.999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 10 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______ • ______________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _. _______________ • _____________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _. ___ • _________________ . __________ • ____ farms_ 

acres. 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres __ ~ ___________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

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bushels __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 11024 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bush_I._ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

251099 acr_s _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ 

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acres_ -

Borley for grain _____________________________________ forms_ - acres __ 

bushels_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ -

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acres __ 

100-lb bags_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

Qcres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ - acres __ 

hundredweighl __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

acres __ 

0.1 10 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 10 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated _________________________________________ fat::::~== 

acres._ 

See foolnole 01 end of labIe. 

{Excludes abnormal forms.' see text) 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily farm. (018) crop (019) 

22 11 

222 607 

- 1 

- (D) 

- 1 

- - - - - -

2 9 

(D) 23 

- - - -

17 619 

728 72 295 

11 532 

479 48 600 

54 713 5085962 

11 524 479 48 257 

5 91 

5 294 1 138 

- 9 

3 119 239 14942 

3 103 

239 13 613 

6956 617 260 

2 89 (D) 9964 

1 24 

1 33 1 39 - 7 

5 231 

1 313 36063 

25 324 865 751 

1 136 (D) 9 052 

1 66 

1 81 

2 61 

1 23 

- 98 

- 2 080 - 100 657 

- 92 - 1 838 

2 299 (D) 18 542 (D) 1 245 492 

2 275 (D) 17494 

4 212 (D) 9 541 (D) 172 777 4 208 (D) 9074 

- 68 

- 5 275 

- 1 284 601 

- 68 

- 5 275 

- 2 - 4 - 14 - 31 

- 17 

- 330 

- 23 519! - 445 206 

- 330 

- 23 519 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms. except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specially (021) 

Beef cottle forms. except 

feedlols 

Totol (0212) 

248 97 

10287 4086 

65 43 

5025 3 756 

65 43 

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- -

197 88 

502 261 

58 8 

488 94 

1 992 1 013 

293 167 102922 

1 356 

170640 58~1 \8036068 5 898943 1 286 568 164 326 55 998 

358 183 552 265 387 147 

59 14 

845 621 

137 145 105 128 

585 425 

107 379 80 132 

3 158 540 2 191 729 

272 179 

24 730 16636 

109 70 

201 152 

228 168 47 35 

2 160 1 561 

578 343 411 472 

11 874480 8 254 603 

443 277 33496 19 516 

334 219 592 449 896 654 

338 239 

641 455 

16041 10 437 737 770 477 073 

509 355 10823 6848 

881 466 

43 749 21 158 2 115 709 963 478 

668 333 30350 13 652 

219 95 12220 5 282 187 288 61 763 196 76 9 779 3 101 

46 28 1 752 544 389 493 85 717 

46 28 1 752 544 

6 2 12 11 11 8 13 6 4 1 

226 73 19131 

345 641 107 5 872\ 510 226 73 19 131 5 872 

1978-Con. 

Poullry and Animol General forms, 

Dairy forms egg farms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n lives lock (029) 

10 

- SO 27 

934 2 529 675 420 3 575 

1 311 3 7 

(D) 26341 19 I 259 

1 308 3 7 

- 3 - -

- - - - - - - -

4 12 4 9 

14 74246 11 38 

1 25 4 3 

(0) 2 551 464 (D) 77 

338 7 8 31 

33 997 446 169 4677 

157 4 6 22 

10908 372 137 2990 

1 181 428 46 900 14090 323003 

154 4 6 22 

10 730 372 137 2990 

36 2 5 10 

79 1 1 5 

42 1 - 5 

- - - 2 

22 4 3 12 

1 876 109 402 2412 

9 3 3 9 

885 102 402 1 948 

19 351 8890 9 795 54 734 

4 2 1 7 

93 (D) (D) 492 

2 2 - 1 

3 1 2 4 

4 - 1 3 

- - - 1 

83 15 39 42 

10 128 975 357 11 309 

210 856 20 300 3826 196 774 

22 5 \ 12 

1 467 (D) (D) 514 

17 5 35 9 34 5 4 11 29 5 - 16 

3 - - 6 

42 5 21 17 1 352 88 542 308 63 023 3060 26 525 17 898 

35 5 18 12 941 88 488 252 

102 4 7 25 5 361 (D) 103 714 262 543 (D) 3885 33 253 82 3 6 18 3 572 (D) 51 504 

10 - 1 5 369 - (D) 213 6 442 - (D) 4210 10 - 1 5 369 - (D) 213 

1 11 - 1 (D) (D) - (D) (D) (D) - (D) 

1 11 - 1 (D) (D) - (D) 

- - - 1 - 11 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

13 - - 8 S03 - - 390 10 708 - - 7 757 13 - - 8 503 - -

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TobIe 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Coo. 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms_ 

acres- tons. dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Forms by acres harvested: acres_ 

1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acre'-____________________________________ _ 500 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons. dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farmsocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsForms by acres in orchards: 0,1 to 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acros _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocro'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

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Total forms Cash groin forms (011) 

15 412 2 359 I 432 385 ISS 154 

3 029 193 327 527 12 195 I 3B2 

I 123 019 7B 662 

4 B80 739 

6496 I 159 3 661 447 375 14 

I I 321 1 504 

768 987 82 701 

2 115 176 248 356 10055 I 265 682 6lJ 68 643 

738 70 32 345 I 355 738 70 

32 345 I 355 

202 20 

266 30 203 18 67 2 

970 31 12 632 108 

970 31 

12 632 108 

478 26 

379 4 

95 I 

18 -

Field crop forms except cash grain forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peonut, 

and other field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton farms T obaeeo fa rms farms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

3 139 - - 3 139 126 104 

293 606 - - 293 606 4 B27 I 050 

731 091 - - 731 091 13 357 2 514 

2868 - - 2 B6B 123 104 

261 092 - - 261 092 4 559 I 044 

I 008 - - I 008 77 94 

I 303 - - I 303 38 10 

745 - - 745 10 - 83 - - 83 I -

2 580 - - 2 580 106 91 

194 506 - - 194 506 3 766 879 

564 780 - - 564 780 lJ 627 2 216 

2416 - - 2416 104 91 

178 721 - - 178 721 3 601 879 

65 - - 65 320 7 

I 054 - - I 054 23 668 19 

65 - - 65 320 7 

I 054 - - I 054 23 668 19 

29 - - 29 58 5 

22 - - 22 114 2 12 - - 12 92 - 2 - - 2 56 -

87 - - 87 17 540 

409 - - 409 85 10676 

87 - - 87 17 540 

409 - - 409 85 10 676 

59 - - 59 13 155 

26 - - 26 3 282 

2 - - 2 1 86 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

ClOPS HAIVISTID-Con. 

Hay crap. (see text) _________________________________ Iarm._ - ocres_ ton., dry_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ lorms_ -

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- Farm. by ac .... harvested, 1 to 24 ac .... ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ac .... _______________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 ac .... _____________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ -

Alfolla hay _______________________________________ Iarm._ 

aeres_ 

ton., dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) ______________ Iormo_ 

OCrH_ Irrigated _________________________________________ lorms_ 

Farmo by oc .... harvested, 0.1 to 4.9 oc .... ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 oc .... _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ac ... S-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 ac .... or mo ... __________________________________ _ 

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- lond in orchards ____________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ larms __ 

ocres __ 

Farma bV acres in OrchardSI 0.1 to 4.9 ac .... _______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 oc .... ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ac ... '-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ac .... or mo ... ___________________________________ _ 

'1978 data a ... based on 0 sample of farm., ... toxt. 

[Exclude. abnormal farm., see text) 

General Horticultural lorms, • pecially larm. (018) 

primarily 

crop (019) 

50 1 119 1 7.cs 73 133 3597 215 290 47 996 1 605 65422 

33 435 15 471 I 203 I 10 

36 955 I 529 60 439 3249 193 456 35 879 1 459 56 497 

21 131 247 4 1.cs 21 131 

247 4145 

10 18 8 60 3 46 

- 7 

21 27 51 274 

21 27 51 274 

19 16 2 8 

- 2 

- 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock farm., except dal[(l':' paultry, and animal .peclally ( 21) 

Beef cattle 

farm., except 

feedlot • Total (0212) 

7550 554S 

843 457 675 551 

1 566 694 I 146 159 

5855 4 150 660 015 520 327 

2121 I 325 

3097 2343 

2073 1 647 

259 230 

5298 3686 3826n 275 122 

949625 633 098 4574 3 122 

332968 236 497 

105 47 

1 683 591 

105 47 

1 683 591 

51 24 

24 12 

30 11 

- -

196 120 857 481 

196 120 857 481 

149 96 44 23 3 I 

- -

1978-Con. 

Poultry ond Anlmol General farms, 

Dairy larms egg farm. specially primarily 

(024) (025) farm. (02n livestock (029) 

428 74 333 130 

39 882 1 819 10 132 7580 

134 259 3269 15903 15692 

396 63 257 104 

36 204 1 367 7791 5258 

50 60 209 54 

242 10 106 45 

130 4 17 31 

6 - I -

3IU 59 202 106 

31 092 1279 6062 4062 

115 741 2693 122n II 161 

368 57 171 95 

29 875 1 219 5018 3731 

7 3 2 7 

91 (D) (D) 70 

7 3 2 7 

91 (D) (D) 70 

3 2 2 4 

3 1 - 2 

1 - - I 

- - - -

5 9 34 3 

16 26 128 3 

5 9 34 3 

16 26 128 3 

4 8 26 3 

1 1 8 - - - - - - - - -

COlORADO 117 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Colorado ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Adams _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Alamosa - ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Arapahoe _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Archuleta _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Boca _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Benl _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80ulder _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Chaffee _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cheyenne _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Clear Creek ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Conejos _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Coslilla _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Crowley ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cusler ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ DelIo _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Denver _______________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Dolore'-______________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Douglas ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Eagle _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Elbert ________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

fl Paso _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Fremont ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ G<Jrfield ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gilpin ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grand ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gunnison _______________ . ______ 1978_ 

1974_ Hinsdale ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Huerfono _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Jackson ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Jefferson _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kiowo ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Kit Corson - ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Lake _________________________ I 978_ - 1974_ - La Plato ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Lorimer _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - La. Animas ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - lincoln _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Logan - ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Meso - ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ MlneraL - ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Moffat _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Mont.zuma - ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Mantra - .. _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

-

-

Morgan ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

118 COLORADO 

Forms 

29 633 25 501 

801 

760 

321 

321 

298 

278 

130 

108 

718 

754 

336 

309 

673 

563 

145 

110 

336 

364 4 

4 

458 

393 

204 

130 

249 

243 

III 

115 

866 

834 

42 

39 

162 

169 

311 

250 

120 

103 

518 

513 

621 

557 

337 

244 

407 

342 

9 

4 

133 

128 

161 

160 

14 

12 

240 

201 

103 

92 

367 

248 

366 

386 

802 

842 

11 

10 

569 

527 

1 022 

945 

471 

407 

475 

444 

I 013 

1 031 

1 257 I 180 

11 

10 

259 

249 

585 

580 

787 

769 

939 

934 

Farms and land in forms 

All farms 

Average Acres in size of form Percent of forms (acres) land area 

35 470404 I 197 53.4 35 902 165 1 408 54.1 

726 882 907 92.2 802 278 1 056 101.7 256 729 800 55.8 

296096 922 64.3 338 661 1 136 66.6 415 704 I 495 81.7 132 645 I 020 15.2 139 798 I 294 16.0 1 332 920 1 856 81.3 I 399629 I 856 85.3 

730 022 2 173 75.1 790 933 2560 81.4 133 113 198 27.8 122 805 218 25.7 89 347 616 13.4 91 581 833 13.8 912315 2 715 80.4 904 578 2485 79.8 2604 651 1.0 1 424 356 0.6 

357 557 781 44.1 

332 880 847 41.0 367 917 1 804 47.4 399 741 3075 51.5 446 935 I 795 87.1 436493 1 796 85.0 243 225 2 191 51.6 242 290 2 107 51.4 289 163 334 39.2 

281 506 338 38.1 

(D) (0) (0) 

510 13 0.8 173 212 1 069 26.4 

176 588 I 045 26.9 267 115 859 49.5 273 393 1 094 SO.7 

263 222 2 194 24.5 

312491 3034 29.0 

I 091 464 2 107 91.5 I 080 532 2 106 90.6 

893 799 I 439 64.7 

934 253 1677 67.7 408392 1 212 40.9 

405 264 1 661 40.6 431 367 I 060 22.5 

396 938 I 161 20.7 

8 552 950 9.0 

3 038 760 3.2 308 057 2316 26.0 305 976 2 390 25.8 

294 295 1 828 14.3 

262 070 I 638 12.7 7 286 520 1.1 

7903 659 1.2 

673 851 2808 66.9 

710 431 3534 70.5 

437 829 4251 42.2 

470485 5 114 45.3 90417 246 18.0 

86863 350 17.3 

1 003 209 2 741 88.7 

I 002 073 2 596 88.6 

I 277 579 I 593 91.9 

I 373 716 I 631 98.9 

10 277 934 4.2 

16 892 1 689 7.0 

609542 1 071 56.6 

591 082 I 122 54.9 

574 451 562 34.4 

721 867 764 43.2 

2 156 118 4578 70.3 

2 118 270 5205 69.0 

1 606644 3 382 96.8 

1 614 592 3636 97.3 

1 132 352 1 118 97.1 

I 149 769 1 115 98.6 

482856 384 22.9 

504 162 427 23.9 

11 831 I 076 2.0 

9 516 952 1.6 

I 169062 4 514 38.5 

1 146394 4604 37.8 

869436 1 486 64.9 

831 196 1 433 62.0 

449 781 572 31.4 

429 137 558 30.0 

777 833 ~28 95.1 

748 407 801 91.5 

Value of land and buildings I 

(dollars) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms Farms with sates 

of $2,500 or more 

Average 

Acres in size of form Average Average Average Average Forms farms (acres) per form per acre per form per acre 

22 568 32930957 I 459 387 873 322 461 866 315 21 055 33 739 546 I 602 264065 188 297523 186 

661 713 197 1079 444 373 493 508 606 476 

646 793 714 1 229 349628 331 394085 321 245 233 455 953 326817 407 458 354 402 241 270023 1 120 183393 199 222 689 199 

232 328 313 1 415 563 958 498 659038 449 223 405481 I 818 399 158 267 468 587 258 82 116 510 I 421 454 327 396 580 336 400 78 133 240 1 708 276 426 214 349 103 204 

660 I 309 181 1 984 411 566 217 433 198 212 710 I 386 027 1 952 243 816 131 255 156 131 

292 724032 2480 344 973 168 389 944 165 

255 757 245 2970 252 660 99 283 357 95 449 113 188 252 307 894 I 497 333 025 I 475 

376 115299 307 192813 884 238 846 779 

101 80758 800 253 004 402 307681 370 78 82565 I 059 165 773 199 196590 186 

304 8982SO 2955 484 156 172 506 343 l7J 

346 898 018 2595 270863 109 282 503 109 

1 (D) (0) 1 011 140 I 553 500 ()()() 2203 

2 (0) (0) 237 2SO 666 174 500 1 071 

349 332 853 954 303653 373 356 579 369 

324 316 197 976 1825SO 216 211 577 217 129 360 406 2 794 214 176 121 313 142 117 

87 395360 4544 302808 98 440 828 97 

211 434 285 2058 290 128 160 339 753 160 

215 410519 1 909 218416 122 232065 122 

90 231 921 2577 576 985 2SO 601 887 223 

86 227 216 2642 327 061 155 359 302 136 

538 264 785 492 277 215 719 378 104 665 

556 263 111 473 130 466 387 171 849 363 

33 568 17 171 162 10211 183835 10681 

39 510 13 137615 10524 137615 10524 

142 168 034 1 183 278 313 247 325416 249 

156 173 090 I 110 179 207 172 190 423 172 

215 246 446 I 146 611 619 693 822 143 680 

173 260 716 I S07 404 676 370 536561 356 

89 247 563 2 782 939 551 401 1 104 663 356 

75 309 185 4 122 1 261 194 416 1 698 147 412 

432 1 062 428 2459 428 279 201 488 278 197 

435 1 056 098 2428 266 158 126 298 784 123 

468 854 061 1 825 303 962 210 368 521 199 

399 894 851 2243 263 914 157 334 133 149 

196 386 655 1 973 350691 279 501 769 241 

155 379 742 24SO 226 279 136 306 671 125 

284 409 637 1 442 519 983 552 645 196 S04 

246 383033 1 557 314184 271 403069 259 

8 (D) (0) 439426 462 455604 448 

2 (0) (0) 246 250 324 381 ()()() 467 

116 303 331 2615 996583 412 I 081 596 397 

109 301 551 2 767 561 297 235 628 018 227 

130 285 293 2 195 737 765 423 840 751 412 

120 243 928 2033 403 500 246 465 ()()() 229 

II 5616 511 436 002 838 389 457 763 

10 (0) (D) 262 083 398 252 ()()() 338 

185 628 447 3397 341 664 124 426 557 124 

144 675 065 4688 386632 109 497653 106 

94 364 535 3 878 900065 212 818 582 211 

87 399 531 4 592 861 511 168 783 092 171 

227 70228 309 350 510 1 550 448 390 I 697 

177 74061 418 326 359 932 392 588 938 

306 905 950 2961 425 733 156 464 113 157 

363 962 553 2652 289 816 112 298 631 113 

739 I 263 871 I 710 545 496 336 578 602 334 

804 1 364 277 1 697 286 185 175 296448 175 

5 8405 I 681 668 284 715 I 317 875 784 

4 16 107 4 027 ISO 400 89 174500 43 

364 278 702 766 378 521 353 414 027 540 

345 290 983 843 296 772 265 261 342 310 

748 497 344 665 441 394 740 541 396 773 

705 590 236 837 275 680 361 319 577 382 

363 2056618 5666 418 895 92 466569 86 

298 2005238 6 729 306 781 59 366389 54 

442 1 545 578 3 497 511 994 145 540 674 147 

420 I 594 988 3 798 297 626 82 311 026 82 

937 I 086 319 1 159 326601 275 347 242 282 

971 1 098 944 1 132 212 768 191 220422 195 

780 458 167 587 276 584 759 369 672 656 

761 489471 643 162 992 381 222 662 346 

6 10267 1 711 358 212 333 376 388 220 

4 5836 1 459 174300 183 145 750 100 

217 I 125440 5 186 795 771 183 879 029 175 

225 1 122 674 4990 495 265 108 541 004 108 

414 285 304 689 315 741 219 262967 427 

349 243 503 698 173 009 121 189 112 271 

601 428868 714 331 796 548 407 093 527 

520 406529 782 177 055 317 236 704 303 

872 769 637 883 413 790 449 446 583 446 

978 739 837 843 222 458 278 232 481 276 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974_ Con. 

Forms and land in farms Value of land and buildings 1 

(dollars) 

All forms Forms with sales 

All farms forms with sales of $2,500 or more of $2,500 or more 

Average Average 

Acres in size of form Percent of Acres in size of form Averoge Average Average Averoge 

Forms forms (acres) land area Forms forms (acres) per form per acre per form per acre 

Otero ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ouray ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Park _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Phillips _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Pitkin ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 576 763 287 I 325 95.1 464 686 850 I 480 253 866 179 291 599 183 

- 550 637 396 I 159 79.4 446 621 309 I 393 159 585 138 187 395 135 

- 78 153 245 I 965 44.3 70 152 429 2 178 650606 331 716 457 329 

- 75 157 300 2 097 45.5 63 155 098 2462 370 787 177 413413 168 

- 87 361 236 4 152 26.1 56 298 286 5 327 761 676 183 I 042 319 196 

- 80 366 281 4 579 26.5 53 296 993 5 604 550 200 120 666 283 119 

- 445 479 528 I 078 110.2 422 476 216 I 128 498 084 533 526 651 533 

- 444 467 309 I 052 107.4 429 466 462 I 087 338 387 322 348 970 321 

- 62 57 868 933 9.3 43 41 847 973 I 015949 I 088 I 208 527 I 242 

- 48 48 785 I 016 7.8 41 39694 968 469 854 462 520 049 537 

Prowers ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Puebla ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 578 975 237 I 687 94.0 522 952 682 I 825 375 580 225 399 240 221 

- 618 I 020 856 I 652 98.4 547 998 020 I 825 258 432 156 286 660 157 

- 606 I 033 893 I 706 67.2 434 996 454 2 296 369 917 211 439 821 201 

- 580 I 229 066 2 119 79.9 459 I 203 707 2622 192 926 91 223 540 85 Rio Blanco ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rio Grande. ___________________ 1978_ 

- 181 455 597 2 517 218

1 

148 430 937 2 9121 673 199 2661 758 937 260

- 165 479 603 2 907 23.0 153 478 277 3 126 466 309 1 160 499098 160 

- 356 211 324 594 36.1 310 196619 634 323 755 585 374 401 602 

1974_ - 315 211 224 671 36.1 269 204 687 761 206 267 308 233 684 307 Routt ________________________ 1978_ - 325 586 552 I 805 39.3 269 572 692 2 129 643 857 337 735 350 327 

1974_ - 272 650 385 2 391 43.6 248 637 318 2 570 483 103 202 516 440 201 

Saguache _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 265 480 078 I 812 23.9 232 459 001 I 978 439 497 265 486 985 262 

- 207 473 399 2 287 23.5 171 454 256 2 656 309 029 135 345 673 130 

San Juan _________________ -. ___ 1978_ 

1974_ San MigueL ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sedgwick _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Summi'- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Teller ________________________ 1978_ 

- I (0) (D) (D~I - -

3 25~1 267 040 I 33:

1 

- -

- - - - - - - - -

- 69 195 164 2 828 23.8 58 188 477 777 184 275

1 

874 536 269 

- 78 174 496 2 237 21.3 65 171 469 2 638 321 449 144 361 077 137 

- 316 338 381 I 071 97.2 299 336 639 I 126 439 642 413 461 008 413 

- 302 341 713 I 132 98.1 291 341 228 I 173 302 960 268 312918 267 

- 24 30461 I 269 7.9 14 27 597 I 971 881 386 694

1 

I 160 960 589 

- 17 25 702 I 512 6.6 12 24 676 2 056 378 882 251 492 333 239 

- 54 113 788 2 107 32.2 42 107 881 2 569 475 108 225 552 659 215 

1974_ - 43 110 216 2 563 31.1 30 100 044 3 335 463 233 181 569 900 171 Washington ___________________ 1978_ - 894 I 371 708 I 534 84.8 829 I 347 220 I 625 397 422 274 417618 272 

1974_ - 906 I 381 515 I 525 85.5 864 I 373 344 I 590 251 796 165 261 784 165 Weld _________________________ 1978_ - 3 168 2 332 283 736 911 2 786 2 180 392 783 423 465 595 462 589 612 

1974_ - 3 074 2 351 902 765 918 2 750 2 227 042 810 244 078 319 260 819 322 Yuma ________________________ 1978_ - I 060 I 473 013 I 390 96.7 987 I 446 346 I 465 540 384 381 563 490 382 1974_ - I 065 I 433 473 I 346 94.1 967 I 399 948 I 448 287 674 214 308 113 213 

Forms not on maillisL __________ 1978_ - 2 726 216 993 80 (X) 815 129 585 159 100 440 I 262 115 801 728 

11978 doto Ofe based on a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 119 
Table 2. Land Use: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

8ent _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Boulder ___________________________ _ Cholfee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Clear Creek _______________________ _ -

- Coneios ___________________________ _ Castilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley - __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ - Delta _____________________________ _ - Denver - ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ -

- Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont _________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ -- Gilpin ___________________________ _ -- Grand ___________________________ _ -- Gunnison -- ________________________ _ 

Hinsdale _________________________ _ -- Huerfano _____ • __________________ _ --

-- Jackson _. _______________________ _ 

-- JeHerson _____________ • _. _____ • __ _ 

-- Kiowa _______________________ • ___ _ 

.. - Kit (orson _______________________ • Lake ____ -- .. _______________________ _ 

-- La Plato _________________________ _ 

-- larimer _______ • ___________ • ______ _ 

-- las Animas ______________________ _ lincoln _______________________ • __ _ -- logon ___________________________ _ -- Meso _________________________ • __ -- MineroL -- ________________ • ________ _ 

-- MoHot _. _______________ • ________ _ 

Montezuma -- ______________________ _ 

Montrose -- ________________________ _ 

-- Morgon _________________________ _ Otero -- ______________________ • ____ _ 

Ouray -- _________________________ • __ 

Pork ____________________________ _ -- Phillips __________________________ _ -- Pitkin -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Prowers ______ • __________________ _ 

-- Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco -- _______________________ _ 

-- Rio Grande _____________________ • __ Routt ___________________________ _ -- Saguache -- ________________________ _ 

-- Son Juan _____________ • __________ _ 

-- San Miguel _____ • _________________ _ 

-- Sedgwick ________________________ _ 

-- Summit •• __________________ ._ - ___ _ 

-- Teller ___________________________ _ 

Washington ______________________ _ -- Weld -- __________________________ - __ 

Yuma ___________________________ _ --

--

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ --

120 COLORADO 

Total 

Farms 

25 626 

696 

295 

246 

105 

641 

273 

576 

122 

300 

4 

430 

194 

186 

87 

837 

31 

154 

224 

102 

416 

394 

286 

381 

5 

126 

141 

8 

173 

88 

258 

325 

732 

8 

533 

876 

302 

370 

888 

I 181 

5 

229 

546 

735 

798 

476 

71 

63 

419 

58 

503 

475 

156 

338 

299 

234 

-

61 

292 

19 

29 

811 

2 795 

935 

2 285 

Harvested 

Acres Forms Acres 

10 702 720 22 264 5 880 493 

475 879 627 231 447 

95 008 268 64 790 

163 971 204 68 312 

19 284 82 6 478 

692 163 598 385 773 

110 835 255 66997 

71 517 490 46 443 

21 304 109 9634 

382 980 284 184 382 

(0) 3 60 

131 052 397 88093 

50 180 186 31 771 

87 218 153 39 289 

23 021 65 11 562 

87 355 800 52 712 

258 30 224 

93 175 151 65 519 

31 436 168 15 362 

22 707 91 16 114 

200 712 359 85 967 

88 907 278 36 580 

20 896 233 10 134 

66 593 349 42 347 

(D) 3 (D) 

50 157 119 38 778 

58 281 136 40 158 

1 995 4 305 

31 759 148 11 315 

84 807 81 73 091 

19 537 203 9 153 

501 474 281 195 092 

716 728 672 350 394 

1 303 6 915 

109 537 471 51 932 

145 919 751 101 735 

60 207 238 26 022 

381 100 332 167 471 

521 463 852 282 840 

100 378 1 087 61 481 

880 4 (D) 

135 437 215 71 361 

116 000 496 81 302 

100 270 678 70659 

321 248 754 215 735 

83 750 450 61 080 

19 335 66 13 865 

21 236 54 16086 

392 229 410 213 263 

12 224 54 7 205 

446 433 481 260 345 

99917 408 50957 

64 342 138 34 277 

134 092 318 99 142 

108 060 283 65 515 

125 002 219 87393 

- - - 17 798 58 9 389 

231 901 282 126 193 

6 326 16 3 597 

4 689 19 2 036 

774 450 776 366 157 

967 613 2 598 604685 

701 372 876 413 221 

95 650 1 047 35 688 

Cropland 

Used only for pasture In cover crops On which all crops foiled 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

9 246 1 078 233 1 909 177 763 2 692 345 828 

176 15406 80 10 016 63 7 926 

121 17533 24 1 154 29 4 540 

73 16618 30 4 389 41 5 492 

67 11 236 2 (D) 3 (D) 

218 48 190 112 14 658 101 18346 

92 14 882 28 967 61 8637 

272 13 053 25 999 32 2422 

61 7643 6 (D) 11 1 204 

60 10 602 41 8 939 55 12369 

2 (0) - - - -

208 31 022 14 1 545 42 4 331 

71 7 351 15 1 834 10 393 

65 8468 15 3 125 65 8 159 

47 8 283 1 (0) 17 2 833 

385 28893 35 759 29 675 

1 (0) - - - - 32 8 895 29 1 502 25 3 298 

94 8 634 14 371 17 1 039 

53 6416 1 (0) 1 (D) 

106 18956 85 5813 89 11 143 

173 32 722 28 2099 40 6 704 

119 7 732 8 461 33 909 

208 18 361 14 525 12 329 

3 818 - - - - 45 8 212 3 (D) 3 (0) 

61 17494 2 (0) - - 7 1 690 - - - - 55 13689 3 59 24 2 987 

22 (D) - - 1 (0) 

97 7620 8 (D) 4 (D) 

55 23231 46 9 141 106 49 038 

164 32 161 63 10 783 189 29 596 

4 (D) - - 1 (D) 

327 39953 25 1 381 43 2 313 

406 20040 35 1 500 39 1 472 

112 18 270 17 1 090 56 5 095 

103 19824 70 7 380 77 19 724 

242 38 944 110 6 382 82 7 446 

444 30396 39 845 47 936 

3 225 - - 1 (D) 

54 11 007 8 2646 12 1 133 

279 24 273 27 1 506 44 2 464 

354 22975 24 778 36 1 126 

195 23896 82 7 945 71 5 497 

161 10091 23 996 68 5 672 

31 5022 2 (D) 3 105 

19 4841 1 (D) 4 159 

81 9 259 44 3 359 67 8 148 

27 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

133 22 747 67 8 006 83 12 308 

153 20093 35 1 397 94 10 376 

73 15 856 10 382 10 799 

130 19 773 29 2743 26 2677 

107 22 805 6 545 13 823 

75 20206 15 1 462 10 2 317 

- - - - - - 29 5 390 4 (D) 1 (D) 

61 7 958 26 2 078 22 I 508 

8 (D) - - 1 (0) 

12 2 573 - - 3 80 

142 29450 101 8464 188 25 999 

845 75 510 205 18 249 262 25 059 

265 45 230 139 17 283 120 17 819 

1 158 45 845 32 96 104 1 303 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 2. Land Use: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Colorodo ______________ - ___ _ 

-

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa ________________ - -- ___ ------ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- Archulelo ______________ - __________ _ Boca - ________________________ - ____ _ 8enl _____________________________ _ - 80ulder ___________________________ _ - Choff .. ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne - ____________ ". ____________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

- Coneios ___________________________ _ Coslillo - ______________________ - ____ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer __________________________ - __ - Delio _____________________________ _ - Denver - ___________________________ _ Oolores - ___________________________ _ Douglos __________________________ _ - Eogle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ Gorfield __________________________ _ -

- Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grand - ____________________________ _ 

- Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

-

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit (orson ________________________ _ - loke _____________________________ _ - lo Plola __________________________ _ - larimer ___________________________ _ -

- los Animas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ - Logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ - Mineral - ___________________________ _ 

- MoHol ___________________________ _ 

- Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ - Morgan - __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Pork - _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ - Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowers __________________________ _ -

-

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ - Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Roul! ____________________________ _ -

- Soguoche _________________________ _ ~fu~ ____________ _ - San Miguel ________________________ _ - Sedgwick _________________________ _ - Summit ___________________________ _ - reUer ____________________________ _ - Washington _______________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma - ____________________________ _ 

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

1978-Con. 

C roplond - Con" 

In cultivated summer follow Idle 

Forms Acres Forms 

6 761 2 790 217 4 586 

299 195 916 154 

21 1 202 62 

130 61 588 63 

4 164 9 

407 193 177 145 

66 14 804 89 

72 5 341 57 

1 (D) 11 

214 131 292 112 

- - -

31 2 421 53 

8 531 51 

36 6 191 52 

3 (D) 3 

28 915 119 

- - 2 

69 12 123 26 

39 3 451 21 

- - 3 

226 72 299 58 

65 8 231 42 

7 479 30 

26 2 417 50 

- - -

3 (0) 3 

- - 3 

- - - 6 1 350 7 

- - 1 

15 2 004 15 

222 191 296 103 

585 275 439 176 

- - 1 

73 9 901 84 

109 17 990 99 

29 7 476 35 

247 156 083 59 

483 171 998 205 

25 958 153 

- - -

85 44 122 31 

40 2 613 70 

20 908 80 

184 57 348 123 

34 1 443 138 

3 (D) 3 

- - 4 

332 147 678 132 

- - - 228 124 384 136 

68 12 992 72 

38 11 805 11 

17 1 245 92 

56 17 183 19 

15 1 610 56 

- - - 12 1 971 7 

205 86 715 91 

- - - - - -

619 321 219 164 

634 212 362 382 

527 186 827 208 

95 8 285 611 

Acres 

430 186 

15 168 5 789" 

7572 

1 231 

32019 

4 548 3 259 

1 984 

35 396 

-

3 640 

8300 

21 986 

(D) 

3 401 

(D) 

1 838 

2 579 

(0) 

6 534 

2 571 

1 181 

2 614 

125 1 (D) 

- 2 359 

(0) 

541 

33 676 

18 355 

(D) 

4 057 

3 182 

2 254 

10 618 

13 853 

5 762 

-

5 168 

3 842 

3 824 

10 827 

4 468 

134 

(0) 

10 522 

- 18 643 

4 102 

1 223 

8 512 

1 189 

12 014 

- 680 

7449 

-

- 23 161 

31 748 

20 992 

4433 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Postured 

Farms 

1 433 

7 

8 

5 

36 

2 

1 

14 

9 

1 

3 

20 

7 

2 

21 

67 

-

27 

28 

14 

29 

33 

35 

41 

6 

32 

12 

5 

30 

20 

29 

-

3 

1 

155 

42 

42 

2 

10 

41 

1 

11 

136 

65 

4 

8 

17 

21 

1 

5 

4 

32 

8 

22 

48 

9 

-

12 

-

8 

22 

6 

21 

5 

127 

Woodlond 

Other postureland land in house Jots, ponds, 

and rangeland roods, wasteland, etc. Nol poslured 

Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

881 118 816 266606 12 685 22 813 501 18 176 806 459 

1 136 8 851 257 231 487 492 17 529 

(D) 1 (D) 123 152 541 170 8000 

14846 513 7 939 152 158 392 167 

12 079 14 1 372 69 95453 56 4 457 

619 727 389 20 865 (D) .. (D) 457 210 (0) (D) - - 180 609 736 

1 041 14 1 094 184 53 332 434 6 129 

3 375 5 363 72 59 6'iO 84 4 615 

(D) 2 (0) 206 513 540 166 15 525 

486 2 (D) 2 (0) 4 (0) 

(D) 5 (0) 162 199 558 162 9 745 

(0) 9 (0) 59 233 119 98 8 325 

(D) 3 (0) 119 351 408 154 7 571 

5 096 3 1 600 77 212 327 55 1 181 

16 407 33 2 532 263 158 502 593 24 367 

- - - 2 (0) 22 (0) 

7 874 34 6 899 61 54 288 98 10976 

9556 9 642 185 221 260 184 4 221 

(0) 2 (D) 64 221 621 68 7 589 

(0) 4 (0) 411 873 434 294 11 368 

21 141 21 1 686 403 771 256 321 10809 

42 562 10 1 899 136 333 749 186 9 286 

9 933 26 4 322 209 338 579 258 11 940 

3 217 1 (0) 3 (D) 3 (0) 

33 4171 9 5 197 99 211 116 63 8 170 

18 316 7 1 879 116 212 327 73 3 492 

1 224 3 (0) 6 2 036 5 (D) 

26 456 10 2 144 179 608 676 97 4 816 

(D) 3 (D) 82 324 487 44 8864 

8 561 22 1 849 102 54 016 218 6454 

- - - 210 493 174 162 8 561 

(0) 3 (0) 491 543 819 463 15 711 

(D) 2 (0) 10 8 190 8 487 

197 946 117 84 319 195 201 533 383 16 207 

32 101 29 5 235 313 378 020 660 13 176 

41 200 8 3 002 363 2 013 965 199 37 744 

(0) 7 (0) 350 1 211 119 231 9684 

(0) 5 (0) 551 581 622 634 27 532 

11 503 27 5019 259 342 671 817 23 285 

(D) 3 969 6 7 740 7 (D) 

(D) 1 (0) 187 1 D05 674 143 22 008 

132 495 106 11 525 222 582 906 362 26 510 

18 338 31 3 746 288 287 419 512 40 D08 

(0) 3 (D) 356 435 233 542 21 105 

(D) 4 (D) 194 659 040 379 18 294 

15 016 5 1 165 55 115 141 46 2 588 

8 532 3 1 020 59 322 142 37 8 306 

(D) 3 (D) 140 74 866 273 12 353 

182 4 709 35 40 465 39 4288 

(D) 4 (0)1 305 505 434 348 21 476 

(D) 13 (D) 286 898 608 346 13 897 

(D) 3 (0) 119 379 922 89 3 366 

4 497 3 215 100 55 098 214 17 422 

34 764 16 4 523 208 432 914 179 6291 

(0) 2 (D) 115 340 187 139 10 833 

- - - I (0) - - 7 512 7 1 933 44 165 820 38 2 101 

- 4 345 126 100 026 189 6 109 

3 369 5 (0) 12 18 687 13 (0) 

30 575 6 (D) 38 68 584 25 (0) 

426 14 1 378 509 568 481 528 26973 

4 930 17 380 948 1 274 087 2 113 85 273 (D) 5 (D) 603 732 516 597 38 902 

11 057 85 12 049 547 87 769 2 293 10468 

COLORADO 121 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

Irrigated land according to use land in irrigated forms 

All Farms Total Harvested cropland Pastureland Other land Acres of 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Acres of harvested Farms Acres Acres cropland cropland 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 17 073 3 458 031 15 744 2 748 776 5 258 643 498 1 292 65 757 18 424 075 5 469 649 3 538 736 

Adorns ___________________________ _ Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

- 416 44 121 384 40078 93 3 083 24 960 326 551 202 772 107 035 - 267 82480 254 61 033 98 19 804 27 1 643 230 068 89930 63 809 - 74 5 887 64 5457 15 (D) 4 (D) 73 762 33 403 15 883 - 90 19 489 63 4 171 50 15 249 5 69 84 423 14934 4 748 - 196 74 347 188 69967 12 727 30 3653 472 916 256 930 152 513 - 229 66 740 223 48032 47 17 552 42 1 156 453 683 80 899 55 787 - 502 46 113 429 35 303 204 8 794 23 2016 105 291 58924 41 936 - 119 16 565 104 9 193 59 7 037 5 335 78 273 20456 9540 - 57 24 872 54 22945 1 (D) 7 (D) 221 948 102 383 55 306 - 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) - - (D) (D) (0) 

Coneios ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Delto _____________________________ _ Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ 

Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 399 120 803 377 85 460 159 32 568 29 2 775 332 644 127 982 86 832 

- 184 41 447 181 31 314 61 9 242 15 891 268 588 49 105 31 586 

- 130 23383 123 20 567 21 1 875 28 941 132 735 58 118 29 750 

- 57 16 168 51 8 863 24 (D) 1 (D) 139 799 18078 10903 - 822 74609 789 51 620 372 21 991 53 998 273 374 85 429 52469 

- 23 166 23 166 - - - - 578 182 168 

- 15 992 14 503 7 (D) 1 (D) 30 456 5 608 2 737 

- 89 6 581 76 4 270 24 2 155 5 156 128 007 10 167 6 175 

- 102 27 625 90 15 795 55 11 830 - - 252 538 22 300 16064 

- 61 11 577 57 6937 10 (D) 4 (D) 263 810 31 608 13260 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ Fremonf __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grand ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Hinsda", __________________________ _ 

Huerfono _________________________ _ 

jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 113 16451 107 11 611 26 4 478 9 362 358 780 27026 13 908 

- 260 11 197 224 8 747 77 2 227 16 223 263 510 18 598 9613 

- 364 57 546 337 36 796 197 20 251 21 499 415 768 64144 41 701 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - (D) (D) (0) 

- 123 46 733 115 34 938 45 11 690 3 105 302 301 48 731 38 138 

- 140 71 316 132 39 774 81 (D) 2 (D) 270 183 57811 39 877 

- 9 1 326 4 305 8 1 021 - - 5 261 1 875 305 

- 111 12 634 105 6 208 21 6 206 7 220 297 939 19 258 7 794 

- 88 103 200 78 69 081 51 34 119 - - 355 288 84 441 73 036 

- 170 6623 131 4 205 59 2 359 7 59 35 344 12 260 5 864 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

- 29 6039 27 4 135 - - 12 1 904 53 886 25 308 11 107 

- 350 144 712 350 131 377 29 8 172 44 5 163 768 257 450 190 239 894 lake _____________________________ _ 

- 9 6 103 6 915 6 5 188 - - 8 477 1 253 915 lo Plato __________________________ _ 

- 477 64 675 404 28 369 299 35 417 38 889 558 012 87025 37 112 lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- 750 95 881 660 83 407 267 11 556 31 918 411 793 126 367 94045 los Animas _______________________ _ 

- 171 17600 156 12 120 29 4 959 12 521 872992 23 231 13 026 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 38 8 530 33 5 483 6 2090 7 957 266 417 30045 13041 lagon ____________________________ _ 

- 425 106 295 417 99 443 65 5 500 33 1 352 450 677 178 176 122 714 Meso ____________________________ _ Minerai - 1 148 103 540 1 062 58 850 407 42 438 97 2 252 430 782 95 210 60 192 ___________________________ _ 8 2 240 4 (D) 5 1 945 1 (D) 11 347 880 545 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 126 23 249 121 17 548 39 5 609 3 92 864 364 60 872 36 543 Montezuma ______________________ _ 

-- 428 36417 382 19629 269 16468 22 320 192 230 58 247 31 148 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 720 106 533 658 68 899 332 35912 46 1 722 430 063 97 504 69438 Morgan __________________ .. ______ _ 

-- 657 158 402 640 148 458 62 7 884 50 2 060 459 198 208 880 162 393 Otero ___________________________ _ 

-- 465 67 785 440 59 195 95 6416 74 2 174 417081 81 595 60 522 Ouray ___________________________ _ 

-- 69 16 796 62 13 433 35 (D) 1 (D) 145 517 19006 13 675 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 42 32 589 38 (D) 15 17485 1 (0) 246 496 18 880 15 363 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 179 88046 179 82 840 12 2982 19 2 224 264 033 208 350 128 970 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ - 58 11 814 51 6 845 37 4969 - - 51 84,5 12064 7 145 

- 348 134 155 344 121 725 32 6079 57 6351 487 039 257 361 169 199 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 330 30306 315 27 335 44 2463 22 508 373 382 48025 30 965 Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 121 31 360 111 20 751 64 (D) 4 (D) 359 910 48 264 26 575 Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 324 120 782 309 96 296 116 22 551 32 1 935 193 957 129 049 97 175 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 202 47 640 181 31 543 77 (0) 1 (D) 443 871 69 453 44 330 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 227 128 958 212 84 439 85 42644 19 1 875 452 908 121 595 86 522 San Juan _________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 47 10 507 42 5 208 27 (0) 1 (D) 167 376 11 643 5 705 Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 131 49 183 128 47600 12 696 17 887 197 935 118 374 76 884 Summit ___________________________ _ 

- 19 5980 16 3 397 10 2 583 - - 26 705 6 167 3 597 Tener ____________________________ _ 

- 14 1 827 13 (D) 4 (D) - - 43 890 1 971 1 602 Washington _______________________ _ 

- 149 56 517 147 53 391 11 1 057 12 2 069 368 310 156 479 93 003 Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 2 213 420 154 2 133 391 970 419 23487 112 4 697 1 200 772 608 572 459 246 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 528 265044 519 251 335 61 9871 55 3 838 968 833 465 954 316 687 

Forms not on moil flsL ______________ _ 

- 1 057 27 171 803 22 555 407 3 801 101 815 59 309 40067 22 641 

122 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

All farms Percent of Percent of 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy Tolol Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 29 633 16065 9 139 4 429 14.9 22 568 10 616 8 226 3 726 16.5 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 801 377 263 161 20.1 661 283 234 144 21.8 Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 321 222 75 24 7.5 245 158 67 20 8.2 

- 298 152 101 45 15.1 232 110 87 35 15.1 

~~~~~I~':! 130 81 39 10 7.7 82 39 35. 8 9.8 80co _________ ==== == • ==== _____ == • == ___ ====== • ________ == === ._ = 

- 718 285 309 124 17.3 660 241 300 119 18.0 

- 336 165 121 50 14.9 292 129 114 49 16.8 

- 673 407 138 128 19.0 449 239 101 109 24.3 

- 145 90 39 16 11.0 101 58 32 II 10.9 

- 336 131 159 46 13.7 304 116 149 39 12.8 

Bent _____________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ Chollee ___________________________ _ Cheyenne ___________ • _____________ • 

- 4 3 - I 25.0 I I - - - Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- 458 298 142 18 3.9 349 212 123 14 4.0 

- 204 140 52 12 5.9 129 79 42 8 6.2 

- 249 117 108 24 9.6 211 88 103 20 9.5 

Conejos _____________ • _____________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ Crowlev ___________ • ______________ _ 

- 111 55 46 10 9.0 90 40 40 10 11.1 

- 866 616 196 54 6.2 538 342 162 34 6.3 

- 42 38 1 3 7.1 33 30 I 2 6.1 

- 162 61 76 25 15.4 142 46 74 22 15.5 

Custer ___________ • _____ • __________ _ DelIo _____________________________ _ Denver _____________ • _____________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ 

- 311 198 80 33 10.6 215 126 62 27 12.6 

- 120 54 43 23 19.2 89 38 38 13 14.6 

Douglas __________________________ _ Eagle ________ .. ____________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 518 279 183 56 10.8 432 207 180 45 10.4 

EI Po.o ___________________________ _ 

- 621 357 202 62 10.0 468 235 175 58 12.4 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 337 200 109 28 8.3 196 94 80 22 11.2 

- 407 262 97 48 11.8 284 170 79 35 12.3 

- 9 4 5 - - 8 4 4 - - - 133 55 51 27 20.3 116 46 47 23 19.8 

Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ Grand ____________________________ _ 

- 161 109 47 5 3.1 130 80 46 4 3.1 

- 14 10 2 2 143 1 

II 8 2 I 9.1 

- 240 138 78 24 10.0 185 92 71 22 11.9 

- 103 45 38 20 19.4 94 40 37 17 18.1 

- 367 246 79 42 11.4 227 153 45 29 12.8 

Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ Huerfano _________ . _______________ _ Jackson __________________________ . 

Jefferson _. _____________ . _________ _ 

- 366 110 183 73 19.9 306 80 171 55 18.0 

- 802 320 354 128 16.0 739 272 351 116 15.7 

- 11 4 4 3 27.3 5 I 2 2 40.0 

- 569 373 162 34 6.0 364 211 127 26 7.1 

- I 022 594 220 208 20.4 748 387 176 185 24.7 

- 471 214 205 52 11.0 363 152 175 36 9.9 

- 475 182 214 79 16.6 442 162 209 71 16.1 

- I 013 386 404 223 22.0 937 329 396 212 22.6 

- I 257 919 270 68 5.4 780 510 223 47 6.0 

- II 8 2 I 9.1 6 4 1 I 16.7 

Kiowa _______________ . ____________ _ 

Kit Carson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ La Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer _________________ . ___ . _____ _ los Animas _____________ . ___ . _____ _ 

lincoln ____ . ______________________ _ logan _________ . ___________ • ___ • __ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- 259 118 105 36 13.9 217 89 97 31 14.3 

- 585 379 155 51 8.7 414 234 140 40 9.7 

- 787 495 232 60 7.6 601 346 203 52 8.7 

- 939 422 282 235 25.0 872 377 278 217 24.9 - 576 303 168 105 18.2 464 215 154 95 20.5 

- 78 44 27 7 9.0 70 36 27 7 10.0 - 87 37 38 12 13.8 56 17 29 10 17.9 - 445 128 223 94 21.1 422 115 222 85 20.1 

- 62 41 13 8 12.9 43 26 11 6 14.0 - 578 233 240 105 18.2 522 189 236 97 18.6 

Mollot ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _____________________ • __ Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ . 

Otero ___ • ________________________ _ 

Ouray _______ • ____ • _______________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 606 356 197 53 8.7 434 229 166 39 9.0 - 181 105 61 15 8.3 148 87 51 10 6.8 

- 356 220 99 37 10.4 310 178 98 34 11.0 - 325 165 128 32 9.8 269 124 119 26 9.7 - 265 165 65 35 13.2 232 138 63 31 13.4 - I - I - - - - - _. - - 69 36 23 10 14.5 58 29 22 7 12.1 - 316 101 153 62 19.6 299 90 153 56 18.7 - 24 II 8 5 20.8 14 6 4 4 28.6 - 54 26 25 3 5.6 42 20 20 2 4.8 - 894 353 409 132 14.8 829 312 398 119 14.4 - 3 168 I 562 861 745 23.5 2 786 1 263 816 707 25.4 - I 060 432 446 182 17.2 987 380 438 169 17.1 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ___ • _____ . ___ . ___ ._. ____ _ 

Rio Grande _. _____ • _________ • ______ _ Routt ____________________________ _ Saguache _________________________ _ Son Juan _________________________ _ 

Son Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ________ ~. ______ • ___________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 2 726 2028 283 415 15.2 815 504 120 191 23.4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 123 
Tobie 5. Farms and land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Corporation 

Individual or family Partnership Other - coopero five. es tote 

Family held Other than family held or trust, institutional, etc. All Farms 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 24 935 22 127 881 3 195 6 103 350 1 173 4 702 076 141 796 166 189 1 740 931 

- 640 466 685 107 111 012 50 143 288 4 5 897 - - Adams ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa 268 161 230 42 36 018 9 (0) - - 2 (0) __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 245 254 885 28 37 789 19 (0) 2 (0) 4 26 138 Archuleta _________________________ _ 106 97 471 15 26 134 9 9040 - - - - - 634 1 074 021 59 163 407 20 87 701 1 (0) 4 (0) Boca _____________________________ _ 

286 409 064 25 (0) 24 172 899 1 (0) - - - 556 96339 74 25 845 24 7094 10 858 9 2977 

Sent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee - 129 61 759 7 1 458 6 22697 - - 3 3433 ___________________________ _ 

- 270 644 865 34 81 498 25 150 276 3 30022 4 5 654 

- 3 (0) - - - - - - 1 (0) 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

Conejos ___________________________ _ 

- 386 196 428 52 66 942 13 74501 3 7 770 4 11 916 

- 166 229 071 34 46 128 4 92 718 - - - -

- 221 324 579 20 (0) 7 62 550 - - 1 (0) 

- 93 204 702 17 (0) - - - - 1 (D) 

- 742 214 211 103 46 601 15 26405 3 1 692 3 254 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ Denver ___________________________ _ 

- 34 653 3 3 5 48 - - - - - 146 142 087 14 (0) 2 (0) - - - -

- 250 162 279 40 34625 19 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 93 187 610 18 44 492 3 8450 3 21 300 3 1 370 

-- 420 677 571 71 288 168 22 113 249 1 (0) 4 (D) 

Dolores ___________________________ _ 

Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ Elbert ___________________________ _ 

-- 544 694 307 46 79 120 24 114 884 5 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 293 291 B46 32 50 296 6 (0) 4 59 582 2 (0) 

-- 336 291 501 54 93 124 6 32435 4 9 530 7 4 777 

EI Paso __________________________ _ Fremont _________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ 

-- 8 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - -

-- 93 163 050 22 77 706 15 53 505 1 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 97 114 360 33 103 837 21 55995 2 (0) 8 (0) 

Gilpin ___________________________ _ Grand ___________________________ _ 

Gunnison ________________________ _ 

-- 13 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - -

-- 195 391 785 37 209 306 6 (0) - - 2 (0) 

-- 59 135 937 24 119 961 15 99 219 3 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 291 72 796 41 9 030 30 7 301 2 (0) 3 (0) 

Hinsdale _________________________ _ 

Huerfano ________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- 292 651 112 38 146 091 26 132 742 4 27 584 6 45680 

-- 672 998 435 92 174 628 33 97315 1 (0) 4 (D) 

Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

Kit corsan _______________________ _ 

-- 10 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - -

-- 491 227 153 66 64 427 9 21 416 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 833 298 965 130 111 671 44 102 535 3 1 019 12 60 261 

-- 402 1 277 056 48 305 669 16 445 990 1 (0) 4 (0) 

-- 406 1 093 299 46 (0) 21 311 713 - - 2 (0) 

- 847 736 951 107 167 618 53 188 513 2 (0) 4 (D) 

-- I 106 248 524 111 131 834 28 87 660 4 13 108 8 1 730 

Lake ____________________________ _ 

La Plato _________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas ______________________ _ 

tinea In __________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso ___________________________ _ 

-- Mineral __________________________ _ 7 5204 4 6 627 - - - - - -

-- 208 661 907 37 339 654 12 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

-- 507 232 958 59 39 338 15 25 186 - - 4 571 954 

-- 660 260 670 113 143 401 12 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

-- 759 516 029 116 124 848 54 133 153 5 1 221 5 2 582 

-- 484 332 500 63 153 261 20 53 268 5 157 676 4 66 582 

-- 67 114 553 9 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) - -

-- 74 206 070 10 28 826 2 (0) - - 1 (0) 

-- 371 345 683 51 61 239 19 65 651 3 (0) 1 (0) 

-- 44 37 554 7 (0) 5 3 212 1 (0) 5 11 727 

-- 493 734 390 59 109 975 19 97 774 5 (0) 2 (D) 

Moffat __________________________ _ 

Montezuma ______________________ _ 

Montrose ________________________ _ 

Morgan _________________________ _ 

Otero ___________________________ _ 

Ouray ___________________________ _ 

Pork ____________________________ _ Phillips ______________________ -_ - __ 

Pitkin ___________________________ _ Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- 509 547 872 73 234 858 21 130 700 3 120 463 - -

- 125 197 845 43 153 781 9 83 084 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 277 121 080 41 23 097 33 54372 2 (D) 3 (0) 

- 262 333 275 49 165 834 10 84385 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 191 177 793 44 68 985 20 77 156 4 141 784 6 14 360 

- 1 (0) - - - - - - - -

- 58 107 167 9 (0) 2 (0) - - - -

- 240 191 272 42 57 961 28 81 050 5 (0) 1 (0) 

- 18 12 832 3 10852 2 (0) 1 (D) - -

- 42 72 958 8 26 330 4 14 500 - - - -

- 748 992 019 97 218 446 39 143 026 1 (0) 9 (D) 

- 2 575 1 359 781 391 484 233 163 353 828 21 13 248 18 121 193 

- 877 1 046 450 112 252 036 52 133 942 10 19 124 9 21 461 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Routt ________________________ -- __ _ Saguache ________________ -_____ - __ _ Son Juan _________________________ _ 

San Miguol ______________________ --- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summif ______________________ ------

Teller ______________________ ------- Washington _______________________ _ 

Weld ________________________ ------

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 2 662 203 111 64 13 882 - - - - - -

124 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operators Operators by place of Operators reporting days of work off farm Operators by principal 

residence occupation 

All Farms On form Not on form 100 to 199 200 day' 

Mole Female Average age operated operated Any day. 1 to 99 day. days or more Forming Other 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 28 158 I 475 49.4 21 943 5 378 15 883 37UJ 2662 9461 17 130 12 503 

Adorns _____________________ . _____ _ 

Alamosa _____ . ___________ . ___ . _. _._ Arapahoe _ •• ____ • _____ ._. ___ • _____ • Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Saca _________ • ________________ . __ • 

8ent _____________________________ _ 

80ulder ___________________________ _ Choffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _____ • ________________ • __ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- 762 39 50.2 552 173 402 79 66 257 466 335 

- 311 10 47.1 246 47 182 36 30 

116/ 

183 138 

284 14 51.0 187 82 158 21 22 115 154 144 

- 126 4 53.6 81 32 84 26 16 42 67 63 

- 681 37 50.0 387 239 283 103 51 129 559 159 

- 322 14 49.4 249 50 143 50 21 721 232 104 

- 632 41 49.6 514 103 449 77 69 303 275 398 

- 133 12 53.7 112 29 77 II 13 53 85 60 

- 308 28 50.4 174 127 154 49 37 68 250 86 

4 - 41.8 3 1 3 - I 2 - 4 - Conejos ___________ • ___ • ___________ • Co.tillo ___________________________ _ 

Crowley _________ • _____________ • __ _ (uster ______________ . .:. _________ . __ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver _______ ._. ______________ . __ • 

Dolores _______ . _____ . __________ . __ _ Douglas ___ • _____ ._. ______________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 443 15 51.0 321 85 242 64 48 130 263 195 

- 197 7 52.8 138 42 130 44 31 55 104 100 

- 239 10 49.6 184 51 120 38 27 55 156 93 

101 10 52.2 82 22 50 13 14 23 66 45 -

- 829 37 51.7 721 88 500 III III 278 467 399 

- 35 7 54.3 19 19 18 2 I 15 22 20 

- 156 6 49.1 114 39 89 27 18 44 lOS 54 

- 276 35 51.0 251 45 216 27 49 140 1 107 204 

- 117 3 49.5 83 22 57 19 7 31 70 50 

- 490 28 52.8 383 101 262 63 54 145 304 214 

EI Po.o ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ___________________ • ___ • __ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Gilpin _________________________ • __ _ 

Grand _________________________ • __ _ 

Gunnison _. _. _. _. ___ • ___ • _________ _ 

Hinsdale ___ • _____ • ________________ _ Huerfono _________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 586 35 50.9 483 88 371 61 44 266 272 349 

- 310 27 51.9 256 62 202 35 25 142 143 194 

- 379 28 52.1 316 54 222 50 43 129 242 165 

- 9 - 53.2 4 4 6 I - 5 4 5 

- 127 6 51.3 100 24 58 9 17 32 77 56 

- 151 10 51.0 1 116 36 70 18 9 43 105 5~1 - 14 - 53.2 9 4 11 2 I 8 5 

222 18 51.7 146 74 131 39 22 70 113 127 

- 96 7 48.9 64 29 56 20 16 20 68 35 

- 328 39 52.4 261 71 223 30 39 154 140 227 

Kiowa _______ • ____________________ _ 

- 354 12 49.2 177 161 177 57 31 89 261 105 Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

- 787 15 47.8 498 224 310 111 37 162 626 176 lake _____________________________ _ 

- 10 I 51.5 8 2 10 1 2 7 4 7 lo Plato __________________________ _ 

- 534 35 50.0 450 78 371 67 83 221 267 302 larimer _______ • ____________ • _____ ._ - 966 56 47.5 801 159 603 125 105 373 500 522 los Animas _______________________ • 

- 445 26 52.4 339 103 264 63 63 138 237 234 lincoln _______ • ___________________ _ 

- 462 13 49.2 338 101 193 63 28 102 342 133 logon ________________________ • ___ _ 

- 988 25 49.3 717 205 480 185 95 200 730 283 Meso ___________________________ ._ - I 197 60 50.7 I 015 137 751 121 136 494 624 633 Mineral _____ • _____________________ _ 

- 10 I 53.6 7 2 6 - 4 2 4 7 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 252 7 51.1 167 74 146 46 28 72 167 92 Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose ___ • _____________________ _ 

Morgan _______________ • __________ _ 

- 549 36 50.9 452 82

1 

344 64 75 205 309 276 

- 747 40 50.5 625 77 418 81 68 269 446 341 

- 920 19 47.4 689 171 391 147 69 175 707 232 Otero _______ • ____________________ _ 

- 549 27 49.8 433 87 320 87 55 178 336 240 Ouray _____________________ • ______ _ 

- 73 5 53.9 64 9 39 13 6 20 51 27 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 83 4 54.3 62 23 51 13 8 30 39 48 Phillip. ___________________________ _ 

- 430 15 49.5 289 131 199 88 45 66 357 88 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 58 4 53.6 52 5 32 10 10 12 40 22 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 559 19 47.7 363 151 275 lOB 32 135 416 162 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 565 41 51.1 458 99 331 44 56 231 295 311 Rio Blonco ________________________ _ 

- 169 12 52.4 116 40 77 22 11 44 112 69 Rio Gronde _____________ • __________ • 

- 349 7 47.5 280 49 162 51 25 86 250 106 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 310 15 49.6 240 56 176 47 28 101 199 126 Saguache ___ • _____________________ _ 

- 252 13 49.9 193 51 127 47 20 60 181 84 Son Juan _. _______________________ _ 

- 1 - 56.0 - I I - - I - I San Miguel _______________ • ________ _ 

- 61 8 52.9 51 10 37 9 4 24 38 31 Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 295 21 51.7 191 100 148 51 40 57 231 85 Summit _______________ • ___________ _ 

- 21 3 49.9 20 2 13 3 3 7 13 11 Teller ____________________________ _ 

- Washington 50 4 56.4 38 14 31 7 13 II 27 27 _____ • _________________ _ Weld - 842 52 50.3 600 217 419 143 75 201 643 251 _____________________________ _ 

- Yuma 3080 88 48.3 2425 510 I 40B 426 240 742 2 191 977 ___ • ________________________ _ 

- I 019 41 48.4 701 248 429 204 65 160 835 225 

Forms not on moillist. ______________ _ - 2 503 223 44.6 2 528 156 2 175 131 200 1 844 545 2 181 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 125 
Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Farms with sales of $20.000 or rna'" Forms with sales af less than $20,000 

All Fanns Occupation Occupation 

Forms Total Forming Other than farming Total Abnormal forms Farming Other than farming (see text) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 29 633 12058 10365 1 693 17496 6 715 10 781 79 

Adoms ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

ChaHee ___________________________ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- 801 355 302 53 446 164 282 - - 321 130 111 19 190 72 118 1 - 298 105 83 22 193 71 122 - - 130 31 21 10 99 46 53 - - 718 398 360 38 317 197 120 3 - 336 173 152 21 163 80 83 - - 673 163 132 31 506 141 365 .. - 145 25 23 2 118 60 58 2 

- 336 203 173 30 132 76 56 1 

- 4 - - - 4 - 4 - (onejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 458 172 147 25 283 116 167 3 

- 204 57 51 6 147 53 94 - - 249 115 93 22 134 63 71 - - 111 41 34 7 70 32 38 - - 866 199 174 25 666 292 374 1 Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ - 42 27 19 8 15 3 12 - Douglas __________________________ _ - 162 60 53 7 102 55 47 - Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 311 73 45 28 238 62 176 - - 120 45 39 6 74 31 43 1 

- 518 217 176 41 301 128 173 - EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 621 183 148 35 437 123 314 1 Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield - 337 69 52 17 267 90 177 1 __________________________ _ 

- 407 136 108 28 268 132 136 3 Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

- Grand ____________________________ _ 9 2 2 - 7 2 5 - - 133 62 47 15 70 29 41 1 Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- 161 85 77 8 73 25 48 3 Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerfono - 14 5 2 3 9 3 6 - _________________________ _ 

- 240 68 38 30 172 75 97 - Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 103 73 57 16 29 11 18 I Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 367 87 62 25 280 78 202 - Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 366 179 ISO 29 184 110 74 3 Kit (arson ________________________ _ 

- 802 492 446 46 310 180 130 - Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 11 2 2 - 9 2 7 - La Plato __________________________ _ 

- 569 122 107 15 445 158 287 2 Lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- 1 022 381 329 52 632 166 466 9 Los Animas _______________________ _ 

- 471 132 106 26 338 131 207 1 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 475 263 221 42 210 120 90 2 Logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso - I 013 607 535 72 405 194 211 1 ____________________________ _ 

- 1 257 287 234 53 966 388 578 4 Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- 11 3 2 I 8 2 6 - MoHot ___________________________ _ 

- 259 107 94 13 151 73 78 I Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 585 122 100 22 462 208 254 1 Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan - 787 277 244 33 510 202 308 - __________________________ _ 

- 939 634 557 77 305 150 155 - Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 576 231 193 38 343 142 201 2 Ouray ____________________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ - 78 35 29 6 43 22 21 - - 87 27 19 8 59 19 40 1 Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ - 445 276 253 23 169 104 65 - - 62 17 15 2 42 23 19 3 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 578 325 291 34 252 125 127 1 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 606 173 135 38 433 160 273 - Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 181 82 66 16 99 46 53 - Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 356 203 193 10 151 56 95 2 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 325 159 137 22 165 61 104 1 Saguache _________________________ _ Son Juan _________________________ _ - 265 161 129 32 100 49 51 4 

- 1 - - - I - 1 - San Migue'- _______________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ 

- 69 24 22 2 45 16 29 - - 316 197 176 21 119 55 64 - - 24 4 4 - 20 9 II - TeUer ____________________________ _ 

- 54 13 9 4 41 18 23 - Woshington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 894 473 420 53 417 220 197 4 

- 3 168 1 917 1 674 243 1243 511 732 8 

- I 060 668 596 72 389 236 153 3 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 2 726 106 96 10 2620 449 2 171 -

126 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa ___ • _. ____________________ _ 

Arapahoe ___________ • _____________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boca . ____________________________ _ Bent ________________ - _________ - __ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

Conejos _______________ • ___________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

(rowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___ • _______________________ _ Douglas ___________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont _________ • _. ______________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grand ___ • _____________________ • __ _ Gunnison ___ • _____________________ _ 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ Huerfano _________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit (arson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________ • _________ • _____ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________ • ____ • ______ -' ___ _ Ouray ____________________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pitkin _____ • ______________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Routt ____________________ -' _______ _ Saguache _________________________ _ San Juan _________________________ _ 

Son Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ 

Teller ____________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

Farms not on maillis'- ______________ _ 

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-

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-

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Farms 

29 633 

801 

321 

298 

130 

718 

336 

673 

145 

336 

4 

458 

204 

249 

111 

866 

42 

162 

311 

120 

518 

621 

337 

407 

9 

133 

161 

14 

240 

103 

367 

366 

802 

11 

569 

1 022 

471 

475 

1 013 

1 257 

11 

259 

585 

787 

939 

576 

78 

87 

445 

62 

578 

606 

181 

356 

325 

265 

1 

69 

316 

24 

54 

894 

3 168 

1 060 

2 726 

Cash grain (011) Total (013) 

6 231 3566 

265 71 

42 101 

94 6 

1 13 

395 11 

29 73 

57 125 

- 24 

176 5 

- -

28 85 

19 49 

10 34 

- 8 

63 169 

- I 

123 2 

20 25 

1 19 

77 19 

20 34 

2 50 

13 93 

- 1 

1 31 

- 23 

- - 4 15 

- 17 

13 35 

176 14 

366 28 

- 2 

50 84 

106 120 

6 31 

132 8 430 61 

95 248 

- 2 

61 21 

121 99 

112 135 

289 106 54 131 

I 6 

- 10 

342 22 

- 13 

165 122 

52 75 

18 24 

58 120 

33 45 

45 65 

- - 12 8 207 4 

- 7 

1 4 

475 25 

714 497 

574 25 

83 265 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICl./l TURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978 

Field crop except cash grain {O13} 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, and of her field crop Vegetable and Fruit and tree nut 

Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) (0133.0134.0139) melon (016) (017) 

- - 3566 320 546 

- - 71 63 1 

- - 101 - - - - 6 I - - - 13 - -

- - 11 - - - - 73 I - - - 125 7 3 

24 - 1 - -

- - 5 - I 

- - - - -

- - 85 - -

- - 49 5 - - - 34 2 -

- - 8 - -

- - 169 23 159 

- - I - - - - 2 - - - - 25 - -

- - 19 - I 

- - 19 - 1 

- - 34 2 2 

- - 50 9 18 

- - 93 - 14 

- - 3: I 1 - - - 2 - - - 23 - -

- - - - -

- - 15 - -

- - 17 - - - - 35 10 4 

- - 14 - 1 

- - 28 - - - - 2 - - - - 84 - 8 

- - 120 5 9 

- - 31 - - - - 8 - - - - 61 I - - - 248 19 254 

- - 2 - -

- - 211 1 - - - 99 5 15 

- - 135 22 18 

- - 106 - - - - 131 27 1 

- - 6 - 1 

- - 10 - - - - 22 - - - - 13 - - - - 122 6 -

- - 75 41 - - - 24 - - - - 120 5 - - - 45 - - - - 65 1 - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - 4 - - - - 7 - - - - 4 - - - - 25 - - - - 497 61 1 

- - 25 - 2 

- - 265 - 31 

COLORADO 127 
Tobie 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Colorado __________ .. _______ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boca __ .. __________________________ _ 

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Bent - _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ________ . __________________ _ 

Chaffee ________________________ . ___ _ 

- Cheyenne ________________ '. ________ _ 

Clear Creek ___ ~ ___________________ _ 

Conejos __________________ . __________ _ - Cos1illo ______________________ ~ ____ _ 

Crowley ____________________ ~ _____ _ .. Cusfer __________________________ . __ - Delto ________________________________ _ 

Denver ____________________________ _ 

- Dolorcs- ___________________________ _ 

Douglas ________ . ________________ _ 

- Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert _______ _ -

EI Paso ____________ _ --

- Fremont __ 

Garfield __ ._ -- Gilpin __ .___ _ __________ _ - Grond ______ _ ____ _ ____________ _ 

-- Gunnison ____ , ___________________ _ - Hinsdale __ . ___________________ _ -- Huertano __________________ . _____ _ 

-- Jackson __________________________ _ - Jefferson ____________ . ___________ _ --

Kiowo ______ . ___ .. _________________ _ 

- Kit Corson ________________________ _ - lake ______________________________ _ 

- Lo Plato _____________ . _____________ _ 

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas _______________________ _ - Uncoln ____________________________ _ - logon ____________________________ _ 

- Meso ___________________________ _ 

Minerol - ___________________________ _ 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- Montrose _________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ 

- Ouray ______________ . ______________ _ 

- Pork _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin _________ ~ ________________ _ - Prowers __________________________ _ -

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ____________________ . ____ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ - Saguache ________________ ..: _____ - __ _ - Son Juan _________________________ _ 

- San Miguel ______________ - _______ ---- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- Summit ____________ - ______ - _______ _ 

TeJler ____________________________ _ 

Washington ____________________ - __ _ 

Weld _____ . ______________________ _ - Yuma ______________ - _____________ _ -

forms not on moillisL ________ . ______ _ -

Horticultural General. primarily 

specialty (018) crop (019) 

435 1 333 

52 21 

1 20 

27 3 

- 7 

- 8 

1 24 

15 21 

6 4 

- 4 

- 2 

- 27 

- 16 

5 13 

- 2 

7 43 

27 -

- 4 

8 9 

- 5 

1 7 

24 8 

17 12 

2 14 

- - - 3 

1 8 

- - I 6 

- - 74 6 

- 22 

- 25 

- 1 

3 33 

28 66 

1 9 

1 7 

2 71 

13 40 

- -

- 6 

- 17 

4 31 

3 63 

4 50 

- 1 

- 5 

- 6 

- 5 

1 39 

13 40 

- 4 

2 20 

1 9 

- 6 

- - - - - 11 

- 1 

- - - 18 

26 286 

- 18 

64 126 

livestock except dairy. poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cottle. except Total feedlots (0212) 

13910 9 848 

236 122 

137 94 

122 81 

103 92 296 245 

196 136 

325 173 

84 78 

147 133 

2 2 

299 216 

111 92 175 112 

87 81 

341 235 

5 4 

32 30 

159 134 

81 73 

365 315 

425 349 

188 145 

225 176 

7 7 

88 81 

120 110 

12 12 

201 192 

80 73 

134 96 

142 120 

356 250 

7 7 

331 273 

484 298 

403 381 

322 280 

414 244 

491 309 

5 5 

154 110 

302 259 

414 270 

419 237 

288 196 

65 59 

67 60 

67 31 

35 31 

227 174 

333 249 

124 103 

137 94 

220 180 

133 110 

1 1 

48 39 

92 60 

12 11 

45 41 

352 238 

1 231 708 

403 265 

1 003 466 

General, 

Poultry and egg Animal specialty primarily livestock 

Dairy (024) (025) (027) (029) 

723 536 1 595 438 

34 7 48 3 

7 2 8 3 

8 4 24 9 

- - 2 4 

1 - 3 4 

2 - 7 3 

31 12 68 9 

8 1 12 5 

- - - 3 

- - - -

1 1 6 11 

- - 1 3 

4 2 3 1 

1 1 6 6 

20 6 23 12 

- - 9 - - - - 1 

4 2 73 11 

1 - 8 4 

17 6 17 8 

31 6 54 15 

17 3 16 5 

3 2 32 9 

- - - - - - 5 3 

- - 5 4 

- - - 2 

6 2 2 3 

- - 5 1 

5 5 67 14 

- 1 3 7 

13 1 2 11 

- - 1 - 14 5 24 17 

67 16 102 19 

8 - 7 6 

- 1 2 2 

17 2 10 5 

23 7 54 13 

- - 1 3 

- - 5 11 

5 1 13 7 

13 10 23 5 

37 5 5 12 

7 - 13 1 

1 - 2 1 

- 1 3 1 

6 - - 2 

2 - 3 4 

2 1 11 4 

14 5 25 8 

1 1 5 4 

3 1 7 3 

2 - 12 3 

2 - 8 5 

- - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - - 1 - 3 

- - 3 1 

7 - 7 10 

207 48 68 29 

17 1 10 10 

54 365 660 75 

128 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal farms, lee text] 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more Farms with sole. less than $2,500 

$1.000 to 

$100,000 $40,000 to $20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to $2,000 to $1,500 to $1,499 

Farms Total or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4.999 Total $2,499 $1,999 (sootext) 

Calarada __________________ _ 

- 29 554 22 S68 3 5SO 4491 4017 3 778 3 S02 3230 6986 988 1 289 4709 

- 801 661 99 132 124 108 97 101 140 18 30 92 

- 320 245 31 52 47 35 31 49 75 20 12 43 

- 298 232 28 34 43 54 43 30 66 15 8 43 

- 130 82 15 7 9 15 18 18 48 9 5 34 

- 715 660 92 170 136 138 76 48 55 14 15 26 

- 336 292 34 72 67 47 45 27 44 3 8 33 

- 669 449 51 58 54 65 101 120 220 39 43 138 

- 143 101 8 6 11 17 28 31 42 9 8 25 

- 335 304 45 76 82 43 29 29 31 5 11 15 

- 4 1 - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 

Adoms ___________________________ _ Alamoso __________________________ _ Aropahoe _________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ 8aca _____________________________ _ 

Bont _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Choyenne _________________________ _ Cloar C ..... k _______________________ _ 

- 455 349 24 74 74 56 77 44 106 17 24 65 

- 204 129 13 28 16 18 22 32 75 8 10 57 

- 249 211 33 48 34 42 34 20 38 10 3 25 

- 111 90 8 16 17 23 17 9 21 3 3 15 

- 865 538 46 81 72 108 105 126 327 37 58 232 

- 42 33 10 11 6 2 1 3 9 - 3 6 

- 162 142 3 22 35 30 29 23 20 2 .. 14 

- 311 215 18 20 35 38 45 59 96 19 17 60 

- 119 89 11 20 14 18 9 17 30 2 8 20 

- 518 432 56 74 87 86 79 50 86 11 21 54 

Conejo5 ___________________________ _ 

Coslilla ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ Cusler ____________________________ _ Oe~a _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ 

Oolore. ___________________________ _ 

Douglas __________________________ _ Eogle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 620 468 53 57 73 87 91 107 152 32 29 91 

- 336 196 16 22 31 41 40 46 140 16 14 110 

- 404 284 27 SO 59 43 40 65 120 9 2S 86 

- 9 8 - - 2 - 3 3 1 - I -

- 132 116 10 30 22 23 13 18 16 I 2 13 

- 158 130 31 27 27 20 13 12 28 4 4 20 

- 14 11 2 3 - 6 - - 3 1 - 2 

- 240 185 16 21 31 46 35 36 55 5 10 40 

- 102 94 26 23 24 11 4 6 8 1 2 5 

- 367 227 30 24 33 33 44 63 140 29 36 75 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ Grand ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison ____________ :.. ____________ _ 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ Huerfono _________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 363 306 51 76 52 46 49 32 57 7 4 46 

- 802 739 168 198 126 105 79 63 63 11 16 36 

- 11 5 1 - 1 1 - 2 6 - 4 2 

- 567 364 16 52 54 70 83 89 203 33 26 144 

- 1 013 748 146 126 109 116 124 127 265 42 44 179 

- 470 363 42 53 37 59 93 79 107 23 19 65 

- 473 442 69 108 86 90 47 42 31 7 5 19 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Carson ________________________ _ Loke _____________________________ _ Lo PlaIa __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ los Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 1 012 937 148 251 208 179 90 61 75 20 13 42 

- 1 253 780 74 104 109 ISO 152 191 473 73 80 320 

Logan ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ Minelll'-__________________________ _ 

- 11 6 1 1 1 2 1 - 5 1 - 4 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 258 217 37 40 30 45 36 29 41 6 8 27 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 584 414 15 36 71 82 113 97 170 21 37 112 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 787 601 66 109 102 104 111 109 186 36 37 113 

- 939 872 232 236 166 115 69 54 67 12 10 45 

- 574 464 69 80 82 94 59 80 110 22 22 66 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Olero ____________________________ _ 

- 78 70 8 13 14 20 8 7 8 1 - 7 

- 86 56 4 13 10 10 11 8 30 7 1 22 

Ouroy ____________________________ _ Park _____________________________ _ 

- 445 422 108 87 81 70 51 25 23 7 5 11 

- 59 43 3 7 7 6 13 7 16 1 3 12 

Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 577 522 86 128 111 94 63 40 55 10 12 33 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 606 434 63 59 51 88 75 98 172 27 25 120 Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 181 148 33 26 23 26 22 18 33 1 5 27 Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 354 310 90 62 51 47 33 27 44 7 9 28 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 324 269 35 52 72 47 35 28 55 7 11 37 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 261 232 50 61 50 24 27 20 29 10 5 14 

- 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - San Juan _________________________ _ San Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 69 58 8 7 9 9 13 12 11 3 1 7 

- 316 299 66 55 76 58 27 17 17 4 4 9 

- 24 14 3 I - 2 1 7 10 3 - 7 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summll ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ 

- 54 42 2 7 4 7 11 11 12 3 1 8 

- 890 829 98 188 187 163 122 71 61 11 18 32 

- 3 160 2 786 645 746 526 385 269 215 374 82 72 220 

Washlnglon _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 1 057 987 277 230 161 147 110 62 70 15 21 34 

- 2 726 815 - 21 85 63 336 310 1 911 135 357 1 419 Farms nolan mallllsl _______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 129 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Products sold Crop., Including nursery and greenhouse products lIveslock and livestock products Poultry and pouH", products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value ($l.(1001 (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($l.(100) Forms ($1,000) 

CoJorodo __________________ _ 

- 2 599 023 87 707 16577 575 973 20577 1 964 570 1 670 58 479 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 76 812 95 895 546 26690 437 44 580 36 5543 Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- 15696 48 897 197 8 5SO 213 (0) 6 (0) 

- 17 271 57958 179 13 135 193 4 120 18 17 

- 5 453 41 944 30 89 109 5363 4 1 Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Choff .. ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

- 54 408 75 777 559 18304 485 36100 21 .( 

- 23 470 69 851 216 4 778 268 18691 9 1 

- 37 744 56 D83 326 6 306 488 20 669 42 10769 

- 2 754 18992 49 (0) 108 2 127 6 (0) 

- 20368 60 619 267 10368 216 9997 8 2 Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

- (0) (0) - - 1 (0) - -

Conejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ 

DoHa _____________________________ _ Denver ___________________________ _ 

- 18 ISO 39 628 203 5565 3SO 12579 8 6 

- 8087 39642 105 6 235 151 (0) 1 (0) 

- 70438 282 885 101 (0) 209 67909 10 (0) 

- 4828 43 492 20 (0) 99 4479 7 (0) 

- 20479 23 647 488 8 817 492 11 654 38 8 

- 4055 96542 28 3947 15 (0) 1 (0) Oolores ___________________________ _ Oouglas _________________________ _ Eagle ____________________________ _ Elbert ___________________________ _ 

- 3 607 22 265 136 2 437 52 I 170 - - -- 10342 33 253 96 (0) 251 6223 15 (0) 

-- 4624 38 536 36 206 95 4418 4 1 

-- 23 221 44 827 258 (0) 426 20 121 25 (0) 

ff Paso __________________________ _ 

Fremont _________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ 

-- 22 095 35 579 154 5218 533 16730 55 147 

-- 7863 23 333 124 (0) 242 6442 21 (0) 

-- 11 739 28843 202 I 455 304 10279 27 5 Gilpin ___________________________ _ 

Grand ___________________________ _ 

Gunnison ________________________ _ 

-- 86 9 582 2 (0) 7 (0) - - -- 5356 40 272 56 832 107 4522 6 2 

-- 10030 62300 42 (0) 133 9 177 2 (0) 

Hinsdale _________________________ _ Huerfono ________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- 604 43 145 - - 12 604 - - -- 6417 26 738 SO 252 218 6162 6 2 

-- 11 619 112 805 38 (0) 92 10363 2 (0) 

-- 13085 35 653 ISO 10404 219 (0) 22 (0) 

Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

Kit (orson _______________________ _ Lake ____________________________ _ 

La Plato _________________________ _ larimer __________________________ _ 

los Animas ______________________ _ 

lincoln __________________________ _ 

Logon ___________________________ _ 

Mesa ___________________________ _ 

Mineral __________________________ _ 

-- 18024 49246 267 8608 209 9415 7 I 

-- 109 684 136 763 644 28 100 551 81 564 22 20 

-- (0) (0) 3 13 8 (0) - - -- 12 591 22 129 245 I 745 412 10 759 40 87 

-- 80863 79 122 501 12 905 757 67685 65 273 

-- 16348 34709 89 648 430 15693 14 7 

-- 46 767 98456 278 6 757 382 40 005 22 5 

-- 137 097 135 337 786 23 580 724 113 496 38 20 

-- 38 188 30 381 706 9 803 682 28 356 57 29 

-- 409 37 157 2 (0) 7 (0) - -

Moffat __________________________ _ 

Montezuma ______________________ _ 

Montrose ________________________ _ 

Morgan _________________________ _ 

Otero ___________________________ _ 

Ouray ___________________________ _ 

Park ____________________________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ _ Pitkin ___________________________ _ 

Prowsrs _________________________ _ 

-- 14042 54 217 137 2 230 184 II 787 13 26 

-- 8 788 15 022 296 3669 390 5 110 18 9 

-- 36869 46 84S 445 8749 559 28061 46 60 

-- 200 016 213010 662 (0) 666 169 309 35 (0) 

-- 70 742 122 817 357 II 445 377 59296 19 2 

-- 39SO 50640 25 581 72 3 365 6 3 

-- 2880 33 108 15 (0) 73 2 757 3 (0) 

-- 44 198 99 322 404 26821 184 17366 15 II 

-- 2 067 33341 22 (0) 43 1803 5 (0) 

-- 76699 132 697 457 18062 378 58 632 17 5 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Rio Slonco _______________________ _ 

Rio Grande _______________________ _ Routt ___________________________ _ 

Saguache ________________________ _ 

Son Juan ________________________ _ 

San Miguel _______________________ _ Sedgwick ________________________ _ 

Summit ________________________ - __ 

Teller ___________________________ _ 

Washington ______________________ _ Weld ____________________________ _ 

Yuma ___________________________ _ 

-- 29 896 49334 286 (0) 435 21 754 17 (0) 

-- 10916 60 308 86 I 039 140 9876 5 (Z) 

-- 30 079 84 493 240 25 106 194 4972 7 2 

-- 14 192 43 668 157 2 058 260 12126 II 8 

-- 21 049 79429 138 10634 176 10413 7 2 

-- (0) (0) - - 1 (0) - -

-- 3 052 44 234 28 268 52 2 782 3 2 

-- 29666 93 879 274 13 547 172 16 117 6 2 

-- 915 38 137 II 32 13 883 - -

-- I 151 21 313 5 29 48 I 121 6 I 

-- 50 117 56 060 741 21 883 559 28204 29 30 

-- 817 654 258 098 2 187 92688 2073 688 195 135 36 771 

-- 149 573 141 107 812 59 856 768 89 704 29 14 

farms not on maillisL _____________ _ 

-- 9034 3314 613 2 407 2073 6497 573 131 

130 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and greenhou.., products livestock and livestock products Poultry and pouffry products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value 

($1,000) (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 2 586 536 114 611 14459 572 963 16365 1 955 448 923 58 126 

- 76643 115950 498 26 626 353 44 477 24 5540 

- 15 599 63 670 181 8531 161 (D) 2 (D) 

- 17 194 74 114 162 13 105 156 4076 12 14 

- 5404 65903 22 80 77 5323 4 1 

- 54 301 82 274 535 (D) 456 36 042 19 (D) 

- 23424 80 220 203 4769 236 18 655 4 I 

- 37 428 83 358 254 6 232 331 20 430 22 10 765 

- 2 507 24 823 34 (D) 83 I 923 6 (D) 

- 20221 66 517 251 10270 202 9949 8 2 

- (D) (D) - - I (D) - -

Adams ___________________________ _ AIomoso __________________________ _ 

z:ru~: 8oco ______________ ============ ============== ' __ -------------- Bent _____________________________ _ 80ulder ___________________________ _ 

Choffee ______ - ____ --_ -------______ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

- 18030 51 661 174 (D) 285 12498 6 (D) 

- 8 015 62 135 88 6 218 98 1 797 - -

- 70 398 333 640 91 (D) 186 67879 9 (D) 

- 4 809 53429 20 (D) 86 4461 4 (D) 

- 20 162 37476 348 8663 353 11 493 18 5 

- 4045 122 564 27 (D) 7 97 I (D) 

- 3 589 25 276 125 2 423 45 1 166 - -

- 10 236 47 611 77 (D) 187 6 139 13 (D) 

- 4 596 51 638 26 (D) 81 4402 2 (D) 

- 23 128 53 536 233 (D) 379 20 059 22 (D) 

~~~\:====== Crowley __________________________ ====== == == == ====== ==== _ Cu.ter ____________________________ _ Delto _____________________________ _ Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglo. __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 21 909 46 815 125 5 185 428 16581 36 143 

- 6982 35 621 77 (D) 165 5663 12 (D) 

- 11 607 40 871 147 1 394 242 10209 20 4 

- (D) (D) 2 (D) 6 (D) - -

- 5 344 46 067 50 (D) 100 4517 5 (D) 

- 10 005 76 960 36 846 118 9 159 - -

EI Po.o ___________________________ _ Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ Grond ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- (D) (D) - - 11 (D) - - - 6360 34 376 41 (D) 180 6 116 4 (D) 

- II 607 123 480 36 (D) 86 10 354 I (D) 

- 12908 56 864 109 10352 136 (D) 9 (0) 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ Huerlono _________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ ._. _________ • 

- 17 985 58 776 246 8 583 200 9401 7 I 

- 109 617 148 332 625 28 080 519 81 518 19 19 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ Kit Corson _______ • ___ • ____________ _ 

- (0) (0) 1 (0) 5 (D) - - - 11 754 32 290 170 I 470 310 10202 23 82 

- 78 192 104535 405 12702 592 65245 34 244 

- 16 217 44 675 76 633 347 15 578 10 7 

Lake _____________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 46 692 105 637 265 6704 368 39 984 18 4 

- 136 988 146 199 759 (0) 673 113424 36 (0) 

- 37 674 48 299 485 9 530 487 28120 34 24 

lincoln ___________________________ _ logon ____________________________ _ Mesa ____________________________ _ 

- MineroL 406 67644 1 (0) 6 (0) - - __________________________ _ 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 13999 64 513 119 2 210 165 11 763 13 26 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 8486 20 496 230 3600 299 4878 8 8 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 36646 60 975 377 8 673 440 27 917 33 56 

- 199 938 229 287 638 (0) 634 169 268 33 (0) 

- 70 580 152 113 306 11362 315 59 217 12 1 

Morgan __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ Ouroy ____________________________ _ 

- 3 944 56 338 24 (0) 67 3360 5 (0) Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 2 841 50 724 11 (0) 56 2 734 2 (0) 

- 44163 104 652 391 26796 177 17 356 15 11 

- I 727 40166 17 (0) 35 I 609 4 (0) 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 76628 146 796 445 18043 340 58 583 13 2 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 29 714 68 465 229 (0) 339 21 640 14 (0) Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 10 891 73 586 79 (D) 124 9860 3 (0) Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 30 002 96 779 225 25 054 173 (0) 6 (0) Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 14 133 52 541 135 (0) 228 12 092 9 (D) Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 21 008 90 552 131 10 623 155 (0) 5 (0) 

- - - - - - - -- - San Juan _________________________ _ 

- 3038 52 377 25 (0) 46 2 772 2 (D) 

- 29643 99 141 267 (D) 164 16 106 4 (D) 

San MlgueL _______________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 906 64744 7 (D) 11 (D) - - Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ 

- 1 137 27080 3 (D) 40 I 109 4 (0) Washington _______________________ _ 

- Weld _____________________________ _ 49 922 60 220 705 21 812 535 28082 26 28 

- Yuma 816 926 293 226 2040 92486 1 855 687 676 106 36764 ____________________________ _ 

- 149 450 151 419 786 (D) 727 89 619 27 (0) 

Form. not on maUlls'-______________ _ 

- 7 355 9025 264 2 116 698 5 233 135 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 131 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; s .. toxt] 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

-

-

- Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ - Boca _____________________________ _ - Bent _____________________________ _ - 80ulder ___________________________ _ - ChaHee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

- Coneios ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer - ____________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ - Denver ___________________________ _ - Dolores ___________________________ _ - Douglas __________________________ _ - Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont - __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ - Gilpin - ____________________________ _ 

Grand ____________________________ _ - Gunnison ________________________ _ - Hinsdale _________________________ _ -- Huerfono -- _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

Kit -- (orson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ - La Plato __________________________ _ -

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ logon ____________________________ _ - Meso ____________________________ _ - Minerol - ___________________________ _ 

-

MoHot ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma - _______________________ _ Montrose - _________________________ _ Morgon - _________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ 

-- Ouray ____________________________ _ - Pork _____________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio 810nco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grando ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ - Saguache - _________________________ _ 

- Son Juan _________________________ _ 

- San Mlguel ________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit - ___________________________ _ 

- Tell.r __________________________ ---

Washington - _______________________ _ 

Weld - _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

132 COLORADO 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Total 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,()00) farms 

12706 950091 20 304 

259 15296 396 

119 3 127 200 

104 931 197 

66 2428 111 

310 20 740 492 

150 8462 224 

289 10238 473 

53 159 118 

96 3 607 143 

- - 3 

202 4431 315 

52 632 103 

157 37 157 204 

56 2383 100 

310 1 735 534 

6 3 13 

29 (D) 61 

134 2 657 267 

50 1 936 87 

275 6905 456 

358 4 192 518 

135 944 228 

190 2 643 278 

2 (D) 7 

52 2 186 95 

79 1 976 135 

5 75 12 

106 1 292 220 

66 2577 83 

139 517 258 

154 4 608 238 

377 45 179 535 

4 504 9 

230 3809 420 

427 28 837 720 

241 5380 418 

247 20892 385 

463 67486 684 

366 10 803 642 

6 169 10 

89 2329 151 

161 1 131 349 

313 9 168 546 

464 88 936 592 

258 33 597 383 

39 728 66 

35 518 79 

144 9677 192 

27 589 42 

274 30292 425 

258 9 020 422 

79 2 692 136 

117 1 046 151 

135 4212 263 

110 2 887 171 

- - 1 

38 450 53 

126 8089 154 

10 73 16 

35 360 49 

319 11 898 531 

1 443 354 057 1 932 

502 47578 767 

1 366 3801 2441 

1978 

Feed for livestock and pouHry Seeds. bulbs. plants, Animal heoHh costs and trees 

Commercially mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,()00) Farms Tons ($1,()00) Farms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) 

466 478 8 268 712 661 103 687 17030 15 326 13474 37354 

21 533 130 39 894 5 802 346 256 421 2014 

781 30 1 896 242 188 61 118 383 

960 85 1 087 161 159 89 119 1 693 

562 9 88 9 103 43 25 4 

7419 165 11 610 3 777 390 246 489 1 564 

3566 35 2612 373 229 114 200 341 

10 274 202 26044 4 197 412 198 259 735 

604 33 1 988 292 88 44 30 91 

1 541 51 1 485 185 114 67 136 437 

3 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) - -

3 429 79 1 453 263 299 228 126 294 

195 15 74 10 95 18 71 238 

19048 63 19 511 2 578 151 343 109 141 

686 40 672 104 84 52 12 7 

3 109 161 5022 628 475 161 366 468 

16 4 19 3 9 1 21 659 

171 17 76 13 46 9 59 32 

2399 119 11 750 1 745 196 215 77 52 

790 18 682 89 89 107 28 20 

3 412 132 9917 1 375 374 170 182 105 

3 789 236 10154 1 540 443 173 191 291 

1 405 66 4876 630 198 59 127 50 

1 190 35 1 179 124 255 106 122 80 

(D) 2 (D) (D) 7 1 2 (D) 

454 25 349 57 97 63 14 12 

1 636 47 1 049 128 124 118 23 25 

31 1 (D) (D) 13 5 - - 765 56 1 388 202 174 40 42 18 

1 672 28 1 545 211 82 118 7 108 

1 158 103 3350 482 180 113 121 886 

1 582 108 3086 381 214 69 158 534 

17 168 156 13 898 2 292 392 421 456 1 637 

207 2 (D) (D) 9 1 2 (D) 

1 788 119 2 793 360 442 122 226 213 

17439 367 36 603 4470 583 494 540 1 281 

2930 94 4 191 566 351 146 142 55 

8924 157 13455 1 867 325 255 197 342 

26 357 246 18403 2 812 564 797 579 1 131 

5 420 204 11 166 1 583 549 309 569 919 

19 2 (D) (D) 9 4 2 (D) 

1 568 61 1 522 219 136 102 47 108 

709 65 401 106 257 48 220 202 

8929 148 12917 1 436 495 288 458 703 

36 282 227 44 327 5 945 520 1 183 637 2 520 

11 983 106 12 907 1 218 310 374 377 498 

456 26 298 43 63 ~3 22 14 

559 23 606 84 70 34 7 1 

3 147 58 4684 941 141 123 247 1 354 

292 16 265 36 41 21 16 15 

15 816 92 5 707 839 382 507 402 684 

6421 147 10015 1 518 318 232 276 619 

1 548 36 1950 286 122 109 20 45 

1 319 64 4016 361 162 105 192 978 

1 468 72 821 152 216 106 57 89 

1 502 41 3456 415 147 96 102 562 

(D) - - - 1 (D) - - 541 15 364 66 44 21 24 24 

2569 58 2 431 322 149 117 163 547 

21 3 21 2 18 10 2 (D) 

193 13 290 38 45 18 8 1 

6437 185 8 212 1 145 448 164 401 877 

168 218 756 291 571 42968 1 828 4 715 2216 6946 

19 124 329 30617 4 357 645 651 675 3 385 

2933 2284 11 755 1 626 1 612 441 537 320 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ -

-

-

-

Arapahoe _________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ Baco _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ - Ooulder ___________________________ _ -

- Chaffee ___________________________ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Clear Creek _______________________ _ -

- Conelo'-__________________________ _ 

- Costilla ________________________ - __ _ Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer ____________________________ _ - De~a _____________________________ _ - Denver ___________________________ _ -

- Doloro' ___________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ - Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont - __________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ -

- Grand ____________________________ _ Gunnison _________________________ _ -

- Hinsdale __________________________ _ Huertano _________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ -

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit Carson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ - La Plata __________________________ _ -

lorimer ___________________________ _ -

- Los Animas _______________________ _ Lineoln ___________________________ _ -

- Lagan ____________________________ _ 

- Meso ____________________________ _ MlneraL __________________________ _ -

-

Moffat ___________________________ _ Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ MO'llan __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Park _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ - Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowers - __________________________ _ 

-

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio 81oneo ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ - Saguache _________________________ _ -

- San Juan _________________________ _ 

- San Mlguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ -

- Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ - Washington - _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

Yuma ____________________________ _ -

- Farms not on mullllsL ______________ _ 

-

[1978 data oro bosed on a sample of farms, see text] 

Commercial fertilizer Other a9ricultural chemicals, Ineludlng lime 

Expense. Expense. 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

12142 69212 13 617 22873 

313 I 621 436 688 

140 1 123 65 168 

84 371 130 180 

22 27 12 I 

347 3 967 385 1 005 

106 383 192 331 

312 516 333 209 

38 41 22 3 

122 1 001 111 306 

- - 2 (D) 

153 565 112 99 

57 627 42 166 

75 322 99 121 

53 169 20 5 

518 1 192 416 382 

22 18 22 6 

16 36 57 71 

50 106 78 19 

24 80 18 10 

51 86 130 80 

100 349 173 96 

131 102 99 27 

144 137 107 24 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

56 318 28 35 

63 174 41 25 

4 (D) 3 (ll 

38 52 25 15 

46 410 21 56 

109 145 135 61 

99 476 193 608 

389 4373 421 I 368 

1 (D) 1 (D) 

256 554 168 100 

498 1 485 540 540 

47 52 82 56 

99 474 192 527 

516 3 108 518 1 112 

804 1 775 779 417 

3 2 3 1 

83 188 98 210 

247 361 239 79 

541 1 721 385 340 

605 4 704 632 1 499 

292 805 351 330 56 130 :lO 6 

11 43 8 3 

240 3 713 228 918 

22 39 13 3 

200 952 363 840 

207 1 063 317 353 

93 290 64 66 

223 2 879 248 691 

82 183 106 122 

121 I 498 117 299 

- - - - 33 88 17 13 

136 1 701 107 413 

4 20 2 (D) 

9 15 7 82 

215 1 711 320 723 

1 735 9563 2 071 3946 

661 11 157 605 2903 

419 148 1 087 113 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Hired farm labor 

Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) 

11 799 107518 

309 5976 

135 I 102 

133 3283 

51 169 

327 2088 

142 1 060 

305 2 697 

42 252 

157 920 

2 (D) 

294 1 787 

97 853 

66 1 256 

52 153 

337 2332 

25 I 259 

66 207 

143 564 

55 274 

172 1 004 

186 2 186 

88 727 

166 790 

2 (D) 

75 371 

95 661 

8 22 

95 312 

66 816 

163 2566 

171 934 

261 2994 

2 (D) 

240 805 

477 3483 

198 572 211 1 010 

458 3246 

529 2373 

4 11 

96 I 370 

209 614 

260 1 934 

373 4276 

273 2600 

33 191 

39 208 

192 1 713 

32 141 

284 2914 

281 2 249 

91 629 

183 3006 

134 I 059 

146 1 387 

- - 34 229 111 1 288 

10 91 

20 107 

390 I 525 

1 494 25 117 

423 3 219 

286 519 

Customwork, and Energy and petroleum Contract labor rental of machinery products and equipment 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

3 111 11 467 13402 37049 29 477 115 867 

109 768 337 I 284 800 4039 

36 138 134 338 321 1472 

24 56 92 299 293 I 567 

27 40 18 17 131 175 

70 121 399 I 826 718 4710 

41 112 186 338 329 I 381 

61 225 288 324 681 I 304 

9 12 25 16 139 247 

28 148 222 I 239 333 2046 

- - I (D) 4 3 

83 132 203 437 458 1 675 

22 32 124 210 201 996 

35 52 111 259 249 925 

22 18 32 65 109 244 

68 121 452 423 866 I 300 

6 43 3 2 41 559 

2 (D) 70 95 163 409 

26 45 81 102 305 660 

26 107 31 91 118 317 

28 58 158 268 517 1 330 

53 70 127 166 615 1 704 

28 17 112 64 331 532 

29 81 190 216 408 723 

2 (D) 1 (D) 9 6 

32 48 34 42 133 375 

26 89 45 134 161 515 

- - 5 4 14 25 

23 63 37 45 241 315 

7 28 32 256 103 536 

33 78 54 49 364 I 652 

28 70 205 730 356 1 660 

51 166 418 2 165 802 6514 

4 2 1 (D) 11 13 

42 78 186 158 568 958 

109 370 491 786 1 010 3 011 

58 119 143 232 470 812 

47 98 205 888 475 1 680 

122 297 599 2066 1 002 4561 

145 147 677 891 1 231 2 136 

1 (D) 2 (D) 11 (D) 

29 53 133 257 259 887 

73 161 227 300 587 856 

60 163 430 678 777 I 860 

176 760 510 1 627 939 6340 

71 782 301 568 576 1 927 

14 33 30 95 78 153 

3 46 10 21 87 160 

30 204 271 1 306 440 3631 

12 20 23 20 62 119 

94 443 320 996 580 3486 

44 292 258 397 606 I 604 

34 83 66 167 178 815 73 493 216 1 218 358 2840 32 65 130 250 325 882 40 507 135 778 266 1 848 

- - - - 1 (D) 

10 37 27 46 69 216 36 60 212 1 049 316 1 909 2 (D) 4 5 24 32 4 10 5 2 54 86 37 93 546 2 265 895 3865 554 2438 I 790 5462 3163 16631 89 652 538 2 744 I 063 11400 

31 21 689 258 2683 1 215 

COLORADO 133 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 11978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text) 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

AJomoso - __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ -

Archuleta _________________________ _ - Soca _____________________________ _ -

- Sent _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaff .. ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

-

Conejos ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer - ____________________________ _ 

Della _____________________________ _ - Denver ___________________________ _ - Dolores ___________________________ _ - Oouglos - __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- Ef Paso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ - Grand ____________________________ _ - Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale - __________________________ _ Hueriono - _________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ - Jefferson _________________________ _ -

- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit (orson ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ - la Plata __________________________ _ - lorimer ___________________________ _ -

- Los Animas __________________ ~ ____ _ Uncoln - ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso - ____________________________ _ Minerol - ___________________________ _ 

- Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ - Margan __________________________ _ - ClIero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Park _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ - Pitkin ____________________________ _ -

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

-

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Bionco - ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ -

- Routt ____________________________ _ Saguache _________________________ _ - San - Juan _________________________ _ San MigueL _______________________ _ -

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit ___________________________ _ - Teller - __ .. _________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ Yuma - ____________________________ _ 

- Farms not on molllls!. ______________ _ 

-

134 COLORADO 

Total 

Fonns 

29 477 

800 

321 

293 

131 

718 

329 

681 

139 

333 4 

458 

201 

249 

109 

866 

41 

163 

305 

118 

517 

615 

331 

408 

9 

133 

161 

14 

241 

103 

364 

356 

802 

II 

568 

I 010 

470 

475 

I 002 

I 231 

11 

259 

587 

777 

939 

576 

78 

87 

440 

62 

580 

606 

178 

358 

325 

266 

I 

69 

316 

24 

54 

895 

3 163 

I 063 

2683 

Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

115 867 28 487 39 168 

4039 755 I 252 I 472 321 515 I 567 281 445 175 129 III 4 710 682 I 109 I 381 328 586 I 304 645 455 247 135 118 2046 319 680 (D) 4 (D) 

I 675 440 762 996 189 321 925 249 359 

244 109 129 I 300 806 676 

559 35 62 409 151 128 660 281 213 

317 118 173 I 330 506 624 

I 704 572 545 

532 316 198 723 400 441 

6 9 4 375 126 217 515 159 263 25 14 13 

315 228 167 536 102 286 1 652 343 333 

I 660 354 597 6514 776 I 629 

13 II 8 958 511 484 

3 011 966 I 146 

812 465 511 I 680 456 794 

4561 971 1 732 

2 136 1 191 I 042 

18 10 8 

887 247 451 

856 563 446 

I 860 747 878 

6340 902 I 762 

I 927 576 767 

153 77 90 

160 85 96 

3 631 433 634 119 62 68 

3 486 561 I 246 

I 604 577 646 

815 176 334 2840 348 752 

882 324 456 I 848 265 484 

(D) I (D) 

216 66 123 

I 909 303 486 

32 24 17 

86 53 49 

3865 866 I 321 

16631 3064 5 911 

11400 I 042 2 313 

I 215 2662 703 

Gasoline Diesel fuel 

Storage capacity Storage capacity 

Purchased Size Purchased Size (1,000 (1,000 Expenses (1,000 (1,000 

gallons) Forms gallons) Forms ($1,000) gallons) Farms gallons) 

66 891 18 593 II 214 15 550 23 197 51 832 II 585 8494 

2 167 443 427 468 905 2 114 333 448 902 241 244 233 220 479 140 170 

800 153 112 171 424 973 120 90 

184 89 35 47 16 36 35 II 

I 905 395 238 443 I 202 2629 340 320 

I 006 267 163 175 295 671 134 101 

799 388 152 261 184 393 179 68 

206 74 52 47 27 61 32 13 

I 139 229 167 263 665 I 491 228 246 (D) 3 2 I (D) (D) I (D) 

I 259 245 145 230 295 656 155 76 

550 81 52 97 236 531 51 103 

611 193 113 90 196 449 82 62 

203 75 55 38 25 56 30 15 

I 128 486 175 467 257 544 310 104 

106 12 15 14 21 47 12 8 

211 110 57 126 166 354 100 94 

365 200 98 109 72 158 81 32 

290 103 53 60 35 73 50 19 

1060 361 206 237 248 536 171 97 

941 337 202 191 206 454 144 134 

337 199 87 67 30 67 53 16 

734 256 116 174 95 206 121 34 

8 4 2 2 (D) (D) I (D) 

360 107 64 92 42 86 63 23 

454 105 56 78 76 166 50 19 

21 10 3 5 2 4 3 I 

273 140 51 92 29 64 61 14 

491 72 65 60 60 130 41 23 

593 151 105 98 98 231 54 56 

I 024 224 154 243 651 I 459 180 199 

2 725 598 528 597 I 288 2 889 463 521 

13 6 3 2 (D) (D) I (D) 

796 367 152 298 148 330 159 65 

2041 614 336 433 679 I 576 315 158 

878 285 116 III 52 119 60 21 

I 363 340 277 299 413 923 251 233 

2969 765 436 718 I 076 2422 620 434 

1 691 767 296 565 420 874 405 175 

15 5 3 3 1 2 2 (D) 

732 161 97 151 227 490 99 61 

725 329 121 358 188 421 252 112 

I 457 515 201 436 436 964 354 132 

3042 696 405 691 I 340 2954 538 371 

I 357 346 188 297 395 ,906 220 116 

148 63 25 36 18 40 29 8 

162 60 36 27 II 22 19 8 

1064 325 206 341 694 I 529 252 267 

115 48 24 25 12 27 20 7 

2 168 406 299 395 694 I 585 302 280 

I 092 380 200 247 296 679 212 104 

543 110 69 87 178 373 59 28 

I 264 245 202 214 515 I 139 172 182 

762 253 130 189 204 436 139 52 

821 224 159 154 262 562 126 129 

(D) - - - - - - - 207 39 18 36 41 87 21 8 

819 216 144 254 525 I 165 211 197 

29 13 6 12 3 7 10 3 

83 36 27 14 8 18 7 3 

2253 607 444 617 845 I 965 453 423 

10 251 2 267 I 663 2081 3 657 8 246 I 672 I 203 

3964 825 578 768 I 672 3 695 618 539 

I 214 929 359 415 119 264 169 53 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Fann Business: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Adams ____________ - ______________ _ 

- Alamoso ___________________ - __ - ___ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ - Archulela _________________________ _ - Boca _____________________________ _ - Benl _____________________________ _ - Boulder ___________________________ _ -

- Chaffee ________________ - __________ _ Cheyenne - _________________________ _ Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

-

Coneios __________ -_____ -_ ---_ -____ _ Coslilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer ____________________________ _ -

- De~a ____________ - _____ -_ - --_ ---- __ Denver ___________________________ _ - Oolores - ___________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ -

- Eagle __________________ - __________ _ Elbert - ____________________________ _ 

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ Fremont - __________________________ _ 

Garfield - __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ - Grand ____________________________ _ - Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale __________________________ _ - Huerfano _________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- KiOWQ ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ - Lake - _____________________________ _ La PlaIa __________________________ _ -

- lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ lIneoln ___________________________ _ - Logon ____________________________ _ - Mesa ____________________________ _ -

- Minerol ___________________________ _ 

- Moffal ___________________________ _ MonteZUma _________ • _____________ _ - Montrose - _________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Olero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Pork _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ -

- Pilkln ____________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blonca - ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ - Soguache _________________________ _ - Son - Juan _________________________ _ Son Miguel ________________________ _ - Sedgwick _________________________ _ - Summil ___________________________ _ - reller ____________________________ _ - Washlnglan - _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma ____________________________ _ -

-

Forms nal on molllls'-______________ _ 

-

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see lexl] 

LP go., bulane. and propane 

Purchased Expen ... (1,000 

Forms ($1,000) gallons) 

8294 6 140 17220 

192 191 537 

51 47 123 42 50 142 

23 9 26 

346 325 1 000 

120 92 278 

154 91 253 17 24 66 

150 76 220 

- - -

88 82 205 

62 45 111 

93 66 193 

23 28 67 

180 50 131 

10 27 71 

53 22 54 

63 77 210 

32 23 57 

140 104 299 

255 177 506 

64 38 94 

111 30 71 

2 (D) (D) 

55 29 72 

56 34 82 

5 3 8 

48 28 75 

39 55 129 

42 29 79 

182 92 279 

280 318 939 

2 (D) (D) 

133 101 277 

176 114 309 

119 59 178 

160 91 268 

398 238 682 

286 118 307 

5 3 7 

46 32 83 153 66 171 

185 77 198 

339 280 776 

251 203 580 

20 5 13 

24 15 39 

136 109 308 

12 3 7 

283 223 661 

252 138 401 

53 43 106 109 174 472 

54 38 95 

70 114 295 

- - - 14 11 28 

102 60 174 

6 4 10 

14 10 27 289 180 532 

979 814 2 240 

510 430 1 272 

136 125 323 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Storage capacity 

Size (1,000 

Forms gallons) Forms 

5 709 4676 2 025 

114 128 49 

31 41 48 

29 30 11 

17 7 3 

269 281 26 

91 86 22 

116 55 28 

13 8 5 

121 90 14 

- - - 56 30 15 

28 22 12 

81 62 8 

9 20 6 

115 49 53 

5 4 2 

39 19 18 

51 38 12 

15 16 8 

94 76 52 

191 163 87 

40 24 7 

79 39 32 

1 (D) 1 

24 28 10 

37 39 20 

2 (D) - 17 19 20 

28 50 11 

28 24 21 

125 102 41 

197 202 62 

2 (D) 1 

84 60 36 

105 100 59 

70 60 10 

115 109 26 

288 218 56 

148 84 54 

2 (D) -

25 23 11 

102 48 23 

133 68 62 

237 168 92 

151 115 21 

12 4 1 

17 13 8 

105 101 98 6 5 3 

199 166 26 

196 140 33 

22 28 14 

81 70 25 

42 39 33 

48 60 26 

- - - 12 5 1 

66 57 26 

4 3 3 10 9 7 

230 212 111 

687 532 223 384 356 105 

63 72 127 

1978 -Con. 

Fuel oil 

Storage co pacify 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1,000 (1.000 

($1.000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

787 1 731 515 227 

25 63 1 (D) 

4 8 8 3 

42 99 4 56 

(l) (Z) 1 (D) 

15 32 3 1 

4 9 5 (Z) 

28 57 6 8 

(D) 4 - - 5 13 5 (Z) 

- - - -

4 8 2 (D) 

1 3 - - 1 2 1 (D) 

4 9 4 5 

6 13 - - (D) (D) 1 (D) 

5 11 - - 2 5 - - 2 3 6 (Z) 

10 21 14 1 

13 25 11 5 

2 6 - - 3 6 5 1 

(D) (D) - - (D) 2 - - 8 16 10 4 

- - - - 5 13 - - 5 11 4 1 

20 45 9 3 

11 29 - - 45 94 15 32 

(D) (D) - - 5 10 6 (l) 

15 33 26 3 

4 9 - - 4 9 15 2 

11 23 25 6 

9 20 16 4 

- - - -

(D) 3 - - 2 3 - - 6 13 15 2 

29 64 49 16 

7 18 2 (D) 

(D) (D) - - 1 3 5 2 

51 109 43 10 

1 2 - - 35 871 15 8 

5 12 5 (l) 

3 6 5 1 

10 21 17 5 4 10 - - 12 26 4 1 

- - - - (D) (D) - - 9 17 9 1 (l) (Z) - - (D) 1 3 1 31 70 38 6 150 331 80 24 73 161 22 4 

16 33 - -

COLORADO 135 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Fann Business: 

11978 dolo are based an a sample of fanns, see I •• tI 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adams ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ - Archuleta _________________________ _ - 80ca _____________________________ _ - Bent _____________________________ _ - 8aulder ___________________________ _ - Chaffee ___________________________ _ -

- Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- Conejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer ____________________________ _ - Delta _____________________________ _ - Denver ___________________________ _ - Dolores ___________________________ _ - Douglas __________________________ _ - Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- EI Paso __________________________ _ 

-- Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ - Gilpin -- ___________________________ _ Grand ___________________________ _ -- Gunnison _________________________ _ 

-- Hinsdale - _________________________ _ 

Huerfono -- ________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

--

- Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

-- kit (arson ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ -

- la Plato __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ -

- las Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ - logan ___________________________ _ - Meso ___________________________ _ -- Mineral -- ___________________________ _ 

-

Moffat __________________________ _ 

Montezuma -- ______________________ _ Montrose -- ________________________ _ Morgan -- _________________________ _ Otero ___________________________ _ -- Ouray ___________________________ _ --

-- Pork ____________________________ _ 

-- Phillips __________________________ _ Pitkin -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

-- Rio Blanco _______________________ _ 

-- Rio Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ -

- Saguache ______________________ - __ _ 

- San Juan _________________________ _ 

- San Miguel _______________________ _ -- Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit - ___________________________ _ 

- Teller __________________________ --- Washington - ____________________ - __ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ 

- Yuma ________________________ ------

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

Nalural gas 

Forms 

I 917 

57 

7 

21 

1 

150 

57 

88 

2 

20 

-

72 

6 

15 

1 

13 

22 

4 

28 

4 

2 

17 

11 

7 

-

I 

4 

-

5 

10 

72 

39 

216 

-

11 

110 

10 

6 

44 

116 

-

2 

5 

15 

30 

33 

1 

I 

19 

4 

122 

41 

9 

9 

3 

8 

-

-

11 

-

I 

21 

165 

168 

-

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease 

Expense. Expens.s 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

8971 29 411 5 145 

454 794 218 3 321 51 369 293 58 (0) 131 11 949 718 208 47 329 76 

161 681 61 (0) 139 13 117 333 92 

- 4 (0) 

112 458 76 4 201 39 59 249 50 (0) 109 11 

18 866 74 

307 41 13 

2 163 28 41 305 30 

5 118 13 (D) 517 56 

246 615 55 

110 331 27 

5 408 35 

- 9 (Z) 

(0) 133 19 

22 161 22 

- 14 1 

2 241 18 

14 103 34 

816 364 45 

17 356 90 

1 320 800 309 

- 11 (Z) 

15 568 46 

338 1 004 140 

3 470 40 

1 470 95 

98 987 221 

87 1 226 120 

- 11 I 

(D) 259 42 

3 587 52 

4 777 94 

171 939 234 

25 576 102 

(D) 78 10 

(D) 87 8 

68 440 110 

2 62 5 

435 580 162 

72 606 84 

25 177 29 

11 358 87 

2 325 47 

24 266 68 

- 1 (D) 

- 69 10 

3 316 75 

- 24 3 (0) 54 5 

128 895 169 

I 432 3 159 837 

791 1 062 343 

- 2662 74 

Eleclricity 

Forms 

19943 

583 

197 

204 

78 

472 

239 

358 

85 

245 3 

324 

132 

163 

68 

510 

36 

107 

192 

96 

391 

446 

173 

262 

3 

115 

105 

11 

121 

71 

245 

278 

611 8 

350 

626 

321 

373 

828 

711 

6 

144 

331 

455 

753 

443 

52 

56 

365 

46 

425 

421 

116 

281 

238 

201 

1 

48 

239 

13 

40 

671 

2393 

877 

I 187 

1978 -Con. 

Olher - coal, woad, coke, elc. 

Expenses Expense. 

($1,000) Fonns ($1,000) 

31 933 2002 527 

989 27 5 

632 8 (Z) 

177 16 2 

22 30 (0) 

901 18 3 

279 29 2 

274 57 51 

40 8 3 

410 6 1 

(Z) - - 331 90 14 

337 38 14 

194 9 1 

40 13 3 

195 172 24 

112 2 (0) 

54 23 5 

225 3 (Z) 

61 32 7 

274 33 4 

453 67 10 

113 48 14 

84 83 30 

1 I (0) 

54 33 .12 

78 35 12 

4 5 2 

59 40 7 

78 13 4 

311 4 (Z) 

201 - - 1 606 - - 3 1 (0) 

146 49 14 

569 41 10 

131 63 11 

267 26 15 

1 181 26 3 

311 128 28 

(0) 2 (0) 

124 31 10 

80 80 18 

319 140 44 

2518 38 7 

426 7 I 

28 13 (0) 

29 7 (0) 

I 964 22 2 

26 9 2 

690 9 (2) 

360 30 3 

191 32 1l 

1 288 19 3 

114 60 16 

833 14 51 

(0) - - 28 16 (0) 

750 11 I 

4 6 I 

13 8 1 

1 188 36 4 

3807 106 23 

5 775 8 3 

177 21 1 

136 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS Of AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms, .... text) 

Reporting only workers working les. than 150 days 

Reporting on tv workers working 

150 days or more 

Reporting bath - workers working less than 

150 days or 150 days or more 

All Farms 

Expense. Expenses Expenses less than 150 days Expenses 

Forms ($J.(IOO) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

Colorada __________________ _ 

- 11799 107 518 6616 24 132 8614 1 989 4 111 22 633 3 194 27 016 10 154 76 272 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

a.nt _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

- 309 5 976 136 835 340 57 178 I 401 116 I 318 765 4 235 

- 135 1 102 66 222 116 10 18 90 59 341 138 896 

- 133 32B3 65 lBl 66 36 53 231 32 728 350 2 986 

- 51 169 27 60 26 8 13 24 16 62 21 120 

- 327 2 OBB 165 421 235 46 86 456 116 332 183 I 396 

- 142 I 060 69 224 107 14 28 200 59 286 121 754 

- 305 2 697 192 635 138 46 106 729 67 801 202 I 830 

- 42 252 26 46 19 6 26 129 10 49 28 105 

- 157 920 76 317 149 35 44 188 46 181 94 582 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - (D) (D) -

(on8j05 ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 294 1 787 195 371 212 28 49 177 71 462 218 I 397 

- 97 853 59 147 75 8 19 104 30 462 64 673 

- 66 1 256 33 115 66 9 21 134 24 124 147 I 056 

- 52 153 36 90 17 6 14 77 10 40 19 59 

- 337 2 332 219 I 030 256 38 71 415 80 1 529 199 1 661 

- 25 1 259 5 18 (D) 1 (D) (D) 19 185 163 I 193 

- 66 207 47 174 54 3 6 5 16 76 37 147 

- 143 564 80 206 42 29 57 261 34 61 50 261 

- 55 274 32 75 39 12 12 50 11 36 39 186 

- 172 1 004 87 276 118 38 57 442 47 146 83 445 

EI Paso ________________ .. __________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

Gorfield __________________________ _ 

- 186 2 186 130 410 101 30 68 348 26 581 286 1 736 

- 88 727 56 108 33 17 42 381 15 79 54 313 

- 166 790 97 248 83 41 77 321 28 103 47 386 Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grand ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - 75 371 27 48 21 22 33 108 26 74 50 242 Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerlano _________________________ _ 

- 95 661 51 121 48 9 16 71 35 152 88 542 

" 8 22 2 (D) (D) 3 4 11 3 (D) (D) (D) 

- 95 312 71 166 60 15 28 140 9 49 20 111 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 66 816 22 88 49 4 8 61 40 381 115 706 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 163 2 566 84 235 48 33 78 147 46 728 331 2 371 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 171 934 96 346 86 19 41 198 56 124 105 650 Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

- 261 2 994 132 570 184 61 121 719 68 796 205 2 092 Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - Lo Plato __________________________ _ 

- 240 805 168 533 170 37 66 249 35 117 78 386 larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 477 3 483 291 BB9 436 66 123 752 120 731 348 2 295 las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 198 572 136 421 71 34 56 243 28 80 50 257 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 211 1 010 113 279 154 35 53 257 63 225 126 598 Logan ____________________________ _ 

- 458 3246 330 876 437 62 96 555 66 537 303 2 254 Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 529 2 373 367 1 305 523 64 137 377 98 939 344 1 474 Minerol ___________________________ _ 

- 4 11 3 12 (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) (D) 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 96 1 370 49 215 129 13 41 258 34 84 151 983 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 209 614 150 624 136 23 24 96 36 204 76 382 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 260 1 934 99 258 105 84 149 764 77 427 171 1 064 Morgon __________________________ _ 

- 373 4 276 166 2 743 391 65 149 1 053 142 827 414 2 832 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 273 2 600 138 361 178 46 66 604 89 1 276 255 1 818 Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 33 191 13 35 29 10 16 78 10 31 22 84 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 39 208 24 82 46 6 7 26 9 21 23 136 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 192 1 713 100 253 154 29 53 246 63 484 145 1 313 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 32 141 14 39 31 7 11 42 11 19 17 69 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 284 2 914 136 526 190 78 140 787 70 293 230 1 937 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 281 2249 142 330 81 62 163 821 77 1 057 217 1 347 Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 91 629 35 98 16 30 56 232 26 67 71 3B2 Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 183 3006 68 405 163 31 74 434 84 2 163 282 2 408 Rauff ____________________________ _ 

- 134 1 059 78 243 161 7 22 104 49 205 101 794 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 146 1 387 83 335 113 11 22 102 52 507 148 1 172 Son Juan _________________________ _ 

Son Migue'-_______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 229 14 24 10 12 15 69 8 32 33 151 Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ 

Tener ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 111 1 288 41 76 79 31 60 403 39 102 108 807 

- 10 91 7 19 6 - - - 3 18 10 85 

- 20 107 10 23 8 7 10 84 3 3 3 14 

- 390 I 525 277 616 225 51 108 435 62 214 114 864 

- 1 494 25 117 774 3 899 1 458 218 662 4 543 502 5 297 1 804 19 116 

- 423 3 219 225 440 240 76 160 877 122 760 282 2 101 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 286 519 179 367 73 107 182 446 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 137 
Table 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

(1978 data are based an a sample of farms; .. text] 

Total farms by estimated value of machinery and equipment 

All Farms Estimated 

value $1 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 to $50,000 to $70,000 to $100.000 to $200,000 Forms ($1,000) $4,999 $9.999 $19.999 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999 $99,999 $199,999 or more 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 29 495 I 091 593 3565 7590 5 181 3254 3 178 2094 1 510 2272 851 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ - 801 36 289 63 175 176 73 105 78 36 52 43 

- 321 13104 47 88 38 39 43 5 26 23 12 Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 293 11 498 27 85 39 37 34 28 12 21 10 Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- 131 2323 24 27 35 30 8 5 - 1 1 Boca _____________________________ _ 

- 718 35840 52 127 97 70 126 95 36 90 25 Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 333 11 579 57 63 71 36 41 13 17 28 7 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 681 15106 132 164 144 93 62 49 6 26 5 Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 143 2400 15 51 33 20 15 8 I - - Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

- 333 20 353 13 26 81 40 28 30 30 57 28 Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- 4 99 - 3 - - - - I - - (008i05 ___________________________ _ 

- 458 13859 56 96 104 53 51 48 32 12 6 Costilla ___________________________ _ - 201 6465 26 67 43 15 15 20 2 5 8 Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 249 8831 45 53 67 15 16 15 17 11 10 Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 109 3304 17 25 25 13 10 6 4 7 2 Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 860 18 287 130 290 189 92 66 42 21 20 10 Denver ___________________________ _ 

- 42 892 10 14 7 3 2 2 3 1 - Dolores ___________________________ _ 

- 163 5 798 5 28 35 26 17 23 17 12 - Douglas __________________________ _ 

- 310 6268 53 111 53 17 30 15 28 2 1 Eagle _____________________________ _ 

- 120 3 672 6 31 32 7 23 9 I 11 - Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 517 14633 64 131 79 59 104 19 33 27 1 

EI Paso __________________________ _ 

-- 619 13081 102 221 117 84 49 12 7 14 13 Fremont _________________________ _ 

-- 337 4634 50 138 109 17 8 5 6 2 2 Garfield _________________________ _ 

-- 408 8487 57 123 93 49 37 30 9 9 I Gilpin ___________________________ _ 

-- 9 (D) 2 3 2 I - 1 - - - Grand ___________________________ _ 

-- 133 4 715 2 27 36 20 14 18 3 11 2 Gunnison ________________________ _ 

-- 161 5826 18 29 39 17 25 9 6 15 3 Hinsdale _________________________ _ 

-- 14 211 - 5 5 2 2 - - - - Huerfano ________________________ _ 

-- 241 4 134 44 75 50 22 31 II 6 2 - Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- 103 5 777 8 16 16 9 12 9 7 24 2 Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- 360 7 168 78 120 55 36 38 13 12 2 6 

Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

-- 356 20671 13 33 78 47 43 37 30 52 23 Kit Corson _______________________ _ 

-- 802 53498 60 139 85 108 92 55 47 153 63 lake ____________________________ _ 

-- II 185 I 3 3 3 I - - - - lo Plata _________________________ _ 

-- 568 II 310 76 169 139 83 56 23 7 12 3 Lorimer __________________________ _ 

-- I 016 34 497 141 214 206 123 133 94 23 42 40 las Animas ______________________ _ 

-- 470 8 521 59 149 145 51 35 5 8 17 I Lincoln __________________________ _ 

-- 475 21 680 41 62 82 72 50 51 46 56 15 logan ___________________________ _ 

Meso ___________________________ _ -- I 002 46554 68 134 155 162 145 112 88 120 18 

-- I 240 25915 226 372 284 137 105 38 19 46 13 Mineral __________________________ _ -- II 115 3 5 I 1 1 - - - -

Moffat __________________________ _ 

-- 259 10695 36 21 36 37 32 54 13 25 5 Montezuma ______________________ _ 

-- 587 II 074 67 176 147 107 44 24 10 II 1 Montrose ________________________ _ 

-- 782 22 866 108 251 III 84 94 48 30 45 11 Morgon _________________________ _ Otero ___________________________ _ -- 939 51 726 75 167 91 104 160 77 86 136 43 

-- 576 18 611 61 151 98 85 72 42 32 26 9 Ouray ___________________________ _ Park ____________________________ _ 

Phillips __________________________ _ 

Pitkin ___________________________ _ 

Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- 78 1904 7 18 22 9 11 7 I 2 I 

-- 87 I 805 6 35 22 7 8 3 3 2 I 

-- 440 28043 33 62 77 47 64 56 .21 45 35 

-- 62 1 409 6 16 15 10 4 9 I 1 -

-- 580 31 620 12 119 117 65 90 30 48 61 38 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco _______________________ _ 

Rio Grande _______________________ _ Routt ___________________________ _ 

Saguache ________________________ _ 

Son Juan ________________________ _ 

San Migue'-______________________ _ 

Sedgwick ________________________ _ 

Summit __________________________ _ 

Teller ________________________ - __ _ 

Washington ______________________ _ 

Weld __________________________ --- Yuma ___________________________ _ 

-- 606 21 666 61 178 135 60 56 23 18 51 24 

-- 181 6046 9 33 61 18 17 20 6 14 3 

-- 358 24029 29 72 57 25 37 23 28 65 22 

-- 325 9469 31 53 75 82 25 35 2 19 3 

-- 266 15898 22 56 40 25 33 11 14 48 17 

-- I (0) - 1 - - - - - - -

-- 69 2425 7 19 16 8 5 4 I 8 I 

-- 316 18 554 5 42 61 44 32 38 44 29 21 

-- 24 736 3 8 3 2 3 I 3 - I 

-- 54 871 10 16 11 9 4 3 I - - -- 894 40 883 74 181 104 117 160 69 69 97 23 

-- 3 163 164 371 199 553 473 404 397 303 318 394 122 

-- I 063 79024 82 119 109 69 136 128 114 210 96 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

-- 2662 20 150 731 I 551 252 54 21 53 - - -

138 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Cows and heifers thai hod calved 

Callie and calve, 

Talal Beef cows 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 17 253 3174 161 14013 915381 12 537 843 03B 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 347 625B4 291 14598 248 10 B39 Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 191 14 595 167 7630 146 6758 

~r.:: ==== ======== ========== ==== 

111 5670 - 147 11 942 125 6278 

98 13940 80 4865 74 4819 - Boca ________ -------------------__ _ - 448 73 676 367 24874 352 24 720 Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 227 53 09B 195 16785 183 16646 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 396 32892 284 7916 240 5048 Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 96 8433 84 4 515 77 3968 Cheyenne _________________________ _ Cleor Creek _______________________ _ - 197 37 252 168 15 312 166 15228 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Conejos ___________________________ _ Co,tllio ___________________________ _ - 313 40 579 297 20916 279 20 673 

- 132 7 932 123 4 756 121 4 727 Crowley ____________ -_____________ _ 

- 168 71 S39 135 8390 121 7918 Custer ____________________________ _ 

- 94 13266 77 5620 72 5560 Delta __________________________ - __ _ - 473 41 225 413 18 191 342 16511 Denver ___________________________ _ 

- 6 121 5 87 4 (D) Dolores ___________________________ _ 

- 50 5 378 48 2879 45 2849 Douglos __________________________ _ 

- 173 13 073 146 6345 138 6033 Eagle _____________________________ _ 

- 76 18004 71 8930 69 8896 Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 387 50 496 334 22610 307 21 433 

EI Po,o ___________________________ _ 

- 440 41 003 389 21 36B 358 18625 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 219 14641 175 8005 147 6082 Gorfleld __________________________ _ 

- 252 38 587 208 17 125 183 16 717 Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

- 7 363 6 183 6 183 Grond ____________________________ _ 

- 93 24310 86 12 382 83 12353 Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- 129 42466 117 23233 114 23200 Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

- 8 1 007 5 326 5 326 Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- 211 27 965 178 12698 169 12 131 Jockson __________________________ _ 

- 83 39 854 75 20922 74 20 852 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 150 6820 122 3506 109 2 951 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 196 35 974 161 13074 161 13040 KH Corson ________________________ _ 

- 501 123 216 386 25498 364 24473 Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 5 138 5 (D) La Plato __________________________ _ 

- 373 33 019 331 15 125 300 14 175 lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- 610 90 482 425 25863 335 19 335 las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 417 66 305 381 30377 371 29 718 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 349 79 857 268 23473 259 23 354 Lagon ____________________________ _ 

- 628 161 879 497 27871 466 26840 Mesa ____________________________ _ 

- MlneroL 590 74872 506 28 735 418 25 863 __________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 4 (D) 4 (D) 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 150 32 148 133 17 582 127 17 513 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- Montrose 377 27 247 342 15638 326 15 152 _________________________ _ 

- 482 65 847 422 23 735 367 21 316 Morvan __________________________ _ 

- 559 211 053 385 25963 326 22 345 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 315 81 506 251 12616 220 11 864 Ouroy ____________________________ _ 

- 67 156B4 60 9057 57 8977 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 69 11 285 66 5234 62 5 211 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 155 28 797 122 5 528 112 4689 Pilkln ____________________________ _ 

- 37 5 147 34 1 911 31 1 829 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 331 95604 262 21 66B 254 21 521 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 382 49024 322 19 232 286 16 511 Rio Bionco ________________________ _ 

- 121 33 577 106 16100 103 15952 Rio Gronde ________________________ _ 

- 155 15948 139 9 353 125 9004 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 234 31 862 212 13952 191 13 821 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 154 36 370 135 19 114 124 18998 San Juan _________________________ _ 

San MlgueL _______________________ _ - 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 43 7899 41 4229 41 4220 Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summfl ___________________________ _ - 150 29 799 112 6059 109 (0) 

- 10 2389 6 1 ()43 6 1 037 Teller ____________________________ _ 

- 42 3 174 36 1 784 35 1 771 Washlnglon _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - 490 72 519 403 25026 384 24630 

- Yuma 1 791 657 773 1 318 89516 1 067 66 705 ____________________________ _ 

- 701 163 85B 591 48 957 563 46 049 

Forms nolan molllls'-______________ _ 

- 1 151 20 030 778 10212 593 8769 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Milk cow, 

Forms 

3612 

76 

60 

31 

25 

57 

30 

71 

20 

28 

-

83 

13 

35 

26 

173 

1 

15 

32 

17 

81 

100 

55 

69 

-

18 

19 

-

44 

32 

24 

22 

75 

1 

116 

136 

78 

58 

73 

189 

-

30 

77 

128 

103 

63 

16 

18 

23 

13 

33 

81 

28 

36 

71 

43 

-

7 

7 

3 

10 

72 

397 

79 

291 

St"r5, steer calves, bulls, Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves 

Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

n 343 1354B 1 009 133 14522 1 249647 

3759 268 22 078 302 25908 

872 158 3669 156 3296 

608 106 3006 122 2658 

46 73 2 197 86 6878 

154 351 26 140 384 22662 

139 190 21 486 204 14827 

2868 288 12 717 339 12259 

547 79 2 212 80 I 706 

84 167 10851 177 11 089 

- - - - -

243 242 10 148 260 9515 

29 94 1 813 102 1 363 

472 135 19 156 146 43 993 

60 86 3950 81 3696 

1 680 376 11 720 408 11 314 

(D) 5 22 5 12 

30 40 824 45 1 675 

312 136 3 188 150 3540 

34 68 4 373 67 4 701 

1 177 295 12 413 333 15473 

2743 353 10947 380 8688 

1 923 175 4 ()43 181 2 593 

408 204 10471 218 10991 

- 3 (D) 7 (D) 

29 79 7 028 83 4900 

33 108 9 174 118 10059 

- 6 167 8 514 

567 168 7 33B 179 7929 

70 68 9 123 74 9809 

555 121 1 774 124 1 540 

34 165 10 227 166 12 673 

1 025 400 35 223 432 62495 

(D) 4 44 6 (D) 

950 305 8 527 319 9367 

6528 447 31 514 512 33 105 

659 350 16726 376 19202 

119 292 26864 300 29 520 

1 031 510 90 032 532 43 976 

2872 465 17 672 500 28465 

- 2 (0)1 3 (D) 

69 132 7 925 140 6641 

486 301 6 187 328 5422 

2419 385 21 717 416 20395 

3618 420 100 692 448 84 398 

752 262 41 943 267 26947 

80 61 346B 60 3 159 

23 57 1 805 62 4246 

839 121 13 301 128 9968 

82 33 1 592 34 1 644 

147 270 19 743 274 54 193 

2 721 318 14 965 314 14 827 

148 108 9430 112 8047 349 120 3380 139 3 215 131 192 7770 211 10 140 116 121 9286 132 7970 - 1 (D) 1 (D) 

9 37 2092 38 1 578 (D) 118 9335 131 14405 6 7 757 9 589 13 30 845 39 545 396 399 21 848 429 25 645 22 811 1 404 175 652 I 510 392 605 2908 570 59984 604 54 917 

1 443 699 6265 731 3 553 

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Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Colorado _________________ ~_ - Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa - __________________________ _ 

- Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ - Bent - _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne - _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- Coneios ___________________________ _ 

- Costillo ___________________________ _ 

- Crowley __________________________ _ 

- Custer ____________________________ _ 

- Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver - ___________________________ _ 

- Dolores ___________________________ _ - Douglas ______ ~ ~ _ ~ _~ _~ ____________ _ 

- Eagle __________ ~ __________________ _ 

- Elbert __ ~ _________________________ _ 

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ____ .. _____ . _______________ _ 

- Garfield ___ ~ ________________ ~ _____ _ 

- Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

- Grand _____________ • _______ • ______ _ 

- Gunnison _________________________ _ Hinsdale - ___ . ______________________ _ 

- Huerfono ____ .. ____________________ _ 

- Jackson __ .. ____ • ___ • __ ~ __ • ________ _ 

- Jefferson ________________ .. ________ _ 

-

Kiowa _______ • ____________________ _ 

Kit Corson - _____________________ .. __ _ 

- lake ___________ • _________________ _ 

- lo Plato _______________________ • __ _ 

- lorimer ___________________________ _ - los Animas ___________________ .. ___ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ - logon ____________________________ _ - Meso ____________________________ _ - Mineral _________________________ • __ -

-

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- Montezumo _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ Morgan - ___________________ • ______ _ 

- Otero _____________________ • ______ _ 

- Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- Pork _____________________________ _ 

- Phillips ____ ~ _______________________ _ - Pitkin ______________ .. _____________ _ - Prowers __ . ___________________ • ____ _ 

-

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande _____ • __________________ _ 

- Routt ____________________________ _ 

- Saguache ____________________ .. ____ _ 

- Son Juan _. _______________________ _ 

- Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick __ ~ ________________________ _ 

- Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ______ ~ _____________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ 

Weld ____ ~ _____________________ - __ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Cottle and calves 

Forms Number 

16492 3 725 850 1 

338 76 281 

175 16 373 146 8 046 103 14 935 

455 81 959 

224 44 365 

368 32 553 96 4 266 210 27 503 

I (D) 

301 28 556 124 5 607 162 143 531 

94 11 703 

398 21 046 

5 III 50 3 298 173 14 610 

79 10 200 

394 46 140 

442 31 174 

207 II 502 

239 22 262 

7 209 

92 13 212 

124 23 312 

12 I 580 

208 17 093 

85 28 249 

139 4 073 

201 25 896 

507 153 463 

7 (D) 

360 23 894 

567 llO Oll 

417 44 666 

363 91 437 

651 235 616 

510 57 566 

6 I 152 

156 18 593 

345 14 160 

429 49 103 

584 300 471 

309 123 425 

68 9 364 

68 7 753 

157 35 298 

40 4 541 

335 121 337 

355 45 438 

122 21 713 

148 8 865 

221 25 635 

156 26 986 

I (0) 

48 5 588 

150 33 801 

12 2 147 

43 3 616 

494 59 898 

I 767 1 119 221 

696 186 992 

748 12 347 

Sales 

Calves 

Sales Sales 

($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

724 094 9 172 432 442 III 441 

35 032 173 5 271 1 255 

5 635 120 3 601 911 2 855 97 3465 1 006 5 291 53 1 136 285 

34 966 252 12 703 3 258 16 742 148 8 613 2 304 

16 218 178 4 199 918 

I 298 60 2 493 642 

9 602 128 8 068 2 181 (0) - - -

9 239 229 11 659 3 026 

I 536 98 3 855 924 

65 309 95 6 015 1 568 

4 389 54 2 281 621 

7 310 177 6 276 I 582 

26 5 (0) (D) 

I 116 24 I 164 298 

5 114 108 4220 I 142 

3 540 44 3 699 984 

17 754 211 10 151 2 608 

10 528 275 II 368 2 696 

3 519 144 4 597 966 

8 001 118 6 428 I 607 

72 4 47 10 

4 402 47 4 156 1 157 

7 868 74 8 614 I 847 

604 8 330 96 

5 481 146 7 229 I 807 

10 157 58 10 002 2 692 

I 413 76 1 384 300 

9 098 107 5976 I 331 

78 461 232 9901 2 703 

(D) 5 185 25 

8 974 199 6 206 1 709 

51 647 296 10 799 2 427 

14 966 307 15 102 4 068 

38 975 201 12 392 3 750 

107 195 300 13 192 3 353 

21 186 251 II 184 2 681 

399 3 (D) 4 

6 174 96 9 830 2 461 

4 368 224 6 886 I 595 

20 241 222 9 014 2 266 

157 314 222 9 457 2 697 

56 454 185 14423 4 463 

3 233 49 3972 1 127 

2 701 49 3 276 833 

15 696 78 3 192 643 

I 680 24 1 006 266 

54 438 187 10 395 2 779 

17 874 230 6439 I 450 

8 069 78 8043 2 189 

2 896 113 5 285 I 523 

9 984 124 5 920 I 825 

9 524 102 7 825 2 106 

(D) I (0) (0) 

I 846 29 2 319 599 

15 692 51 I 632 463 

878 5 282 66 

I 050 26 I 378 342 

24 605 277 12 813 3 209 

595 612 838 39 398 9 970 

83 496 409 25 340 6 593 

3 562 448 6 256 I 227 

Cottle 

Total Fattoned on groin and concentrates 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

13 197 3 293 408 1 612 654 2 418 2 271 865 1 222 797 

285 71 010 33 777 81 (D) (D) 

128 12 772 4 724 10 48 15 

114 4 581 1 849 21 982 488 

76 13 799 5 006 5 44 26 

367 69 256 31 708 22 34 063 18888 

166 35 752 14 438 30 (D) (D) 

299 28 354 15 301 125 24 811 13828 

68 I 773 656 2 (D) (D) 

158 19435 7422 13 3987 1 767 

I (D) (0) - - -

165 16897 6 213 19 (0) (D) 

77 I 752 612 6 28 8 

134 137 516 63 741 18 (D) 55681 

84 9 422 3 767 6 82 32 

344 14 770 5 728 66 4 882 2424 

I (0) (D) - - - 43 2 134 818 3 (0) (0) 

139 10 390 3 973 24 580 260 

69 6 501 2 556 4 15 5 

309 35989 15 146 50 4456 2 209 

370 19806 7 832 51 I 067 507 

159 6905 2 553 30 536 198 

197 15834 6 394 23 682 289 

7 162 62 - - - 78 9056 3 245 3 (D) (D) 

116 14 698 6021 10 740 307 

11 I 250 508 - - - 146 9864 3 674 8 240 95 

64 18 247 7 465 6 2078 (D) 

121 2 689 I 113 34 300 154 

159 19 920 7 767 12 I 233 631 

425 143 562 75 758 71 103 843 59644 

4 (D) (D) - - - 304 17688 7 265 33 856 293 

459 99 212 49 220 135 75 370 39903 

322 29 564 10 898 19 I 574 593 

298 79045 35 225 32 (D) (D) 

514 222 424 103 843 118 186 394 91 569 

452 46 382 18 505 118 4029 I 795 

6 (D) 395 - - -

115 8 763 3 713 3 (D) (D) 

265 7 274 2 773 22 129 48 

359 40089 17 976 67 17 512 (D) 

492 291 014 154 616 156 245 922 138 034 

238 109 002 51 991 43 79 561 40 131 

48 5 392 2 106 2 (D) (0) 

59 4477 I 867 5 12 6 

128 32 106 15 053 35 23 217 II 946 

34 3 535 I 414 7 118 46 

270 110 942 51 659 26 87 320 43 752 

281 38 999 16 424 43 17 526 8 275 

96 13 670 5 880 7 (D) (D) 

113 3 580 1 374 14 570 296 

177 19 715 8 159 14 215 86 

121 19 161 7 418 10 151 53 

1 (D) (D) - - -

35 3 269 1 247 4 119 40 

132 32 169 15 229 30 16801 9053 

11 1 865 813 I (0) (0) 

40 2 238 708 2 (D) (D) 

390 47 085 21 396 59 19852 10 513 

I 481 I 079 823 585 642 445 964 332 540 023 

564 161 652 76 903 131 107 676 57 595 

508 6091 2 335 84 I 197 527 

140 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Colorado ••••••.••.••.•••••. 

Adorns .•••.•••••.•••••••••.•...•.• Alamosa ___________ . ______________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archulelo ••.•••••••••.••••••.••.••• Boca _____________________________ _ 

Benl ••••••••.•••••••••••••.•..••.• 

Boulder ••.•••••.•••••••••.•••••••.• 

Choft ............................. . 

Cheyenne ••.•••••••.•.•••••••••..•• 

Clear Creek ••••.•.•••••••••.•.••••• 

Conejos ___________________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Coslillo ._ ••• _ •.••.•.••••.••••••• _._ 

Crowley ••••••••.••.•.•••• _ •••.••• _ 

· 

· Custer ____________________________ _ 

DelIo •••.••.•••••••..•••••.••••..•. _ Denver ___________________________ _ 

Ooloros ___________________________ _ 

Douglas ••••••.•••.•••. _ •. _ •.•••. _. 

Eagle ••••.•••••.•• _ •.••••••••.•.•.• 

Elborl ••••••••• _ ••.•• _ ••.•.••.••..• 

EI Paso ••••••••• _ ••.•..•••••.••.•• _ 

Gilpin ~ae~~~f •••.••••••••••••••.•.•••.•.•• ~=====:===== =======~======= Grand •••••••.••••• _._ ••••••••.•••. Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ 

Jackson ___ . ______________________ _ 

Jefferson _____________ . ___________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

." 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

· Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

· Lake .•••••.•••.. _ ••••••••••••.••••• 

La PlaIa .••••••••..•••••••••••.• _ •. · 

· Larimer ___________________________ _ 

· los Animas _______________________ _ 

· lincoln _______ • ___________________ _ 

Logan ____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Mineral ___ • ___ • ___________ , ________ _ 

Moftol ••••••.••••.••.••••••••••••• Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

Morgan _______________ • __________ _ 

Otero _________ . _. ________________ _ 

Ouray ____________________________ _ 

Pork ••••••••••••• _ ••• _ •.•••••••... 

Phillips ••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• Pitkin _____________________ . ______ _ 

Prowers _______ . ___________ • ______ _ 

Pu.blo ••••••••••••••.•.••.••.•••••• Ria Blanco _________ . _______ • ______ _ 

Rio Grande _____________ . ___ . ___ . __ _ 

Roul! •• _ •••••••••••.•.•••••.•••••• Saguache _________________________ _ 

San Juan _________________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

-

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Son Miguel ••••••••••••••••••••••.•. 

Sedgwick ••••••.•••••••.•••.••••••• · 

· Summit _____ . _____________________ _ 

· reller •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.• · 

· 

· 

Woshinglon .•• _ ••.•••••.••••••••••• 

W.ld ••••••••••.•••.••••••••••••••• Yuma ______________ . ____ . ________ _ 

· 

Forms not on moillisL ___ .. , _________ _ · 

TOlal 

forms 

17 253 

347 

191 

147 

98 

448 

227 

396 

96 

197 

1 

313 

132 

168 

94 

473 

6 

50 

173 

76 

387 

440 

219 

252 

7 

93 

129 

8 

211 

83 

150 

196 

501 

6 

373 

610 

417 

349 

628 

590 

4 

150 

377 

482 

559 

315 

67 

69 

155 

37 

331 

382 

121 

155 

234 

154 

1 

43 

150 

10 

42 

490 

1 791 

701 

1 151 

Number 

3 174 161 

62 584 

14 595 

11 942 

13 940 

73 676 

53 098 

32 892 

8 433 

37 252 

(0) 

40 579 

7932 

71 539 

13 266 

41 225 

121 

5 378 

13 073 

18004 

50496 

41 003 

14 641 

38 587 

363 24 310 

42 466 

1 007 

27 965 

39 854 

6 820 

35 974 

123 216 

(0) 

33 019 

90482 

66 305 

79 857 

161 879 

74872 

(0) 

32 148 

27 247 

65 847 

211 053 

81 506 

15 684 

11 285 

28 797 

5 147 

95 604 

49024 

33 577 

15 948 

31 862 

36370 

(D) 

7 899 

29 799 

2 389 

3 174 

72 519 

657 773 

163 858 

20 030 

1 to 4 5 to 9 

1 662 1 527 

36 36 

23 20 10 15 

9 7 

14 16 

13 18 

54 59 

3 9 

5 9 

1 -

15 24 14 6 

7 7 

5 4 

75 88 

1 1 

7 6 20 25 

2 6 

23 20 

26 33 

30 25 

30 27 

- - 4 1 

7 4 

- - 14 14 

1 2 21 31 

2 4 

23 16 

- -

33 50 

n 63 

11 28 

12 7 29 24 

106 90 

- -

8 6 37 53 

67 56 20 16 25 27 - 5 4 6 

6 10 

3 2 12 16 

42 33 

6 4 17 10 20 21 14 7 

- - - 2 

5 6 - 1 4 2 21 24 

123 125 25 31 

440 269 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Cottle and calves - invenfory per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

2 170 3 413 2 834 2 471 2 092 1 084 1 852 533 

61 70 61 46 26 II 40 716 

38 42 29 27 8 4 4 322 

29 34 27 14 15 3 2 456 

11 22 19 8 17 5 5 450 

32 88 119 99 52 28 32 782 

22 45 42 30 36 21 33 854 

94 90 44 24 26 5 13 702 

19 27 9 20 6 3 I 967 

9 31 31 54 35 23 16 591 

- - - - - - . 

44 71 64 44 41 10 14 460 

42 35 11 13 9 2 (0) 

20 34 26 29 36 9 53 599 

6 23 16 18 18

1 

4 2 604 

67 100 SO 38 37 18 16 383 

2 1 1 . " . . - 11 8 6 4 6 2 (0) 

26 39 29 20 11 3 3 070 

10 10 9 16 11 12 11 110 

37 78 101 56 51 21 16 769 

64 120 88 62 38 ? 10 566 

38 48 37 22 16

1 

3 1 831 

26 45 36 29 42 17 16 897 

1 4 1 1 - - . 4 15 18 16 20 15 14 260 

7 14 15 20 32 30 27 333 

- 1 2 4 1 - - 29 35 51 32 24 12 11 413 4 6 8 16 23 23 29 528 

25 39 15 12 6 1 (0) 

16 36 40 40 43 1 15 13 176 

36 78 100 118 91 39 69 737 2 2 1 - . 1 (0) 

60 87 64 39 29 11 10 465 88 110 85 69 71 47 48 203 

55 121 69 46 51 36 34 741 19 64 73 72 70 32 41 374 65 ISO 140 92 85 43 108 082 86 101 75 45 5 ~ I 36 42 054 

- 3 - - 1 (0) 

10 34 24 25 24 19 18 154 78 90 42 42 29 6 5 688 71 110 55 48 47 28 36 352 49 100 113 101 98 62 155 862 58 61 41 50 34 19 57 800 6 5 15 18 11 7 8 172 8 12 11 10 14 4 4 319 16 46 32 14 19 12 17 443 5 9 7 3 6 2 (0) 

32 56 66 70 56 23 62 562 

52 98 60 33 43 21 23 058 9 23 18 19 22 20 22 187 16 36 28 30 12 6 5 051 24 32 37 43 44 13 8 496 15 38 17 19 23 21 24 324 1 - - . 

3 6691 3 9 11 6 7 5 21 19 38 22 20 19 16 944 3 - - 3 2 1 (0) 7 10 8 6 5 32 120 112 95 65 21 27 182 177 318 307 330 262 149 498 366 41 154 149 126 104 71 96 838 

231 106 31 63 11 

COLORADO 141 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Inventory per farm 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- Boca _____________________________ _ 

Benl _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ Choffee - ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne - _________________________ _ - Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

-

(one IOS ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ - Custer - ____________________________ _ 

- Delta _____________________________ _ 

- Denver ___________________________ _ Dolores - ___________________________ _ 

Douglas _________________________ _ -

-- Eagle _____________________________ _ 

- Elbert ____________________________ _ 

-

EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

- Gorfleld __________________________ _ 

- Gllpm ___________________________ _ Grand -- ____________________________ _ 

- Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- Hinsdale __________________________ _ - Huerfano ________________________ _ -- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson ________________________ _ --

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

- Lake _____________________________ _ 

La Plolo __________________________ _ - lanmer ___________________________ _ 

- los Ammas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso - ____________________________ _ 

Mlnerol - ___________________________ _ 

-

Moffol ___________________________ _ Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

- Montrose _________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- Pork _____________________________ _ 

- PhIllips ___________________________ _ - Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ -

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- RIO Blanco ________________________ _ 

- RIO Grande ________________________ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ 

- Saguache _________________________ _ 

- San Juan _________________________ _ 

- Son Mlgue'- _______________________ _ - SedgwIck _________________________ _ 

- Summit ____________ - _ --- - --- _ ------ Teller ____________________________ _ 

- Washmgton _______________________ _ 

Weld - __________________ - _________ --

Yuma __________________ -- ________ _ 

-

Farms not on mod IIsL ______________ _ -

142 COLORADO 

Tolol 

Forms 

14013 

291 

167 

125 

80 

367 

195 

284 

84 

168 

1 

297 

123 

135 

77 

413 

5 

48 

146 

71 

334 

389 

175 

208 

6 

86 

117 

5 

178 

75 

122 

161 

386 

5 

331 

425 

381 

268 

497 

506 4 

133 

342 

422 

385 

251 

60 

66 

122 

34 

262 

322 

106 

139 

212 

135 

1 

41 

112 

6 

36 

403 

I 318 

591 

778 

Number 1 104 5109 

915381 2 388 1 516 

14 598 67 32 7 630 35 25 6 278 19 13 4 865 14 6 24 874 26 22 16 785 24 24 7 916 76 59 4 515 8 13 15 312 9 8 (0) 1 -

20916 35 33 4 756 15 30 8 390 16 11 

5620 8 6 

18 191 132 65 87 2 1 

2 879 10 11 

6 345 35 13 

8 930 8 7 

22610 35 23 

21 368 49 36 

8 005 42 23 

17 125 47 28 

183 - 1 

12 382 5 4 

23 233 10 3 

326 - -

12 698 18 18 

20922 1 2 

3 506 37 20 

13 074 5 10 

25 498 31 19 

138 - 3 

15 125 75 49 

25 863 87 50 

30 377 33 36 

23 473 20 11 

27 871 49 43 

28 7-35 165 69 (0) - -

17 582 8 4 

15 638 69 53 

23 735 101 56 

25963 37 30 

12616 54 38 

9057 4 3 

5 234 9 9 

5 528 9 14 

1 911 4 5 

21 668 24 23 

19 232 58 45 

16 100 10 4 

9 353 22 13 

13952 41 16 

19 114 13 13 

(0) - 1 

4 229 2 4 

6059 4 10 

I 043 I I 

1 784 7 2 

25 026 39 15 

89 516 185 109 

48 957 39 33 

10 212 399 188 

Forms wlth- 500 or more 

10 1019 201049 501099 10010 199 20010499 Farms Number 

1 863 3 266 2 314 1 591 881 194 149 492 

33 61 57 23 17 1 (0) 

28 40 16 15 6 2 (0) 

23 32 19 12 7 - - 12 17 14 11 5 1 (0) 

48 128 80 41 15 7 4830 

22 43 34 22 21 5 3320 

53 53 21 18 4 - -

18 19 14 8 3 1 (0) 

11 39 48 35 16 2 (0) 

- - - - - - -

49 74 44 31 27 4 3053 

28 26 13 5 6 - - 17 33 28 21 9 - -

4 24 16 8 11 - -

63 59 35 34 23 2 (0) 

- 2 - - - - - 5 9 4 4 4 1 (0) 

25 36 23 11 2 1 (0) 

6 10 14 11 12 3 2025 

43 99 69 36 25 4 2447 

68 111 72 40 9 4 4 198 

19 48 19 16 8 - -

19 40 21 25 23 5 4 159 

3 1 - 1 - - - 12 13 19 11 19 3 3 108 

4 12 16 32 25 15 9970 

1 1 2 1 - - -

31 46 32 19 10 4 3 110 

1 10 11 20 20 10 10 592 

16 31 11 4 3 - -

21 43 35 33 13 1 (0) 

41 100 109 62 22 2 (0) 

- 1 1 - - - -

46 82 38 29 10 2 (0) 

51 86 73 46 29 3 1 860 

67 108 52 46 29 10 7460 

24 65 68 56 21 3 2 097 

78 162 96 44 22 3 2 804 

58 79 56 34 39 6 3 814 

1 2 - - 1 - -

23 29 18 26 16 9 6 597 

78 58 39 26 17 2 (0) 

72 75 46 37 32 3 1 700 

52 91 90 60 20 5 3047 

42 46 33 25 11 2 (0) 

2 10 15 12 11 3 3 011 

7 10 12 11 7 1 (0) 

26 44 12 13 4 - - 5 8 5 6 1 - - 27 76 49 41 18 4 5 183 

56 77 39 22 20 5 4 983 

9 23 22 15 14 9 7 422 

22 33 18 20 8 3 1 745 

18 45 43 34 15 -

20 30 13 19 18 9 8 554 

- - - - - - -

2 16 5 5 5 2 (0) 

16 39 24 16 3 - - - - 2 - 1 1 (0) 

6 8 7 6 - - -

46 132 97 53 18 3 I 857 

177 312 262 190 68 15 12 248 

66 184 120 89 47 13 8 366 

42 75 63 - 11 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Cholfee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

(onejos ___________________________ _ Castillo ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

-

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield - __________________________ _ 

Gilpin - ____________________________ _ Grand ____________________________ _ -

- Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

- Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

-

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit Carson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ -

La Plato __________________________ _ -

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

- las Animos _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso - ____________________________ _ 

Minerai - ___________________________ _ 

- Moflot ___________________________ _ 

- Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Otero - ____________________________ _ 

- Ouray ____________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ -

- Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- Routt ________________ .. ___________ _ 

- Saguache _________________________ _ - Son Juan _________________________ _ 

- Son Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ -

- Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ -

-

-

-

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

Total 

Farms 

12 537 

248 

146 

111 

74 

352 

183 

240 

77 

166 1 

279 

121 

121 

72 

342 4 

45 

138 

69 

307 

358 

147 

183 

6 

83 

114 

5 169 

74 

109 

161 

364 

5 

300 

335 

371 

259 

466 

418 4 

127 

326 

367 

326 

220 

57 

62 

112 

31 

254 

286 

103 

125 

191 

124 

I 

41 

109 

6 

35 

384 

I 067 

563 

593 

Number 1 to 4 5 to 9 

843 038 1 731 1 413 

10 839 56 30 6758 27 18 5 670 16 12 4 819 9 5 24720 15 18 16646 16 22 5048 65 54 3968 8 15 15 228 7 11 (D) 1 -

20673 24 28 4 727 16 28 7 918 15 5 

5 560 4 6 16 511 85 59 86 I I 2849 11 9 6033 32 13 

8 896 6 7 21 433 23 23 

18625 40 36 6082 30 23 16 717 30 23 183 - I 

12 353 2 4 23 200 7 3 326 - - 12 131 13 17 20852 - 2 2951 31 18 

13040 5 10 24473 19 19 135 - 3 14 175 61 45 19 335 68 39 29 718 29 37 23 354 12 11 26 840 33 46 25 863

1 

107 63 (D) - -

17 513 4 3 15 152 60 55 21 316 67 56 22 345 20 29 II 864 32 38 8977 4 I 

5 211 6 9 4 689 7 14 

I 829 4 3 21 521 19 23 

16 511 44 41 15952 8 4 9004 12 14 13 821 22 16 18998 3 15 (D) - I 

4 220 3 3 5946 I 10 I 037 I I I 771 6 2 24630 27 14 66 705 139 98 46049 29 32 

8 769 289 167 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Beef cows - inventory per form 

, 

Forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number 

1 793 3 122 2 061 1 418 813 186 144848 

34 56 43 17 11 1 (D) 

28 37 17 13 4 2 (D) 

21 30 14 11 7 - -

12 17 14 11 5 1 (D) 

48 130 78 41 151 7 4830 

23 40 35 21 71 5 3 32~1 55 41 16 7 2 -

14 19 12 5 3 1 (D) 

9 39 48 34 16 2 (D) 

- - - - - - -

48 75 42 31 27 4 3 051 

27 26 13 5 6 - -

16 32 23 21 9 - -

4 24 15 8 III -

59 58 28 30 21 2 (0)1 

- 2 - - - - - 4 8 4 4 4 I (0) 

22 37 21 10 2 I (0) 

7 9 14 11 12 3 2 021 

43 97 61 31 25 4 2 441 

67 113 59 33 6 4 4 195 

19 43 13 14 

2~I - 19 39 20 24 5 4 15s1 

3 I - I - - - 12 13 19 11 19 3 3 108 4 12 16 33 24 15 9 966 

I I 2 I - - - 31 45 34 16 9 4 3 110 I 10 11 20 20 10 10 574 16 30 9 3 2 - -

21 45 33 33 13 1 I (D) 44 94 107 58 21 2 (D) - I I - - - - 48 71 37 26 10 2 (D) 52 78 42 28 26 2 (D) 

66 106 51 43 29 10 7 455 24 64 69 55 21 3 2 090 76 153 92 41 22 3 2 804 55 73 50 29 3~ I 6 I 2 3 81~1 - - -

23 28 19 25 16 9 6 595 74 58 37 23 17 2 (0) 

63 74 44 32 29 2 (D) 50 84 72 48 19 4 2 405 40 45 30 23 10 2 (0) 

2 10 14 12 II 3 3 010 6 10 12 II 7 I (0) 

24 42 II 11 3 - - 5 8 4 6 I - - 26 74 50 40 18 4 5 178 

54 72 38 19 13 5 4 975 9 23 21 15 14 9 7 403 21 30 18 21 6 3 I 745 16 46 42 34 15 - - 18 30 12 20 17 9 8 554 - - - - - - - 2 16 5 5 5 2 (0) 

16 39 24 16 3 - - - - 2 - I I (D) 6 8 7 6 - - - 47 128 94 53 18 3 1 856 168 289 179 135 48 11 10 128 68 174 121 83 44 12 7 579 

21 63 42 - II - -

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Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Aropahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ ~ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Clear Creek _______________________ _ -

-

Coneios ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley _________________________ _ -

-- Custer ___________________________ _ 

-- Delta ____________________________ _ Denver -- _____________ ,. ____________ _ Dolores __________________________ _ --

-- Douglos _________________________ _ Eagle -- .. ___ . _______________________ _ [Ibert ___________________________ _ --

-- EI Paso __________________________ _ _. Fremont __________ ~ ______________ _ 

-- Garfield _________________________ _ 

-- Gilpin ____ ~ _ ~ ____________________ _ 

-- Grand ____________________________ _ Gunnison ________________________ _ -- Hinsdale -- _________________________ _ 

Huerfono -- ________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

-- Kit (orson ____ .. ___________________ _ 

-- loke ____________________________ _ 

-- lo Plato _________________________ _ 

-- lorimer __________________________ _ 

-- los Animas ______________________ _ 

Uncoln -- __________________________ _ 

-- logon ___ . __ . _______________ • _____ _ -- Meso ___________________________ _ 

-- Mineral. _____ . ___________________ ._ -- Moffat _______________ .. __________ _ 

Montezuma -- _______________________ _ 

-- Montrose ________________________ _ 

Morgan -- _________________________ _ 

Otero -- ___ , ________________________ _ Ouray -- ___________ . ________________ _ 

-- Pork ____________________________ _ -- Phillips __________________________ _ 

-- Pitkin ___________________________ _ -- Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- Pueblo ______ .. ____________________ _ 

-- Rio Blanco _______________________ _ Rio Grande -- _______________________ _ Routt ___________________________ _ --

-- Saguache ________________________ _ -- San Juan _________________________ _ 

- San Miguel ______________________ ---- Sedgwir:k __________________ '- _____ _ 

-- Summit __________________________ _ 

-- Tel/er ___________________________ _ 

Washington -- _______________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ 

- Yuma ______________________ --------

farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

Total 

Farms 

3 612 

76 

60 

31 

25 

57 

30 

71 

20 

28 

-

83 

13 

35 

26 

173 I 

IS 

32 

17 

81 

100 

55 

69 

-

18 

19 

-

44 

32 

24 

22 

75 

I 

116 

J36 

78 

58 

73 

189 

-

30 

77 

128 

103 

63 

16 

18 

23 

13 

33 

81 

28 

36 

71 

43 

-

7 

7 

3 

10 

72 

397 

79 

291 

Number 

72 343 

3 759 

872 

608 

46 

154 

139 

2868 

547 

84 

-

243 

29 

472 

60 

I 680 

(0) 

30 

312 

34 I 177 

2 743 

I 923 

408 

-

29 

33 

- 567 

70 

555 

34 1 025 

(0) 

950 6 528 

659 

119 

I 031 

2 872 

-

69 

486 

2 419 

3 618 

752 

80 

23 

839 

82 

147 

2 721 

148 

349 

131 

116 

-

9 

(0) 

6 

13 

396 

22 811 

2 908 

I 443 

Milk cows - inventory per form 

Forms withI to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 

2 778 127 240 236 

38 2 9 14 

53 - 3 I 

22 I 2 5 

25 - - -

54 2 1 - 27 1 2 - 39 - 15 4 

12 2 2 2 27 - I - - - - -

81 1 - 1 

12 1 - - 27 2 1 5 

25 - I - 158 I 1 9 

1 - - - 15 - - -

27 I 1 3 

16 I - - 61 4 5 9 

71 I 7 13 

38 1 5 6 

63 I 3 1 

- - - - 18 - - - 19 - - -

- - - - 39 - 2 - 32 - - -

19 - I 2 

22 - - - 57 3 10 2 

I - - - 99 4 9 2 

65 6 14 26 

70 I 2 2 

57 I - - 53 5 8 4 

166 2 6 6 

- - - -

30 - - - 72 I I - 112 3 2 3 

58 I 12 19 

56 - 1 3 

13 2 1 -

18 - - - 13 3 3 2 

12 - - I 

28 3 2 -

61 4 4 2 

27 - - 1 

30 2 3 - 71 - - - 42 - - 1 

- - - - 7 

6 - - - 3 - - - 10 - - -

62 2 6 2 

168 18 52 78 

54 2 9 7 

216 42 33 -

Dairy products sold 

500 or more 

Sales 

100 to 199 200 to 499 Forms Number Forms ($1.000) 

168 58 5 2 858 I 095 82900 

9 i - - 42 4 555 

I - - 9 879 

I - - - II 561 

- - - - 3 (0) 

- - - - 5 56 

- - - - 8 122 

II 2 - - 39 3201 

2 - - - 10 681 

- - - - 2 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - 3 (0) 

- - - - 1 (0) 

- - - - 8 474 

- - - - 2 (0) 

2 2 - - 48 1 774 

- - - - I (0) 

- - - - I (0) 

- - - - 7 302 

- - - - I (0) 

2 - - - 27 I 217 

6 2 - - 41 3 184 

2 =1 - - 25 2 481 

1 - - 16 350 

- - - - - - - - - - I (0) 

- - - - 2 (0) 

- - - - - - 2 I - - 12 572 

- - - - - - I I - - 8 776 

- - - - - - 2 I - - 20 I 051 

- - - - - - 2 - - - 24 839 

21 4 - - 88 8 313 

3 - - - 9 568 

- - - - 5 (0) 

3 - - - 26 901 

5 

~I - - 47 3 113 

- - - - -

- - - - 6 5 

3 - - - 9 354 

4 3 I (0) 43 3 106 

12 I - - 48 4006 

2 I - - 8 767 

- - - - 5 13 

- - - - 2 (0) 

1 1 - - 9 991 

- - - - 6 (0) 

- - - - 6 (0) 

4 6 - - 19 2 875 

- - - - 1 (D) 

- I - - 7 267 

- - - - 8 44 

- - - - 3 (0) 

- - - - - - - - 1 (D) 

I - - - 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 14 429 

60 18 3 1 579 245 29 535 

5 1 I (0) 26 3 301 

- - - - 75 549 

144 COLOflADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
TobIe 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adoms ___________________________ _ AIomoso __________________________ _ - Aropohoe _________________________ _ - Archuleta _________________________ _ - Boca _____________________________ _ - Bent _____________________________ _ - Boulder ___________________________ _ - Choffee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

- Conejos ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley __________________________ _ -

Custer ____________________________ _ -

- Delto _____________________________ _ Denver ___________________________ _ - 0010re5 ___________________________ _ - Douglas __________________________ _ - Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- El Poso ___________________________ _ Fremont __________________________ _ - Garfield __________________________ _ -

- . Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grond - ____________________________ _ Gunnison _________________________ _ -

Hinsdale __________________________ _ - Huerfano _________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ - Jefferson _________________________ _ -

- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ - lake _____________________________ _ - lo Plato __________________________ _ - Lorimer ___________________________ _ -

- Los Animas _______________________ _ Lincoln ___________________________ _ -

- logon ____________________________ _ Mesa ____________________________ _ - Mineral ____________________ .. ______ _ -

- Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ - Montrose _________________________ _ - Morgan - __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ -

-

-

-

Ouray ____________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

PhiUips ___________________________ _ 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowsrs __________________________ _ -

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ - Rio Grande ________________________ c - Routt ____________________________ _ - Saguache _________________________ _ - Son Juan _________________________ _ -

-

-

-

Son Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit ___________________________ _ 

Tell.r ____________________________ _ -

-

- Yuma =~~h~~~t~~_======================== ____________________________ _ -

- Forms not on mollllsL ______________ _ 

-

Forms 

16492 

338 

175 

146 

103 

455 

224 

368 

96 

210 I 

301 

124 

162 

94 

398 5 

SO 

173 

79 

394 

442 

207 

239 

7 

92 

124 

12 

208 

85 

139 

201 

S07 7 

360 

567 

417 

363 

651 

510 

6 

156 

345 

429 

584 

309 

68 

68 

157 

40 

335 

355 

122 

148 

221 

156 

I 

48 

150 

12 

43 

494 

I 767 

696 

748 

Total 

Number 

3 7258SO 

76281 

16373 

8046 

14935 

81 959 44 365 

32 553 4266 

27 503 

(0) 

28556 

5607 

143 531 

11 703 

21 046 

'" 3 298 14610 

10200 

46140 

31 174 

11502 

22262 

209 13 212 23312 

I 580 17093 

28 249 4073 

25 896 153463 (0) 

23 894 110011 

44 666 91 437 235 616 

57566 

I 152 

18593 

14160 

49 103 300 471 123 425 9364 

7753 

35 298 

4541 

121 337 

45438 

21 713 8 865 25635 

26986 (D) 

5588 

33801 

2 147 3616 

59898 1 119 221 186 992 

12347 

Soles ($1,(lOO) I to 9 

I 724094 3 897 

35032 109 5635 65 2855 31 5 291 31 34 966 60 16 742 43 16218 172 I 298 28 9602 22 (D) -

9239 69 I 536 55 65309 16 4389 12 7310 187 26 2 I 116 20 5 114 54 3540 15 17 754 57 

10528 103 3 519 66 8001 74 

72 I 4402 8 7 868 15 604 I 5481 37 10 157 4 I 413 61 

9098 28 78461 62 (0) I 8974 97 51 647 137 14966 86 38975 25 107 195 106 21 186 200 399 1 

6 174 30 4368 144 20241 149 157314 83 56454 73 3233 11 2 701 20 15696 29 1 680 9 54 438 56 

17874 94 8069 14 2896 37 9984 33 9 524 31 (D) I 1 846 10 15692 16 878 5 10SO 9 24605 64 595 612 324 83 496 87 

3 562 407 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Cottle and carves - soles per form 

Forms with- SOO or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 SO to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 FORns Number 

2476 3714 2548 I 722 I 317 818 2 744 972 

71 n 47 19 8 7 64 025 

27 38 30 7 6 2 (0) 

32 45 19 9 9 I (0) 

14 23 10 8 6 11 10 171 

45 119 105 65 33 28 SO 926 

34 48 39 24 26 10 27 769 

75 56 28 14 14 9 21 036 

18 24 17 6 3 - - 16 45 60 33 21 13 10329 

- I - - - - - SO 74 56 31 17 4 12644 

23 22 I. 7 2 I (0) 

19 43 31 21 22 10 129 156 

13 25 15 16 II 2 (0) 

64 68 29 29 14 7 7047 

2 - I - - - - 9 6 5 6 2 2 (0) 

34 32 27 13 8 5 5950 

8 14 17 5 18 2 (0) 

49 III 65 53 40 19 18424 

86 92 87 45 20 9 8 576 

35 48 29 17 II I (D) 23 42 35 32 23 10 7459 

2 2 2 - - - - 13 18 17 17 13 6 5 146 10 16 20 26 25 12 9472 - 4 2 2 3 - - 33 53 39 25 15 6 4559 6 9 18 16 15 17 18830 27 34 10 3 4 - -

27 46 33 29 28 10 9535 48 126 90 99 SO 32 114 269 2 - 3 - - I (D) 87 84 47 26 13 6 8996 107 136 58 38 54 37 78081 79 109 45 45 29 24 21 761 36 96 76 58 51 21 57 294 97 176 101 54 68 49 193 686 n 85 57 43 32 16 33 427 - 1 2 1 - 1 (0) 

25 29 25 22 15 10 7 605 69 62 34 23 12 1 (D) 81 74 49 34 32 10 27 203 68 113 102 74 77 67 255 819 62 68 31 28 23 24 106 640 6 15 13 11 8 4 4 178 7 11 11 10 6 3 3442 33 30 27 18 10 10 25798 4 9 8 7 1 2 (0) 39 85 59 36 41 19 96354 

65 89 45 23 22 17 28 318 18 23 18 16 20 13 11306 16 43 29 13 10 - - 25 49 52 30 24 8 8419 24 27 21 21 20 12 15316 - - - - - - - 6 11 10 4 3 4 3 025 28 37 22 15 15 17 23492 1 2 - - 2 2 (0) 9 10 5 3 5 2 (0) 60 158 107 60 29 16 28745 239 381 299 215 171 138 1 000 678 77 178 153 96 57 48 139 274 

116 162 42 21 - - -

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Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archulela _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- Boca _____________________________ _ - Senl _____________________________ _ - Boulder ___________________________ _ - Chaffee ___________________________ _ -

Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Cleor Creek _______________________ _ -

- Conejos ___________________________ _ Coslilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley __________________________ _ -

- Custer ____________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ - Denver - ___________________________ _ 0010re5 ___________________________ _ - Douglas __________________________ _ - Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert - ____________________________ _ 

- EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ - Gilpin ____________________________ _ -

- Grand ____________________________ _ Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale - __________________________ _ Huerfono - _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit - (orson ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ -

- la Plato __________________________ _ 

- lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ - lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ - Mesa ____________________________ _ - Mineral ___________________________ _ -

-

Moffal ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma - ______________________ _ Montrose -- _________________________ _ 

Morgan - _________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ 

-- Ouray ____________________________ _ - Park _____________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin __________________________ - __ - Prowers __________________________ _ -

Pueblo __________________________ ---- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande - ______________________ - __ - Roul! ____________________________ _ 

- Saguache _________________________ _ San - Juan _________________________ _ 

San MigueL - _______________________ _ Sedgwick - _________________________ _ 

- Summit ________________________ ---- Teller ____________________________ _ -

- Washlnglon _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- Yuma __________________________ ----

Farms nal on malllisL ______________ _ 

-

146 COLORADO 

Forms 

9 172 

173 

120 

97 

53 

252 

148 

178 

60 

128 

-

229 

98 

95 

54 

177 

5 

24 

108 

44 

211 

275 

144 

118 

4 

47 

74 

8 

146 

58 

76 

107 

232 

5 

199 

296 

307 

201 

300 

251 3 

96 

224 

222 

222 

185 

49 

49 

78 

24 

187 

230 

78 

113 

124 

102 

I 

29 

51 

5 

26 

277 

838 

409 

448 

Tolal 

Sales 

Number ($1.000) 1109 

432442 111 441 2929 

5271 I 255 64 3601 911 43 3465 1 006 31 1 136 285 26 12 703 3 258 43 8613 2304 33 

4199 918 99 2493 642 21 8068 2 181 21 - - -

11 659 3026 59 

3 855 924 50 6015 I 568 23 

2281 621 11 

6 276 I 582 88 

68 II 2 

I 164 298 II 

4220 I 142 44 

3 699 984 12 

10151 2608 44 

I I 368 2696 92 

4 597 966 51 

6428 I 607 39 

(D) (D) I 

4 156 I 157 6 

8614 I 847 JO 

330 96 2 

7229 I 807 40 

10002 2 692 2 

I 384 300 43 

5976 I 331 17 

9901 2703 49 

185 25 - 6206 I 709 81 

10799 2427 120 

15 102 4068 97 

12392 3 750 27 

13 192 3353 86 

II 184 2681 105 (D) 4 I 

9830 2461 23 

6886 I 595 108 

9014 2 266 103 

9457 2697 60 

14423 4463 68 

3972 I 127 9 

3 276 833 13 

3 192 643 19 

1006 266 5 

10 395 2 779 53 

6439 I 450 91 

8043 2189 12 

5 285 I 523 26 

5920 1 825 26 

7825 2 106 22 

(D) (D) I 

2319 599 7 

1 632 463 17 

282 66 2 

I 378 342 9 

12813 3 209 47 

39398 9970 238 

25340 6593 90 

6256 I 227 286 

1978 -Con. 

Calves - sales per farm 

Forms with- 500 or more 

101019 20 10 49 50 10 99 100 10199 20010499 . Fonns Number 

1 531 2390 I 279 659 321 63 58 764 

37 40 22 7 3 - - 31 24 15 5 2 - - 16 31 10 7 2 - - 4 17 5 1 - - - 41 83 60 17 6 2 (D) 

33 36 20 12 14 - - 36 26 9 4 3 1 (D) 

10 15 10 1 3 - - 7 41 38 13 7 1 (D) 

- - - - - - -

41 61 35 23 8. 2 (D) 

19 18 8 2 - 1 (D) 

14 25 16 10 7 - - 10 19 6 8 - - - 23 30 18 12 5 1 (D) 

2 1 - - - - - 3 2 2 5 1 - - 19 25 11 7 I I (D) 

I 10 9 8 3 1 (D) 

32 72 39 16 7 1 (D) 

51 64 46 15 3 4 2332 

30 36 18 7 2 - - 21 24 12 15 5 2 (D) 

3 - - - - - - 8 12 8 5 7 1 (D) 

3 13 17 20 9 2 (D) 

1 4 - I - - - 23 42 26 8 6 1 (D) 

5 II 9 15 11 5 3154 

11 17 .3 I I - -

21 36 17 10 5 1 (D) 

34 75 47 25 2 - - 2 1 2 - - - -

42 45 16 10 5 - -

62 74 19 9 11 1 (D) 

74 62 38 21 II 4 2872 

34 71 39 23 5 2 (D) 

52 98 36 15 II 2 (D) 

37 52 25 18 13 1 (D) 

2 - - - - - -

14 21 15 8 II 4 2 780 

37 38 29 10 I I (D) 

29 35 25 19 11 - - 4S 65 27 20 4 1 (D) 

27 54 19 7 7 3 7660 

6 12 11 7 2 2 (D) 

5 9 10 9 3 - - 19 20 12 5 3 - -

4 6 6 3 - - - 29 47 34 10 13 I (D) 

45 66 13 11 4 - - 10 27 7 JO 9 3 2654 

20 31 22 9 5 - - 19 38 27 10 4 - -

14 22 17 17 9 I (D) 

- - - - - - - 5 6 6 I 3 1 (D) 

9 15 6 4 - - - - 2 - - I - - I 5 7 3 I - -

48 102 56 18 5 I (D) 

156 232 104 69 35 4 2 826 

73 115 83 33 11 4 6800 

21 109 32 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe - _________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ - Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ -

- Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- Chaffee ___________________________ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- Coneios ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ - Crowley - __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ - Della _____________________________ _ - Denver ___________________________ _ -

Dolores ___________________________ _ - Douglas - __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- £1 Paso ___________________________ _ _ . Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ - Gilpin ____________________________ _ - Grand - ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison _________________________ _ - Hinsdale - __________________________ _ Huerfano _________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kiawa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ - Lake _____________________________ _ -

- La PlaIa __________________________ _ 

lorimer ______ ~ ____________________ _ -

-

- t~~~~i~~~_=: == == == == == ========== == - logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ - Minerol ___________________________ _ -

-

Moffal ___________________________ _ 

MonteZuma _______________________ _ - Montrose _________________________ _ - Morgon - __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Pork _____________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowers __________________________ _ -

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ - Saguache _________________________ _ -

San Juan _________________________ _ -

- San MigueL _______________________ _ 

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ - Teller ____________________________ _ -

Washington _______________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma ____________________________ _ -

-

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

Forms 

13 197 

285 

128 

114 

76 

367 

166 

299 

68 

158 

I 

165 

77 

134 

84 

344 

1 

43 

139 

69 

309 

370 

159 

197 

7 

78 

116 

11 

146 

64 

121 

159 

425 

4 

304 

459 

322 

298 

514 

452 

6 

115 

265 

359 

492 

238 

48 

59 

128 

34 

270 

281 

96 

113 

177 

121 

I 

35 

132 

11 

40 

390 

I 481 

564 

508 

Total 

Number 

3 293 408 

71 010 

12 772 

4 581 

13 799 

69 256 

35 752 

28 354 

I 773 

19435 

(D) 

16897 

1 752 

137 516 

9422 

14 770 

(D) 

2 134 

10 390 

6 501 

35989 

19 806 

6905 

15834 

162 

9056 

14 698 

1 250 

9864 

18 247 

2 689 

19920 

143 562 

(D) 

17 688 

99 212 

29 564 

79045 

222 424 

46 382 

I 121 

8763 

7 274 

40 089 

291 014 

109 002 

5 392 

4477 

32 106 

3 535 

110942 

38999 

13670 

3 580 

19 715 

19 161 

(D) 

3 269 

32 169 

1 865 

2 238 

47 085 

1 079 823 

161 652 

6091 

Soles 

($1,000) 1 to 9 

1 612 654 4508 

33 777 132 

4 724 77 

1 849 48 

5006 29 

31 708 84 

14438 47 

15 301 171 

656 23 

7422 28 

(D) -

6 213 56 

612 45 

63 741 28 

3 7671 23 

5 728 187 

(D) - 818 19 

3 973 69 

2 556 18 

15 146 59 

7832 144 

2 5531 64 

6 394 67 

62 4 

3 245 18 

6021 18 

508 2 

3 674 47 

7465 6 

1 113 66 

7 767 45 

75 758 80 (0) I 

7 265 135 

49 220 135 

10898 117 

35 225 61 

103 843 121 

18 505 221 

395 1 

3 713 34 

2 773 151 

17976 159 

154 616 95 

51 991 87 

2 106 11 

I 867 29 

15053 34 

1 414 14 

51 659 59 

16424 110 

5 880 22 

I 374 52 

8 159 51 

7 418 44 

(D) 1 

1 247 13 

15229 25 

813 7 

708 15 

21 396 96 

585 642 386 

76903 166 

2335 351 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

CoHle - sales per form 

Forms wrth- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Fonns Number 

1 993 2434 1 552 1 055 946 709 2 633 587 

53 49 30 8 7 6 63 191 

19 12 12 3 3 2 (D) 

24 26 7 3 5 1 (D) 

9 9 5 7 6 11 10 136 

53 79 62 41 22 26 49039 

23 34 23 18 13 8 26433 

39 42 22 6 12 7 19 847 

15 23 2 5 - - - 21 32 35 18 14 10 8341 

- I - - - - -

39 32 21 10 6 1 (0) 

9 13 5 4 I - - 18 28 25 13 14 8 127817 

17 20 5 8 9 2 (D) 

47 68 13 15 9 5 5 342 

- 1 - - - - - 11 7 2 2 - 2 (D) 

18 21 13 6 7 5 4950 

10 14 10 7 9 1 (D) 

59 69 40 32 34 16 15308 

64 77 42 21 16 6 5488 

28 39 15 6 6 1 (D) 

22 35 30 21 16 6 4910 

1 - 2 - - - - 9 15 9 17 6 4 3 526 16 31 11 18 14 8 5924 

4 - 1 2 2 - - 22 33 19 9 13 3 2011 

6 10 14 9 8 11 12 892 

27 16 7 2 3 - -

16 19 28 22 21 8 7 822 

54 76 73 70 40 32 114 164 1 - I - - I (D) 

52 55 35 12 11 4 7 656 82 98 34 32 43 35 74 381 

56 67 24 23 18 17 16 352 29 66 49 32 41 20 55044 76 104 68 45 51 49 191 571 62 68 39 27 23 12 29 511 

- 2 1 1 - 1 (D) 

25 15 17 12 8 4 2 721 48 36 15 5 10 - - 66 53 36 18 17 10 27 038 54 74 78 53 75 63 252 699 46 30 22 16 17 20 97 836 11 13 3 4 4 2 (D) 7 9 8 4 - 2 (D) 26 21 17 13 8 9 25 298 3 7 5 2 I 2 (D) 38 72 36 18 29 18 94 558 

42 56 26 15 16 16 27 652 19 12 9 12 12 10 7 278 22 22 8 5 4 - - 18 36 23 23 19 7 7 820 14 21 10 15 7 10 12 899 

- - - - - - - 3 6 6 2 2 3 1 670 25 24 14 12 16 16 22901 - I - - 1 2 (D) 8 8 3 4 - 2 (D) 69 97 57 37 19 15 27 645 237 242 202 153 134 127 990 884 59 115 81 57 44 42 129 918 

42 73 42 - - - -

COLORADO 147 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 10 of 10 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa - __________________________ _ Arapahoe - _________________________ _ 

- Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- Boca _____________________________ _ 

- Bent _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ ChoHee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne - _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- Conejos ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- Crowley _________________________ _ 

-- Custer ____________________________ _ DelIo _____________________________ _ -

Denver - __________________________ _ 

-- Dolor~s __________________________ _ 

-- Douglas _________________________ _ Eogl"- ______________________ " _____ --

_ 

- [Iberl ____________________________ _ 

-

EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont _________________________ _ Gorfield _________________________ _ --

-- Gilpin _________________ . _________ _ 

-- Grand _________ . _. _________ ._. _._. -- Gunnison _______ ._. ___ . _. ________ _ -- Hinsdale _. _. _______________ . _._. __ -- Huerfono _____________ . _._. ______ _ 

-- Jackson _. _. _. _____________ ._. ___ . -- Jefferson _____________ . ___ . _._. _._ -- Kiowa _______________ ._._. _______ . 

-- Kit Carson _____ ._. _____ ._. _______ _ Lake ____________________________ _ -- La Plolo _________________________ _ --

-- lorimer ___________ . _. ___ ._._. ___ ._ -- los Animas _________________ ._. __ _ -- lincoln _. ___ . ____________________ _ 

-- logon _. _. _______________________ _ Meso -- ___ . _______________________ _ 

-- Mineral ___ . _. _. _________ ._. ______ _ 

-- MoHol __________________________ _ 

-- Montezuma ______________________ _ -- Montrose _____ ._. ___ . _. ___ . ___ . _._ -- Morgan _________________________ _ 

-- Otero ___________________________ _ 

-- Ouray ___________________________ _ Pork ____________________________ _ -- Phillips __________________________ _ --

-- Pitkin ___________________________ _ 

-- Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- Puoblo ___________________________ _ 

-- Rio Blanco _______________________ _ 

-- Rio Grande _______________________ _ Roul! ____________________________ _ 

--

- Saguache _________________________ _ 

- Son Juan ____ .. ____________________ _ - Son MigueL _______________________ _ Sedgwick - _________________________ _ 

- Summit ___________________________ _ 

- ToUor ____________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ 

- Yuma ____________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

148 COLORADO 

Forms 

2418 

81 

10 

21 

5 

22 

30 

125 

2 

13 

-

19 

6 

18 

6 

66 

-

3 

24 

4 

50 

51 

30 

23 

-

3 

10 

-

8 

6 

34 

12 

71 

-

33 

135 

19 

32 

118 

118 

-

3 

22 

67 

156 

43 

2 

5 

35 

7 

26 

43 

7 

14 

14 

10 

-

4 

30 

I 

2 

59 

445 

131 

84 

Tolol 

Soles Number ($1,000) 1109 

2 271 865 1 222 797 984 

(D) (D) 47 

48 15 8 982 488 12 44 26 4 

34 063 18 888 7 (D) (0) 11 

24 811 13828 77 (D) (0) 2 3987 1 767 4 

- - -

(D) (D) 5 28 8 5 (D) 55681 2 

82 32 4 

4 882 2424 48 - - - (0) (0) 2 

580 260 19 

15 5 3 4 456 2 209 19 

1 067 507 38 

536 198

1 

21 

682 289 17 

- - -

(D) (D) 2 740 307 4 

- - - 240 95 3 2078 (D) I 

300 154 24 

1 233 631 1 

103 843 59644 17 

- - - 856 293 17 

75 370 39903 29 

I 574 593 9 (D) (D) 14 186 394 91 569 19 

4029 1 795 73 

- - -

(D) (D) 1 

129 48 16 

17512 (D) 38 

245 922 138 034 32 

79 561 40 131 13 (D) (D) 2 

12 6 5 

23 217 11 946 14 

118 46 6 

87 320 43 752 3 

17 526 8 275 19 

(0) (D) 6 

570 296 10 

215 86 12 

151 53 5 

- - - 119 40 1 

16801 9053 1 

(D) (D) I (D) (D) 1 

19852 10 513 19 

964 332 540 023 117 

107 676 57 595 31 

I 197 527 63 

1978 -Con. 

Fattened cottle - soles per form 

Forms wirh- 500 or more 

101019 201049 50 1099 100 10199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

241 241 204 169 249 330 2 142 722 

12 8 4 3 4 3 (0) 

2 - - - - - - 3 2 2 I - 1 (D) 

- I - - - - - 1 - - 1 6 7 31 903 

3 8 2 2 2 2 (D) 

6 11 10 3 11 7 19847 

- - - - - . - - 1 2 - 1 2 3 2978 

- - - - - - -

4 2 5 I 1 I (D) 

I - - - - - -

3 2 3 3 3 2 (D) 

- 2 - - - - - 7 3 - 3 3 2 (D) 

- - - - - - -

- 1 - - - - - 2 1 1 - 1 - -

I - - - - - - 11 7 5 3 2 3 2693 

7 3 1 1 - I (D) 

6 1 - 2 - - - 2 1 - I 2 - - - - - - - - -

- - I - - - - - 3 2 - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 2 - 1 (D) 

8 I 1 - - - -

2 4 1 3 - I (D) 

3 JO 8 4 8 21 100 062 

- - - - - - - 8 4 1 I 2 - - 13 30 6 11 20 26 65 774 

3 2 - 1 4 - -

4 3 2 5 1 3 (D) 

13 9 JO 8 22 37 177 079 

15 14 9 1 5 I (D) 

- - - - - - -

- 1 1 - - - -

4 2 - - - - - 7 9 4 5 2 2 (D) 

8 11 13 21 33 38 230 863 

4 4 4 2 5 II 77 011 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 4 I 4 2 6 21 426 

- - - 1 - - -

- 4 5 I 4 9 85 595 

6 3 I 4 2 8 16088 

- - - 1 - - - - - 2 I 1 - -

I - - I - - -

2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

I 1 I - - - - 5 2 2 7 5 8 13 721 

- - - - - - -

1 - - - - - - 8 9 8 3 5 7 16 814 

39 35 42 44 76 92 929 707 

9 14 24 12 15 26 98 747 

- - 21 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 Totol Used or to be used Other for breeding 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 4 199 390 600 2 583 59 641 3 784 330 959 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 122 29 744 70 2 693 113 27 051 Alamosa _____ . ____________________ _ 

- 34 I 299 26 167 27 I 132 Arapahoe _______ . ____ . ____________ _ 

- 44 3 717 28 445 41 3 272 Archuleta ______ . __________________ _ 

Boca _________________ . _____ . _____ _ 13 173 8 25 11 148 

- 110 5 214 72 I 207 100 4 0071 8ent _____________________________ _ 

- 77 8 222 67 1 309 64 6 913 80ulder ___________________________ _ 

- 101 3 685 66 804 85 2 881 Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 11 151 8 32 10 119 Cheyenne _. _______ . _____________ ._. 23 2 448 15 412 22 2 036 Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - -

Conejos ___________ . _______________ _ 

- 51 13 648 36 2 386 46 II 262 Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 40 627 34 132 34 495 Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 68 10 699 46 I 572 60 9 127 Custer ___ . ________________________ _ 

- 9 (D) 3 (0) 9 (0) Oelto _____________________________ _ 

- 94 5 939 46 I 003 83 4 936 Denver _._._. _. ___ . _______________ _ 

- I (0) - - I. (0) Dolores __________ ___ ________ . _____ _ 

- 6 18 2 (0) 5 (0) 

Douglas _. ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ________ _ 

- 30 559 13 96 27 463 Eagle _____________________________ _ 

- 6 24 2 (0) 6 (D) Elbert _____ ! ______________________ _ 

- 70 5 200 37 I 208 67 3 992 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont _______ . _______ . _ ._. ______ _ - 114 16 5721 72 3 092 105 13 480 

- 50 3 388 27 543 45 2 845 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 49 1 428 27 266 47 I 162 Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - 1 (D) Grand ____________________________ _ 

- 4 14 I (0) 4 (D) Gunnison ______ . ______________ . ___ . 

- 3 (D) 2 (0) 3 (D) Hinsdale _____________ . ____________ _ 

- - - - - - - Huerfono ___ . ___________ . _. _______ _ 

- 23 339 13 99 20 240 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 6 32 3 10 5 22 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 20 464 II 95 17 369 

- 32 I 941 21 361 1 29 I 580 Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

- 122 11 602 82 I 906 115 9696 lake _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - la Plato __________________________ _ 

- 69 2 246 36 337 60 I 909 larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 129 20 636 66 2 237 115 18 399 los Animas _______________________ _ 

- 36 528 22 135 28 393 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 75 6 796 46 950 71 5846 logon ____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

MineraL __________________________ _ 

- 137 30 213 93 3 055 125 27 158 

- 182 11 345 97 2 01~1 157 9 335 

- - - - - -

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 12 273 7 72 10 201 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 32 776 21 160 26 616 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 107 11 644 67 1 457 92 10 187 Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 153 46 275 96 6 880 147 39 395 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- III 9 182 75 I 431 96 7 751 Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 6 29 - - 6 29 Park _____________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 3 (D) 6 79 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 43 4 639 22 453 39 4 186 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 8 120 3 12 7 108 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 71 5 638 43 1 105 64 4 533 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 116 6 489 81 1 458 104 5 031 Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- 9 49 6 17 6 32 Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 33 3 734 24 595 28 3 139 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 20 214 II 43 18 171 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 18 1 901 10 312 16 I 589 Son Juan _________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 3 34 3 (0) 2 (D) Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 29 2830 21 547 27 2 283 Summit ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 5 3 (D) Teller _______________ .. ____________ _ 

- 5 (D) 3 (D) 4 (D) Woshington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - 163 23 706 115 3 474 152 20 232 

- 394 49 503 217 6 803 360 42 700 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 188 17 114 120 3 856 169 13 258 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 707 6 796 434 2 148 644 4 648 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

litters of pig s 

farrowed between 

Dec. 1. 1977, and 

Nov. 30, 1978 

Forms Number 

2 669 76 592 

71 3 805 

28 223 

28 453 

8 36 

75 I 034 

70 I 830 

68 I 140 

9 35 

15 394 

- -

39 2 847 

34 113 

46 2 4861 4 78 

49 1 013 

- - 2 (D) 

15 110 

3 4 

39 I 013 

75 3 9841 31 646 

27 356 

- - I (D) 

2 (D) 

- -

13 141 

3 6 

11 103 

22 249 

83 2 290 

- - 41 409 

70 3 447 

22 156 

51 I 257 

97 4 517 

106 2 95:1 

-

7 91 

21 114 

72 I 721 

101 10 410 

76 I 782 

- -

3 69 

23 874 

3 18 

45 1 127 

85 1 287 

6 18 

25 980 

12 54 

10 333 

- - 3 15 

21 595 

3 6 

3 53 

119 5 163 

228 8 972 

123 4 202 

422 1 562 

Sales 

Hogs ond pigs Feeder pigs 

Soles Sales 

Forms Number ($1.000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

3 700 675 895 56 450 I 190 190 621 7 086 

119 44 039 4 507 33 3 470 124 

33 I 667 115 12 439 10 

39 4 563 427 11 405 13 

8 240 20 4 78 3 

101 7 115 537 1 35 2 273 73 

78 12 595 I 008 36 3 918 166 

87 8 069 650 27 2 562 94 

10 207 13 4 91 2 

24 3 645 340 7 605 27 

- - - - - -

48 15 433 I 535 14 704 26 

31 846 65 8 215 6 

67 18 835 I 579 21 3 695 135 

8 (0) (D) 2 (0) (D) 

77 6 551 545 22 2 704 147 

I (D) (D) - - -

I (0) (D) I (D) (D) 

26 901 78 8 240 8 

- - - - - - 62 14 612 766 21 10 466 372 

102 28 578 2 2911 34 11 750 502 

47 4 130 337 18 I 115 34 

45 2529 130 17 I 707 52 

- - - - - -

I (0) (0) - - - 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

13 I 087 48 5 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) I (D) (0) 

16 790 59 5 259 8 

30 2 582 210 8 630 23 

131 22 111 I 903 26 3 833 122 

- - - - - -

48 3 288 288 15 604 20 

99 35 664 3 311 35 5 241 170 

19 939 62 6 495 16 

81 12 421 975 24 3 261 126 

141 56 764 4957 36 13 938 560 

148 23 599 2 134 48 3 559 115 

- - - - - -

11 331 16 4 221 5 

23 786 41 8 525 12 

102 14484 I 357 30 2 151 75 

159 96 238 7 793 48 35 581 1 421 

102 15 268 I 298 31 2 821 92 

5 38 4 - - - 3 (0) (D) 2 (01 (D) 

40 7 154 621 14 I 685 66 

7 141 7 2 (D) (D) 

69 9 525 861 24 2 628 110 

106 10 421 751 44 2 898 102 

6 170 5 2 (D) (D) 

3S 8 410 608 15 2 868 86 

II 370 24 5 158 5 

16 2 070 21~ 1 5 125 3 

- - - - - 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

31 3 926 342 11 I 131 52 2 (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

5 (0) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

167 39 655 2935 49 12 785 471 384 90 869 7 158 105 30 732 995 191 31 640 2 614 59 10666 416 

477 9 151 827 183 3 525 157 

COLORADO 149 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

· 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa · __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe · _________________________ _ 

· Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca · _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ · 

Boulder · ___________________________ _ 

· Chaffee ....••...•..•.••.••••.••••.• Cheyenne · _________________________ _ 

· Clear Creek ______________________ _ 

· 

(oneios ___________________________ _ 

· Costillo . __________ .. ________________ _ 

· Crowley __________________________ _ 

· Custer . ___________________________ _ 

· Delta .•...•..•.••.•....•.•....•.•.• · Denver ___________________________ _ 

· Dolores ___________________________ _ · Douglas __________________________ _ 

· (ogle .•...•........•..•.•.•........ · Elbert .............. _ •.•.•....•.•.. · 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

· Fremont __________________________ _ 

· 

Garfield .....•.•....•......•.•....• Gilpin · ______ " ______________________ _ 

· Grand _____________________________ _ 

· Gunnison .. _______ ... _______________ _ · Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ 

· Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Jefferson _________________________ _ 

· 

Kiowa __________________ • ______ . __ _ 

Kit (orson ________________________ _ 

· lake _________________________ . ___ _ 

la Plato __________________________ _ 

lorimer __________________________ _ 

· las Animas _____________ . __________ _ 

· lincoln __________________________ _ 

· logon ____ . ______________________ _ 

· Meso ____________________________ _ 

· MineraL __________________________ _ 

· 

Moffot ______________________ ." ____ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose · _________________________ _ 

Morgan · .. _________________________ _ 

Otero · ____________________________ _ 

Ouray · ________ .. ___________________ _ 

· Pork _____________________________ _ 

· Phillips ...•.....•.•.....•.....•.... · Pifkin ___________________________ _ 

· Prowers .. _________________ .. _______ _ 

· 

Pueblo .........•............•...••. · Rio Blanco __ . _____________________ _ 

· Rio Grande __ .. _____________________ _ 

· Routt __ .. _ .. _____________________ - __ · Soguoche _________________________ _ · San Juan _________________________ _ 

· Son Miguel __________________ - ___ ---· Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

· Summit ___________________________ _ 

· Teller ____________________________ _ 

Washington · _______________________ _ 

· Weld ..........••.••.•.•..•....•.• ·• · Yumo ____________________ ------ ---· 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ · 

1 SO COLORADO 

Total 

Forms 

4 199 

122 

34 

44 

13 

110 

77 

101 

11 

23 

-

51 

40 

68 

9 

94 

1 

6 

30 

6 

70 

114 

50 

49 

I 

4 

3 

-

23 

6 

20 

32 

122 

-

69 

129 

36 

75 

137 

182 

-

12 

32 

107 

153 

111 

6 

6 

43 

8 

71 

116 

9 

33 

20 

18 

-

3 

29 

3 

5 

163 

394 

188 

707 

Number 1 to 4 

390600 988 

29 744 10 

1 299 10 

3 717 9 

173 8 

5 214 19 

8 222 8 

3685 28 

151 6 

2 448 2 

- -

13 648 11 

627 13 

10699 6 

(D) 5 

5 939 36 

(0) - 18 5 

559 12 

24 3 

5 200 21 

16 572 28 

3 388 20 

1 428 15 

(D) 1 

14 3 

(0) 1 

- - 339 15 

32 2 

464 9 

1 941 2 

11 602 5 .. -

2 246 33 

20636 37 

528 19 

6 796 12 

30 213

1 

14 

11 345 63 

-

273 3 

776 17 

11 644 28 

46 275 9 

9 182 15 

29 5 

(D) 3 

4 639 4 

120 I 

5638 11 

6 489 24 

49 4 

3734 2 

214 12 

1 901 7 

- - 34 - 2 830 1 

(0) 1 

(D) 2 

23 706 13 

49 503 54 

17 114 11 

6 796 270 

1978-Con. 

Hogs and pigs-inventory per fCJrm 

Forms with- 500 or more 

5 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

647 774 538 476 369 270 137 193920 

25 29 11 20 10 10 7 22655 

7 7 4 3 1 2 - -

5 9 6 7 1 6 1 (0) 

- 2 2 1 - - - - 11 23 18 25 11 3 - -

9 18 7 11 13 8 3 2 200 

15 27 8 11 9 2 1 (D) 

- 1 4 - - - - - 2 5 4 3 3 2 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

7 9 7 7 8 I 1 (0) 

10 9 6 I 1 - - - 2 17 11 8 10 7 7 5943 

2 - - I - 1 - - 11 19 14 4 4 4 2 (0) 

I - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

5 4 4 5 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 5 13 8 12 5 4 2 (D) 

17 18 14 9 7 11 10 11 212 

5 7 8 2 4 3 1 (D) 

9 12 5 5 1 2 - -

- - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

- I - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 2 - 1 - - -

3 1 - - - - - -

2 1 3 5 - - - -

2 7 11 3 4 3 - -

7 18 24 33 20 12 3 1 986 

- - - - - - - - 10 13 2 4 3 4 - - 24 17 12 13 10 6 10 15880 

5 7 2 2 1 - - -

6 10 11 11 11 13 1 (0) 

15 18 24 20 17 13 16 21 239

1 29 23 15 16 18 14 4 2 375 

- - - - - - -

4 2 2 - 1 - - - 6 5 2 - - 2 - -

10 22 12 10 13 5 7 6828 

6 24 21 31 28 18 16 33 732 

14 19 20 15 13 13 2 (D) 

- 1 - - - - - -

I - 1 - 1 - - -

6 6 12 3 5 4 3 2050 

3 3 - 1 - - - -

4 15 18 8 9 4 2 (0) 

16 25 15 18 10 6 2 (D) 

4 1 - - - - - -

5 5 7 4 3 5 2 (D) 

4 3 - - 1 - - -

1 4 1 1 1 2 1 (D) 

- - - . - - - - 2 1 - - - - - .. 

4 7 2 6 4 4 1 (D) 

1 1 - - - - - -

1 - 1 1 - - - -

7 30 28 34 24 15 12 12 583 

40 81 48 64 47 44 16 21 632 

17 30 38 37 36 17 2 (D) 

233 141 63 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ Bent __ .. __________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ Clear Creek _______________________ .. 

Coneios ______________ __ ___________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Crowley __________________________ _ 

- Custer ____________________________ _ Delta - _____________________________ _ 

- Denver ___________________________ _ 

- Dolores ____________ _____ __________ _ 

- Douglas _________________ . _________ _ [ogle _____________________________ _ -

- Elbert ____________________________ _ 

-

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield - __________________________ _ Gilpin ____________________________ _ -

- Grand ____________________________ _ 

- Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

- Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ -

Kiowa __________________________ . __ _ 

- Kit Corson ________________________ _ - lake _____________________________ _ 

lo Plata __________________________ _ 

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso - ____________________________ _ 

- Minerol ___________________________ _ 

-

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- Montrose _________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Otero ____________________________ _ 

- Ouroy ____________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ -

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ Roul! ____________________________ _ -

- Saguache _________________________ _ - Son Juan _________________________ _ - Son Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ -

- Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ -

- Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

Farms 

3 700 

119 

33 

39 

8 

101 

78 

87 

10 

24 

-

48 

31 

67 

8 

77 

I 

I 

26 

-

62 

102 

47 

45 

-

I 

3 

-

13 

2 

16 

30 

131 

-

48 

99 

19 

81 

141 

148 

-

II 

23 

102 

159 

102 

5 

3 

40 

7 

69 

106 

6 

35 

11 

16 

-

2 

31 

2 

5 

167 

384 

191 

477 

Total 

Number Sales I 

($1,000) 

675 895 56450 

44 039 4 507 I 667 115 4 563 427 

240 20 7 lIS 537 

12 595 I 008 8069 650 207 13 

3 645 340 

- -

15433 I 535 846 65 

18835 I 579 (D) (0) 1 

6551 545 (0) (D) 

(0) (D) 

901 78 

- - 14612 766 

28 578 2 2911 4 130 337 

2 529 130 

- - (0) (D) 

(0) (0) 

- - I 087 48 (D) (D) 

790 59 

2 582 210 

22 111 I 903 

- - 3 288 288 

35 664 

939 3 3111 62 

12 421 975 

56 764 4 957

1 23 599 2 134 

-

331 16 

786 41 

14484 I 357 

96 238 7 793 

15 268 I 298 

38 4 (0) (0)1 7 154 621 

141 7 

9 525 861 

10421 751 

170 5 8 410 608 370 24 

2070 211 

- - (0) (0) 

3926 342 (0) (D) 

(0) (0) 

39 655 .2935 

90869 7 158 

31 640 2 614 

9 151 827 

1978-(on. 

Hogs and pigs - soles per form 

Forms with1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 

735 1 414 521 402 

29 45 13 12 

10 14 6 I 

5 18 2 6 

I 5 2 - 12 48 15 17 

7 24 15 12 

11 41 13 II 

4 6 - -

6 4 6 I 

- - - -

11 21 4 3 

4 24 2 I 

8 21 8 5 

5 I I - 24 30 9 4 

I - - - I - - - 10 8 6 2 

- - - -

II 20 II II 

28 31 15 II 

17 17 3 5 

19 17 3 4 

- - - -

I - - - 1 2 - -

- - - -

6 6 - -

2 - - -

4 5 6 -

3 14 4 7 

II 40 30 20 

- - - - 18 17 3 4 

24 25 6 18 

5 7 6 - 12 21 12 12 

16 34 25 22 

41 44 21 16 

- - - -

1 8 2 - 10 10 I - 23 40 8 13 

8 54 29 21 

10 37 23 7 

3 2 - -

2 - - -

3 14 4 8 2 4 1 - 8 29 12 6 

25 43 9 17 

I 4 I - 5 13 4 1 

5 3 2 1 

3 9 - 1 

- - - -

- 1 I - 3 9 5 10 

I I - -

3 I - - 6 60 47 21 66 125 57 55 20 55 32 36 

159 282 36 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1,000 or more 

200 to 499 500 to 999 farms Number 

362 128 138 350009 

5 5 10 36095 

2 - - - 6 2 - -

- - - -

8 I - -

14 4 2 (0) 

9 I I (0) 

- - - - 5 2 - - - - - -

8 - I (0) 

- - - -

14 5 6 8477 

I - - -

8 I I (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

7 - 2 (0) 

3 

= 1 

II 21 686 

4 I (0) 

- 2 - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- 1 - - - - - - 1 -I - -I 2 - -

19 6 5 6403 

- - - -

5 I - - 12 3 II 26 743 

I - - - 19 5 - - 20 121 12 37 829

1 8 12 6 8 567 

- -

- - - - 2 - - -

9 7 2 (0) 

21 9 17 77 783 

18 4 3 3 185 

- - - -

I 

;1 

- -

7 2 (D) 

.- - - - 10 2 2 (0) 

9 1 2 (0) 

- - - - 6 3 3 3 787 

- - - - 2 - I (O~I - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - - - 14 5 14 23 401 43 16 22 51 446 36 II 1 (D) 

- - - -

COLORADO 151 
Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Colorado __________________ _ -

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- Arapahoe ______________________ . ___ _ 

- Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Clear Creek - _______________________ _ 

-

ConeioL __________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley - __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ - Delta _____________________________ _ - Denver - ___________________________ _ 

Dolores - ___________________________ _ 

- Douglas _________________________ _ 

-- Eagle ____________________________ _ 

-- Elbert ___________________________ _ 

--

EI Paso __________________________ _ 

-- Fremont _________________________ _ 

-- Gorfield _________________________ _ 

-- Gilpin ___________________________ _ 

-- Grand ____________________________ _ 

-- Gunnison ________________________ _ 

-- Hinsdale _________________________ _ Huerfono -- ________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ -- Jefferson ________________________ _ 

-- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit Corson _______________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ 

-- La Plato __________________________ _ 

- larimer __________________________ _ 

-- los Animas ______________________ _ 

-- Uncoln ___________________________ _ Logon ____________________________ _ - Meso - ___________________________ _ Mineral -- __________________________ _ 

-- Moffat __________________________ _ 

-- Montezuma ______________________ _ 

Montrose -- _. ______________________ _ Morgan -- __ ._ .. ____________________ _ 

Otero -- ___________________________ _ Ouray -- ___________________________ _ 

Pork ____________________________ _ --

-- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin ___________________________ _ 

-- Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

-- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- Routt ____________________________ _ 

- Saguache ____________________ - ____ _ - Son Juan _________________________ _ - San Miguel ________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick ______________________ - __ _ 

- Summit ________________________ ----- Teller ____________________ -_ - ___ - __ Washington _______________________ _ 

Weld __________________________ - __ _ Yuma - __________________ - _______ ---- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

152 COLORADO 

Hens and pullets 

of loying age 

Forms Number 

4 793 2 623 833 

102 (D) 

52 I 083 40 2 211 

31 I 034 

104 3 126 

39 1 220 

101 610 700 

19 (0) 

34 1 044 - -

33 829 

16 495 

35 3 648 

18 777 

163 3 572 

1 (0) 

20 393 

50 (0) 

20 449 

86 (0) 

119 9 647 

75 7 534 

72 I 762 

I (0) 

20 648 

6 167 

I (0) 

34 I 092 

9 198 

49 5 337 

37 I 125 

84 4 451 

I (0) 

124 10 628 

121 22 544 

79 2 460 

72 I 869 

126 4 709 

203 5 703 

- -

34 3 476 

94 2 743 

133 7 080 

100 (D) 

78 I 758 

14 510 

17 465 

41 I 836 

8 (0) 

66 2 058 

69 3 442 

21 599 

36 851 

47 I 921 

25 794 

- -

11 415 

27 708 

4 57 

13 341 

106 5 477 

359 907 618 

155 4 903 

I 138 57 024 

Inventory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or alder 

forms Number 

711 601 754 

7 122 4 41 

3 (0) 

6 790 4 33 

- - 11 (0) 

3 18 

1 (0) 

- -

5 (0) 

3 160 

4 75 

I (0) 

10 282 

- - 2 (0) 

5 87 I (0) 

4 (0) 

17 517 

7 94 

II 160 

- - I (0) 

I (0) 

- - 6 181 

I (0) 

5 73 

5 61 

4 40 

- - 14 434 

7 324 

8 76 

3 52 

10 388 

21 277 

- -

I (D) I 11 157 

14 221 

9 280 

7 128 

I (D) 

- - 3 (D) 

- -

6 114 

5 48 

1 (0) 

3 44 

3 (0) 

4 72 

- - - - 2 (0) 

1 (0) 

- - 8 264 

28 544 171 

12 210 

397 26 877 

Sales 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months Pullet chicks and pullets 

under 3 months old of loying oge old or older under 3 months old 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

218 383 038 846 1 576 561 18 (D) 19 (D) 

2 (D) 10 (0) - - - -

- - 2 (0) - - - - I (0) 4 537 - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 (0) 7 143 - - - -

I (0) I (0) - - - - 1 (D) 16 337 237 - - - -

- - 3 (0) - - - - - - 2 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - I (0) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 4 (0) - - - - I (0) 3 240 - - - - 3 (0) 8 149 - - I (0) 

- - - =1 - - - - - - - - - - - I (0) 3 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) 13 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 

3 (0) 29 3853 3 (0) 2 (0) 

3 (0) 6 (0) I (0) - - I (0) 2 (0) I (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) - - - - 2 (0) - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - I (0) 3 63 - - - -

- - I (0) - - - -

2 (0) 6 I 116 - - - -

2 (0) 2 (0) - - - -

3 350 8 I 169 - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 57 13 2431 - - - - 2 (0) 20 12 187 3 (0) 3 (0) 

- - 5 550 - - - - I (0) 11 316 I (D) - - 2 (0) 15 687 I (D) I (0) 

12 576 20 751 - - - - - - - - - - - -

I (0) 6 724 - - - - 4 28 6 579 - - - - 5 74 18 2074 - - - -

2 (D) 10 (D) - - I (0) 

3 (D) 5 153 - - 2 (D) 

I (0) 2 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 216 I (D) - -

- - 1 (0) - - - - 2 (D) 4 112 - - 3 III 

I (0) 6 489 - - - -

- - I (0) - - - - 1 (D) 3 67 - - - - I (0) 4 168 - - - -

I (0) 3 64 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 (0) 9 I 481 - - I (0) 

14 (D) 56 516217 6 (D) I (0) 

I (D) 10 763 - - 2 (0) 

125 4 355 479 14 187 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
TobIe 18. Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

~------------------------------------------~ Hens and pullets of laying age - inventory per form 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Colorado ___________________ _ 

Adoms ____________________________ _ 

Alamosa ___________________________ _ 

Arapahoe __________________________ _ Archuleta __________________________ _ 

Boca ______________________________ _ Bent ______________________________ _ Boulder ____________________________ _ 

Chaffee ____________________________ _ 

Cheyenne __________________________ _ 

Clear Creek ________________________ _ 

Coneios ____________________________ _ Costilla ____________________________ _ 

Crowley ___________________________ _ Custer _____________________________ _ Delta ______________________________ _ 

Denver ____________________________ _ 

Dolores ____________________________ _ 

Douglas ___________________________ _ Eagle ______________________________ _ Elbert _____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ____________________________ _ 

Fremont ___________________________ _ Gorfield ___________________________ _ 

Gilpin _____________________________ _ Grand _____________________________ _ 

Gunnison __________________________ _ 

Hinsdale ___________________________ _ 

Huerfono __________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson __________________________ _ 

Kiowa ___ . _________________________ _ 

Kit Corson _________________________ _ Lake ______________________________ _ 

La Plato ___________________________ _ 

larimer ____________________________ _ 

los Animas ________________________ _ 

lincoln ____________________________ _ 

logon _____________________________ _ 

Meso _____________________________ _ 

Mineral ____________________________ _ 

Moffat ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma ________________________ _ 

Montrose __________________________ _ 

Morgan ___________________________ _ 

Otero _____________________________ _ 

Ouray _____________________________ _ Park ______________________________ _ 

Phillips ____________________________ _ 

Pitkin _____________________________ _ 

Prowers _____________ . ___ . ________ ._ 

Pueblo _____________________________ _ 

Rio Blonco _________________________ _ 

Rio Grande _________________________ _ Routt _____________________________ _ 

Saguache _____ • _____ • ______________ _ 

San Juan __________________________ _ San Miguel _________________________ _ 

Sedgwick __________________________ _ 

Summit _____ • ______________________ . Teller _____________________________ _ 

Washington ________________________ _ Weld ______________________________ _ 

Yuma _____________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

Total 

Farms Number 

4 793 2 623 B33 

102 (0) 

52 1 083 

40 2 211 

31 1 034 104 3 126 

39 1 220 101 610 700 

19 (0) 

34 044 

33 B29 

16 495 

35 3648 18 777 

163 3 572 

1 (0) 

20 393 

50 (0) 

20 449 

86 (0) 

119 9 647 75 7 534 

72 1 762 

1 (D) 

20 648 

6 167 1 (0) 

34 092 9 198 

49 5 337 

37 1 125 

84 4 451 

1 (0) 

124 10 628 121 22 544 79 2460 72 1 869 

126 4 709 203 5 703 

34 3 476 

94 2 743 133 7 DBO 100 (0) 

78 758 

14 510 17 465 41 836 8 (0) 

66 2 058 

69 3 442 21 599 

36 851 

47 921 

25 794 

11 415 

27 708 4 57 

13 341 

106 5 477 359 907 618 

155 4 903 

1 138 57 024 

1 to 

99 

4 227 

96 

51 

34 

28 

100 

37 

92 

17 

32 

31 

16 

30 

17 

159 

20 

45 

20 

77 

106 

74 

70 

1 

19 

6 

1 

31 

9 

45 

35 

81 

1 

115 

112 

75 

70 

115 

194 

27 

92 

120 

90 

76 

13 

16 

36 

6 

63 

63 

20 

35 

45 

24 

10 

26 

4 

13 

92 

320 

150 

824 

100 to 

399 

495 

4 

1 

5 

3 

4 

2 

3 

1 

2 

4 

1 

4 

1 

4 

6 

8 

2 

6 

6 

4 

2 

10 

8 

5 

1 

10 

8 

2 

1 

1 

4 

1 

3 

13 

13 

5 

314 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

400 to 1,599 

21 

Farms with1,600 to 

3,199 

11 

3,200 to 

9,999 

15 

11 

10,000 to 19,999 

10 

9 

20,000 to 

49,999 

50,000 to 99,999 

100,000 or more 

Farms Number 

B48 697 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

COLORADO 153 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 

TOIOI 

All Farms I 10 2.000 10 Forms Number 1,999 7,999 

Colorado. 413 46 354 409 

Adorns 5 515 Elberl 5 (0) 4 £1 Poso ._ 6 116 6 Kit Corson 5 ,16 5 La Plato __ 4 116 4 lorimer . 8 (0) 7 logon 4 775 4 Meso 4 294 4 Morgan 9 6 406 8 Phillips 500 

Prowers 4 398 4 Sedgwick 3 550 3 Washington 5 945 5 Weld 8 (D) 7 Yumo __ 7 I 450 7 All other cQunties 79 2 025 29 

Forms nolan moil lisl. 303 17 120 303 

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Colorodo 

Adoms 

Alomoso __ _ 

Aropohoe 

Archuleta. 

Boca 

Benl 

Boulder 

Chaffee 

Cheyenne. 

Conejos .• 

Cos1illo 

Crowley 

Delta 

Douglas 

Eogle 

Elbert 

EI Paso 

fremont 

Garfield 

Grand 

Gunnison _ 

Huerfono 

Jockson . 

Jefferson 

Kiowa _ 

Kit Corson 

La Plato 

Lorimer 

los Animos .. 

Lincoln 

logon 

Meso _ 

Moffot 

Monlc/uOIa 

Monlrose 

Morgon 

Otero 

Ourny 

Pork 

Phillips 

Pitkin 

Prowt'rs 

Pueblo 

Rio Blanco 

Rio Grondc 

Routt 

Sogu{Jchc 

SUIl Miguel 

Sedgwick 

leller 

Wushi,ltjlon 

Weld 

YUfflO 

1\11 ulhcr (;()unJics 

~nrlllS nolan lIIoillisl 

154 COLORADO 

.-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Invenlory 

Sheep ond lumbs Ewes 1 yeor old or older 

forms Number Forms Number 

I 807 805 268 I 579 397 706 

23 3007 19 911 

46 8 139 43 5 602 

15 I 611 15 I 272 

19 I 195 17 880 

II 399 9 241 

18 5 168 14 3 066 

51 I 668 43 I 032 

6 126 6 88 

4 (D) 3 (0) 

85 36 985 78 25 374 

27 5 753 26 3 756 

II (0) II (0) 

,6 23 431 47 17 137 

16 420 14 270 

13 14 322 12 12 706 

14 494 10 192 

13 375 II 295 

9 316 8 216 

37 22693 35 17 431 

16 I 638 14 I 394 

7 21 188 7 12 788 

21 556 17 321 

5 444 4 299 

II 116 9 65 

9 I 292 7 I 058 

14 2 032 14 I 139 

60 9 739 56 7 441 

94 41 150 80 5 685 

22 497 20 275 

9 199 6 III 

56 3 177 48 2 240 

129 28 195 103 20 251 

52 105 263 47 77 925 

66 5 704 60 3 662 

113 53 578 100 43 665 

39 I 019 35 534 

21 7 912 15 I 003 

II I 832 10 I 392 

9 (0) 9 (0) 

13 I 320 13 I 124 

5 98 3 42 

29 9907 25 6 548 

21 I 443 20 I 058 

32 30981 29 21 675 

45 II 334 45 8 262 

59 37 245 54 28 208 

30 5 406 28 4 052 

13 27 942 13 16 419 

6 152 6 86 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

23 I 820 20 I 063 

155 253 015 III .28 433 

30 J 237 25 I 369 

4 105 2 (D) 

101 I 986 101 I 017 

Forms WIth soles ot -

8,00010 

15,999 

1978 

16,000 10 

29,999 

Sheep and lombs 

Farms Number 

) 764 I 3) I 916 

20 I 566 

47 7 216 

14 I 305 

18 550 

II (0) 

16 10 583 

50 I 416 

5 104 

6 153 

88 23 670 

25 3 217 

II (0) 

53 19 882 

14 270 

10 12 538 

13 418 

II (0) 

9 208 

38 17 948 

15 I 357 

8 18 125 

20 617 

6 (D) 

II 66 

8 424 

14 I 667 

59 6 320 

97 47 747 

18 361 

10 146 

52 2 037 

115 25 411 

50 86 576 

66 4071 

III 48 433 

34 604 

20 9 273 

II 1477 

8 263 

13 I 065 

3 78 

26 (0) 

20 714 

29 23 604 

47 14 131 

61 30 204 

37 6 827 

15 14 103 

7 132 

2 (D) 

22 I 631 

171 791 969 

31 3 487 

6 (0) 

82 I 493 

I 

30,00010 

59,999 

60,000 10 

99,999 

Soles 

100,00010 

499,999 

Sheep and lombs shorn 

Wool 

Forms Numb!)( (I,OOOlbs) 

I 577 I 123 801 7 513 

19 I 040 9 

42 6 810 1>3 

I, I 272 13 

20 905 8 

9 (0) II 

14 5 909 55 

43 I 508 II 

5 91 I 

3 (D) (0) 

81 77 173 285 

24 3 858 35 

!O 8 165 72 

45 70 052 1/6 

12 466 3 

II 14 3,18 130 

10 706 2 

9 (D) (D) 

9 211 2 

3. 16 937 163 

15 I 438 13 

8 18 466 2m 

17 330 • ; 321 -I 

I II I 

6 I 125 I 

13 2 23) II 

51 7 1.7 71 

08 4. 196 2.12 

20 3l? 3 

6 )64 2 

49 2 15) 19 

95 ?? 548 n8 46 88 520 866 

59 4 160 <J() 

95 48 393 480 

29 535 ) 

18 2 166 1,1 

9 I 281 12 

8 449 4 

13 997 9 

3 68 I 

23 30 484 153 

II I 242 II 

26 23 002 240 

47 13 583 10, 

56 29 089 273 

30 4 195 41 

14 19 986 202 

7 153 I 

2 (0) (D) 

19 I 035 9 

129 631 459 3 1,/5 

22 I 059 II 

3 7? I 

101 I 733 18 

Soles ot 500.000 or more 

forms Number 

-- Value of sheep, lombs, 

and wool sold 

Soles 

Forms ($1,000) 

I 82. 88 865 

n 65 

47 .41 

I, 7? 

20 38 

II (0) 

II> 538 

57 88 , 3 

6 8 

88 I .1~1 

25 230 

II (01 

5,1 I 341 

16 53 

II 818 

14 71 

II 101 

9 10 

39 I 3:l1 

15 1'1 

8 I 21J 

70 n 6 (0) 

II -, 9 1.1 

1,1 'IH 

60 W(l 

10'1 J 6]9 

1I IH 

10 'I 

;. lIt) 

In I ~)(d 

~o ; ,1!I1 

6/ 202 

IJ:J :! 0// 

36 ,II 

2'1 'l/:l 

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H 'II 

13 'd 

:1 i, 

')fJ (Ill 

20 ,III 

')9 I 61: ,II 9"j/ 

61 I (r)o 38 .lIb 

1:) 1J:l!! 

I I 

2 {Ill 

22 109 

II? ',,1 BO·! 

:11 :)';.1 

6 ·16 

101 !)b 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa __________________________ _ 

-

-

~r.~,:: - ========================== Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ - Boulder ___________________________ _ - Choff .. ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ -

- (onejos ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ -

Delta _____________________________ _ - Douglas - ________________ ~ _________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ - Elbert ______________________ - ~ _____ _ EI Paso ___________________________ _ -

- fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ - Grand ____________________________ _ -

- Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Huerfono _________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ -

- Jefferson _________________________ _ Kiowa ____________________________ _ -

- Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ - larimer ___________________________ _ -

- los Animas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- Logon ____________________________ _ Mesa ____________________________ _ - Moffat ___________________________ _ - Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

- Montrose _________________________ _ Morgon __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Pork _____________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Pitkin ____________________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ - Poeblo ____________________________ _ - Rio Blonco ________________________ _ - Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Routt ____________________________ _ - Soguoche _________________________ _ -

- Son Migue'-_______________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ - Teller ____________________________ _ -

Washington - _______________________ _ 

- Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ -

All - other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on mall IIsl-______________ _ 

-

Total 

Farms 

1 807 

23 

46 

15 

19 

11 

18 

51 

6 

4 

85 

27 

11 

56 

16 

13 

14 

13 

9 

37 

16 

7 

21 

5 

11 

9 

14 

60 

94 

22 

9 

56 

129 

52 

66 

113 

39 

21 

11 

9 

13 

5 

29 

21 

32 

45 

59 

30 

13 

6 

3 

23 

155 

30 

4 

101 

Number 1 

805268 62 

3007 2 8 139 1 

1 611 - 1 195 - 399 2 5 168 - 1 668 1 126 - (0) I 36 985 -

5 753 - (D) - 23431 2 

420 1 

14322 2 

494 - 375 - 316 - 22693 I 

1 638 2 

21 188 - 556 1 

444 -

116 - 1 292 -

2032 - 9739 1 41 ISO 1 

497 - 199 2 

3 177 - 28 195 5 

105263 - 5704 - 53 578 I 

1 019 3 7912 - 1 832 - (D) - 1 320 -

98 1 

9907 3 

1 443 - 30 981 - 11 334 - 37245 1 

5406 - 27942 - 152 - (0) 1 

1820 - 253 015 7 

3237 I 

105 - 1986 19 

Table 21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Farms Number 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 2M 1 888 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 6 73 Boca _____________________________ _ 

- 3 31 Boulder ___________________________ _ Delta - 6 62 _____________________________ _ 

- 8 34 Douglal __________________________ _ EI Palo ___________________________ _ - 4 18 

- 8 34 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- " 42 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- " Grand 18 ____________________________ _ 

- 7 30 Hu.rtano _________________________ _ 

- " 17 J.fferson _________________________ _ 

- La Plata 5 38 __________________________ _ 

- 11 137 Lorim.r ___________________________ _ 

- 18 147 lal Animas _______________________ _ 

- " Mila ____________________________ _ 113 

Mont.zuma - 6 32 _______________________ _ 

- 3 10 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- Park _____________________________ _ 15 119 

Pu.blo ____________________________ _ 

Weld t":::~e_:::::::::::::::::::::::::: _____________________________ _ All oth.r countlll __________________ _ 

- 3 11 

- 5 (D) 

- 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 

- 10 70 

- 25 468 

Farms not on mall IIsl-______________ _ 

- 99 120 

2 to 4 

153 

-

2 

-

3 

-

2 

6 

2 

-

1 

3 

-

6 

4 

I 

2 

4 

I 

3 

1 

-

6 

I 

3 

I 

-

5 

15 

3 

-

4 

13 

2 

5 

8 

5 

6 

2 

1 

-

I 

3 

I 

4 

-

6 

I 

2 

-

-

4 

9 

I 

-

-

1978 

Forms 

102 

3 

-

3 

4 

1 

2 

2 

1 

-

2 

3 

S 

11 

1 

2 

3 

6 

1 

3 

3 

2 

6 

17 

21 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Sh .. p and Iombs -Inventory per form ! 

Forms with- J,(XX) or more 

510 9 1010 24 25 to 99 100 to 299 300 10 999 Fanns Number 

152 392 515 198 160 175 655 145 

1 6 9 4 - 1 (0) 

1 4 15 14 8 1 (0) 

I 5 3 5 I - - - 6 6 3 1 - -

2 2 3 2 - - - 3 5 2 4 1 (0) 1 

10 13 17 4 - - - - 2 2 - - - - - 2 - 1 - - -

1 11 20 19 22 11 20 660 

2 4 6 9 1 2 (0) 

2 2 5 - 1 1 (0) 

6 10 20 1 3 8 20 701 

2 5 3 1 - - - - 1 1 3 - 5 13920 

2 2 6 2 - - -

4 1 2 2 - - -

1 2 5 - - - - 4 4 9 - 8 8 17229 

- 3 4 4 2 - -

- 1 - 1 - 5 21 048 

- 4 10 - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - 2 5 1 - - - - - 3 2 1 2 - - 2 - 5 6 1 - -

5 17 19 5 4 4 6257 

10 17 29 12 2 8 36 438 

4 7 8 - - - - 1 2 4 - - - -

11 15 21 1 4 - - 22 27 31 9 11 11 18770 

4 4 6 4 11 21 97401 

5 11 31 10 4 - -

8 24 32 14 7 19 44 188 

4 15 11 1 - - -

1 3 4 4 2 1 (0) 

- 2 4 - 3 - -

2 2 2 1 - 1 (0) 

- 6 4 2 I - -

- 1 2 - - - - 1 3 10 4 1 4 8 312 

5 7 6 - 2 - - 1 4 5 5 3 10 28400 

- 2 15 13 14 1 (0) 

2 9 12 8 13 8 28842 

1 5 8 9 5 1 (0) 

- 2 2 - 1 6 27480 

- 3 3 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 3 9 2 3 2 - - 16 34 34 7 12 36 241 567 

2 15 7 - 3 1 (0) 

- 2 2 - - - -

- 42 40 - - - -

Sales 

Milk gools Gool milk 

Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Gollons Soles ($1,000) 

1 151 42 29 57259 137 

34 (ll 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - 34 (D) 1 (D) (D) 10 (ll 2 (D) (0) 

(D) (D) - - - (D) (D) 1 (0) (D) (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

(D) (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

34 I 3 851 2 85 2 - - - 98 3 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 10 (ll - - - 53 2 3 355 1 (D) (D) - - - 20 1 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 39 1 2 (D) (D) 133 3 " 27544 82 

420 21 - - -

COLORADO 155 
Table 22. Angora Goats -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Angora goots Mohair 

Forms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 10 32 2 (D) (D) 9 144 (Z) 

Table 23. Mink and Their Pelts -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles of mink and their pelts 

All Farms Mink and their pelts Female mink used for breeding 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Soles ($1,000) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 8 (0) 7 (0) 5 (D) (D) 

Table 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Colonies of bees Honey 

Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Farms Pounds Soles ($1,000) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 319 44 942 17 8708 228 211 2954 948 I 516 

- 4 (0) - - - 2 (0) (D) Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 4 34 - - - 2 (0) (D) Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 9 9405 - - - 8 615494 253 Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 22 1 302 - Boulder ___________________________ _ - - 16 49150 27 Coneios ___________________________ _ 

- 5 3030 2 (0) (0) 5 198 210 84 

- 3 (0) - - - I (0) (0) Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - - 2 (0) (0) Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 26 789 - Delta _____________________________ _ - - 18 42603 17 

- 5 10 - - - - - - - 5 864 I (D) (0) 5 70168 35 

Douglas __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ 

- 5 34 - Elbert ____________________________ _ - - 4 I 956 I 

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 3 II - - - I (0) (0) 

- Fremont __________________________ _ 7 43 - - - 3 2 523 (D) 

- 9 1 799 - Garfield __________________________ _ - - 8 143 199 69 Jefferson _________________________ _ - 13 669 I (D) (D) 9 38 017 19 

- 10 (0) - - - 8 (D) (D) lo Plata __________________________ _ 

Lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- 21 2592 2 (0) (D) 15 148 726 76 

- 8 884D - - - 8 533 780 267 

- 22 2446 2 (0) (D) 16 114 005 70 

logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

- Montezuma _______________________ _ II 436 - - - 4 20 655 II 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 15 334 2 (0) (0) 8 7 281 5 

- 5 (D) - - - 3 (0) (0) 

- 7 (D) - - - 6 (D) (0) 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) - Prowers __________________________ _ - - 2 (0) (D) 

- 6 43 1 (0) (0) 4 2680 I 

- 3 (0) - - - 3 (D) (D) 

Puebla ____________________________ _ 

Ria Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 3 5 I (0) (0) - - -

- 4 122 I (0) (0) 3 8040 4 

- 14 3819 3 4 500 125 12 (D) 279 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 5 200 - - - 3 12950 7 

- 16 1 090 I (D) (0) II 66743 35 

Yunla ____________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

- farms not an mallllsL ______________ _ 42 126 - - - 21 I 575 2 

Table 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total Any Only by pounds Only by number Acres under water 

for fis h production 

Soleo Soles Sales All Farms 

Forms ($1,000) Farms Pounds Forms Number Forms Pounds ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Acres 

TIIOUT 

Calarodo __________________ _ 

- 27 854 24 574 413 3 (0) 24 574 413 84D 3 (D) 14 25 149 

- 3 103 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) (0) I (D) (0) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) - - 3 (D) (0) - - - 2 (0) 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) - - 3 (D) (D) - - - 3 19 

- 3 (0) 3 (0) - - 3 (D) (0) - - - 2 (0) 

- 15 479 13 324 213 2 (D) 13 324 213 476 2 (D) (D) 15 84 

Adorn. ___________________________ _ 

Delta ____________________ -_ -------- Mantra .. _________________________ _ 

Saguach. __________ - ______________ _ 

All othor countl •• __________________ _ 

OTHIR fiSH 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) (D) I (D) (D) 2 (D) 

156 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number 

BROILERS 

Colorado ___ ... ___ • ________ _ 

Adams ______________________ . _____ _ 

· 1 052 54 349 413 46 354

1 14 851 5 515 Alamosa ________ .. ____ • ______ . _____ _ 7 388 - - Arapahoe ___ ._. ____ . ______________ _ 4 80 I (0) Archuleta . ________________ • ______ . _ 3 180 - - Boco _____________________________ • 11 83 1 (0) Benf ____________ ,. ________________ _ 10 522 - - Boulder ___________________________ _ 8 986 - - Chaffee .......................... . 4 76 - - Conejos __________ . _______ .. _________ _ 5 134 I (0) Crowley _____________ _ · 3 235 1 (D) 

Custer ____________ . ____ . _________ ._ · 3 124 2 (0) Dello _____________________________ _ 16 1 439 1 (0) Dolores _______ .. ___________________ _ 3 14 - - Douglas _________________________ _ 

· 8 394 I (0) 

Eagle .............................. . 4 186 1 (0) 

Elbert ............................. . 13 549 5 (0) 

EI Paso ........................... . Fremont ________ .. , _______________ _ 

Garfield ......................... .. 

21 779 6 116

· 1 15 444 2 (0) 

· 4 75 - - Grand __________________ PoP. ______ _ 

· 4 80 I (D) 

Huerfano ___________ . ______________ _ 9 317 - - Jefferson _________________ . ________ _ 4 138 2 (0) Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

· 11 569 5 516 la Plata _____ • _____ . _______________ _ 

· 15 486 4 116 larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas .. _____________ .. ________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

20 2 640 8 (0) I 12 248 1 (0) 

· 10 539 2 (D) logan ______________ .. _____________ _ 

· 24 I 619 4 775 Mesa ____________________________ _ 27 588 4 294 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

· 8 272 - -

Montrose ________________ . ________ _ 19 490 2 (0) Morgan _________________ . _________ _ 

· 18 2 127 9 6 406 Otero ____________ .. _______________ _ 

· 6 46 2 (D) 

Phillips ........................... . 4 208 4 500 Prowers __________________________ _ 

· 7 348 4 398 

Pueblo ........................... . .. 10 279 1 (D) Rio Blanco _______________________ _ .. 4 73 - - Saguache ________________________ _ 

.. 3 37 - - Sedgwick ________________________ _ 

.. 8 963 3 550 Washington ______________________ _ .. 30 4 003 5 1 945 

Weld •••....•..•......•.•.•.•.•.•. .. 45 11 588 8 (D) Yuma ___________________________ _ 

.. 29 2 971 7 1 450 Ali other counties _________________ _ .. 20 632

1 

7 4411 

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ .. 549 15 549 303 12 120 

TURKEYS 

Colorado _________________ _ 

.. 445 436 177 103 2 552 554 

Adorns __________________________ _ 

.. 7 28 2 (0) Alamosa _________________________ _ 

.. 7 34 - - Archuleta ________________________ _ .. 5 22 - - Boca ____________________________ _ 

.. 10 63 - - Boulder __________________________ _ 

.. 5 31 029 3 (0) Coneios __________________________ _ 

.. 8 29 1 (0) Costilla __________________________ _ 

.. 3 28 - - Delta •••..•.•.•...•...•••••••••... Douglas _________________________ _ 

.. 17 84 2 (D) 

.. 4 40 1 (0) Elbert ........................... . .. 5 25 2 (D) 

EI Paso .......................... . Fremont _________________________ _ 

.. 16 4675 1 (D) 

.. 12 79 4 33 Garfield ......................... . .. 6 68 - - Jefferson ________________________ _ 

.. 6 27 - - Kit Corson _______________________ _ 

.. 3 14 I (D) 

La Plato ............... __ .••••.•.• larimer __________________________ _ 

los Animas ______________________ _ 

.. 17 66 3 (D) 

.. 10 381 4 (D) 

.. 7 34 - - logon ___________________________ _ 

Meso ___________________________ _ .. 3 16 1 (0) .. 44 299 8 43 

Montezuma ______________________ _ 

.. 13 88 - - Montrose ________________________ _ 

Morgan _________________________ _ 

Otero ___________________________ _ 

Phillips .......................... . 

.. 17 140 3 (D) 

.. 8 85 1 (D) 

.. 5 14 1 (D) 

.. 3 15 - - Pueblo •••••..•.••....•••••••••.•. _ Rio Grande _______________________ _ 

Saguache ________________________ _ 

Washington ______________________ _ 

Weld •..•.••••.••.••.•••••••••..•. Yuma ___________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

.. 3 9 I (0) 

.. 3 17 2 (D) 

.. 3 16 2 (D) 

.. 10 98 2 (D) 

.. 30 397 829 16 2 242 234 

.. 8 72 2 (0) 

. - 23 192 4 128 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ .. 124 561 36 252 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER 

Colorodo._ .•.•...•••••••.. .. 253 361 028 96 2 451 084 

Adorns ................... _ ••••••• AlamoSQ _________________________ _ 

Archuleta ............. __ ..•.•••.•• 

Boulder ............. _ .•••••• _ ••••• 

Costilla •• __ .•.•••••••.••••••.••••• 

g:I~~I~'·::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: Elbe" ....................... _ ••.• 

.. 3 19 1 (D) 

.. 

_. 7 32 - - 3 14 - - .. 4 (D) 3 (D) 

.. 3 25 - - .. 10 60 1 (D) 

.,. 4 40 I (D) 

.. 4 181 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER-Con. 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ · F(emont __________________________ _ 

· Garfield .......................... . · Jefferson _______________________ - -- La Plato __________________________ _ 

· larimer ___________________________ _ · los Animas _______________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ · Montezuma _______________________ _ 

· Montrose ______________________ ----

Morgan __________________________ _ 

· Rio Grande ________________________ _ · Saguache _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ · 

Weld ............................. . · Yuma _________________________ ----· All ather counties __________________ _ 

· 

Forms not on moil list _______________ _ 

· 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Baco _____________________________ _ Conejos ___________________________ _ 

Delta •••••......•.•....••.•.•.•.•.. 

Elbert ...•.•••.•..•.••••....••..••• EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

la Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

los Animas _______________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Weld •••••......•••••.•.•....•••••• Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

DUCKS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa · __________________________ _ 

· Arapahoe _________________________ _ Archuleta · _________________________ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ · 

· Boulder ___________________________ _ 

· Chaffee •.••.•.•..•.....••.•••••.•.• Cheyenne _________________________ _ · 

Conejos ___________________________ _ · 

· Crowley __________________________ _ 

· 

Delta ••..••.•.•.••....•..•.•••••... Douglas __________________________ _ · 

· Eagle .•.••.•.....•••.••.••.•••••.••• · Elbert ...•••.•.••....•..•....••..•. · EI Paso ..••••••••...•.••....•••.•.• · Fremont __________________________ _ 

· Garfield ••...•..•.•••..••••••.•••.• Grand · _______ . _____________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ · 

Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

· 

La Plato ......................... . .. larimer ____________________ .. _____ _ .. lincoln __________ .. _______________ _ 

.. logon ___________________________ _ 

.. Meso __________ ,. ________________ _ 

.. Moffat ••...•.•..•..•••..••.••..•.. .. MonteZuma ______________________ _ 

.. Montrose ________________________ _ .. Morgan _________________________ _ 

.. Otero ___________________________ _ 

.. 

Phillips .......................... . .. Prowers _________________________ _ 

.. Pueblo ••.••••.•.•••••...••••.•.•••• .. Rio Blanco _______________________ _ 

.. Rio Grande •••••.•••••.•••••.•.•••• .. Saguache ________________________ _ 

.. Sedgwick _ •••••••••••••.•.•.•••••. .. Washington ______________________ _ 

.. Weld ••••.•••••••.• _ •••.•••••••.•• .. Yuma _______________ .. ___________ _ 

.. All other counties _________________ _ .. 

Forms. not on moil IisL _____________ _ .. 

Inventory Sole. 

Forms Number Forms Number 

12 (0) 1 (0) 

8 61 4 33 

6 58 - -

4 18 - - 8 35 3 (0) 

5 135 3 (0) 

4 29 - - 31 204 8 43 

9 64 - - 12 108 2 (0) 

4 54 I (D) 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) 2 (0) 

9 96 2 (0) 

23 323 605 14 2 142 033 

5 44 2 (D) 

27 213 8 18 137 

42 378 36 252 

261 (0) 12 (D) 

4 9 I (0) 

4 8 - -

9 

~I - 6 =1 -

11 24 1 (D) 

3 7 - -

4 14 - - 9 18 - - 4 9 - - 3 10 I (0) 

11 31 - -

7 246 3 I 216 

3 5 - -

32 95 - - 8 24 - - 10 32 I (D) 

4 31 - - 4 12 - -

3 10 - - 10 (D) 4 (0) 

7 28 - -

23 65 I (0) 

82 183 - -

838 7 049 118 2 930 

18 171 2 (0) 

10 107 - - 4 31 I (D) 

4 22 - - 8 40 - - 27 218 5 41 

8 41 - - 4 48 - - 5 77 2 (D) 

6 122 1 (D) 

14 100 - - 4 28 - - 3 24 - - 8 51 2 (D) 

31 308 4 92 

14 132 3 26 9 71 - - 3 7 - - 10 147 3 (0) 

10 59 1 (D) 

32 249 2 (0) 36 781 7 788 3 11 - 17 84 3 38 38 276 5 39 

4 18 

19 94 - · 

13 81 2 (D) 

10 119 3 (D) 

7 39 1 (D) 

9 93 I (0) 

11 109 3 12 5 103 2 (D) 

3 36 1 (D) 7 22 - · 5 24 . · 7 38 - 13 110 

57 B50 5 (D) 

lB 74 2 (0) 18 116 .. 

306 1 918 1 57 156 

COLORADO 157 
Tobie 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Inventory Sales 

All Farms 

Inventory Soles 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

GEESE PHEASANTS 

Colorodo __________________ _ - 669 4260 95 788 - Colorado __________________ _ 98 5 562 15 6 366 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 16 127 4 81 

- 7 45 - - 9 117 4 (0) 

- 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 11 1 (0) 

- 7 369 4 1 350 

Adams _______________________ • ___ _ 

EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

lorimer __________ • _____________ • __ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ 6 18 - - Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 4 31 - - Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Choffee ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

ConejoL ___ . ___________________ _ 

23 184 5 26 

- 4 28 - - - 4 32 1 (0) 

3 (0) - -

- 3 33 - -

- 3 (0) I (0) 

- 5 (0) 1 (0) 

- 18 440 6 495 

Montrose _______ • ___ ._. _______ • ___ _ Morgan ___________ . ______________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Delta, _. __________________________ _ 20 165 1 (0) Douglas .. ____________ . _____________ . 

- 4 14 - - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 52 1 347 - -

~I~~t :_:::::::::::::: ::: -- -- ------ 3 (0) - - - 7 22 1 (0) QUAIL 

EI Paso .. ____________ . __ _ 

Fremont ______ ." ___________________ _ - 19 109 8 33 

- 9 39 2 (0) Colorodo ___________ • _. ____ _ - 41 3 974 5 2 327 

Gorfield __________________________ _ 

Grand __________________________ _ 

- 8 62 1 (0) 

4 22 - - - All other counties . _________________ _ 10 2 285 5 2 327 

Jefferson _ . _______________________ _ 

Kit Corson ____ .. __ . _________________ _ 10 63 3 48 

10 45 1 (0) Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 31 1 689 - - La Plato _____________ _ - 24 133 - - larimer ___ _ 25 300 8 253 OTHER POULTRY 

los Animas __ _ _____ . __________ _ lincoln ____ __ _ _ _______________ _ 10 91 - -

3 13 - - - Colorado __________________ _ 152 2 281 16 1 624 

logon ______________ . ______ ._. ____ _ 

Meso ____ .. ______________ _ 

MoHat _____ _ _______________ _ 

Montezuma _. ___________________ _ 

Mont rose _ ._ 

Morgan __ ~~~- __ ~==~~====~~==~===== Otero ____ . ___________ .. ___ _ 

Phillips _________ .. __ _ ___ ._. ___ _ 

Prowers ______ . __________________ . __ 

Pueblo__ _ _ __ _ _ • ___ . _. _________ _ 

- 8 47 2 (0) 

24 136 - - - 3 (0) -

(O~I 16 88 -

17 137 2 

12 109 - - 8 42 1 (0) 

5 18 - -

- 5 13 - - - 5 111 2 (0) 

4 24 - - - 4 68 I (0) 

- 5 35 - -

- 3 23 - -

- 3 5 - - - 6 47 - -

- 3 (0) - -

- 10 774 6 (0) 

- 3 91 I (0) 

- 13 425 2 (0) 

Adams _. _________________________ _ Boulder __________________________ ~_ 

Delto _____________________________ _ 

Douglas _. _____________________ • __ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ Fremont ___________________ • ______ _ 

Jefferson ___________________ • _____ _ larimer ___ • ________ • ______________ _ 

lagon ________________ • ___________ _ Meso ___________________ • ________ _ 

Rio Blanco _____ •.. _. ______ . _______ _ 

Rio Grande _______________________ _ 

Routt __ .• __________________ . _____ . __ 

Saguache _________________________ _ 

Sedgwick ___________ . _________ . ___ _ 

Washington _______________ ._. _____ _ 

Weld .. ___ .... ______________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 3 15 - - - 8 34 I (0) 

- 7 39 - - 6 28 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - 14 87 - -

38 329 8 52 

- 10 71 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 16 - -

- 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 11 54 - -

- 26 217 3 11 

- 52 413 - -

Montrose ___ • _____________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All other counties ____________ . ______ _ - 16 68 1 (0) 

Forms nof on maillis'- ______________ _ - 233 1 178 36 36 POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB 

Colorado __________________ _ - 158 1 716 687 297 7 742 863 

Colorado _____ . _____________ _ 

Adams ___ ._. _____________________ _ 

Douglas __________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso .____ _ _______________ _ 

~~~~:~;; =~ == ~= -. --= ~~====== == == Otero _____ • ____________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 341 7 517 307 (0) 

- 3 52 - - - 3 57 - -

- 3 125 1 (0) 

- 5 (0) 2 (0) 

3 24 - -

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 70 - -

- 14 628 - -

- 4 (0) 6 (0) 

- 4 (0) 8 234 

- 8 1 705 11 1 601 

- 4 300 4 82 

- 5 1 450 5 (0) 

- 12 28 838 21 15 261 

- 5 1 580 12 1 144 

- 12 1 105 858 18 (0) 

- 3 (0) 7 180 

- 17 6 937 98 15 567 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Delta _________ . ________________ - __ _ EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ___ • __________________ ----- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ Meso __________ • _________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________ . _______ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moil list _______________ _ - 303 6 060 303 3 030 - Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 84 18 297 107 4076 

158 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Sales Inventory Sales 

All Fanns Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

All Fanns Sales 

Farms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

HORSES AND PONIES MUW, BURROS, AND DONKEYS-Con 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 11 018 69648 2 767 10241 8400 lincoln ___________________________ _ Mesa ____________________________ _ - 6 7 - - - - 40 63 6 10 2 

Adams ____________ - ___________ - __ _ Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boca ________________ - _________ - __ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 213 I 562 60 237 297 

- 126 755 20 52 70 

- 119 828 35 96 198 

- 83 721 5 22 8 

- 199 829 30 135 146 

- 122 594 22 64 28 

- 247 I 860 88 285 395 

- 77 481 18 42 25 

Minerai ___________________________ _ Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

Pork _____________________________ _ 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 3 7 - - - - II 24 I (D) (D) 

- 17 21 I (D) (D) 

- 28 61 I (D) (D) 

- 8 22 - - -

- 8 14 I (D) (D) 

- 6 30 - - - - 5 13 - - - Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Clear Creek _______________________ _ 

Coneios ____ - ___________ - _____ -_ - __ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ De~o _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 82 379 16 43 21 

- 4 13 - - -

- 210 I III 29 92 54 

- 82 317 7 18 5 

- 87 346 14 31 14 

- 72 460 10 33 8 

- 363 2 130 58 164 90 

- 5 42 5 17 22 

- 44 144 7 22 10 

- 192 I 856 81 341 636 

- 85 757 17 49 19 

- 219 I 255 45 158 359 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande _______________________ --

Routt ______________________ ------- Saguache _______________________ - --

San Miguel ________________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 5 2 (D) (D) 

- 13 25 I (D) (D) 

- 6 21 I (D) (D) 

- 19 55 I (D) (D) 

- II 23 - - - - 12 27 2 (0) (D) 

- 3 8 - - - - 4 10 - - - - 6 14 - - - - 28 49 - - - - 5 30 2 (D) (D) 

- 18 49 I (D) (0) 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 261 I 751 92 296 427 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 31 94 57 150 8 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 173 936 36 120 83 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- Gilpin 229 I 773 54 359 396 GOATS EXC£PT ANGORA AND MILX ____________________________ _ 

- 6 15 I (0) (0) Grand ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison _________________________ _ - 95 I 127 26 83 42 

- 117 I 060 21 66 32 Colorado __________________ _ 

- 271 I 051 61 672 15 

Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ 

jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 9 138 I (D) (0) 

- 140 475 23 112 39 

- 72 960 16 69 35 

- 165 2942 65 249 322 

Adorns ___________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 2 (D) (D) 

- 4 196 3 86 2 

- 5 41 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 (D) I (D) (D) 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Carson ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 105 437 15 35 33 

- 178 562 18 66 46 

- 7 81 2 (D) (D) 

- 347 2 669 62 213 128 

- 392 2 925 128 523 627 

- 237 I 242 51 119 58 

Delto _____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 5 15 - - -

- 7 23 4 24 I 

- 5 (D) I (D) (D) 

- 4 10 I (D) (D) 

- 4 36 3 30 I 

- 4 21 2 (D) (D) 

Lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logan ____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Mineral ___________________________ _ 

- 156 554 30 72 33 

- 223 869 35 109 51 

- 461 2 482 110 312 259 

- 7 109 - - -

logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 5 15 I (D) (D) 

- 8 25 4 16 (D) 

- 5 22 1 (D) (D) 

- 12 41 3 (D) (0) 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 146 I 199 25 306 111 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 34 364 12 279 6 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Mantrose _________________________ _ - 263 I 134 32 125 120 

- 349 I 833 59 156 93 Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 162 162 21 21 (l) 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ - 178 841 31 98 122 

- 193 886 35 99 62 RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 47 270 7 25 23 Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 69 481 15 33 19 Colorodo __________________ _ - 650 16 157 459 28 126 84 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 63 280 7 8 4 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 34 550 5 6 8 Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 7 132 3 I 182 9 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 152 761 30 136 129 Alamosa __________________________ _ - 3 19 2 (D) (D) Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 6 110 3 194 I Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 256 I 665 49 244 157 Dolto _____________________________ _ Rio - 5 28 - - - Bionco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ - 129 I 466 14 49 57 

- 115 712 25 101 130 

Douglas __________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ - 4 (D) I (D) (D) 

- 4 21 I (D) (D) Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 227 I 908 49 197 95 EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 12 228 6 350 I Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 103 783 17 107 48 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 4 96 3 460 I San Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ 

- 39 243 2 (D) (D) 

- 52 228 5 31 (D) 

- 18 211 4 7 2 

Grand ____________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ - 4 25 2 (D) (D) 

- 5 76 5 (D) (D) 

TeUer ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 27 277 8 20 41 

- 187 893 34 111 122 

- 742 4045 166 519 562 

- 279 I 020 37 79 58 

La Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

- 4 170 4 (D) (D) 

- 9 520 5 I 133 5 

- 3 29 2 (D) (D) 

- 7 108 2 (D) (D) 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

- I 339 8415 758 3064 I 392 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 8 504 5 2046 (D) 

- 8 261 3 (D) (D) 

- 3 37 3 (0) (D) 

- 3 14 - - - - 10 I 110 8 3040 7 Colorado __________________ _ 

- 581 I 359 106 286 30 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 3 (D) - - - - 30 959 10 2649 6 Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ - 5 12 2 (D) (D) 

- 10 24 - - - Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 508 II 623 391 13 135 38 

~~~~~: ========================== - 7 33 4 24 2 

- 5 10 - - - CHINCHIllAS AND THEIR PELTS Saco _____________________________ _ 

- Sent _____________________________ _ 3 4 - - - Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Conelas ___________________________ _ 

- 6 12 I (D) (D) 

- 17 22 3 7 I 

- 10 18 - - - - 14 24 - - -

Colorado __________________ _ 

WORMS (SEE TEXT) 

- 10 I 644 12 851 17 

Cusler ____________________________ _ 

- 4 6 - - - Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 34 261 23 64 538 280 Delto _____________________________ _ 

Daugla. __________________________ _ 

£1 

~~~-============================= Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

~~~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

- 39 143 2 (D) (D) 

- 16 33 2 (D) (D) 

- 7 17 I (D) (D) 

- 4 15 I (D) (D) 

- 14 33 4 4 I 

- 11 12 2 (D) (D) 

- 21 45 1 (D) (D) 

- 5 10 I (D) (D) 

- 9 21 - - - - 7 9 - - -

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

OTHE~ LIVESTOCK 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 5 15 3 (D) (D) 

- 5 II 6 (D) (D) 

- 14 225 14 59 014 266 

- 10 10 - - -

- 25 (X) 13 (X) 66 

tl~i~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 12 28 3 7 2 

- 4 6 - - - - 33 109 2 (D) (D) 

- 18 28 - - - - 7 13 - - -

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

Rou" ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 3 (X) (D) 

- 4 (X) 4 (X) 12 

- 4 (X) - (X) - - 3 (X) I (X) (D) 

- 9 (X) 5 (X) 15 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 159 
Tobie 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ - Bent __ . _______ • __________________ _ -

- Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne - _________________________ _ 

- Costilla ____________________________ _ 

- Crowley __________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ -

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ fremont __________________________ _ 

- Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

- lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ - Moffat - ___________________________ _ 

-

Montrose _________________________ _ 

- Morgan __________________________ _ 

- Otero ____________________________ _ 

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- Washington _______________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ 

- Yuma ______________ .. _____________ _ 

- AU other counties __________________ _ -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Colorodo ______ "" ___________ _ 

-

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- Boco _____________________________ _ 

- Bent _____________________________ _ 

- Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Crowley _________________________ _ 

-- Douglas __________________________ _ 

- Elbert ___________________________ _ 

-- EI Paso ___________________________ _ - Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

-- Kit (arson _______________________ _ -- los Animas __________________ "" ___ _ Uncoln ___________________________ _ 

--

- logon ___________________________ _ 

-- Mesa ____________________________ _ Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ -

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington - _______________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ -

- All other counties _________________ _ .-

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

(olorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ - Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Aropohoe _________________________ _ 

- Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- Boca _____________________________ _ 

- Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder - ___________________________ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Conelos_c - _________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- Crowley __________________________ _ Delto - _____________________________ _ 

- Oolor.& ___________________________ _ 

Douglas - __________________________ _ 

- Eagle __________________ - _______ ----- Elbert ______________________ ------- EI Paso ___________________________ _ -

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield - __________________________ _ 

- Huerfono _________________________ _ 

-

Jefferson ___________________ - ------ Kiowa ____________________________ _ -

- Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

- la PlaIa ________________ ------------ larimer ______________ - ___ ----------- lal Animas _______________________ _ 

- LIncoln ___________________________ _ 

- lagan ____________________________ _ Mua ____________________________ _ -

-

160 COLORADO 

Forms 

4 704 

76 

46 

37 

96 

41 

3 

38 

95 

14 

10 

3 

3 

6 

280 

192 

9 

6 

311 

210 

3 

178 

502 

175 

181 

39 

120 

116 

99 1 265 

473 

15 

62 

I 609 

13 

8 

385 

165 

50 

56 

3 

6 

11 

104 

91 

9 

34 

24 

3 

21 

102 

13 

295 

37 

12 

36 

17 

106 

8 

7410 

319 

11 

135 

15 

446 

104 

69 

245 

26 

24 

5 

39 

126 

44 

6 226 

51 

6 

44 

13 

17 

230 

571 

106 

84 

42 

244 

508 

20 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

722540 78 477 896 

8 871 819 822 10724 702 605 1 669 135 897 

5 249 492 654 14654 1 440 657 18 (D) 

3 883 340 494 4 487 400 622 

772 28464 305 21 880 

90 3 450 

65 (D) 

644 36 719 62433 6 484 189 11 185 1 101 224 

204 12 607 935 80 500 39 634 4 432 958 9 914 923 004 16 338 

7 636 721 289 73 380 8 236 226 9 772 1 011 598 

69 594 8 145 804 8 311 692 657 

5 729 571 646 29 599 3 562 084 31 170 2 881 801 105 980 10 889 488 

199 896 23 894 056 

I 990 238 591 

3 731 166 622 

338 423 10 326 553 

628 22 735 484 5 421 168 749 4 747 937 

19 571 904489 9 456 244 738 

6996 143 247 

117 1 559 (D) (D) 

3 137 50 579 

30 501 866 017 

12 208 424 629 

876 7 642 

6 575 83 819 1 369 22 213 

(D) (D) 

1 118 36 502 

3 613 152 602 

1 390 41 046 

42 212 I 863 996 

11 509 249 698 

899 26445 

3 339 57 283 

1 585 25 778 

11 458 324 578 

312 9 307 

2 481 934 55 148 324 

177 319 3 911 276 

1 203 79270 

55 345 1 051 002 

320 9 382 

190481 3664471 

9 787 183 851 

7081 129 297 

145 065 2 964 588 

2 327 147 320 

4910 324413 

(D) (D) 

619 29 633 

34 952 662 608 

4 792 92448 

48 920 

57 333 1 040 429 

5 811 86 735 

689 12 224 

3 570 62490 

1 569 20408 

3 233 58084 

141 053 2 817 504 

210230 4 369 212 

11 772 185 515 

13 155 242 168 

8446 126 747 

132 101 2 469 958 

157 914 4 438 706 

566 12 111 

Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con. 

Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 95 44 666 672 749 6 435 

4 540 699 820 Montelumo _______________________ _ 

- 142 21 087 298 217 16 267 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 85 2 228 124 485 81 2 104 

72 8 531 Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 215 62094 1 547 456 90 6057 

39 8907 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 92 2 709 129 324 89 2460 

35 1 579 Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 3 171 3 551 - - 93 5 148 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 330 117 646 3 211 9B7 15 1 988 

38 14 298 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (D) 4 22 

3 18 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 313 124 012 2 648 270 145 13346 

33 2 414 Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 47 4 174 63545 13 182 

94 4439 

5 404 Rio Blanco ________________________ _ - 43 8 436 160 162 5 274 

10 305 Rio Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ - 37 8464 543 480 36 7564 

67 17623 298 797 1 (D) 

2 (D) Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 27 4409 320 520 27 4409 

2 (D) Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 17 2 596 45 804 3 (D) 

4 284 272 61 258 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

- 224 72 643 2 273 119 21 1 179 

- 669 278 666 6 023 031 33 6618 

186 10 958 Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 599 174 906 3 792 406 87 6928 

9 204 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 547 136 801 3 537 508 65 8667 

6 935 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 3 2 540 36 300 1 (D) 

297 38 267 203 9 751 Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 75 8364 81 708 - - 2 (D) BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

175 7 336 

496 73 043 Colorado __________________ _ 

- 2 796 223 962 12 716 276 2 202 168303 

172 9 456 

157 64 300 39 8 311 

116 5 345 109 28 376 

92 29 627 1 252 104 893 

452 195 631 

13 1 984 

62 3 731 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ C.onejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 127 11 264 392 172 66 3695 

- 101 19424 1 378 293 97 18262 

- 40 2868 49 481 1 (D) 

- 3 21 (D) 2 (D) 

- 9 590 21 750 6 500 

- 14 586 27 442 14 586 

- 113 4 173 250 246 89 3090 

- 6 450 21 800 6 450 

- 115 13992 892 912 110 13887 

- 56 7 642 546 087 55 7 522 

Delto _____________________________ _ 

- 120 4 243 293 352 118 4208 Douglas __________________________ _ 

- 9 528 8451 1 (0) Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 32 1 856 32 063 1 (D) 

804 95 127 EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 8 251 2322 1 (D) Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 66 2 156 79480 57 1 285 11 399 Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- 3 15 1 034 3 15 

- - Huerfano _________________________ _ 

- 3 24 (D) 1 (D) 124 35 802 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 8 421 14 256 3 119 147 12 773 Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 3 80 1 040 1 (D) 8 906 Kit (orson ________________________ _ 

- 61 5288 213 385 45 3833 

36 1 764 

- - la Plato __________________________ _ 

- 47 1 805 56 161 28 790 

1 (D) larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 208 9 721 588 618 187 8386 

- - los Animas _______________________ _ 

- 13 378 13601 11 258 

15 1 139 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 11 934 29 344 3 170 

44 5 761 

logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ - 40 1 406 46 783 27 726 

- 118 5358 355 698 115 4953 5 71 Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 30 3 208 70044 6 110 3 (D) Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 22 571 32 840 20 482 1 (D) Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 225 10035 737 289 213 9770 

3 (D) 

12 549 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 99 4464 232 454 83 3430 

97 3 045 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 26 394 19 704 26 394 

6 588 Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 9 187 12 000 7 158 

234 28 472 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 9 370 10 374 5 273 

15 397 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 4 53 3600 4 53 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 62 3 745 212 713 49 2984 1 (D) Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 18 397 12 713 11 241 8 350 Rio 810nco ________________________ _ 

- 26 3 189 76 525 5 167 4 168 Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 151 32 525 2 555 248 147 31 686 25 2 206 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 47 4 775 113 971 3 132 4 78 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 81 22 229 1 487 710 79 21 968 

Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 8 344 24630 8 344 

1 413 134 292 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - 60 5 130 150 536 J9 1 717 

- 551 34897 1 554 121 446 19 739 

36 2 149 

11 1 203 

Yumo ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 27 1 866 88450 19 1 606 

- 7 109 4 363 4 68 

4 141 

7 98 MIXED GRAINS (BUSHELS) 

109 19 652 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 7 477 13041 6 317 86 3 157 

17 507 

20 4454 OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

24 2 297 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 1 318 40 559 1 877 102 1 056 25 971 

23 4908 Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 13 1 099 23 395 5 71 

2 (0) Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 41 3 189 189 078 39 2 514 

38 599 

- -

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ - 6 241 4 342 - - - 12 151 10020 7 105 

1 (D) Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 13 307 18 838 12 290 

3 16 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 55 1 263 58963 45 871 

7 562 Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 5 120 (D) 5 120 

1 (D) Conelos __________________________ -_ - 62 3 274 195 237 59 3 199 

2 (D) CostUlo ___________________________ _ 

- 18 397 21 370 15 355 

28 251 Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 108 1 809 98 765 108 1 809 

1 (D) Dolores ___________________________ _ 

- 6 152 2070 1 (0) 

4 (D) Douglas __________________________ _ 

- 10 336 6480 1 (0) 

10 1 668 Eogle _____________________________ _ 

- 17 218 14 272 15 202 

120 21 003 Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 28 1 627 36 180 3 (D) 

33 674 EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 9 251 5 207 1 (D) 

18 1 647 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 5 113 3 380 5 113 

12 252 Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 80 1 139 62 357 73 985 

2 (D) Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- 5 114 6 450 4 74 

40 3 457 Huerfano _________________________ _ 

- 6 81 3 040 4 55 

16 2021 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 3 78 2 240 I - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 -(on. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quonlily Farms Acres 

All Farms Harvested Irri90led 

Forms Acres Quonlily Forms Acres 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con PROSO MIllET (BUSHELS) 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

La PlaIa __________________________ _ larimer ________________________ - __ _ Los Animas _______________________ _ 

Logon ______________ - ___ ---_____ - __ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Moffol ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma ___________________ • ___ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgon __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ Ouray ____________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 7 569 10390 2 (0) 

- 85 I 713 79699 72 I 349 

- 33 547 28 772 30 504 

- 9 349 19412 7 110 

- 27 601 23202 14 275 

- 107 I 712 102 127 107 I 712 

- 19 I 295 25966 4 (D) 

- 39 866 23823 34 368 

- 132 2 011 115 761 124 I 880 

- 22 788 40 063 18 523 

- 12 167 82SO II 121 

- 7 54 2035 5 33 

- 8 204 3 737 2 (0) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns _______________________ -----

Kiowa _________________________ ----

Kif Corson ________________________ _ 

lincoln ______________________ ---- --

logan ____________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Phillips _______________________ ----- Prowers __________________ - ____ ----

Sedgwiek _________________________ _ Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 321 40 299 551 276 18 848 

- 4 500 6320 - -

- 16 4 621 63 807 - - - 22 3566 48 221 4 189 

- 7 I 035 14420 - -

- 91 9 102 142 548 4 177 

- 8 812 7969 2 (D) 

- 32 3053 27410 2 (D) 

- 9 2361 28 009 I (D) 

- 17 I 262 25900 - - - 52 6482 76414 2 (D) 

- 8 784 II 134 - -

- 48 5945 88744 2 (D) 

7 756 10 380 I (0) 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 13 167 9580 12 127 

- 7 183 138SO 7 183 

- 5 98 2682 I (D) 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 29 I 555 29 735 8 289 

Rio Bkmeo ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ Saguaehe _________________________ _ 

- 18 512 28 720 14 345 

- 30 I 837 139 241 28 I 515 

- 33 2 297 70341 6 84 

- 25 2403 119 920 25 2403 

logon ____________________ -_- _- _ - __ 

Morgon __________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 191 2 970 - -

- 4 (D) (D) I (D) 

- 3 (0) (D) I (0) 

- 5 270 54SO 4 196 

- 12 832 16430 2 (D) San Mlgue'-_______________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ - 8 273 16200 7 223 

- 3 74 (D) - - SAFFLOWER (POUNDS) Woshinglon _______________________ _ Wekl _____________________________ _ - 14 I 296 38 917 6 277 

- 120 3 929 169 739 90 2 172 Colorado __________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 327 790 2 (0) 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 8 281 9621 5 197 SUNFLOWER SEED (POUNDS) AU other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 164 3080 2 (D) Colorado __________________ _ 

- 28 3 613 3 098 870 18 2 138 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 21 210 I 050 21 210 Montezuma _______________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ - 5 570 272 360 - -

- 6 I 570 I 804 000 6 I 545 

POPCORN (POUNDS, SHEllED) Weld _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ - 4 109 136 000 4 79 

- 13 I 364 886 510 8 514 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 17 804 2 126 890 17 804 TRmCAlE (POUNDS) 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 20 I 568 I 846 726 8 287 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 6 251 887 500 6 251 logon ____________________________ _ 

- 3 121 122 200 - - Wekl _____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 4 887 755 870 - - All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 347 871 580 4 347 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 13 560 968 656 8 287 

Tobie 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms 

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS (BUSHELS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ Logon ____________________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ Wekl _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All olher eounlles __________________ _ 

DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS 

(IOO-LB BAGS) 

Colorodo _________________ ~_ 

Adams ___________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ Crawley __________________________ _ o.Ho _____________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ 

Kit go~:!~s_=========================== Corson ________________________ _ La PlaIa __________________________ _ 

Lorimer ___________________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ Logon ____________________________ _ 

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DIY UMA IIANS (IOO-LB lAGS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

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88 

3 

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44 

20 

77 

5 

81 

13 

100 

104 

145 

17 

42 

48 

7 

55 

12 

411 

42 

5 

21 

7 

Harvested 

Acres 

3 145 

(D) 

(D) 

283 

65 

75 

496 

787 

506 

854 

ISO 418 

475 

987 

540 

I 797 29 086 

195 1308 

5353 

6625 

3 517 

192 4220 

261 36 330 

5453 

8955 

425 

4922 

4856 

1079 

5 411 1 903 

18 399 

7308 

149 

672 

264 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

75 718 62 3064 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 3 (D) 

5311 8 266 I 490 3 62 2806 5 75 II 898 4 496 23 741 21 785 II 990 6 506 16612 10 796 

I 486 164 I 166 70 231 

6055 5 475 15649 24 906 I 184 2 (D) 

31 446 37 I 797 82611 - - (D) 2 (D) 

3 954 - - 77 035 41 49SO 18 173 I (D) 

67848 77 3 517 

(D) 3 (D) 

76986 81 4220 3 241 13 261 119 191 3 28 

84 618 103 5 428 169903 143 8863 5987 17 425 84 646 41 4874 38 365 35 I ISO 5026 - -

96686 54 5268 27001 12 I 903 

342 641 407 18 215 III 029 41 6 978 618 3 19 

12600 21 672 

4 558 6 255 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

DRY FIELD AND SEED PEAS (POUNDS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

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Coneios ___________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Saguache _________________________ _ -

- All oTher counties __________________ _ 

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IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa - __________________________ _ 

(onejos ___________________________ _ - Costilla ___________________________ _ - Oolores - ___________________________ _ 

Gorfield - __________________________ _ 

- Lo PlaIa __________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ - Montezuma _______________________ _ - Montrose - _________________________ _ 

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Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ - Rio Grande ________________________ _ - Saguoehe _________________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ -

Ali - other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on moillis'-______________ _ 

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SUGAR BEETS FOR SUGAR (TONS) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ Benl - _____________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ Kit Corson ________________________ _ -

larimer ___________________________ _ - Logan ____________________________ _ - Morgan __________________________ _ - Olero - ____________________________ _ 

- Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Sedgwiek _________________________ _ Woshinglon _______________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma __________________ .. _________ _ -

All - other eounlies __________________ _ 

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Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

18 I 528 2 736 948 17 1 498 

3 190 192 000 3 190 

7 8SO I 848 600 7 850 4 428 654 520 4 428 4 60 41 828 3 30 

406 52 716 13 371 409 406 52 716 

3 15 2 700 3 15 40 6609 I 668 330 40 6609 27 2 527 574 384 27 2 527 17 I 811 531 600 17 I 811 3 2 (D) 3 2 6 (D) I 447 6 (01 7 26 (D) 7 26 9 60 10320 9 60 8 91 4940 8 91 5 49 (D) 5 49 

16 3 701 1 113479 16 3701 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

116 25 166 6 416 984 116 25 166 29 8291 2 124 588 29 8291 88 3 797 774 027 88 3 797 18 249 72 115 18 249 

II 33 I 100 II 33 

I 062 82 739 I 529 727 I 062 82 739 

19 1 096 21 763 19 1 096 8 394 6 153 8 394 27 I 642 29 198 27 I 642 45 7 507 125 070 45 7 507 81 6070 102 244 81 6070 104 6789 125 624 104 6 789 132 8340 156 243 132 8340 35 I 496 2009S 35 I 496 41 4938 98800 41 4938 10 I 828 27 802 10 1 828 

25 3 136 61 148 25 3 136 5 I 398 21 467 5 I 398 501 31 898 627 058 501 31 898 24 5 698 100 054 24 5698 5 509 7008 5 509 

COLORADO 161 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms Harvested 

forms Acres Quantity 

FIELD SEED CROPS 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 126 10689 (Xl 

Adams ___________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ Kiowa _____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 4 188 (Xl 

- 30 2 595 (Xl 

- 4 67 (X) 

- 3 (D) (Xl 

- 4 (0) (Xl 

- 9 2098 (Xl 

- 11 134 (Xl 

- 3 (D) (Xl 

- tt 304 (Xl Otero ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

AIl o1her counties __________________ _ 

- 5 62 (Xl 

- 13 2298 (X) 

- 4 79 (Xl 

- 4 128 (Xl 

- 21 2380 (X) 

ALFALFA SEED (POUNDS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 86 3870 462 755 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 30 2 595 196843 Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 4 67 4 100 Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 6 47 (0) Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 9 194 79668 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 4 56 9 188 Prowers __________________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ - 12 482 (D) 

- 21 429 30 S46 

BROMEGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 56 700 

FOXTAIL MillET SEED (POUNDS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (0) 

RYEGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

-- 6 267 56030 

WHEATGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Colorado _________________ _ 

-- 14 369 60 938 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

- 3 78 (D) Rio Blanco _______________________ _ 

-- 4 79 (D) All other counties __________________ _ 

- 7 212 35038 

OTHER SEEDS (POUNDS) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 11 1 446 373 273 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 7 1 208 (0) Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 238 (0) 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

Colorado __________________ _ - 15438 1 436 453 3 036 827 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 302 23 133 62944 Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 245 34 852 58 828 Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 76 5602 10179 Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- 80 5975 7 737 Baca __ . __________________________ _ 

- 165 11 304 19228 Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 223 30238 77 996 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 435 21 084 50 859 Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 102 9 544 12383 Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ - 102 12 703 18 757 

- 3 60 63 

Conelo,-___________________ -- _____ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ - 379 65 657 107919 

- 175 15 822 37 tt7 Crowley __________________________ _ Custer ____________________________ _ - 135 16722 34 321 

- 65 11 532 15972 Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 605 27844 72 888 1)010r85 ___________________________ _ 

- 41 2 164 2894 Douglas __________________________ _ Eagle _____________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

- 144 92tt 15 277 

- 90 15902 26426 

- 254 23772 30 740 EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 200 17537 23621 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 193 8 141 11 642 Garfield __________________________ _ Grand ____________________________ _ - 326 35266 76 121 

- tt7 35991 57003 Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- 132 39 725 69256 Hlnldale __________________________ _ 

- 4 305 425 Huerfano ____________________ - ____ _ 

- 141 9 678 14283 Jackson __________________________ _ Jefferson _________________________ _ - 81 72 S09 98 308 

- 112 4496 5 719 Kiowa ________________________ -___ _ 

- 96 14054 15936 Kit Caraon ________________________ _ 

- 278 22244 50 227 

lake ______________ -_ -------------- la Plata __________________________ _ - 6 915 563 

- 413 28392 53 273 larimer __________________ ----------- 612 36 952 96000 las Animal _______________________ _ Lincoln ________________________ ----- 206 14678 22 246 

- 171 21 921 20 087 logon ____________________________ _ 

Mesa __________________________ ---- S48 4S 192 136 369 

- 755 32 578 96892 Mlneral __________________ ---.-- - ----- 4 545 427 Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 162 23080 36 173 

162 COLORADO 

Irrigated 

forms Acres 

82 3793 

1 (0) 

24 1 696 2 (D) 3 tt6 

2 (D) - - 10 84 

- -

tt 304 

5 62 10 1 133 1 (0) 

3 77 10 230 

68 2756 

24 1 696 2 (D) 6 47 

9 194 4 (D) 

9 417 

14 315 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

3 (D) 

8 170 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

5 137 

1 (D) 

- -

I (0) 

12216 1 126 709 

238 15 550 

234 32 867 

36 2 497 

61 3 927 

61 3 514 

206 26045 

384 18 155 

98 9 104 

18 (D) 

2 (D) 

358 63 075 

170 15542 

tt2 11 706 51 8863 

592 27 249 

9 467 69 4003 

89 15 642 46 5 367 

82 7249 

187 7 316 

310 34150 

tt3 34 391 

129 39443 

4 (D) 

102 6 146 

78 68 499 

60 1 921 

14 762 

129 9 087 

6 915 

379 23991 

538 31 505 

150 10942 

24 2287 

350 31 700 

736 31 086 

4 185 

ll5 16913 

All Farms 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose - __________ :. ______________ _ 

Morgan - __________________________ _ Otero - ____________________________ _ Ouray - ____________________________ _ 

- Park _____________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ - Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowers __________________________ _ -

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande - ________________________ _ 

Rou" - ____________________________ _ 

Saguache - _________________________ _ 

San Miguel ________________________ _ - Sedgwick _________________________ _ -

- Summit ___________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ - Washington - _______________________ _ 

Weld - ________ .. ____________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adams ___________________________ _ 

- Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe - _________________________ _ Archuleta _________________________ _ -

- Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ - Boulder ___________________________ _ - Chaffee ___________________________ _ - Cheyenne - _________________________ _ 

- (ooe£os ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ -

- Custer ____________________________ _ 

Delto - _____________________________ _ 

Dolores - ___________________________ _ 

- Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle - _____________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ -

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ Grand ____________________________ _ - Gunnison - _________________________ _ 

- Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ - Kiowa ____________________________ _ - Kit Corson - ________________________ _ 

La Plata __________________________ _ -

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

- las Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ -

- logan ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ -

Moffot - ___________________________ _ 

- Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ 

Morgon __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ -

Ouray - ____________________________ _ 

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Park _____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ - Prowers __________________________ _ - Pueblo ____________________________ _ - Rio Blanco ________________________ _ - Rio Grande - ________________________ _ 

Rou" ____________________________ _ - Saguache - _________________________ _ 

- San Migue'-______________________ . __ -

Sedgwick _________________________ _ Teller ____________________________ _ -

Washington - _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma ____________________________ _ -

- All other cauntle. __________________ _ 

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SMAU GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Adams ___________________________ _ Alamosa - __________________________ _ 

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Farms 

389 

585 

S43 

392 

65 

53 

105 

52 

323 

329 

124 

218 

261 

172 

46 

130 

16 

19 

367 

I 832 

408 

5 

826 

11 343 

237 

231 

44 

53 

76 

210 

348 

72 

24 

342 

160 

123 

22 

517 

21 

84 

75 

146 

122 

162 

290 7 

20 

108 

7 

68 

17 

121 

293 

465 

156 

36 

404 

682 

112 

329 

521 

490 

371 

31 

4 

46 

34 

289 

291 

74 

184 

123 

113 

41 

66 

3 

135 

I 529 

220 

3 

571 

2585 

50 

23 

19 

16 

37 

Harvested 

Acres 

21 932 

33 tt2 37826 

29 047 13266 

16088 

9336 

7018 

64 966 

16270 

21 Jl3 27 780 

41 253 

49 258 

5050 

8 577 3 597 

2034 

34005 

124815 

35608 

295 

23887 

771 854 

15 161 27337 

3268 

2921 

4 607 27909 

14466 

5279 

2 123 

43 Jl7 

13614 

15 S45 

1 403 

20885 

746 

4653 

12050 

10 382 

7 324 4 593 

28437 

829 

1 266 6824 

1 468 2 171 

898 

7 574 

18 325 22 225 

9014 

2768 

31 785 27 717 

10555 

17002 

24 761 

26854 

25 525 2200 

Jl2 

3698 

4 577 58 567 

12957 

7087 

15417 

10 168 

23 171 4 101 

3599 

145 11 586 

83 136 

19436 

210 

8304 

114064 

2 289 

1 823 

927 

309 

I 949 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

53 376 344 17944 

98047 573 32388 124 358 474 29 683 88 506 385 28314 29 210 61 13057 

12784 36 15084 23615 42 3928 

JI 802 49 6698 

197462 290 57602 

43 720 272 12467 

42654 108 18941 

49316 210 27 295 

70074 178 31 095 

60 737 165 46 565 

9643 42 4525 

21 220 69 4 793 

5 41J 16 3397 

1 509 13 1 600 

53 746 93 8806 359 334 1 571 98638 101 903 219 21 455 

374 3 165 

30925 657 17900 

2 121 145 10074 685 299 

51 561 208 13607 

49473 221 25956 

7915 31 2 252 

4 150 37 1 645 

13870 58 3242 

75330 200 24820 

39 319 309 12676 

6436 69 5 Q88 

7999 16 1 628 

84365 324 41 854 

34 793 154 13 362 

33 231 109 JI 424 

1 470 16 978 

57969 511 20661 

I 126 8 445 

10808 52 2969 

21 422 73 11 845 19419 39 3 576 15013 73 5 193 

7820 160 4446 

64166 281 27839 

2047 7 729 

3 9J1 18 I 026 9 126 81 4547 

5868 6 1 Jl8 3 707 45 1 441 

3459 13 715 

29 392 106 6760 

37 758 264 16226 

69089 433 20 235 

16094 122 7624 7 765 22 1 981 

115373 334 26473 

88 182 669 26 739 19030 74 7202 45 579 293 13877 80697 515 24442 103 868 446 23 752 80431 364 24864 5455 29 2056 

(0) 3 (0) 

14486 34 3046 7 832 34 4537 185 532 278 55422 

39 731 256 JI 132 

15678 61 6015 31 036 179 15 167 16706 49 4 827 

37 384 111 22 388 8343 40 4034 

11 367 54 2987 

(0) 3 (D) 

31 731 82 7053 

291 317 1 396 75665 

78642 193 17936 

530 3 210 

16038 508 7 338 

143 492 1 360 35 203 

2 818 18 387 

4083 23 1 783 

1 146 3 158 

477 12 159 

I 5781 5 125, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

SMAU GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY)- Can 

Benl ______ -------------------- ---- Boulder ______ ----------------------

Chaff .. ____ - - --- ---- - ----------- - -- Cheyenne __________ ----------------

~~~\los==== Crowley ____________ == == == == == -------.--- ======== == = = 

---= = Dono ______ ------- - --- - ---- ----- - -- Oolores ________ -------------------- Douglas ____________ ------------- __ 

Eagle __________ -------------------- Elbert ______________ --------------- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ____________ - ___ - _________ _ Garfield ________________ - _________ _ 

Grand ______________ - _________ - ___ _ Gunnison _________________________ _ 

Hueriano _________________________ _ Kiowa ________________________ - ___ _ Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

lo PlaIa __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ 

los Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ logon ____________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Moffol ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ______________ .. _____________ _ Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ Raul! ____________________________ _ 

Saguache _________________________ _ 

San MigueL _______________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma _____________ . _______________ •. 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archulela _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

Benl _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaff .. ___________________________ _ 

Chevenne _________________________ _ Conejos ___________________________ _ 

Coslillo ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ Cusler ____________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglas _____ . ____________________ _ Eogle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Poso ___________________________ _ Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

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39 

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33 

39 

12 

4 

101 

15 

23 

7 

76 

38 

13 

37 

3 

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8 

21 

92 

56 

112 

24 

78 

170 

110 

14 

81 

89 

76 

37 

51 

3 

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31 

10 

24 

16 

19 

7 

58 

189 

340 

133 

7 

84 

3 003 

54 

6 

25 

20 

63 

24 

93 

33 

52 

43 

22 

15 

36 

112 

8 

37 

17 

81 

56 

37 

40 

67 

49 

31 

13 

27 

62 

94 

4 

130 

111 

50 

66 

76 

67 

38 

55 

77 

43 

23 

22 

5 

29 

16 

Harvested 

Acres 

566 

874 

88 3642 

2 312 

294 

53 I 830 

1 050 

627 

153 5 955 

2601 

227 

833 

105 

59 

186 

3 537 5 618 

886 2650 

I 218 

7 643 

7 602 

I 541 

539 

I 358 

I 465 

4 291 

792 3 425 

40 I 580 

618 

995 

1 526 

643 

I 453 

381 

2 642 12 846 10 660 

7 589 

472 

I 302 

245 875 

2 160 

820 

I 218 

I 838 

4447 

I 504 

2848 

2017 

6573 

3 675 

1 506 

601 

6456 

3444 

279 

I 703 

2 256 

5384 

4858 

1 929 

3 376 19027 

14 780 2 127 

6 830 1 186 

8 609 

7407 

770 

7321 

5 942 3304 

8 714 4025 

1 966 

4 761 2 555 

4468 

3 154 1 060 

5 856 

1 270 

1 760 

1 802 

Irrigated 

Quonlily Forms Acres 

698 15 458 I 429 33 732 

100 8 88 3 186 1 (0)1 4 216 35 2 189 441 12 294 73 3 28 4317 100 I 795 1 456 2 (D) 

471 4 72 

197 6 98 50n 2 (D) 

3 488 8 674 276 12 127 1 409 35 641 (D) 2 (D) 

59 4 26 259 5 61 3 390 - - 6 508 15 788 

I 289 48 738 5 406 103 2 324 

959 13 388 4 376 I (D) 

8 387 43 I 328 2 573 106 I 462 

444 6 109 2 191 72 I 028 

2 870 85 I 327 5 788 46 I 619 

I lI5 36 780 

4 162 5 160 86 3 40 I 612 9 261 

793 19 333 (0) 9 897 3 708 23 I 441 807 - - I 899 19 1 453 III 5 233 

4020 9 255 12 095 14 489 

16 190 238 5 134 9887 19 I 130 

I 441 3 38 

1 680 63 I 050 

336 988 I 752 146 529 

2 541 30 768 (D) 3 (0) 

895 5 87 2313 18 I 693 3 619 5 147 1 575 19 594 4 723 87 2 598 

2495 32 I 969 7431 2 (D) 

3 611 38 3 188 

I 579 22 1 488 (0) 10 171 

10 635 28 5 357 7 132 106 3339 229 - - I 691 10 413 2979 17 2 256 

3 927 9 608 3 286 12 752 2670 35 1 599 

5982 34 3 142 33011 63 18 187 24026 49 14 780 2 785 18 I 046 8495 13 6 630 1 441 13 252 

8 289 3 47 10 117 18 1 100 478 4 770 10 547 115 5 357 

8 621 90 4 814 4032 36 2 246 5 738 2 (D) 

4 199 14 292 

2 532 63 1 718 6057 29 3 796 4 304 40 2 153 8836 70 4218 4642 17 1 504 2 609 22 1 040 15528 21 5841 1 230 3 850 3491 7 481 

28491 13 1 572, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) - Can. 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Blanco ________________________ _ - Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- Routt ____________________________ _ 

- Saguache _____________________ - -- --- Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick ____________ - ______ -------- Summit ___________________________ _ 

- Teller ___________________ - - - ----- -- Woshington - _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- Yuma ____________________________ _ - All other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa - __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe - _________________________ _ 

- Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee - ___________________________ _ 

- Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Conejos ___________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- Crowley __________________________ _ -

Custer ____________________________ _ 

- Delta _____________________________ _ Dolores - ___________________________ _ 

- Douglas __________________________ _ 

- Eage. ____________________________ _ 

- Elbert ____________________________ _ EI Paso ___________________________ _ -

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

- Garfield __________________________ _ - Grand ____________________________ _ 

-

Gunnison _________________________ _ 

- Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kiowa - ____________________________ _ 

Kit Carson - ________________________ _ la Plata __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ 

los Animas _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Minerol ___________________________ _ Moffol ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ Ouray ____________________________ _ 

Park _____________________________ _ 

Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ 

Saguache _________________________ _ 

Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit ___________________________ _ 

Teller ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

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-

-

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-

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-

-

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-

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-

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-

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Archuleta - _________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ - Coneios ___________________________ _ -

- Coslilla ___________________________ _ D.lla _____________________________ _ - Elbert ____________________________ _ - EI Paso ___________________________ _ - Garfoeld - __________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ - Kil Corson ________________________ _ - la PlaIa __________________________ _ - larimer ___________________________ _ -

- Los Animas _______________________ _ 

-

Harvested Irrigated ! 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

41 3 267 6288 25 850 

48 2 246 2 694 25 877 

37 3 647 6588 28 3017 

33 2 847 3838 31 2809 

129 18 127 30 281 90 15 075 

21 5 596 4854 19 4916 

3 76 108 2 (0) 

18 620 1 175 6 208 

10 2860 4420 9 2660 

6 502 527 2 (0) 

106 7 487 7 745 II 662 

209 9 790 11 496 105 2872 

96 6 233 7 239 22 I 441 

5 105 64 5 105 

212 4886 4733 127 I 377 

I 557 268 651 341 511 I 035 230208 

II 2 595 2266 2 (D) 

22 4 832 3966 21 4 765 

4 160 212 - - 7 607 351 4 135 

46 2 352 3733 31 I 660 

28 2 160 3 352 27 1 959 

4 205 93 - -

104 16 130 15 337 97 15421 

15 316 277 15 316 

4 (D) (0) I (0) 

20 3 658 3 857 15 2 528 

34 I 452 2668 29 1 221 

4 77 79 I (D) 

38 2048 2 213 14 369 

13 1 243 I 754 13 I 243 

45 1 614 I 576 5 (D) 

39 2 261 I 378 3 (D) 

23 I 352 764 16 I 105 

16 I 950 2 173 12 I 858 

50 15 830 21 587 48 15210 

74 23280 40 858 73 23 271 

7 164 110 3 119 

63 63806 82 ~I 61 60 751 

31 1 125 10 216 

7 930 664 - -

8 505 585 1 (D) 

19 587 947 17 487 

57 4 260 6 249 34 2880 

n 942 925 10 524 

19 2 085 2074 2 (0) 

44 3 550 5 104 18 2477 12 549 507 II 362 

3 (D) (0) 3 170 

62 6925 9 869 49 5 526 17 651 I 022 13 560 24 2 011 4 485 24 2 011 7 786 1 003 5 (0) 

3 560 (D) 3 560 23 5210 8 227 22 5 160 44 14 596 11 054 31 14 140 

5 459 755 5 459 4 (D) 319 4 (D) 

10 264 318 1 (0) 

52 9344 19 123 51 9012 40 7630 9 613 37 7 518 77 12 280 22 242 61 11 168 56 18038 16 100 52 16808 6 492 481 4 192 4 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

6 637 591 6 637 

10 I 359 779 8 I 309 22 1 003 927 - - 67 12 105 11 744 27 6 397 28 1 284 2 032 4 112 12 697 909 6 460 

85 8 135 7 970 22 6875 

351 21 544 178 007 291 17 497 

9 544 5 595 7 402 5 180 1 230 4 175 11 361 2 025 10 306 4 (0) (D) 4 (D) 

4 47 52 3 37 8 228 2 380 8 228 4 417 2 305 4 417 5 148 280 1 (0) 

4 220 (0) .. 220 4 (D) (0) 3 (0) 

11 754 7991 4 (0) 

14 928 4614 13 888 17 921 7 567 15 873 3 200 7121 2 (D)I 

COLORADO 163 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) - Con. 

logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ - Montezuma _______________________ _ - Montrose _________________________ _ - Morgon __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ - Prowsrs __________________________ _ - Pueblo ____________________________ _ - Sedgwick _________________________ _ - Washington _______________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma ____________________________ _ - AU other - counties __________________ _ 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

80ulder ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Kit (arson ________________________ _ La Plata __________________________ _ Lorimer ___________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Logan ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

--

- Montrose ________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ 

-- Otero ____________________________ _ - Washington - _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ - Yuma - ____________________________ _ 

All - other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

Adorns __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe ________________________ _ Boca ____________________________ _ 

Bent ____________________________ _ Boulder ______________________ .. ___ _ 

Cheyenne ________________________ _ Coneios __________________________ _ 

Crowley _________________________ _ Delta ____________________________ _ 

Douglas _________________________ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ -

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ - Gunnison - _________________________ _ 

- Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- Kit Corson _______________________ _ 

-- La Plata _________________________ _ larimer __________________________ _ --

-- los Animas ______________________ _ .- lincoln __________________________ _ 

LOQan ____________________________ _ 

-- Meso ____________________________ _ - Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

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164 COLORADO 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

12 515 

20 715 4 BO 8 312 27 2405 

12 694 3 286 12 1 302 

7 150 12 1 243 

9 676 87 3 822 9 746 26 2850 

231 14 465 

7 384 4 183 3 101 

4 (0) 

3 (0) 

10 386 

6 345 10 954 

11 715 

6 286 

4 95 

8 336 10 416 4 407 85 5 302 

4 320 

31 2 505 

21 1 260 

3 318 253 416 

78 5 214 

8 1 110 18 2631 

35 1 000 

83 4028 

10 705 

5 395 

41 3 202 

100 4647 

5 (0) 

24 1 104 27 2 878 

17 512 35 916 5 230 8 521 

135 18064 

34 2010 

250 21 287 

11 304 

12 1 102 

208 14880 

135 6 515 

12 247 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

5 333 10 415 8981 20 715 (0) 3 40 2986 7 295 24026 25 2 205 2 722 12 694 (0) 2 (0) 

11 100 8 819 491 6 105 10 817 10 904 1 895 3 295 41 464 82 3 507 10 506 6 566 9837 15 1 890 

102 555 207 11 973 

5 671 7 384 2 920 4 183 232 2 (0) 

(0) 3 (0) 

(0) 3 (0) 

2 870 7 167 (0) 5 295 12 313 9 379 

4 567 11 715 654 6 286 

480 4 95 

3 114 6 221 

3 560 9 376 1 841 3 (0) 

44 169 82 5 063 (0) 3 (0) 

7802 22 1 473 

1 470 21 1 260 

4 666 489 3 215 245 543 

85 280 74 5 101 

14276 8 548 19 714 14 1 088 

15 278 33 996 

60 841 82 3 957 

8970 6 440 

6360 5 395 

39343 39 3 182 

95425 99 4 607 

(0) 2 (0) 

11 483 13 682 23495 15 1 860 

5947 17 512 11 865 33 821 4 200 5 230 

6660 7 512 

323 609 129 17 363 

31 055 34 1 685 

423 662 249 20 987 4 118 10 302 13 560 10 1 015 

295 923 201 14 678 

105 189 134 6 413 2 667 11 244 

All Farms 

CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN)-Con. 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan - __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ - Ouray ____________________________ _ - Phillips ___________________________ _ -

- Prowers __________________________ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ -

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

SORGHUMS CUT FOR DRY FORAGE 

OR HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Baco _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Carson ________________________ _ 

las Animos _______________________ _ lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ Soca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ lorimer ___________________________ _ 

los Animos _______________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

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Forms 

158 

266 

128 

3 

30 

41 

46 

4 

3 

50 

32 1 107 

118 

15 

21 

142 

11 

10 

13 

4 

11 

12 

11 

4 

19 

6 

11 

5 

10 

9 

6 

450 

7 

6 

28 

46 

3 

10 

20 

10 

13 

3 

14 

50 

3 

8 

8 

10 

3 

12 

27 

5 

49 

19 

5 

31 

26 

28 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

8493 

16 159 9007 

92 1 797 

4297 

3047 (0) 

82 5 141 

2 866 

97228 

9 585 

952 

252 

14624 

919 

486 

1 436 

277 

1 485 

1 760 1 365 

453 

3396 

228 

1 482 

156 

650 

440 

91 

25445 

258 

698 

2263 

1 730 

39 

730 

1 040 

677 

1 333 

56 

1 584 3022 

90 

317 

721 

364 

46 

925 

673 

289 

2830 

870 

279 2071 

1 210 

1 170 

160 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

146 536 155 8448 

302 761 262 15892 138 130 127 8997 2 125 3 92 37 134 28 1 772 

65 212 41 4 257 48 943 46 3047 (0) 4 (0) 

1 120 3 82 

103910 47 4993 

47 795 29 2821 1 963 399 1 097 96 761 

174 496 110 8915 

10 584 12 830 

7812 21 252 

21 532 24 636 

879 - - 1 590 5 224 

1 306 1 (0) 

125 - - 1 330 - - 4543 .. - 3 366 - -

1 210 - - 2 726 1 (0) 

427 2 (0) 

1 827 5 93 148 3 65 1 059 - - 875 2 (0) 

121 5 41 

218 127 264 11 163 

1 518 6 183 

4983 - - 16602 9 575 

28344 44 1 717 

710 3 39 

4 106 2 (0) 

9 200 16 471 

2572 4 (0) 

6 734 2 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) 

14 765 3 240 22 743 26 1 433 

(0) 3 90 

1 470 3 40 

2470 - - 4098 3 81 

610 3 46 

10 198 12 810 9 513 27 673 

1 735 1 (0) 

32 590 40 1 951 

6845 12 593 1 825 2 (0) 

11 465 7 422 

8314 17 599 12367 13 511 812 5 155 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABlES 

(SEE TEXT) 

Colorodo __________ -_ -_ - ___ _ 

Adoms ______ -. __ -----------.------ Benl ____________ -_ ----------------

Boukler ______________ --------------

Co.lillo ______________ -------------- Crowley ________________________ ---

Doho ______________ -_ - --------- ___ _ £1 Po.o ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ___ • ___________ • _______ ._._ Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Lo Plolo __________________________ _ 

lorimer _________ . _________ . _______ _ 

Log<Jn ______________ - ___ -------_ --- Meso _____ . _____ . _____________ . __ _ Montezuma _________ • ___ • _________ • 

Montrose __ . __ . _____ .. __ . _________ _ Morgon ___ . _________ . _________ ._._ Otero _____ . _____ . ___________ ._. __ _ Prowers ___ . _________ . _________ . __ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Grande _. _____________________ ._ Weld _____________________________ _ 

AU other counties _____ • ____________ _ 

AU VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adoms ___________________________ _ 

Benl _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Coslillo ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Doha _____________________________ _ £1 Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont _____ . ___ .. _______________ _ Jefferson ___________________ • _____ _ La Plato _______ • ___________________ _ 

lorimer _____ ._. ___________________ • Logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ Morgon __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Puoblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Wekl _____________________________ _ 

AU other counties __________________ _ 

ASPARAGUS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All olher counlles __________________ _ 

BEANS, GREEN LIMA 

Colorado __________________ _ 

lEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorn. ___________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Doha _____________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Lorimer ___________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ Monlrase _________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Wekl _____________________________ _ 

All olher counll .. __________________ _ 

Iins 

Colorado __________________ _ 

~~:l~~=l~:llll~ll~1~~l~~ II olher countl •• __________________ _ 

.. occou 

COlorodo __________________ _ 

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Harvesled 

Forms 

741 

85 

9 

20 

7 

12 

47 

B 

16 

16 

4 

25 

5 

43 

14 

51 

6 

83 

9 

70 

11 

180 

20 

741 

85 

9 

20 

7 

12 

47 

8 

16 

16 

4 

25 

5 

43 

14 

51 

6 

83 

9 

70 

11 

180 

20 

.. 

7 

3 

4 

3 

123 

14 

8 

5 

10 

13 

9 

3 

12 

37 

12 

40 

12 

" 4 

3 

3 

8 

6 

15 

3 

3 

9 

Acres 

32252 

2 100 

127 

(D) 

(D) 

419 

1 219 

162 

71 

49 

4 

S43 

24 

590 

35 

1 6M> 

195 

4 165 

929 

2875 

2449 

106M> 

1 345 

32 363 

2 156 

127 

I 099 

I 521 

427 

I 219 

161 

71 

50 

4 

541 

24 

590 

35 

I 6M> 

195 

4 173 

929 

2880 

2449 

10693 

1 353 

183 

155 

28 

(D) 

2092 

124 

6 

1 

7 

470 

12 

234 

27 

1 184 

28 

430 

15 

1 

2 

1 

406 " 

I 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

741 32 248 

85 2099 

9 127 

20 (D) 

7 (D) 

12 419 

47 1 219 

8 161 

16 71 

16 49 

4 4 

25 S43 

5 24 

43 590 

14 35 

51 1 6M> 

6 195 

83 4 165 

9 929 

70 2 B75 

11 2449 

180 10665 

20 1 344 

741 32 363 

85 2 156 

9 127 

20 1 099 

7 I 521 

12 427 

47 I 219 

8 161 

16 71 

16 50 

4 4 

25 541 

5 24 

43 590 

14 35 

51 1 6M> 

6 195 

83 4 173 

9 929 

70 2880 

11 2449 

180 10 693 

20 1 353 

7 183 

3 155 

4 28 

3 (D) 

123 2092 

14 124 

8 6 

5 1 

10 7 

13 470 

9 12 

3 234 

12 27 

37 1 184 

12 28 

40 430 

12 15 

4 1 

4 2 

3 1 

3 

8 406 " 6 1 

15 20 

3 (D) 

3 (D) 

9 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

HEAD CABBAGE 

Colorodo ________________ ----

Adams __________________ - ________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ - Costillo - __________________ - ________ _ 

- Fremont __________________ --------- Mesa - ____________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________ --------- Weld _____________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

CANTALOUPS AND PERSIAN MElONS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

Prowers ___________________ • ______ _ 

Pueblo _________________________ ---- Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CARROTS 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CAUUFLOWER 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CELERY 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

COUARDS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

AU other counties _________ .. ________ _ 

COWPEAS, BLACKEY ED AND 

OTHER GREEN COWPEAS 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKlES 

Colarado __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

lorimer ___________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

EGGPLANT 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adom. ___________________________ _ 

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Meso ____________________________ _ -

All olher counties __________________ _ -

-

GARUC 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- HONEYDEW MELONS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Moso ____________________________ _ Otero' ____________________________ _ - All - othor counties __________________ _ 

-

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

58 I 241 58 I 241 

14 188 14 188 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

8 25 8 25 

6 3 6 3 

9 163 9 163 

12 443 12 443 

3 2 3 2 

118 I 779 118 I 779 

3 10 3 10 

9 130 9 130 

12 28 12 28 

41 I 086 41 I 086 

6 159 6 159 

27 311 27 311 

9 33 9 33 

11 24 II 24 

35 I 028 35 I 028 

4 51 4 5 

3 I 3 I 

4 3 4 3 

5 60 5 60 

10 757 10 757 

9 202 9 202 

28 116 2B 116 

12 68 12 68 

4 14 4 14 

12 34 12 34 

12 21 12 21 

6 5 6 5 

6 16 6 16 

7 37 7 37 

4 8 4 8 

3 29 3 29 

7 13 7 13 

3 9 3 9 

4 4 4 4 

132 1 627 132 1 627 

20 394 20 394 4 (D) 4 (D) 

3 2 3 2 4 (D) 4 (D) 

4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 12 16 12 16 

3 155 3 155 19 240 19 240 14 47 14 47 40 722 40 722 5 21 5 21 

13 11 13 11 

5 5 5 5 4 2 4 2 .( 5 4 5 

.( 3 .( 3 

12 22 12 22 

5 (D) 5 (D) 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

4 141 4 141 

COLORADO 165 
Table 31 . Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

lETl'UCE AND ROMAINE 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Doho _____________________________ _ - Fremont __________________________ _ - Montrose - _________________________ _ Otero ____________________________ _ - Pueblo ____________________________ _ - Rio Grande - ________________________ _ 

Ali - other counties __________________ _ 

-

MUSTARD GREENS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

-

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- AJI other counties __________________ _ 

-

ONIONS, DRY 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ -

- Doha _____________________________ _ Meso ___________________________ _ -

Montezuma ______________________ _ Montrose ________________________ _ Otero ___________________________ _ Prowers _________________________ _ 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Weld ____________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

ONIONS, GREEN 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

Adoms __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Weld ____________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

OKRA 

Colorado _________________ _ 

Adams __________________________ _ Meso _________________ • _________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ 

PARSLEY 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

Colorodo _____________ • ___ _ 

Adoms ______________ • ____ • ______ _ Weld ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ 

PEPPERS, HOT 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

Adorn. __________________________ _ 

Boulder __________________________ _ 

Fremont _________________________ _ 

Meso _____________________ • _____ _ 

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--

--

--

--

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-- Otero -- ___________________________ _ 

Pueblo -- ___________________________ _ 

-- All other counties _________________ _ --

PEPPERS, SWEET 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

-- Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Boulder - ___________________________ _ 

Doha - _____________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ Meso ____________________________ _ -

- Otero _. __________________________ _ 

- Pueblo _____ • ____________________ ---

Weld - ________________________ --- __ _ 

- Ali other countle. __________________ _ 

-

PUMPKINS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Adami _______________________ • ___ _ 

- Boulder ______________ --------------- Jeffer.on ___ • ______ -. -----------.--- Larimer _________ • _______ ._._. __ ----

Milo ________ • __ • _______ ._. ____ -.--

- Pueblo ___ • _______ • -_ --------.----•• - Weld _. __ •• _______ • ---------.------- All other counllel _. __________ • _____ _ 

-

166 COLORADO 

Harvested 

Forms 

68 

23 

4 

4 

8 

3 

6 

10 

10 

11 

7 

4 

273 

14 

4 

34 

13 

3 

44 

32 

6 

20 

94 

9 

22 

6 

7 

6 

3 

10 

3 

3 

4 

4 

29 

8 

II 

10 

61 

13 

4 

5 

7 

7 

19 

6 

98 

28 

3 

4 

5 

12 

7 

28 

6 

5 

41 

8 

7 

3 

4 

4 

5 

5 

5 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms 

4 235 68 

173 23 

115 4 

4 4 

141 8 

97 3 

21 6 

2436 10 

1 247 10 

43 11 

12 7 

31 4 

9407 273 

384 14 

85 4 

I 067 34 

320 13 

8 3 

1 268 44 

1 140 32 

392 6 

350 20 

4260 94 

135 9 

198 22 

15 6 

58 7 

123 6 

3 3 

10 10 

7 3 

2 3 

1 4 

8 4 

412 29 

84 8 

243 11 

85 10 

170 61 

50 13 

1 4 

3 5 

4 7 

9 7 

101 19 

2 6 

621 98 

89 28 

(D) 3 

(D) 4 

4 5 

8 12 

15 7 

465 28 

21 6 

4 5 

255 41 

22 8 

94 7 

(D) 3 (D) 4 

4 4 

68 5 

48 5 

16 5 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Fonns Acres 

RADISHES 

4 235 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 9 44 9 44 

173 Adams ____________________________ • 

- 5 27 5 27 

115 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 17 4 17 

4 

141 SPINACH 97 

21 

2436 

Colorado _________________ ._ - 12 (D) 12 (D) 

1 247 Adams _______________________ • ___ _ 

- 4 (D) 4 (D) Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 51 5 51 

43 SQUASH 

12 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 61 487 61 487 

31 Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 22 143 22 143 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 4 (D) 

Fremont • _________________________ _ 

- 4 4 4 4 

9407 

jefferson _________________________ _ Larimer _____________ ._. ___________ _ - 4 (0) 4 (D) 

- 7 (D) 7 (D) 

384 

85 

1 067 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ • 

- 8 7 8 7 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 9 228 9 228 

320 

8 SWEET CORN 

1 268 

1 140 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 186 3 960 186 3960 

392 

350 

4 260 

135 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 24 127 24 127 

- 14 (D) 14 (D) 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 9 11 9 11 EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 8 118 8 118 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 7 11 7 11 

198 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ - 10 24 10 24 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

15 

58 

Larimer ___________________________ _ 

Logon ____________________________ _ - 6 46 6 46 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

123 

3 

Mesa _______ • ____________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ - 19 104 19 104 

- 4 16 4 16 Otero ________________________ • __ ._ - 7 (D) 7 (D) Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 36 543 36 543 Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 20 2044 20 2044 

10 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 13 26 13 26 

7 TOMATOES 2 

1 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 144 1 101 144 1 101 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 5 12 5 12 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 5 3 5 3 

8 Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 8 52 8 52 Delto _____________________________ _ 

- 6 5 6 5 Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 6 6 6 6 Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 4 (D) Meso _________________ • __________ _ 

- 23 54 23 54 

412 

Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ - 8 8 8 8 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

84 

243 

85 

Otero _______________________ . ____ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 29 719 29 719 

- 29 205 29 205 

- 13 30 13 30 

- 5 1 5 1 

TURNIPS 

170 Colorodo ______________ • ___ _ 

- 13 160 13 160 

50 

1 

3 

4 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 5 24 5 24 

9 

101 TURNIP GREENS 

2 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 4 16 4 16 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

621 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 16 29 16 29 

89 

(D) 

(D) 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 13 (D) 13 (D) 

4 

8 WATERMELONS 

15 

465 Colorado __________________ _ 

- B5 1 348 85 1 348 

21 

4 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ - 7 227 7 227 

- 7 6 7 6 Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 5 8 5 8 Otero __________________ • _________ _ 

- 37 614 37 614 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 (D) 

255 

22 

94 

Pueblo ____________________ , ________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 18 279 18 279 

- 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- 3 30 3 30 

(D) 

(0) OTHER VEGETABLES 

4 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 14 70 14 70 

68 

48 Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 5 31 5 31 

16 All other countl •• __________________ _ 

- 9 39 9 39 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

lAND IN ORCHARDS 

Colorado __________ - ___ -_ - __ -

Adams Boca ______ ----------------------- __________________________ ----- Boukler ______ - _______ --------------

Choff .. __ -_ --------------------- --- Defta ________ -------------- -------- EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont ____________ ---------------

Garfield ____ -_______ ---------------

Jefferson __________ ----------------

Kiowa ______ --- - ------------- ------

La PlaIa __________________________ _ 

lorimer ___________________________ _ 

,Mesa ______________ --------------- IMontezumo _______________________ _ 

Montrose __________ -_ ---__________ _ 

Otero ______________ ------------- __ 

Prowers __________ -- ------------- __ 

Pueblo __________ - _ -----------------

Wekl ________ -_ -------------------_ Yuma ______________ - _____________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

APPLES 

Colorado __________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ Choffee ___________________________ _ DelIa _____________________________ _ 

EI Paso _______________________ .. ___ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ La PI.I. __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ Wekl _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

APRICOTS 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Baca _____________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ DelIa _____________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

La PI.I. __________________________ _ 

lorimer ___________________________ _ Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

CHERRIES 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

larimer 

~:~~ll~:~~~~~~l~j~~:j~~~~ ___________________________ _ MlSa __________________________ _ 

~~(\~:jj~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GlANS (.IISH WIIGHT) 

(511 TIXT) 

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1978 

forms 

973 

3 

4 

19 

3 

233 

8 

50 

41 

12 

3 

32 

25 

345 

69 

30 

3 

5 

10 

10 

4 

23 

41 

677 

3 

4 

18 

3 202 7 

46 

29 

9 

32 

22 

143 

61 

26 

3 

3 

6 

10 

3 

16 

31 

181 

4 

6 

32 

21 

9 

3 

64 

15 

3 

3 

6 

15 

253 

4 

8 

73 

3 

16 

12 

3 

10 

14 

59 

12 

5 

5 

8 

3 

18 

121 

8 

17 

10 

3 

TOlol 

Acres Trees or vines 

12708 (X) 

(D) (Xl 

10 (Xl 

35 (JO 

4 (Xl 

6381 (X) 

30 (X) 

301 (X) 

135 (X) 

68 (X) I 6 (X) 

118 (X) 

130 (X) 

4336 (X) 

498 (X) 

369 (X) 

4 (X) 

12 (X)I 13 (X) 

10 (X) 

(D) (X) 

45 (X) 

147 (X) 

7456 793 1321 

(0) I 249 2 32 25 I 750 4 87 4677 567 087 26 5 021 

268 23307 80 4 273 

56 4617 94 3628 

64 3 559 I 220 110 381 451 26 313 309 28917 

2 153 (D) 314 

8 730 4 165 (D) 2 751 16 698 

103 8 100 

227 16545 

1 16 1 60 41 2480 27 1 392 (D) 97 

1 9 133 11 764 

6 206 1 1I4 (D) 105 1 42 6 260 

833 74 841 

2 22 1 45 518 50 311 (D) 109 21 1 505 II 692 (D) 231 8 226 

62 3 637 174 16041 

5 161 

8 696 1 35 2 84 3 137 14 909 

94 42 626 

5 730 7 2 166 6 2443 

2 1811 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Nonbearing age 

Forms Trees or vines 

(Xl (Xl 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

(X) (X) 

(X) (Xl 

(X) (X) 

(JO (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(JO (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

288 165 861 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

10 383 

1 (D) 

82 118 563 

5 4 855 

23 5427 

8 269 

6 310 

9 393 

10 914 47 15 175 

22 6 635 11 8539 

2 (D) 

3 (D) 

4 (D) 

8 86 3 (0) 

9 347 

21 2 100 

71 3056 

2 (D) 

4 16 8 314 6 78 4 21 2 (D) 

28 2 455 

3 22 1 (D) 

2 (D) 

6 20 

5 20 

108 9661 

2 (D) 

4 20 23 5996 1 (D) 

6 24 3 (D) 

2 (D) 

5 24 

8 196 

27 2 785 

5 44 

3 105 1 (D) 

6 41 

2 (D) 

10 317 

81 25 185 

7 561 9 375 7 1 621 

- -I 

Bearing age Harvested 

forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

(Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (Xl (X) (Xl 

(X) (Xl (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (JO (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

623 627 271 318 41 174 707 

3 (D) I (D) 

2 (D) - -

14 1 367 6 (D) 

2 (D) - - 195 448 524 137 29 223 048 

5 166 1 (0) 

41 17880 8 39415 

27 4004 9 47 960 

9 4 307 3 336 000 

30 3 235 13 79 856 

20 2 645 6 251 940 

134 95206 69 6 328 523 

57 19678 25 948220 

26 20 378 16 3 487 870 

2 (0) - - 1 (D) - - 4 (D) 2 (D) 

6 79 1 (0) 

2 (D) 1 (D) 

12 351 10 13940 

31 6000 10 200000 

157 13 489 66 623 653 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 44 - - 31 2 166 10 49 1I5 20 1 314 13 28036 9 76 1 (D) 

1 (D) - - 59 9309 29 540 502 14 184 6 2592 2 (D) - - 1 (D) I (D) 

3 22 - - 12 240 4 684 

221 65 180 96 1 723 206 

2 (D) - - 5 25 1 (D) 

72 44 315 25 1 154866 3 (D) 2 (D) 

14 1 481 2 (D) 

11 (D) 3 (D) 

3 (D) 1 (D) 

7 202 4 (D) 

13 3441 4 (D) 

54 13 256 36 446 272 

9 1I7 6 1 590 4 591 2 (D) 

4 (D) 1 (D) 

5 43 - - 2 (D) - - 13 592 9 21 996 

83 17441 53 83 577 

5 169 2 (D) 

14 1 791 9 8891 7 822 3 2 250 3 181 2 (0)1 

COLORADO 167 
Tobie 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Jefferson _________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ - Meso ____________________________ _ - Montezuma _______________________ _ - Montrose - _________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Fonns not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

PEACHES 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

-

Boca _____________________________ _ Boulder ___________________________ _ -

- Delta _____________________________ _ 

- EI Paso ___________________________ _ Fremont _________________________ _ -

Gorfield _________________________ _ La Ploto _________________________ _ Meso ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma ______________________ _ 

Montrose __ " ______________________ _ 

Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

Weld ____________________________ _ Ail other counties _________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ 

PEARS 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

Boulder __________________________ _ Delto ____________________________ _ 

Fremont _________________________ _ Gorfield _________________________ _ 

La Plata _________________________ _ 

larimer __________________________ _ Meso ___________________________ _ Montezumo ______________________ _ Montrose ________________________ _ 

AU other counties _________________ _ 

PlUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Colorodo _________________ _ 

Boulder __________________________ _ Delto ____________________________ _ 

Fremont _________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ 

La Plato _________________________ _ Meso ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma ______________________ _ 

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-- Montrose -- _________________________ _ 

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ Weld - _____________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties _________________ _ --

OTHER NONCITRUS FRUIT 

Calorado __________________ _ 

- Mesa ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma - _______________________ _ Montrose - _________________________ _ Pueblo ____________________________ _ -

- All ather counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not an moillisL ______________ _ -

WALNUTS, ENGLISH OR PERSIAN 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Mesa ________ . ____________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ -

-

OTHIR NUTS 

Calorado __________________ _ 

-

168 COLORADO 

1978-Con. 

Total 

Farms Acres Trees or vines 

5 3 1 012 

3 6 2360 27 30 12 814 

12 7 1 469 

3 3 514 

12 6 2 137 

21 21 16800 

433 2877 339 507 

4 2 36 

5 1 22 

81 555 65951 

3 1 150 

4 1 (O) 

9 5 219 

6 1 42 

244 2 226 265 236 

16 21 1 442 

9 25 (D) 

8 1 74 

5 1 27 

18 15 699 

21 21 2 100 

228 949 10221>4 

4 1 (O) 

72 420 48 561 

8 3 141 

5 1 56 

9 10 290 

3 (Z) 17 

94 486 50054 

10 5 (O) 

9 17 2 439 

14 6 415 

132 224 25 181 

3 1 14 

47 153 19 332 

8 2 103 

6 2 54 

3 1 15 

26 50 5 009 

6 2 49 

3 1 63 4 1 24 

6 1 38 

20 9 480 

33 19 1 483 

3 (O) 123 

3 1 53 

3 (O) 626 

3 (Z) 47 

11 10 414 

10 2 220 

7 (D) 630 

3 (O) (O) 

4 1 17 

6 3 48 

Nonbearing oge Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

3 117 5 895 4 191 

1 (D) 3 (D) 3 15360 

16 4314 24 8 500 18 38 684 

5 159 11 1 310 7 7626 

1 (D) 2 (D) - - 11 423 9 1 714 5 8 515 

21 16800 - - - -

233 71 796 397 267 711 236 11 984 001 

2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

4 (D) 2 (D) - - 30 16 317 71 49634 31 760883 

1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (O) 

- - 4 (O) - - 5 54 8 165 6 1 616 

5 34 4 8 - - 139 53 227 235 212 009 158 10991 850 

7 190 15 1 252 6 11 525 

2 (D) 7 2 661 3 (O) 

4 49 6 25 2 (O) 

4 15 4 12 - - 9 130 15 569 6 6969 

21 1 050 21 1 050 21 42000 

55 8 035 212 94229 106 4 503 140 

- - 4 (O) 1 (O) 

15 6099 71 42 462 50 2 089 140 

2 (O) 7 (O) 1 (O) 

2 (D) 4 (D) 3 (O) 

4 43 7 247 4 (O) 

2 (D) 1 (O) - - 19 1 337 92 48 717 37 2 067 513 

2 (O) 9 214 1 (O) 

2 (O) 8 (O) 6 (O) 

7 32 9 383 3 362 

44 2 427 103 22 754 51 936 231 

1 (O) 2 (D) - -

7 1 298 42 18034 30 466 339 

1 (O) 7 (O) 2 (D) 

- - 6 54 2 (D) 

2 (O) 2 (D) - -

10 912 21 4097 7 446 734 

3 18 4 31 3 310 

1 (O) 2 (O) - - 2 (O) 3 (O) 2 (O) 

5 (O) 2 (O) - - 12 95 12 385 5 21 828 

26 1 068 23 415 18 4934 

2 (O) 2 (O) 2 (O) 

1 (O) 2 (O) 2 (O) 

2 (O) 2 (D) 2 (O) 

3 (O) 2 (D) 1 (O) 

8 178 5 236 1 (O) 

10 210 10 10 10 120 

4 (O) 4 (O) 4 1 120 

- - 3 (O) 3 (O) 

4 (D) 1 (O) I (O) 

3 (O) 3 (O) 2 (O) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 33. Berries: 1978 

Harvesled Irrillaled 

farms Acres Quanlily Farms Acres 

Harvested irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlily forms Acres All Farms All Farms 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

CalarQdo __________________ _ 

- 13 8 12 972 11 6 Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 18 8 11 334 15 6 

- 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- - 15 (D) (D) 12 (D) 3 I 2 525 3 

- 10 6 !I 10 447 8 

Gorfield ____ - _______ --------------- AU other counties __________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms Sq. ft. under 

All 

Sq. h. under 

glass or other Soles Farms gloss or other Sales 

Forms protection Acres in open ($1.000) Forms protection Acres in open ($J.(lOO) 

AU NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) Colorado ____________________ 119 2 255 512 33 10 168 

Colorado ____________________ 495 12 988 908 9 518 58 770 Adams _____________________________ 8 212 000 698 Adams _____________________________ 53 2 280 482 I 103 9 815 Arapahoe ___________________________ 5 (D) (D) (D) 

Aropohoe ___________________________ 30 I 269 135 2 232 9 934 Boulder _____________________________ 3 (0) (D) 

Boulder _____________________________ 20 268 656 100 I 602 Chaffee _____________________________ 3 (0) (D) (D) 

Chaffee _____________________________ 6 61 756 (D) (0) DelIO _______________________________ 7 4 280 (D) 20 Crowley ____________________________ 7 502 368 Denver _____________________________ 12 491 305 (D) I 453 DelIo _______________________________ II 27 280 26 124 EI Paso _____________________________ 7 20 813 (D) 54 Denver _____________________________ 27 376 893 11 3 941 Fremon1 ____________________________ 5 (D) (0) (D) 

Douglos ____________________________ 8 237 400 162 983 Jefferson ___________________________ 16 309 914 (D) 566 EI Poso _____________________________ 25 533 369 I 807 4 182 larimer _____________________________ 8 61 475 235 fremont ____________________________ 22 280 081 31 876 Meso ------------------------------ 7 95 890 (D) 468 Pueblo ______________________________ 4 (D) (D) 318 Garfield ____________________________ 3 (D) (D) (0) Weld _______________________________ 4 (D) (D) (0) 

Jefferson ___________________________ 77 2 991 125 245 10 081 All other counties ____________________ 8 24 627 71 La PlaIa ____________________________ 4 (D) 46 (D) Forms not on maillisL ________________ larimer _____________________________ 22 105 600 154 31 413 990 440 2 624 

Meso 14 219 060 55 I 120 

Montr~;;=========================== 8 14 536 67 132 NURSERY PRODUCTS 

Morgan ---- ------------------------ 4 (D) 10 21 Otero ______________________________ 10 5644 107 156 Colorodo ____________________ 137 235 270 083 9 239 Pueblo ______________________________ 25 402 200 I 005 I 823 Weld _______________________________ 31 2 169030 I 195 9 365 Adorns _____________________________ 4 (D) (D) (D) All other counties ____________________ 15 62800 248 332 Arapahoe ___________________________ 11 (D) 131 2 638 Boulder _____________________________ 5 (0) (0) (0) Forms not on molllisL ________________ 64 326 765 105 638 Chaftee _____________________________ 3 6 47 Delta _______________________________ 4 22 62 

IEDDING PLANTS Denver _____________________________ 3 (D) (D) Douglas ____________________________ 3 (0) (0) (D) 

Colorado ____________________ 176 784 701 26 4 621 

£1 Paso _____________________________ 5 (D) 20 67 Fremont ____________________________ 8 26 77 Adorns _____________________________ 15 287 580 4 526 

Jefferson ___________________________ 14 (D) 221 498 

Aropohoe ___________________________ 5 (D) (D) larimer _____________________________ 15 49 100 126 809 Boulder _____________________________ 7 48 000 (D) 161 

Weld _______________________________ 7 (D) (D) (D) 

Delta _______________________________ 6 23000 34 All other counties ____________________ 12 19 140 28 292 Denver _____________________________ II 395 625 (D) 133 Forms not on moil /isL ________________ 43 6 600 105 49 EI Paso _____________________________ 9 34 160 84 Fremont ____________________________ 4 (D) (D) Jefferson ___________________________ SOD HARVESTED 21 246 550 (D) 584 larimer _____________________________ Meso 10 92 075 (D) 466 Colorodo ____________________ ______________________________ 8 95 170 303 41 (X) 6978 12 741 Montrose ___________________________ 3 (0) (D) Adams _____________________________ 

~:I~I~=========== === = ======= === == === 

7 69 200 (D) 104 4 (X) 044 2 575 

9 159 700 (D) 425 Arapahoe ___________________________ 6 (X) (D) (D) 

All olher counli.s ____________________ 18 59 961 (0) 211 

fl Paso _____________________________ Weld 6 (X) (D) (D) _______________________________ 12 (X) I 009 2 364 

Forms not an moilllsL ________________ 43 161 765 369 AU other counties ____________________ 13 (X) 1 045 I 784 

lULlS VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

Colorodo ____________________ 16 43 567 18 61 

Colorodo ____________________ 40 28 347 323 117 

!r,u~~h~~~o~nile~-==================== 3 (D) (D) (D) Crowley ____________________________ 7 502 368 

13 (D) (D) (D) 

lorimer _____________________________ Otero 3 (D) (D) (0) ______________________________ 8 (D) (D) (D) 

CUT .LOWERS AND CUT .LORIST 

Pueblo ______________________________ 14 (D) 460 453 

GREENS 

All other counties ____________________ 8 19 853 254 152 

Colorado ____________________ 158 8 430 091 GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 46 20 266 

1.1~~~!~~));!!!!]!!!!!i: 31 I 750 935 4 925 

Colorodo ____________________ 19 126 198 (X) 133 

10 941 006 (0) 2 291 EI Paso _____________________________ 9 150 624 (D) 442 4 7 886 (X) 18 

17 459 963 (D) 1 058 

All other counties ____________________ 15 118 312 (X) 116 

4 224 200 (D) 774 4 (0) (D) (D) OTHER NURSERY AND 

36 2 305 477 10 6 123 GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

6 185 146 (0) 445 5 (D) 8 283 Colorodo ____________________ 10 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) (D) 271 

9 510 660 11 I 547 EI Paso _____________________________ 3 (D) (D) 

Farms nol on malllis'-________________ J.ff<trson ___________________________ (0) 

22 52 800 3 (D) (D) (D) 66 All olher counlies ____________________ 4 (D) II 27 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 169 
Table 35. Other Crops: 

All Fanns 

CORN CUT FOR DRY FODDER, 

HOGGED OR GRAZED 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- Mesa ____________________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

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SORGHUMS HOGGED OR GRAZED 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

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80co _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ - Cheyenne _________________________ _ - Elbert - ____________________________ _ EI Paso - ___________________________ _ 

- Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- Kit (arson ________________________ _ 

- lincoln ___________________________ _ 

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1978 

Harvested 

Farms Acres 

16 607 

3 163 

4 146 

9 298 

78 6860 

6 643 

3 50 

3 413 

3 383 3 283 

4 670 

6 571 

5 445 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms 

(Xl 13 

(X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 7 

(X) 14 

(X) 2 (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 1 

(X) -

Acres 

374 

163 

114 

97 

369 

(0) 

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(0) 

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All Fanns 

SORGHUMS HOGGEO OR 

GRAZED - Con. 

logan ____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ 

Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Washington _______________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SWEET CORN FOR SEED (POUNDS ) 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- Mesa ____________________________ _ 

-

OTHER CROPS 

Colorado __________________ _ 

-

Farms 

8 

5 

5 

3 

7 

4 

6 

7 

3 

3 

6 

Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 

Reporting lond held under foreign ownership Reporting don't know 

Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held 

who are not citizens corporations. 

of the United Stotes associations, or a 

land in foreign government land in 

All Farms 

forms Totol acres farms 

Farms (acres) held Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms (acres) 

Colorodo ___________________ _ 50 442 775 303 719 46 (0) 4 (0) 187 209 982 

- 4 830 480 4 480 - - - - Crowley __________________________ _ 

Fremont ___________________________ _ 3 1 481 (0) 3 (0) - - - -

- 3 1 254 (0) 3 (0) - - 8 7297 larimer ___________________________ _ 

Meso _____________________________ _ 7 299 182 7 182 - - 4 230 Montrose - 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) - - 2 (0) _________________________ _ Pueblo _____________________________ _ 4 (0) 79 726 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

3 1 164 (oq 3 (O~I - - 22 8926 

23 317 087 221 038 21 (0) 2 (0) 149 190 834 

Weld ______________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

616 (X) - - 318 (Xl - - (0) (Xl - - (0) (X) - - 339 (Xl 2 (0) 

(0) (Xl 4 (0) 

227 (Xl 2 (0) 

209 (Xl 3 44 

197 239 000 3 197 

197 239 000 3 197 

(0) (Xl 5 39 

Reporting no No response 

land in land in 

farms forms 

Farms (acres) Forms (acres) 

27 526 32 507 157 1 870 2 310 490 

232 420 057 13 26048 

317 391 073 17 15838 

961 537 233 50 28667 

1 159 447 735 87 34 592 

717 411 795 65 37422 

540 730 651 60 180 451 

2 967 2 230 200 176 91 993 

20 633 27 338 413 1 402 I 895 479 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Forms withAll Farms Income $1 to $250 to $500 to $1.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Forms ($1.000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 3 065 12 571 333 300 449 1 248 441 208 50 36 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 75 472 12 9 7 31 11 3 - 2 Alamosa __________________________ _ 

- 28 115 1 4 5 11 3 3 1 -

- 23 44 2 3 5 9 4 - - - - 5 6 1 1 1 2 - - - - Arapohoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleto _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

- 93 389 9 - 5 50 19 9 1 - Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 43 197 5 3 6 18 8 1 1 1 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 74 218 16 5 17 23 9 2 1 1 Chaff .. ___________________________ _ 

- 11 15 5 2 1 2 1 - - - - 52 257 2 5 4 23 13 2 3 -

- 35 108 2 1 9 18 3 1 1 - Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Canejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 19 107 1 3 1 9 2 2 1 - - 28 108 4 3 3 11 5 1 - 1 

- 9 19 2 - 2 4 1 - - - Crawley __________________________ _ 

CUlter ____________________________ _ 

- 76 170 8 14 15 26 11 2 - - - 22 31 2 4 2 13 I - - - Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ 

- 19 39 1 3 4 9 2 - - - - 13 9 4 2 3 4 - - - - - 44 85 4 5 10 20 5 - - - - 30 53 7 6 7 7 2 1 - - - 22 62 5 2 5 6 3 - 1 -

Doualos ________________ - _______ ---

Eaale __________ - _ -- __ -------------- Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 38 91 5 5 5 17 5 1 - - - 6 21 1 - 2 2 - 1 - - - 11 (0) - 4 4 2 1 - - - - 12 22 - 3 3 4 2 - - -

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Grand ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison ____ • ____________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ 

- 8 53 - - 2 1 3 2 - - - 25 36 6 6 - 11 2 - - - - 67 382 7 1 5 31 13 7 - 3 

- 127 502 7 15 22 43 24 13 3 -

- 48 63 10 9 9 19 1 - - - - 120 422 21 13 21 45 15 - 3 2 

- 36 161 4 6 3 14 5 3 - 1 

59 280 1 2 13 ", 11 4 - 1 -

Jock.on ________________________ - __ 

Jettersan _________________________ _ 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ 

lo Plato __________________________ _ 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

las Animas _______________________ _ 

lincoln ___________________________ _ 

170 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978-Con. 

Farms withAll Farms Income $110 $250 10 $SOO 10 $1,000 10 $5,000 10 $10,000 10 $20,000 10 $30,000 

Forms ($1.000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

- 138 656 16 14 16 59 16 11 3 3 

- 134 358 27 11 29 48 11 5 3 -

Logon ______________ --------------- Mesa ____________________________ _ 

- Moffol ______________ -------------- 23 58 4 3 3 9 2 2 - - Montezuma _______________________ _ 

- 40 55 10 7 7 13 3 - - - Montrose ____________ --------------- 77 154 11 11 10 36 8 I - -

- 117 561 11 15 19 43 12 9 6 2 

- 67 318 6 7 7 31 10 3 2 1 Morgon ____________ --------------- Otero ______________ ---------------

Ouray ______________ ---------------- 9 38 - I I 5 I I - - Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) I - 2 - - - - - Phillips ____________ ----------------- 82 486 2 4 9 44 13 4 2 4 

- 6 23 2 - I I 1 I - - Pilkin ____________________________ _ 

Prowers ____________ - _____________ _ 

- 86 574 7 5 15 33 12 9 3 2 Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 44 153 12 9 3 13 4 2 - I 

- 13 25 - I 5 7 - - - - - 49 229 3 4 10 20 7 3 - 2 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ RouM ____________________________ _ 

- 31 68 3 2 8 14 3 I - - - 33 162 2 - 7 15 3 4 2 - Soguoche _________________________ _ 

Son MigueL _______________________ _ 

- 5 15 - - I 3 1 - - - Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 46 158 5 2 6 23 4 6 - -

Forms not on mail IisL ______________ _ 

- 154 689 9 7 18 72 29 17 2 

11 

- 428 2 253 29 44 49 183 63 44 8 

- 168 726 18 14 21 63 31 17 3 

- 3 10 - - I 1 1 - -

- 31 247 - - - - 21 10 -

Washington _______________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Forms withAll Farms Value $1 to $250 to $SOO 10 $1.000 10 $5,000 10 $10,000 to $20,000 10 $30,000 Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- I 763 3 586 453 286 354 529 77 42 11 11 

- 79 193 14 6 19 29 5 5 1 - - 12 3 9 - 3 - - - - - - 20 27 3 3 7 6 1 - - - - 11 14 3 1 2 5 - - -

=, - 24 26 8 4 1 10 1 - -

- 17 10 4 4 5 4 - - - - - 82 334 11 13 20 34 I I - 2 - 5 (D) 1 1 1 1 - I - - - 6 4 3 I - 2 - - - - - 20 33 8 2 5 I 4 - - -

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archulelo _________________________ _ Boca _____________________________ _ 

Benl _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

Chevenne _________________________ _ 

Coneios ___________________________ _ 

- 13 9 6 3 - 4 - - - - - 12 62 3 2 3 I - 2 - 1 - 6 2 2 2 2 - - - - - - 114 141 38 20 20 33 I 1 - I - 20 17 5 2 5 8 - - - - - 9 7 I 4 - 4 - - - - - 34 141 6 7 5 6 5 3 I I - 52 58 12 II 8 20 I - - - - 30 46 4 4 5 16 1 - - - - 44 64 8 9 II 13 I 2 - -

Coslilla ___________________________ _ Crowley __________________________ _ Cusler ____________________________ _ 

DelIo _____________________________ _ Douglas __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

- 12 20 2 3 4 2 1 - - - - 10 10 6 - I 3 - - - - - 6 (D) 2 2 - I - I - - - 32 36 9 3 9 10 I - - - - 3 (D) 2 - - - - 1 - - - 22 16 8 2 7 5 - - - - - 63 96 22 14 6 16 4 - I - - 74 164 18 8 18 25 2 2 - I - 14 16 3 2 3 6 - - - - - 16 16 5 I 3 7 - - - -

Grand ____________________________ _ 

Huerfano _________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Jefferson _________________________ _ Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

Kit Corson ________________________ _ La Plaia __________________________ _ larimer ___________________________ _ los Animas _______________________ _ lincoln - __________________________ c 

- 29 54 11 4 2 10 1 I - - - 219 641 46 31 37 66 20 12 6 1 - 9 4 2 3 4 - - - - - - 43 40 12 5 II 14 I - - - - 55 79 16 II 3 22 2 1 - - - 42 56 10 7 10 13 2 - - - - 36 59 8 8 7 9 2 2 - - - 3 (D) I - 1 I - - - - - 18 40 6 2 7 I I - I 6 15 - 2 I 2 - - I - - -

Logon ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ Moffal ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Olero ____________________________ _ Pork _____________________________ _ 

Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 10 (D) 4 1 2 2 - - - 1 - 39 111 5 2 8 20 3 - - 1 - 16 

4 2 1 1 2 - - - - 41 4 - - - 4 6 I 1 - - 24 21 5 8 7 4 - - - - 10 17 1 2 - - I 5 1 - - - 3 3 - 2 I - - - - - 10 9 4 - - - 3 3 - - 3 (D) I I I - - - 3 (D) 2 - - - - - - - - I - - - 20 18 5 2 3 10 - - 181 416 3B - - - - - 30 39 54 12 5 I 2 - 38 40 12 7 8 9 1 1 - 9 6 2 2 2 3 - - - - - -

Prowers __________________________ _ Pueblo __________________ • _________ _ 

Rio Blanco ________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ Routt ____________________________ _ Saguache _________________________ _ 

San MlgueL _______________________ _ 

Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

Summit ___________________________ _ Telltr ____________________________ _ 

Washlnglon _______________________ _ 

Weld _____________________________ _ 

Yuma ____________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms nolan mollllsL ______________ _ 

- 71 19 31 21 19 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA COLORADO 171 
Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

[For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

land in forms Harvested cropland forms by value of sales 

All Farms Market value Occupation forming Occupation other than forming 

of agricultural 

Forms products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 less than $2,500 to $20,000 Acres forms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 578 1 142 131 426 81 150 74 646 29 94 197 144 86 28 Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ 

Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ Boco _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

Boulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ Coneios ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 27 10089 23 2651 1 710 - 5 15 I 4 2 - 12 1 997 6 421 59 - - - 7 4 1 - 7 3934 4 1 281 368 - - 2 1 4 - - 10 7 217 5 252 49 4 3 - 2 1 - - 7 4810 7 2662 122 - 3 3 1 - - - 7 5 405 6 1 839 289 - 2 3 - 2 - - 7 2087 7 910 1 300 - 1 3 1 - 2 

- 5 5040 5 702 79 - 4 1 - - -

- 54 44242 40 3 567 851 4 8 10 21 9 2 

- 45 9 596 42 5 396 2 585 5 9 6 14 10 1 

(rowley __________________________ _ 

Elbert ~I~~i;,~ ____________________________ -=: = = =: =: =: =: =:=: =:=:= = ==== = _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ 

Garfield __________________________ _ 

Huerfono _________________________ _ 

La Plato __________________________ _ 

- 8 1 828 6 501 209 3 - 2 2 1 - - 11 1 319 11 641 183 - 4 4 3 - - - 3 245 - - 7 I - - 1 1 - - 4 4 283 4 432 81 - - - 1 - 3 

- 7 1 215 - - 7 2 - - 5 - - - 7 197 1 (0) 14 - 1 - 5 1 - - 3 6426 2 (0) 60 - I I - 1 - - 14 7 735 5 460 428 1 3 2 2 6 - - 35 301 206 29 3 418 538 1 10 3 12 8 I larimer ___________________________ _ 9 3 867 7 2 622 2 779 - - 7 - 2 -

las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 24 10035 13 290 105 2 9 - 8 4 1 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

logon ___________________________ _ - 3 1 480 3 1 000 111 - I 2 - - - -- 15 8418 14 3 370 921 2 1 8 2 1 1 Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 15 645 10 315 215 1 4 3 4 2 1 Montezuma ______________________ _ 

-- Montrose 8 575 297 4 174 142 - 2 1 5 - - ________________________ _ 

-- Morgan _________________________ _ 12 966 9 455 112 I 3 1 6 1 - -- 10 3 519 7 2 275 1 871 - - 6 1 2 1 Otero ___________________________ _ 

-- 17 6 757 13 2 963 827 - 3 10 - 4 - Prowers _________________________ _ 

-- 5 1 154 5 635 257 - - 2 2 1 - Pueblo ___________________________ _ 

-- 13 8983 7 217 81 1 3 - 4 4 1 

Rio Grande _______________________ _ 

-- 6 4802 6 3 224 524 - - 3 1 2 - Saguache ________________________ _ 

-- Sedgwick ________________________ _ 4 5 797 3 141 115 - - 1 - 3 - -- 8 12035 7 9073 7 070 - - 7 - - 1 Weld ____________________________ _ Yuma -- 86 39807 74 21 546 49 098 1 7 62 6 6 4 ___________________________ _ 

-- 7 20946 5 3002 617 - 1 - - - 6 Ali other counties _________________ _ 

-- 20 18 709 14 3 873 365 - 6 7 5 2 -

Forms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 43 43 22 22 496 - - 22 21 - -

Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

[For ciassrrication of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

Full owners Part owners Tenants 

All Farms Harvested Harvested Harvested 

Number land in forms cropland Number land in forms cropland Number land in forms cropland 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 364 954 188 29883 142 146 134 37352 72 41 809 13915 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

- 11 412 251 9 1 277 1 009 7 8400 1 391 AlamoJso __________________________ _ 

- 12 1 997 421 - - - - - - Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

- 7 3934 1 281 - - - - - - Archuleta _________________________ _ 

- 8 1 311 208 2 (0) (0) - - - Boca _____________________________ _ 

- 3 I 598 940 - - - 4 3 212 1 722 Bent _____________________________ _ 

- 3 573 (0) 4 4 832 1 406 - - - Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 5 427 257 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) Chaff .. ___________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (0) 3 3 210 482 1 (0) (0) Coneios ___________________________ _ 

- 33 6 248 I 480 21 37994 2087 - - - Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 34 3 581 1 993 11 6 015 3403 - - - Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 5 1 100 81 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) DoHa _____________________________ _ 

- 5 366 264 6 953 377 - - - Douglas __________________________ _ 

- 3 245 - - - - - - - flbert ____________________________ _ 

- 4 4283 432 - - - - - - fl Paso ___________________________ _ 

- 6 1 100 - I (0) - - - - Fremont __________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (0) - - - 2 (0) - Huertono _________________________ _ 

- 10 4 752 457 2 (0) - 2 (0) (0) lo Plata __________________________ _ 

- 23 294 589 2 624 9 5 557 619 3 1 060 (0) Larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 5 1 285 325 I (0) (0) 3 2200 1 972 las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 17 7302 238 5 2 193 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

logan ____________________________ _ 

Mesa ____________________________ _ - 12 5966 I 835 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 11 485 190 3 159 125 1 (0) - Mont.zuma _______________________ _ 

- 6 564 BB7 22 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) - Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 7 589 264 3 219 54 2 (0) (0) Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 3 847 (0) 2 (0) (0) 5 1 649 I 227 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 7 1 731 I 048 4 2 160 1 320 6 2 866 595 Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

- 9 I 141 137 4 7 842 (0) - - - Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- 4 4 534 2964 2 (0) (0) - - - Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

W.ld _____________________________ _ - 3 2644 (0) 5 9 391 7 723 - - - - 40 9284 6 133 24 24 140 10626 22 6383 4 787 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

Ail other countl.s __________________ _ - 6 20746 2962 1 (0) (0) - - -

- 13 5943 978 14 24 786 4071 8 2 837 I 410 

farms not on malllls'- ______________ _ 

- 43 43 22 - - - - - -

172 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All forms 

Forms land in forms 

BlACK 

Colorado __________________ _ 

- 56 14035 

Arapahoe ____ ---------------------- Elbert ______________ ---------------- 5 3 923 

- 3 4163 

Pueblo ______ -------- ---------- -- - --- 3 242 

Weld ______ -_ -------- - - ---------- --- 5 1 418 Atl other counties - _________________ _ 

- 19 4 268 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 21 21 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 9D 365 314 

Boca ________________ ---__________ _ 

- 3 1 852 Crowley __________________________ _ 

- 4 1 043 

De"a ____ -_ --------- - --- ---- -------- 5 392 EI Poso ___________________________ _ 

- 4 1 000 Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- 3 1 418 lo Ploto __________________________ _ 

- 22 295 687 Meso __________________________ - __ - 4 89 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 4 587 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 3 720 Weld _____________________________ _ 

- 5 430 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 6 20 746 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 27 41 350 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 162 60 543 

Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 20 1 732 Boulder ___________________________ _ 

- 5 559 Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- 6 3 648 larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 3 I 595 logon ____________________________ _ 

- 7 5760 Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 3 241 

Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 

Colorado ___________________ _ 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa _____________ ._. _________ ._ - Archuleto _________________________ _ - Bent _____________________________ _ - Boulder - ____________________________ _ 

Conejos _____ • ___________ • _________ _ 

Costillo ___________________________ _ - Crowlev ___________________________ _ 

- Delto ______________________________ _ 

EI Poso ____________________________ _ 

~r:~~n:o-==========================­-

k~f~~~~~n-========================== la Plato ___________________________ _ 

All farms 

Forms Land in farms 

703 959 969 

9 555 16 12 189 16 19868 

4 1 502 

3 348 133 B9837 

96 16642 

14 6815 

9 1 432 

7 5641 

7 781 39 40 379 

4 180 6 7 592 

24 24608 

Forms with soJes of 

$2.500 or more 

Forms land in forms 

27 13 262 

5 3 923 

2 (D) 

- - 5 1 418 

15 (D) 

- -

49 68 153 

3 1 852 1 (D) 

2 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

11 3 153 

2 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

3 (0) 

6 20 746 

17 39 525 

156 60 391 

20 1 732 

5 559 

6 3 648 

3 1 595 

7 5760 

3 241 

1978 

Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

Forms land in forms 

413 354 991 

7 (D) 

8 11 4D9 

8 18 524 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

88 84 013 

54 14 223 10 6 268 

7 (D) 

4 4 860 

3 171 

30 37 775 

1 (D) 

4 (D) 

18 23 857 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISlANDER - Con. 

Otero _________ • __________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- Sedgwick _________________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ -

AU OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

Colorado _____ • ____________ _ 

-

Adorns _. _______________ • _ • _____ • __ - Alamosa _____ . ____________________ _ 

- Archuleta _______ • ___________ • _____ _ Bent _____________________________ _ -

- ChoHee ___________________________ _ 

- Conejos. __________________________ _ 

- Costilla ___________________________ _ 

- Delta _____________________________ _ 

- Fremont __________________________ _ 

Huerfano - _________________________ _ 

-

La Plato __________________________ _ 

- larimer ___________________________ _ 

- las Animas _______________________ _ 

- logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso - ____________________________ _ 

Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ Morgan - __________________________ _ 

- Otero ____________________________ _ Pueblo - ____________________________ _ 

- Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

- Saguache _________________________ _ Weld _____________________________ _ -

- Ali other counties __________________ _ -

lorimer ___________________________ _ 

- los Animas _______________________ _ logon ____________________________ _ - Meso ____________________________ _ - Montezuma - _______________________ _ 

Montrose - _________________________ _ 

Morgan __________________________ _ - Otero ____________________________ _ -

- Pueblo ____________________________ _ 

Rio Grande ________________________ _ -

- Rou" ____________________________ _ 

Saguache _________________________ _ - Weld _____________________________ _ -

Ali - other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms land in forms Forms land in forms 

9 3 581 9 3 581 

3 4 475 3 4 475 

7 10 035 7 10035 

53 19 823 51 (D) 

24 9 072 20 (D) 

22 22 22 22 

270 702 239 171 128 291 

4 157 3 (0) 

II I 677 4 959 

9 7 021 4 6413 

3 787 3 787 

4 4990 4 4990 

49 40 197 24 38 086 

37 5899 20 4 833 

4 264 4 264 

5 16 2 (D) 

II 6 317 10 (0) 

13 5 519 10 5 049 

5 I 890 5 1 890 

21 8 730 II 6 951 

6 1 054 2 (D) 

8 315 1 5 284 

5 565 167 I (0) 

8 379 3 212 

6 I 948 5 (D) 

5 1 174 5 I 174 

10 8 741 8 (D) 

3 327 2 (D) 

4 5 797 4 5 797 

23 18 136 20 18 D66 

16 15 737 12 15 404 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,5(X) or more 

Forms land in forms Forms land in forms 

7 I 932 7 I 932 

68 87 490 32 76 784 

12 5 957 9 5 463 20 808 13 663 II 566043 6 I 383 18 2 323 9 I 473 15 3 017 13 (D) 

18 2 006 8 1 855 20 4924 15 4 513 8 3 509 5 3 393 

4 9 834 4 9 834 5 11 545 4 (D) 

33 5 055 24 4 914 25 18 256 18 16 759 

52 8 901 - -

COLORADO 173 
Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Farms land in forms Farms land in forms Forms land In farms Farms land in farms 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- I 475 1 147 084 883 I 056 598 larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 56 9 111 25 5645 las Animas _______________________ _ 

- 26 172 783 22 171 329 Adorns ___________________________ _ 

- 39 28037 28 26 891 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 13 23 699 12 (D) Alamosa __________________________ _ 

~~hu~: ========================== Boca _____________________________ _ 

Bent _____________________________ _ 

80ulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaffee ___________________________ _ 

- 10 4665 5 3605 

- 14 8 105 9 7810 

- 4 1 442 2 (D) 

- 37 22 545 33 21 896 

- 14 19806 10 17 474 

- 41 2472 17 I 141 

- 12 4441 9 4 122 

logan ____________________________ _ 

Meso ____________________________ _ Moffat ___________________________ _ 

Montezuma _______________________ _ 

Montrose _________________________ _ Morgan __________________________ _ 

Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 25 29154 21 29 101 

- 60 15290 33 14463 

- 7 2 506 3 I 903 

- 36 20039 18 17 577 

- 40 7071 21 5374 

- 19 10 058 13 9639 

- 27 51 188 22 49 724 Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

- 28 47 825 20 44 488 Conejos ___________________________ _ 

Costilla __________________________ _ Crowley _________________________ _ Custer ___________________________ _ 00110 ____________________________ _ Denver __________________________ _ 

Dolores __________________________ _ Douglas _________________________ _ Elbert ___________________________ _ EI Paso __________________________ _ 

- 15 3338 14 (D) 

-- 7 81 098 3 80 967 

-- 10 4 550 8 (D) 

-- 10 9460 6 7 718 

-- 37 4 691 18 3 650 

-- 7 50 5 (D) 

-- 6 2 193 1 (D) 

-- 35 23 207 25 21 764 

-- 28 31 692 19 29 218 

-- 35 23 525 27 20439 

Ouray ____________________________ _ 

Pork _____________________________ _ Phillips ___________________________ _ Pitkin ____________________________ _ Prowers __________________________ _ 

Pueblo ____________________________ _ Rio Blanco ________________________ _ Rio Grande ________________________ _ 

Routt ____________________________ _ Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 5 49545 4 (D) 

- 4 7 200 3 (D) 

- 15 10933 15 10 933 

- 4 2 320 I (D) 

- 19 25 169 13 25039 

- 41 30 064 29 21 328 

- 12 9 606 9 8646 

- 7 I 485 7 I 485 

- 15 15 656 10 9456. 

- 13 10376 9 6412 

Fremont _________________________ _ 

Garfield _________________________ _ Grand ___________________________ _ 

Gunnison ________________________ _ 

Hueriono ________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

Jefferson ________________________ _ Kiowa ___________________________ _ 

-- 27 41 632 12 40 557 

-- 28 13 786 15 12 229 

-- 6 9 247 4 (D) 

-- 10 9492 8 (D) 

-- 18 14976 6 10 642 

-- 7 8 208 6 (D) 

-- 39 7004 19 4 550 

-- 12 7 202 12 7 202 

San Miguel ________________________ _ Sedgwick _________________________ _ Summit __________________________ _ reller ___________________________ _ 

Washington ______________________ _ 

Weld ____________________________ _ Yuma ___________________________ _ 

All other counties _________________ _ 

- 8 11 452 7 (0) 

- 21 14 995 19 (D) 

-- 3 I 626 2 (D) 

-- 4 1 763 3 (D) 

-- 52 54 971 44 50 498 

-- 88 28 347 69 27 152 

-- 41 44 456 36 42979 

-- 5 3668 3 2651 

Kit Carson _______________________ _ 

Lo Plata _________________________ _ -- 15 13 507 15 13 507 

-- 35 9 712 12 6 565 Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 223 24645 42 13 734 

17 4 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ________ -_ - - ---------- ----------- --------------

Ap;;~Z~?~~ZIH{;!~~===========================~~c~~~= 

- 29 633 35 470 404 25 SOl 35 902 165 22 568 32 930 957 21 055 33 739 546 

- (X) 1 197 ()() 1 408 (X) 1 459 (X) I W2 

- (X) 66 410 880 00 66 410 880 (X) 66 410 880 (X) 66 410 880 

- (X) 53.4 (X) 54.1 (X) 49.6 ()() SO.8 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 387 873 (X) 264065 (X) 461 866 ()() 297 523 (X) 

- (X) 322 ()() 188 (X) 315 (X) 186 

land in forms according to usel T 0101 cropland ______ - ___ - _____________ - ___________ ---

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ - 25 626 10 702 720 22 792 10512521 19 779 10 282 595 19 185 10207361 

- 22264 5 880 493 21 049 5 956 865 18304 5 773 693 18 334 5 892 090 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 301049 acres _______________________________ _ 

5010 99 a~res _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or rnore ___________________________ _ 

- 2 023 9 557 I 351 (NA) 771 3 233 564 (NA) 

- 1 783 23662 1 333 (NA) 789 10 619 587 (NA) 

- 1 312 30 179 1 069 (NA) 710 16 458 565 (NA) 

- 1 987 73 654 1 816 (NA) I 377 51 572 I 341 (NA) 

- 3 026 210 973 3 077 (NA) 2 676 188 063 2 894 (NA) 

- 3954 556 078 4 103 (NA) 3 841 541504

1 

4093 (NA) 

- 4 801 I 504 736 4 808 (NA) 4768 I 495 8-48 4800 (NA) 

- 2248 1 543 069 2 403 (NA) 2 245 I 541 338 2 402 (NA) 

- 1 130 1 928 585 I 089 (NA) I 127 1 925 058 1 0B8 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 9246 1 078 233 8 786 1 292 170 6 485 919 323 6640 1 113 667 

- 11 142 3 743 994 9 146 3 263 486 9 199 3 589 579 8 552 3 201 604 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grasses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 909 177 763 (NA) (NA) 1654 166849 800 92 031 

- 2 692 345 828 (NA) (NA) 2 118 291 822 1 377 194 457 

- 6 761 2 790217 (NA) (NA) 6239 2 729 101 6 SOl 2 704 193 

- 4 586 430 186 (NA) (NA) 3483 401 807 1 793 210 923 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 2 062 1 147 724 I 795 1 210 303 I 431 753 257 1 312 914 239 

- 1 433 881 118 (NA) (NA) I 074 583 126 898 562 242 

- 816 266 606 (NA) (NA) 493 170 131 556 351 997 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 23 585 23 619 9W 20 015 24 179341 18 125 21 895 105 16823 22 617 946 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 12 685 22 813 SOl (NA) (NA) 10 959 21 161 572 10 327 21 841 504 

- 18 176 806 459 (NA) (NA) 13 411 733 533 13 293 776 442 

Poslureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 19 725 24 772 852 (NA) (NA) 15 429 22 664 021 (NA) 23 517 413 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 17073 3 458 031 14 687 2 873 692 13 395 3 330 414 12 324 2 788 746 

- 15 744 2 748 776 (NA) (NA) 12 697 2 683 146 II 869 2 357 978 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 5 258 643 498 (NA) (NA) 3783 585 815 (NA) 400 278 

- 1 292 65 757 (NAJ (NA) 1 008 61 453 493 30 490 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 5 941 547 618 ()() (X) 5617 536 134 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Value Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 29 633 2 599 023 25 SOl 1 970 236 22 568 2 586 536 21 055 1 962 120 

- (X) 87 707 (X) 77 261 (X) 114 611 (X) 93 190 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$2,500 :~mol~o$t~:w 10 $4,999 ~_ ___________________________________ == ==== ======== ====== == ======== ==== _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (se. 1 •• 1) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal tl~~l~ Il:~ ========================:=:::::=:: farms (s •• 1 •• 1) ____________________________ _ 

- 3 5SO 2 097 727 3 057 (NA) 35SO 2 097 727 3 057 (NA) 

- 4491 282 849 4646 (NA) 4 491 282 849 4646 (NA) 

- 4017 114 858 3 950 (NA) 4017 114 858 3 950 (NA) 

- 3 778 54 354 3 520 (NA) 3 778 54 354 3 520 (NA) 

- 3 S02 25 146 3 052 (NA) 3 502 25 146 3 052 (NA) 

- 3 230 11 W2 2 263 (NA) 3 230 11 W2 2263 (NA) 

- 6986 7342 4940 (NA) (X) (X) 567 (NA) 

- 988 2 177 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 289 2 172 (NA) (NAl (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 1 683 2033 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) ()() (X) 

- 3026 9W (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 79 5 145 73 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

C Commodity Credll Corporation loans _________________ _ otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

T Commodity Credll Corporallon loans _________________ _ F~~cco -------____________________________________ _ 

V lIedl, hay, forag., and sllag. ____________________ _ 

F .~etabltl, SWill corn, and m.lons ____________________ _ JU II, nuls, and berrlol ______________________________ _ 

ursery and groonhauH producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 16577 575 973 16 638 682 791 14459 572 963 (NA) 680 853 

- 11 611 330 244 (NA) (NA) 11 025 329 376 12080 400 371 

- 2 331 36 467 (NA) (NA) 2 282 36433 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7650 80 681 (NA) (NA) 6 307 78917 6 056 72 885 

- 740 34 423 (NA) (NAl 661 34 346 532 21 304 - 496 6924 (NA) (NA) 317 6756 396 7 927 

- 495 58770 422 38 085 445 58 685 381 38 041 

- 1 421 64 932 (NA) (NA) 1 400 64 883 I 858 140 325 

lIV;"~k, poullry, and Ih.lr producls ____________________ _ 

D0l ry and poullry producls-------------_____________ _ 

C~tt't ':.'na:~~I!.~-:= :--------------------------------- H d ---------------------------------

S~::p~~a.:~~· and-;--r------------------------------ Other IIvIII"';k and 1:liock-p,:;'"ji;'ci;iiH i.;if:::::::::: 

- 20 799 2 023 OSO 18 552 1 287 162 16488 2 013 573 15 404 I 281 024 - 1 670 58479 1 327 41 316 923 58 126 930 41 045 - 1 095 82900 (NA) (NA) 1 022 82 100 1 129 58 289 - 16492 1 724094 (NA) (NAl 14305 1 718 354 14 052 I 086 427 - 3700 56 4SO (NA) (NAl 3 015 55 637 2 350 35081 - 1 824 88 865 (NAl (NA) 1 400 88444 I 432 52095 

- 3581 12 261 (NAl (NA) 1 947 10913 1 173 8 087 

'1974 dala Includ. lalel of fortll producll. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COLORADO 175 
Table 3. Fanns, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with horvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland kind 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Fanns wilh- - 29 633 25 501 35470404 22264 28 007 535 5 880 493 17073 18 424 075 3 538 736 3 458 031 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5. ____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5. __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acre5. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-__________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre8 ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'- _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 3233 1 681 11 056 746 3 532 2456 997 5 002 2 298 3638 

- 4395 2800 110786 3 136 81 683 48 528 3 129 81 138 43 817 55894 

- 870 676 50186 631 36494 20803 619 35942 18674 23687 

- 1 522 1 314 123 010 1 212 98 189 56078 1 150 93335 51 279 62419 

- 1 134 1 002 132 205 872 102 365 56 769 848 99 409 51 364 60 527 

- 1 930 2026 304 882 1 639 258 928 148 968 1 316 207469 123 836 137 567 

- 905 778 179 491 773 153 342 84342 650 128 289 74352 84 653 

- 900 784 214118 767 182414 105263 673 159 783 94291 103029 

- 3956 3630 1 432 511 3 232 1 181 030 583 268 2 406 872 872 463441 502 518 

- 3 537 3 578 2 548 983 3048 2 199 541 853 370 1 877 1 331 660 557 780 581 698 

- 3 245 3 171 4 610 332 2 889 4 122 648 1 265 650 1 478 2 078 600 639291 586447 

- 4006 4061 25 752 844 3 319 19 587 369 2 654 998 I 930 13 330 576 1 418313 1 255 954 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

lond in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 29 633 35470404 25 501 35 902 165 22568 32 930 957 21 055 33 739 546 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 22 264 5 880 493 21 049 5 956 865 18304 5 773 693 18334 5 892 090 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 16 065 9 080 322 13269 10053 318 10 616 7 557 305 9783 8 714 151 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 10978 1 551 665 (NA) 1 638 824 7891 1 480 897 (NA) 1 588 214 Part owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 9 139 22 734 443 8467 22 527 586 8 226 21 933476 7 921 21 886 230 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 7 924 3465 591 (NA) 3 522 164 7361 3443367 (NA) 3 512 202 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 4429 3 655 639 3 765 3 321 261 3 726 3 440 176 3 351 3 139 165 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 3 362 863 237 (NA) 795 877 3052 849429 (NA) 791 674 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 24 935 22 127 881 (NA) (NA) 18389 21 285 896 17995 23 504 468 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 3 195 6 103350 (NA) (NA) 2812 5 961 296 2062 5 301 547 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 314 5 498 242 (NA) (NA) 1 274 5 456 865 931 4 804 323 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anat, etc._ 189 1 740 931 (NA) (NA) 93 226 900 67 129208 

All farms Forms with sales of All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: '16413 - 17 130 17072 15 582 15 705 On farm operated ______________________ 21 943 16 523 13493 

- 12503 7 358 6986 4 352 Not on form operated ___________________ 5 378 4 335 4212 3612 

Operators by principal occupation: forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: 

Not reparted ___________________________ 2 312 3682 1 833 2 952 

- 952 625 783 496 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 4 143 2 560 2 964 2 100 None _________________________________ 12415 9 568 10890 8 763 

- 6051 4389 4448 3 451 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 2 726 1 877 2393 1 658 

- 6993 6465 5407 5417 50 to 99 day'-_________________________ 1 034 765 871 640 

- 7 049 6 285 5 517 5 261 100 to 149 days ________________________ I 168 777 873 634 

- 4445 4 106 3449 3 332 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ I 494 I 136 I 057 788 

- 49.4 51.2 49.7 51.3 200 days or more ______________________ 9 461 5479 5287 3 192 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 year'-______________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or famny operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text J 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ Commercklily mixed formula feeds. ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbi, plantl, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Him fann labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor __________ • ________ • ____________________ _ 

- 12 706 950091 10 890 591 996 10229 946 593 8985 589 941 

- 20304 466 478 16918 436 776 15404 461 087 13 778 433 197 

- 8268 103687 11 313 110 210 5 759 101 434 9 732 109 272 

- 17030 15326 (HA) (NA) 13853 14 765 11063 9 538 

- 13 474 37354 12869 22017 11 886 36958 11 652 21 866 

- 12 142 69212 11 532 52 292 10640 68 346 10 514 51 976 

- 13617 22873 9343 12921 11 726 22456 8 685 12 866 

- 11 799 107518 10646 82987 10445 105666 9 737 82 103 

- 3 111 11 467 2 168 7 534 2 809 11 253 1 999 7 468 

CUltomwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 13402 37049 12482 35028 11 221 36087 11 139 34 664 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ Petroleum products __________ -' ______________________ _ Galalln. _________________________________________ _ 

Dltlfl fu.1 __________________________ -------______ _ 

~::.f~~j _~~~a~~_o_n_d_~~~~~== ====== == =============== Natural gal ________________________ --------------- Korolfne, motor all, and grealf _____________________ _ 

Eltetrlclty __________________ ------------------------- Otlltr-coal, wood, coke, .tc, _________________________ _ 

- 29 477 115 867 (HA) (NA) 22 542 113 217 (NA) (NA) 

- 29 411 83 407 24 798 55 005 22 519 81 371 20 721 53 975 

- 28487 39 168 (NA) (NA) 21 895 37 792 20 104 28 801 

- 15550 23 197 (NA) (NA) 14110 22933 12 315 14 806 

- 8294 6140 (NA) (NA) 7 581 6001 7 175 5 189 

- 2025 787 (NA) (NA) 1 792 773 

- 1 917 } 8971 (NA) (NA) 1 857 8917 20651 5 178 

- 29 411 5145 (NA) (NA) 22 519 4955 (NA) - 19943 31 933 (NA) (NA) 16 786 31 381 (NA) 

- 2002 527 (NA) (NA) 1 559 465 (NA) (NA) 

176 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo or. based an a sample of farms; see le.t] 

All forms Farms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized. e.cepl poslur. __________________________ _ posture Dnd rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ________ ----------------------------------------------

11 708 2 487 914 10281 2 451 901 - 11 502 2 418 445 10 175 2388 389 - 1 100 69469 835 63 512 - 6 27 - 6 27 

Sprays. dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and olher craps _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases In crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

6 563 1 104 559 5 975 1 096472 - 578 59374 561 58 631 - 1 239 130 854 958 127 638 - 8435 1 725 960 7 721 1 685471 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of frUit ____ _ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

383 34 227 323 33 667 -

- 6314 (XJ 5 332 (Xl 

- 2 379 (X) 2 087 (Xl 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.00(L 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SElECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

AUlomobiles _____________________________ _ 

Molortrucks Including pickups ______________ _ Wheellraclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, se~-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ COllonplckers ____________________________ _ 

Mower condilioners ______________________ _ PIckup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Fleld forage harveslers, shoor bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

29495 24377 22 558 20 259 machinery and equipment - Can. 

1 091 593 707 561 1 033 034 667 873 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

37 009 29026 45 795 32 967 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

3 565 3 318 2 122 1 959 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

7 590 3939 3 270 2 520 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

5 181 5 103 4 411 4 172 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

20945 32 148 10836 13 723 13 424 18 425 26784 66408 13 148 19697 21 630 46 711 23 992 59959 5 768 8 370 22416 51 S89 6467 8488 1 253 I 478 5 486 7010 2 116 2 397 749 855 1 433 1 542 1 131 1 260 258 264 901 996 

- - - - - - 6 731 7449 1 946 2 065 4 947 5384 9 582 10 564 2 314 2468 7 514 8 096 

3 851 4418 1 079 1 162 2916 3 256 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; see le.l] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

All farms 

1978 

3254 

3 178 2094 

15101 2272 

851 -' 

Forms 

19937 

22 627 21 425 

5893 

1 436 

1 730 

(NA) 

2 513 8880 

3 351 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

10 516 2 114 757 (NA) 2 057 IJ.(3 

(NA) 56 914 

1 (0) 

(NA) 952 971 

304 16973 

394 39 376 

(NA) 1 084 345 

150 10 283 

1 723 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

3802 3045 3545 4388 3048 4 262 

1 852 2061 1 8J.4 

975 ~ 1 498 1 1 2 262 1 967 

jL 841 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

29 059 16242 56 862 19840 55 286 10454 

7 338 1 574 1 632 706 

1 791 365 (NA) (NA) 2 712 670 9 505 2 717 

3 755 1 130 

Any hired workersFarms wilh sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Anv Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~~r~-:::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: :::::: :::::: ::::::: - 11 799 5 183 (Xl 9810 (Xl 10445 9 737 - 65413 (Xl 14 265 (Xl 51 148 61 985 62 856 

Form. wllht~l~~~~~==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~m~~~~~~m~~ - 3 678 2580 2 580 3322 3 322 3033 3 127 - 2 467 1 226 2 452 2 125 4 250 2 172 1 589 - 2449 837 2 740 2 012 6790 2239 1 900 - 1 920 365 2 175 1 353 8604 1 740 1 673 - 1 285 175 4 318 998 28 182 1 261 1 448 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COLORADO 177 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 22 364 (X) 19005 (X) 16794 (X) 15444 (X) 

- 19007 (Xl 17 780 (X) 15354 (Xl 14612 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ - 20 799 2 023 050 18 552 1 287 162 16488 2 013 573 15404 1 281 024 Any canle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 18 587 1 869409 17 788 (NAl 15721 1 862 435 15008 1 173 603 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 17 253 3 174 161 16 739 3 087 884 14189 3 123 930 13827 3028867 

- 14013 915381 14014 1 096 597 11 696 892 856 11 720 1 066 747 

- 12 537 843 038 12 654 1 025 244 10 587 822 189 10665 997 397 

Cows and herrers thot had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ - 3 612 72 343 4064 71 353 2907 70 667· 3238 69350 

- 13 548 1 009 133 (NA) (NA) 11 386 995424 10478 810260 

- 14 522 I 249 647 (NAl (NA) 12 187 1 235650 11 814 1 151 860 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles, Cottte and calves ___________________________________ _ - 16492 3 725 850 16406 3 207 989 14305 3 707 681 14052 3 186 107 

- (Xl 1 724 094 (Xl (NAl (X) 1 718 354 (X) 1 086 427 

- 9 172 432 442 (NAl (NA) 7951 424258 7404 455 073 

- (X) 111 441 (Xl (NA) (X) 110101 (X) 64 389 

- 13 197 3 293 408 (NAl (NA) 11 704 3283 423 11909 2 731 034 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Coni. ___________________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 1 612 654 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 608 253 (X) 1 022 038 

- 2 418 2 271 865 (NAl (NA) 2075 2 267 356 1936 1 879 102 $1,000_ fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 222 797 (Xl (NAl (Xl 1 220 494 (X) 805943 

- 1 095 82900 (NAl (NA) 1 022 82100 1 129 58 289 $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 4 199 390600 3 013 291 342 3088 376 561 2341 282 574 

- 2 583 59641 (NA) (NA) 1939 56 354 1 382 35338 

- 3 784 330 959 (NAl (NA) 2 799 320 207 2 160 247 236 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ___ . __________________________ _ 

- 2 669 76 592 I 970 54 770 2064 74205 1 619 53 135 

- 2 290 38222 1 638 27446 1 828 37047 1 380 26603 

- 2 170 38370 1 540 27324 1 756 37 158 1 287 26532 She<lp and lamb'-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 807 805 268 1 876 985 019 1 368 793 037 1 413 969 375 

- 1 579 397 706 (NA) (NA) 1 203 390 974 1 221 463 311 

- 539 2971 (NAl (NA) 263 1 910 96 1 319 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 11 018 69648 7 339 45 227 7857 48 799 5588 38 058 

Soles: 

- 3 700 675 895 2844 586 425 3015 663 694 2350 576066 

- (X) 56450 (Xl (NA) (X) 55637 (Xl 35081 

- 1 190 190 621 926 158601 919 185 667 724 154395 

- (X) 7086 (Xl (NA) (X) 6939 (X) 3796 

- 1 764 1 311 916 1 784 1 392 792 1 376 1 305 067 1 412 1 380 130 

- 1 577 1 123 801 (NAl (NA) 1 225 1 115 107 1 212 955 202 

- (X) 7 513 027 (Xl (NA) (X) 7 433 631 (X) 7 141 822 

- 1 824 88 865 (NAl (NA) 1400 88 444 1 432 52095 

- 162 1 857 (NAl (NA) 58 976 36 539 

- (X) 58 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (Xl 8 

- 2 767 10241 1 297 6069 1 678 7749 982 5312 

- (X) 8 400 (X) (NA) (X) 7225 (Xl 3006 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fe<Jder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY' 

- 5 220 (X) 4 131 (X) 3268 (X) 3021 00 

- 4 845 3 225 587 4004 2 253 086 3029 3 110 996 2908 2 197 141 

- 4793 2 623 833 3908 2 103 722 3010 2 537 261 2842 2 052 660 

- 711 601 754 (NAl (NA) 249 573 735 122 135 030 

- 218 383 038 (NAl (NA) 115 378 796 41 264 141 

- 1 052 54 349 411 34 322 462 31 750 301 25 120 

- 445 436 177 (NAl (NA) 250 434 736 161 488 832 

- 253 (D) (NAl (NA) 135 (D) 122 415 655 

- 261 (D) (NAl (NA) 158 (D) 67 73 177 

- 1 502 (X) (NAl (X) 735 (Xl 264 (X) 

Inventoryl Any poultry __________________________ ~--------.--- ---

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor bre<Jdlng ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 285 (X) 697 (X) 676 (X) 514 (X) 

- 852 2 554 065 548 2 509 748 408 2 528 210 379 2 493 787 

- 846 (D) 500 1 557 629 404 (D) 361 1 542 740 

- 18 (D) (NAl (NA) 13 (D) 16 945 075 

- 19 (D) (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 4 50 052 

- 413 46 354 112 21 283 88 22 227 82 14 517 

- 103 2 552 554 (NAl (NA) 85 2 552 148 48 3 074 422 

- 96 (D) (NAl (NA) 80 (D) 45 2 980 153 

- 12 (D) (NAl (NA) 10 (0) 7 94269 

479 (X) (NAl (X) 133 (Xl 59 (X) 

1 670 58479 1 327 41 316 923 58 126 930 41 045 

SoIeSI Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickeno 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laylno age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 month' ald-__________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeyo _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey heno kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ----

Poultry and poultry produc'" ____________________ $1,000 __ 

178 COLORADO 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Horvesled Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for all purpose. _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (busheIS) ___________________ ::~~= 

For silage or 911!8n chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 162 976 563 00 5939 945 737 5 912 972 254 ()() 5 704 942 027 

- 6 378 762 422 00 (NA) (NA) 6 135 760 402 (X) 5 877 726002 

- 4704 722 540 78477 896 4540 699 820 4 533 720 646 78 363 810 4 381 698 129 

- 4649 534 020 50 167 216 (NA) (NA) 4496 532 899 50 122 112 4 332 507 104 

- 3318 253416 4666489 3 215 245 543 3231 (0) 4 638 736 3 135 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3383 222 410 3 816 553 3296 216 362 

- 16 607 (X) 13 374 14 (0) (X) II (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 139 5 093 (Xi 85 2 536 

Sorghums for all purpoS8L ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or gl1!8n chop (Ions, gr .. n>-_________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cuf for dry forage or hay (fans, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2033 385 352 (X) 990 107 295 I 939 381 790 (X) 954 106 789 

- 2 391 383 840 00 (NA) (NA) 2 296 381 792 (X) 966 83 356 

- 1 609 338 423 10 326 553 804 95 127 I 544 335 352 10 290 064 781 94 777 

- I 484 271 084 7 743 310 (NA) (NA) I 460 270 729 7 732 588 796 70 162 

- 450 25 445 218 127 264 II 163 433 25 186 217 159 256 II 053 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 327 21 339 141 232 160 6671 

- 142 14624 21 532 24 636 131 (0) 20991 19 590 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 755 66 421 71 935 88 3938 

- 78 6860 (X) 14 369 76 (0) ~X) 14 369 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 266 23 303 (X) 66 2 585 

Wheaf for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Boney for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 7 410 2 481 934 55 148 324 I 413 134 292 6999 2 463 388 54 882 017 I 355 133 780 

- 8 853 2 836 553 70 089 495 (NA) (NA) 8541 2 830 925 69 988 489 I 771 126 779 

- 1 318 40559 1 877 102 1 056 25 971 1 125 38148 I 791 147 895 24229 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 145 27 790 I 221 536 832 17089 

- 2 796 223 962 12 716 276 2 202 168 303 2658 221 394 12640892 2 109 167 032 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 707 195 150 9 718 364 2 135 151 260 

- 29 I 555 29 735 8 289 28 (0) (0) 8 289 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 3655 72 381 14 387 

- 349 43392 (X) 34 I 535 329 42 423 (X) 28 I 508 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 335 29 263 (X) 31 955 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 67 3 145 75 718 62 3064 64 3 122 75 223 61 (0) 

- 12 324 7 755 (NA) (NA) 9 316 7636 9 251 

Peonufs for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 406 52 716 13 371 409 406 52 716 379 52 609 13 355 889 379 52609 

- 451 43 960 9 871 764 (NA) (NA) 414 43 895 9863 923 408 43 884 

Sweefpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay craps (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 15 438 1 436 453 3 036 827 12 216 I 126 709 12369 I 365 639 2 941 332 9706 I 071 985 

1974_ - 13 873 I 345 920 2 794 761 (NA) (NA) II 798 I 295 615 2 714 942 8899 984435 Affana hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - II 343 771 854 2 121 145 10074 685 299 9062 729 760 2 053 085 8 112 650 358 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8991 714 011 I 899 335 7558 600 609 Of her lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 3003 245 875 336988 I 752 146 529 2463 232 335 322 255 I 357 136 947 

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978_ - 126 10889 ()O 82 3 793 III 10 628 (X) 71 3 655 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 220 7664 O() 154 4065 Anona seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 86 3 870 482 755 68 2756 76 3 776 476 963 60 2 680 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 152 3 792 421 061 113 2 725 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 741 32 363 00 741 32 363 662 32 243 (X) 662 32 243 1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 628 22 91 I 00 (NA) (NA) 540 22 621 (X) 530 22456 

- 186 3 960 00 186 3960 146 3914 (X) 146 3914 1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 115 2620 (X) 113 2610 

- 144 1 101 O() 144 I 101 121 I 092 (X) 121 I 092 1974_ Green peas e.eluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 148 806 (X) 146 795 

- 29 412 (Xl 29 412 23 410 (X) 23 410 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 41 446 (X) 41 446 

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 973 12 708 00 973 12708 469 9331 (X) 469 9331 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 778 12 327 (Xl (NA) (NA) 466 II 024 (X) 454 10836 

- 677 7456 41 174 707 (NA) (NA) 341 5 568 40 110 392 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 324 6 402 39 922 654 (NA) (NA) 

- 433 2 877 II 984001 (NA) (NA) 210 2 122 11714637 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 225 2644 20 655 923 (NA) (NA) 

- 121 94 83 577 (NA) (NA) 39 31 44 652 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32 93 38000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ ~Uh'ery and gl1!8nhouse producls _______________ 1978_ f er crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 29 16 (Xl 25 12 16 7 (X) 13 6 

- 14 3 (Xl (NA) (NA) 4 2 (X) 3 2 

- 18 8 11 334 15 6 9 4 6 110 7 3 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 495 9832 (Xl 396 9318 445 9 709 (X) 358 9 197 

- 2099 240 104 (Xl (NA) (NA) 2062 239 091 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COLORADO 179 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms .. ____ _ 

Average size at form __ _ 

Approximate land area __ _ 

Proportion in forms._ 

Value of land and buildings:! 

Averoge per form __ . __ 

Average per acre . _ .. 

land in forms according fa use: Totol cropland __ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

By ocres harvested, 

I to 9 acres __ _ 

10 to 19 acres __ 

20 to 29 acres _ 

30 to 49 ocres 50 to 99 ocres __ 

100 10 199 acres 

200 to 499 acres 50010 999 acres ____ _ 

1,000 ocres or rnore ___ ~_ 

Cropland used only for posture __ _ 

percent 

dollors 

dollars 

Other cropland _________ . ___________ "___ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvemen 

grosses, not harvested or postured _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow 

Cropland idle .. _ 

T 0101 woodland 

Woodland postured "_. 

Woodland not postured __ 

Other land _ _ 

Postureland and rongeland, other thon cropland and 

woodland postured _ _ __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _ 

Posturelond, all types ____ " _____ . 

Irrigated land __ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted __ 

Postureland irrigated. _. _.. ___ .... Other land irrigated ________________ . ___ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 

--

--

t 

--

--

--

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see lex!. 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

2 726 216 993 

(X) 80 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

100 440 (X) 

(X) I 262 

2 285 95 650 I 

I 047 35 688 

424 I 944 

222 2 695 

127 2 904 

116 3 695 

63 3 465 

63 8001

1 21 6 384 

II 6 600 

I 158 45 845 

/88 14 117 

32 96 

104 I 303 

95 8 2851 611 4 433 

212 23 106 

127 II 057 

85 12 049 

2 473 98 237 

547 87 769 

2 293 10 468 

I 686 144 671 

I 057 27 171 

803 22 555 

407 3 801 

101 815 

-

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l 

Average per form ___ . ____ . __ . 

Forms by value of ogricul1u(ol products sold: I 

$100,000 or more _ ~ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __ 

$20,000 to $39.999 ___________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 ___ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____ _ 

less than $2,500 (see lext) . __ 

$2,000 to $2,499 

$1,500 to $1,999 __ _ $1,000 to $1,499 ____________ _ 

Less thon $1,000 __ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) 

Crops. ___ _ 

Grains .__ _ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons Cotton and cottonseed _ _ _ _________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans .. ____ _ 

Tobacco____ __ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ._ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __ 

Fruits, nuts, ond berries. 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ _ 

Other crops 

livestock, poultry, and their products._ 

Poultry ond poultry products 

Dairy products _ 

Cottle and calves _ 

Hogs and pigs 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _ _ ~ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) 

-- . ___ dollors_ 

--

--

--

-

11974 data include slJles of forest products. 

180 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, COLO. 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

2 726 9 034 

(X) 3 314 

- - 21 882 

85 2 179 

63 812 

336 2372 

310 I 110 

I 911 I 679 

135 288 

357 578 

434 506 

985 307 

-

613 2 407 

127 755 

- - - -

- -

391 988 

-

31 25 

64 638 

-

2 103 6 628 

573 131 

75 549 

748 3 562 

477 827 

101 96 

I 134 I 462 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

(NA) (NA) 815 129 585 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 159 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 115 801 (X) (NA) (X) 

(X) (NAI (X) 728 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 668 55 829 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 411 28 546 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 85 379 (NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 777 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 945 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 I 995 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 3 465 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 8001 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 21 6 384 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) II 6600 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 295 17 827 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 162 9 456 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 21 630 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAIl 42 8 190 (NA) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) 99 636 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 95 9 532 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 84 9 345 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) II 187 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 688 64 224 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 315 58 704 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 604 5 520 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 610 85 876 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 321 19063 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 285 16 576 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 120 I 857 (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 21 630 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

(NA) (NA) 815 7 355 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) (X) 9 025 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 21 882 (NA) (Nil) 

(NA) (NA) 85 2 1/9 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 812 (NA) (Nil) 

(Nil) (NA) 336 2372 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 310 I 110 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (XI 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (XI 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (XI 

(NA) (NA) 264 2 116 (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 84 735 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (Nil) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 137 786 (Nil) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) (NA) INA) 

(NA) (NA) 43 596 (Nil) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 698 5 239 (NA) INA) 

(NA) (NA) 135 ; (NA) (Nil) 

(NA) (NA) 75 549 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 450 3 276 (NA) (Nil) 

(NA) (NA) 287 634 (NA) (Nil) 

(NA) (NA) 42 25 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 177 748 (NA) (Nil) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 2 726 (NA) 216 993 1 047 112 189 35 688 1 057 59 309 22 641 

Forms with- J to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ - 1 070 (NA) 4077 84 362 208 275 I 359 208 10 to 49 oere'-____________________ _ 

- 947 (NA) 21 678 709 17 274 8 872 613 15 390 7 795 50 to 69 oeres _____________________ _ 

- 95 (NA) 5 280 - - - - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 106 (NA) 8 177 21 1 680 630 21 1 680 630 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

- 72 (NA) 8 146 11 1 287 440 41 4 743 440 140 to 179 oeres __________________ .. _ 

- 32 (NA) 5054 32 5 054 3 070 32 5054 3 070 180 to 219 oeros ___________________ _ 

- 84 (NA) 17 304 84 17 304 6 615 21 4200 3 ISO 220 to 259 oero'- __________________ _ 

- 20 (NA) 4 663 - - - - - - 260 to 499 aero'-__________________ _ 

- 226 (NA) 71 414 53 18 508 769 32 II 263 748 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ - 43 (NA) 29 060 32 20480 8 700 22 15 620 6600 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

- 31 (NA) 42 140 21 30 240 6 384 - - - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- (NA) - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

Farms 

2 726 

1 047 

2 028 

802 

283 

129 

415 

116 

2 662 

64 

All forms 

1978 '1974 

Acres 

216 993 

35 688 

102 805 

14 350 

53 490 

10 615 

60 698 

10 723 

203 111 

13 882 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

Forms Acres 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms 

815 

411 

504 

253 

120 

74 

191 

84 

751 

64 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 545 (NA) 312 (NA) On form operatod _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 2 181 (NA) 503 (NA) Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 105 (NA) 84 (NA) Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 years_________________________ 701 (NA) 143 (NA) Nono ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 661 (NA) 267 (NA) 1 to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 513 (NA) 174 (NA) 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yoars_________________________ 513 (NA) 63 (NA) 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 233 (NA) 84 (NA) ISO to 199 day'- _______ . _______________ _ 

Irrigated 

land 

27 171 

838 

9369 

- 630 

624 

3 202 

4200 

- 1 378 

6 930 

-

-

Avorage oge___________________________ 44.6 (NA) 43.0 (NA) 200 days or moro _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ ________ ~ L-__________ ~ ________ ~ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock ond poultry purehased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasollne _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~e?~ii _ ~~t~~~: gas ______________________________________ _a_n_d_~~~~~~~ == == == == == === = == == = = == === _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity _. ________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood. coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 1 366 3 801 (NA) (NA) 455 2 795 (NA) (NA) - 2441 2933 (NA) (NA) 677 1 332 (NA) (NA) - 2 284 1 626 (NA) (NA) 614 467 (NA) (NA) - 1 612 441 (NA) (NA) 646 208 (NA) (NA) - 537 320 (NA) (NA) 211 266 (NA) (NA) - 419 148 (NA) (NA) 190 121 (NA) (NA) - I 087 113 (NA) (NA) 400 91 (NA) (NA) - 286 519 (NA) (NA) 127 349 (NA) (NA) - 31 21 (NA) (NA) 31 21 (NA) (NA) 

- 689 258 (NA) (NA) 246 152 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 683 1 215 (NA) (NA) 815 779 (NA) (NA) - 2 662 1 036 (NA) (NA) 815 659 (NA) (NA) - 2 662 703 (NA) (NA) 815 386 (NA) (NA) - 415 119 (NA) (NA) 200 94 (NA) (NA) - 136 125 (NA) (NA) 105 119 (NA) (NA) - 127 16 (NA) (NA) 116 16 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 2 662 74 (NA) (NA) 815 44 - 1 187 177 (NA) (NA) 452 119 (NA) (HA) - 21 1 (HAl (HA) 21 1 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAil LIST, COLO. 181 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see fex1j 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(r<:pfond fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 357 6909 168 

- 315 6 090 168 

- 84 819 42 

- - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 190 1 619 106 

Diseases - - - - in cnx>s and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 43 127 22 Weeds. grass, or brush in crODS and posture _________________ _ - 447 15 153 300 

Chemicals for_ 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 32 2 784 21 

- 742 (X) 219 

- 120 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farmL_ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ______________ , __ ._" __ , ___ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __ , ___________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 

2 662 

20 150 

7 570 

731 

1 551 

252 

All farms 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

815 

7672 

9 413 

287 

255 

220 

1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

(NA) machinery and equipment - Can. (NA) $20,000 10 $29,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $30,000 10 $49,999 _____________________ _ $SO,ooo 10 $69,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

(NA) $100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________ _ 

(NA) $200,000 or morL _____________________ _ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

4977 

4242 

735 

-

1 513 

-

22 12 756 

2 751 

(X) 

(X) 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - 1 029 1 409 444 S07 733 902 Motortrucks including pickups _______________ - 2 419 30SO 932 1 016 1 664 2 034 Wheel tractors ____________________________ - 1 175 1 628 118 150 1 099 1 478 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ - 63 84 21 21 63 63 Corn heads for combines ________________ 0 ___ 

- - - - - - -

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _________ - - - - - - - Cottc.npickers _____________________________ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners _______________________ - 190 190 53 53 137 137 Pickw balers __________________________ -_-- 190 190 53 53 137 137 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ - 63 63 - - 63 63 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Farms 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) ~ L 

1974 

Acres on which used 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

53 

=1 

- -' 

1974 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Number 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

(NA) (NAJ 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________________ - _____ -------

Workers ________________________ - _____ ---_ ---------------- 286 107 (X) 179 (X) 127 (NA) 

- 549 (X) 182 (X) 367 316 (NA) 

- 149 43 43 106 106 64 (NA) 

- 74 53 106 21 42 - (NA) 

- 42 11 33 31 114 42 (NA) 

- 21 - - 21 105 21 (NA) 

. - - - - - - (NA) 

Farms withJ worker ____ - ___ -- - - - - ------ -------- ------------------- 2 workers __________________ ---------- -- --- - ------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ________ - _ --- - --- - ------ ------------------ 10 workers or more ____________ --------------------------

182 FARMS NOT ON MAil LIST, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry __ ~ .. __ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep _____ _ 

Sales; 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ____ . _. $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep. $1.000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ________ " ____________ _ 

Cows and heifers thaI had colved ____ ~_ 

Beef cows ____ ". ______ . " ____ .. ____ _ 

Milk cows ________ " 

Heifers and heifer calves ___ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves ._ 

Soles: Cottle and colves __ _ 

Calves __ 

Coltle ~ 

fattened cottle . __ _ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000 

$1,000_ 

$1,000 

Dairy products __ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs. _ . _ . 

Used or fa be used for breeding _ 

Olher hogs and pi9L~ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between--

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 __ _ 

June I and Nov. 30 ____ _ Sheep and lambs ___ H' _ . ____________ • ______ _ 

Ewes 1 yearo/dorolder_.____ _ ________________ _ Goals _ _ _ ____________ ._ .. ______________ . _________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ..• _. ___ _ 

Feeder pigs ___________ . __ . __ • 

Sheep and fombs ______ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn __ Pounds of wool ____ ... 

Sheep, lambs, and wool __ . 

Goat:. __ . 

Horses and ponies ______ .. _________________ _ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _____________ .. _____ . ______________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________ _ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

$1.000_ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ ____ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ________________ . ____ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _____ • _____ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ___ • _______________ H. _________ • _______ • __ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter _______________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ .. ______________ ._ Other poultry . __________ . _________ . __________ • ____ _ 

Soles: Any poultry ______________ . _________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ___________ .. ________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

1978 

Forms 

2 402 

I 446 

2 103 

I 075 

1 151 

778 

593 

291 

699 

731 

748 

(X) 

448 

(X) 

508 

(X) 

84 

(X) 

75 

707 

434 

644 

422 

338 

283 

101 

- 101 

- 261 

I 339 

- 477 

(X) 

- 183 

(X) 

82 

101 

(X) 

101 

42 

(X) 

758 

- (X) 

I 249 

I 159 

- I 138 

397 

- 125 

549 

124 

42 

82 

672 

607 

- 479 

- 479 

- - - -

- 303 

- 36 

36 

- - 360 

573 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Number 

I 

(X)I 

(X) 

6 628 

4 486

1 

~~, 10212 

8 769 

I 443 

6 265, 3 553 

12 347 

3 562 

6 256 

I 277 

6091 

2 335, I 197 

527

1 

549 

6 7961 2 148 

4 648 

I 562 

964 

598 

I 986 

I 017 

282 

8 415

1 

9 151 

827 

3 525 

157 

I 493 

I 733 

17 592 96, 

441 

21 

3064 

I 392 

(X) 

83 901 

57 024 

26 877 

4 355 

15 549 

561 

378 

183 

(X) 

(X) 

14 187 

14 187 

-

- 12 120 

252 

252 

-

(X) 

131 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1914 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I I 

(NA) (NA) I 688 (X) I (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 593 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 698 5 239 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 602 3 936

1 

(NA) (NA)I 

I I I 

(NA) (NA) 515 14 068 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 389 6 758 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 288 5 568 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 143 I 190 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)I 338 4 871

1 

(NA) (NA), 

(NA) (NA) 327 2 439 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 450 10 713 (NA) (NA)I 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 276 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 282 5 064 (NA) (NA)I (X) (NA) (X) I 076 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 336 5 649 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA), (X) 2 200 I (X) (NA), 

(NA) (NA) 21 I 050 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) (X) 459 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 75 549 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 258 2 718 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 141 876 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 237 I 842 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 183 903 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 162 630 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 126 273 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)I 42 609 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 483 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 114 114 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA), 419 2 122, (NA) (NA), 

(NA) (NA)! 287 6 781 ! (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) (X) 634 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 99 2 874 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA)I (X) 129 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 483 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 336 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 045 (X) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)I 42 25 (NA) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) - (NAI (NA) 

(X) (NA)I (X) - (X) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 177 I 641 (NA) (NA) 

(X) (NA) (X) 725 (X) (NA) 

I I 

(NA) (NA)I 392 (X) (NA) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) 356 9 400 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 356 8 035 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 63 I 365 (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 63 I 071 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 120 I 149 (NA) (NAI 

(NA) (NA) 42 63 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 42 63 (NAI (NA) 

(NA) (X)' 204 (X) (NA) (X) 

(NA) (NA) 171 (X)I (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 114 2 190 (NA) (NAI (NA) (NA) 114 2 190 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) -

25~ ! 

(NA) 

(NA) (NA)I (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 36 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I 36 25: , (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X:j 57 (X~ I (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 135 (X:I (NA) (NA) 

FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, COLO. 183 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn lor all purposes __ . 

tor groin or seed (bushels) 

For siloge or green chop (Ions, grccnL_ 

For lodder, hogged or gro/ed 

Sorghums tor all purposes 

for groin or seed (bushels). 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green). 

(ul for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) 

Hogged or gratcd 

Wheal for groll1 (bushels) 

Ool~ lor groin (bushels) 

Barley lor qroin (hushels) 

Rye for grnin (bu::.hcls) _ 

Other ::'111011 grOinS lor groin 

SOybNlnS for beans (bushels) 

Peanub tor nuts (pounds) 

Collon (buies) 

louaeco (pounds) 

trl~h polalol's (hundrctiwcighl) 

SweclpOlolOCS (bushels) 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text)_ 

Alfoltu hoy (Ions, dry) 

Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (sec text) 

Field seed crop::. 

Alfolfa seed (pol'nds) 

Red dover seed (pounds) 

All vegetables harvested for sole (sec lexl) 

Sweel corn _ 

Tomulocs _ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas. 

land in orchards 

Apples (pounds) 

Peaches (pounds). 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) 

Berries 

Strawberries (pounds) 

_1978 .. 

1974 

1978_ 

1974 

1978_ 

1974_ 

.1978. 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

1978_ 

1974 

1918 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1918 

1974 

1918 

1974 

1978 

1974 

.1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

1978. 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978. 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978. 

1974. 

.. _1978 

1978 

1974 

1978. 

1974_ 

.1978_ 

1974. 

_1978_ 

1974. 

.1978 

1974. 

.-

_1978. 

1974_ 

___ 1978 

1974 

1978_ 

1974_ 

_1978_ 

1974. 

.1978_ 

1974 

__ 1978_ 

1974_ 

_1978_ 

1974_ 

. __ 1978_ 

1974. 

__ 1978_ 

"-

Nursery and greenhouse products 

Other crops __ ._. ____ 1978_ 

184 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, COLO. 

Forms 

83 

(NA) 

62 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

75 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-- (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

II 

(NA) 

(NA) 

826 

(NA) 

571 

(NA) 

212 

"-

(NA) 

(NA) 

"-

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

41 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

64 

21 

All farms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

3 983 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

3 731 166 622 

(NA) (NA) 

252 7 812 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(NA) (X) 

8 364 81 708 

(NA) (NA) 

210 I 050 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

"- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

-- -

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

33 I 100 

(NA) (NA) 

"-

(NA) (NA) 

:?3 887 30 925 

(NA) (NA) 

8 304 16 038 

(NA) (NA) 

4 886 4 733 

"- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- "-

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(NA) (X) 

(X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

"- (X) 

(NA) (X)I 

147 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

103 200 000 

(NA) (NA) 

21 42 000 

(NA) (NA) 

21 -

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

114 (X) 

672 (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres forms Acres Quontity Forms Acres 

83 3 983 63 3 843 (X) 63 3 843 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

62 3 731 42 3 591 155 652 42 3 591 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 252 21 252 1 812 21 252 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

.. 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -. _. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) 

"- 42 8 232 80 388 "- "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 210 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - "- - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - "-

(NA) (NA!I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI (NA) 

- "- (X) "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

"- "- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

"- "- "- "- "- - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- "- "- "- - "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

"- "- - - - "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

II 33 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - "- - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

657 17 900 284 17 541 22 497 200 12 564 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

508 7 338 147 3 444 8 7991 147 3 444 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

127 I 377 126 4 095 4 074 63 630 

- - - - (X) -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- "- - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - "- - -

(NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

"- "- (Xl "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- "- - (X) "-

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- "- - - (X) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

41 147 - "- (X) -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - "- (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI 

"- - "- (X) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - -. - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

43 112 43 9 (X) n 1 

(NA) (NA) 21 672 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 801 726 882 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

- ()C) 907 

Ap~;g;!~~~~ ~~n~~~eso==========================-P;;c;nt= - (X) 788 480 (X) 92.2 -

Val ... of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ - 444 373 DO Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - ()C) 493 

land in farms according to use: Tolal crapland ______________________________________ _ 

- 696 475 879 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 627 231 447 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 95 337 10 10 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 47 612 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 29 657 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 51 I 933 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 71 5 051 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 69 9381 200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 134 43 069 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 75 53 896 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 56 116509 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 176 15406 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 363 229 026 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 60 10016 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 63 7926 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 299 195 916 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 154 15 168 

Tolol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 14 I 987 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 7 I 136 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 8 851 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 561 249 016 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 257 231 487 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 492 17 529 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 411 248 029 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 416 44 121 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 384 40 078 Pasture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 93 3 083 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 24 960 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 213 27 516 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sokfl ________________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of agricultural producls sold,' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

::~ :~ m:~ ==================================-

t~~I~o$~ ~:.;;~_ == == == ==== == == ==== == == ====== == ====_ 

-

- $2.500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

( ... Ihon $2.500 ( ••• Iexl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1.500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1.499 ______________ .. __________________ _ le •• lhan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crop. _______________________________________________ _ 

Grain. _____________________________________________ _ 

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ COllon and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credll Corporallon loon. __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Veld ...... hay. forage. and sllag' _____________________ _ 

F eg.lobl .... wNI corn. and m.lonL _____ -----__________ _ Null •• nuls. and borrlos _______________________________ _ ur •• ry and grotnhou .. producls _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

-

-

- lIvpstOCk. poultry. and Ih.lr producls ____________________ _ oOultry and paultry producls __________________________ _ 

o ~~: :P. :{~:p~gl!-·~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Iambs. and wool ________________ ---___________ _ 

I r IIvoslock and IIvOIlock praducls (SN I.xl) _________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

'1974 dolo Includ. 10101 of forost productl. 

1978 

Forms 

801 

(X) 

99 

132 

124 

108 

97 

101 

140 

18 

30 

53 

39 

-

546 

356 

94 

-

-

- 178 

85 

2 

53 

23 

445 

36 

42 

338 

"9 

22 

74 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1.000) 

76812 

95 895 

62231 

8 373 3461 

I 522 

689 

367 

169 

39 

50 

65 

IS 

-

26690 

II 821 

I 001 

-

-

- I 973 

2480 (D) 

9815 

(D) 

50 122 

5 543 

4555 

35032 

4 507 

65 

421 

1974 

Farms Acres 

760 802 278 ()() I 056 (X) 788 480 (X) 10l.7 

349 628 (X) 

()() 331 

703 479 982 

653 229 151 

91 (NA) 

45 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

79 (NA) 

95 (NA) 

123 (NA) 

61 (NA) 

59 (NA) 

169 22 597 

390 228 234 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

17 2 540 (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

534 319 756 

(NAl (HA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(NAl (NAl 

363 36610 (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (HA) 

(NAl (NAl 

()() (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value Fanns ($1.000) 

760 54 567 ()() 71 825 

96 (NAl 

149 (NA) 

127 (NA) 

94 (NA) 

100 (NAl 

60 (NA) 

133 (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (HA) 

I (NAl 

566 27 435 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NA) 

64 6 554 

(NAl (NAl 

441 27 lSI 

28 4 568 (NAl (NAl 

(HAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

661 713 197 646 793 714 

()() I 079 ()() 1m ()C) 788 480 ()() 788 480 

(X) 90.5 ()() 100.7 

508 606 (X) 394 085 DO 

(X) 476 ()() 321 

593 468 687 612 475 049 

550 229381 586 227 643 

70 229 68 (HA) 

30 398 26 (NA) 

20 447 21 (HA) 

36 I 402 43 (NA) 

64 4590 71 (NAl 

66 (0) 94 (HAl 

133 (D) 123 (NAl 

75 53 896 81 (NA) 

56 116509 59 (NA) 

136 13 356 151 20 486 

344 225 948 373 226 920 

71 9743 36 4679 

53 7 150 n 22 517 

278 194 199 314 191 734 

138 14656 55 7990 

10 I 826 II I 816 

4 (D) 8 I 522 

7 (D) 4 294 

482 242 684 449 316 849 

226 226053 190 290 617 

403 16631 405 26 232 

342 240 496 (NAl 312 625 

350 43 171 321 35 735 

331 39342 314 32470 

70 (D) (NA) I 612 

23 (D) 23 I 653 

202 27 245 ()() (X) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) 

661 76643 646 54 441 ()() 115 950 ()() 84 274 

99 62 231 96 (NAl 

132 8 373 149 (NA) 

124 3 461 127 (NAl 

108 I 522 94 (NAl 97 689 100 (NA) 

101 367 60 (NAl (X) ()() 20 (NAl ()() (X) (X) (X) 

()() (X) (X) (X) 

()() ()() (X) ()() ()() (X) ()() (X) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

498 26 626 (NAl 27 371 330 II 785 398 15 149 94 1 001 (NAl (HAl 

- - - - - - (NAl (NAl 

- - - - 162 I 954 153 I 752 77 2 471 68 2476 I (D) - - 53 9 815 62 (D) 

23 (D) 16 (D) 

358 50 017 367 27 070 24 5540 19 4 586 .oil (D) 43 3 898 294 34 982 322 15943 97 4491 82 2 387 17 (D) 27 104 47 388 29 152 

ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. 185 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in fonns cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

- 801 760 726 882 627 ' 692 129 231 447 416 326 551 107 035 44 121 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 127 93 452 58 248 175 57 276 164 192 - 154 121 3 762 102 2 498 I 644 96 2313 1 261 1 571 

- 37 15 2 083 31 1 726 883 29 1 608 778 990 - 49 35 3991 37 2986 1 864 34 2756 1 614 1 636 

- 26 49 3031 22 2 591 1 656 20 2355 1 407 1 513 

- 31 55 4 813 30 4657 2353 14 2 144 1 292 1 332 

- 17 8 3353 12 2348 1 313 12 2338 1 210 1 244 

- 12 12 2 849 10 2383 1 221 10 2 357 1 198 985 

- 73 99 27059 70 25939 13 772 46 17041 10523 9 127 

- 102 85 73 225 91 66420 28 151 43 30678 14372 9745 

- 79 80 119 201 72 110 270 43 721 24 36088 12 598 5415 

- 94 108 483063 92 470 063 134 694 31 226 597 60618 10371 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Farms 

801 

627 

377 

257 

263 

244 

161 

126 

640 

107 

54 

'1974 

Acres 

726 882 

231 447 

125 266 

37404 

511 317 

157617 

90299 

36426 

466 685 

111 012 

149 185 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Farms Acres 

760 802 278 

653 229 151 

356 179 767 (NA) 48 785 

271 511 113 

(NA) 151 092 

133 111 398 (NA) 29 274 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

661 

5SO 

283 

209 

234 

226 

144 

115 

511 

97 

53 

Farming ______________________________ 466 476 445 4SO On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 335 247 216 160 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________ -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 17 12 17 10 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL________________________ III 67 95 47 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL________________________ 162 134 120 107 1 to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL________________________ 177 205 144 181 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL________________________ 211 190 178 165 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________ 123 115 107 100 ISO to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average ago___________________________ 50.2 52.1 50.3 52.7 200 doys or moro _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

713 197 646 793 714 

229 381 586 227 643 

119 298 278 174216 

36451 (NA) 47595 

505 667 251 510 048 

156 956 (NA) ISO 800 

88232 117 109 450 

35974 (NA) 29 248 

454 812 537 558 354 

(0) 73 130845 

(0) 33 86 127 

3 18 386 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

552 454 4SO 375 

173 135 147 126 

76 134 64 109 

354 289 330 272 

58 40 47 39 

21 18 18 17 

26 17 21 15 

40 30 32 19 

257 187 171 115 

I 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (safe proprietorships) and partnerships1 see text. 

Table S. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 259 15296 226 12 187 222 15268 186 12 156 

- 396 21 533 404 9995 304 21 434 333 9 929 

- 130 5802 254 3993 109 5 789 215 3 975 

- 346 256 (NA) (NA) 293 245 234 226 

- 421 2014 391 834 374 2006 356 .826 

- 313 1 621 338 1 032 285 1 617 322 1 026 

- 436 688 283 387 393 684 274 386 

- 309 5976 317 4248 290 5969 303 4245 

- 109 768 50 170 89 760 49 (0) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________ .. _________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, pla"ts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 337 1284 316 1 210 312 1 274 288 1 205 

- 800 4039 (NA) (NA) 656 4003 (NA) (NA) 

- 794 3046 745 1 771 650 3 019 640 1 752 

- 755 1 252 (NA) (NA) 621 1 234 594 865 

- 468 905 (NA) (NA) 442 901 351 542 

- 192 191 (NA) (NA) 178 191 172 147 

- 49 25 (NA) (NA) 49 25 

- } 57 454 (NA) (NA) 57 454 637 176 

- 794 218 (NA) (NA) 650 214 

- 583 989 (NA) (NA) 505 980 (NA) (NA) 

- 27 5 (NA) (NA) 27 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasallne _________________________________________ _ 

01 ... 1 fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t_a~~:_a_n_d_~~~~~~== == == == == ==== = = == == == === Natural gas ______ - _____________________________ ---

Kerosene, motor 011, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electrk:lty ____________________________ ---------------

Other-cool, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

186 ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, ',ncluding Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 312 60 824 284 Cropland fertilized, except P.!'sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ - 311 60 759 283 

- 4 65 4 lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to contro(- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 181 20 536 157 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 13 1 003 13 Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 7 1 199 7 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 257 82 172 243 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 26 2090 21 - 137 (X) 123 - Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 110 (X) 96 

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,OO(L Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group, $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including plckups-_____________ _ Wheel tractars ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, seif·propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compk:kers and picker-shellers ________ _ Coltonpk:kers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated morket value of 011 

801 707 657 605 machinery and equipment - Can. 

36289 23324 35 109 22 088 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

45304 32990 53438 36 509 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

63 99 39 71 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

175 112 90 81 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

176 lOB 147 88j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

576 1 016 301 442 393 574 761 2 106 410 614 591 1 492 700 1 952 174 251 654 1 701 185 279 29 44 163 235 38 38 11 11 27 27 8 8 6 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - 128 137 54 59 78 78 213 233 62 68 159 165 

102 118 38 38 73 80 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms, see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

60 596 322 61 462 

60 531 (NA) 60 974 

65 (NA) 488 

(D) - -

20207 (NA) 16226 

1 003 3 742 

1 199 8 1 391 

82047 (NA) 77 842 

2 075 3 7 

(X) 36 ()O 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

73 113 n 101 

105 153 105 144 

78 44 73 42 

~1 78 ~ 36 1 52 78 

43.J jL 43 .J 

1974 

Manufactured Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

556 875 497 658 1 768 581 620 1 706 354 210 285 56 25 25 8 47 52 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 64 72 16 209 230 76 

75 88 20 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~~r~-::::::::==:: ==== :==::= :==:::=: ===:::=:=:=======: = - 309 173 (X) 252 (X) 290 303 - 3096 (X) 943 00 2 153 3064 2 573 

Farma withI.~llli~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~m~~~~ - 61 65 65 64 64 51 89 - 73 51 102 65 130 68 55 - 52 27 87 46 162 48 58 - 67 13 82 32 224 67 47 - 56 17 607 45 1 573 56 54 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. 187 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Humber Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 476 (X) 447 (X) 376 (X) 359 (X) 

- 393 (X) 400 (X) 322 (X) 333 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any caltle, hogs, ar sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 445 50 122 441 27 151 358 50 017 367 27070 Any caltle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 393 39604 412 (NA) 333 (D) 353 18434 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory; 

- 347 62584 367 48284 288 61 337 312 47464 

- 291 14598 299 19 762 246 14012 259 19312 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

- 248 10839 250 16 286 208 10262 214 15848 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Milk 76 3 759 89 3476 69 3 750 81 3464 cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 268 22 078 (NA) (HA) 223 21 716 244 11460 

- 302 25908 (NA) (HA) 256 25 6()9 257 16692 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 338 76 281 366 65235 294 76 125 322 64 965 

- (X) 35032 (X) (HA) (X) 34 982 (X) 15943 

- 173 5 271 (HAl (HA) 161 5220 169 6274 

- (X) 1 255 (X) (HA) (X) 1 245 (X) 863 

- 285 71 010 (NAl (HA) 247 70905 263 58 691 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Caltle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X). 33 777 (X) (NA) (X) 33 737 (X) 15081 

- 81 (D) (HAl (NA) 64 (D) 55 47474 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (HA) (X) (D) (X) 12369 

- 42 4 555 (HAl (NA) 41 (D) 43 3898 $1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 122 29 744 96 26921 94 29 444 79 26496 

- 70 2693 (NAl (NA) 56 2624 45 2289 

- 113 27051 (HAl (NA) 89 26820 71 24207 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Hov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Hov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 71 3805 60 4 220 57 3 756 51 4 154 

- 62 1 835 52 2084 52 1 812 44 2047 

- 64 1 970 49 2 136 52 1 944 42 2 107 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 23 3007 35 4088 18 2902 26 3858 

- 19 911 (NAl (HA) 14 823 26 1366 

- 6 36 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 213 1 562 139 871 149 1 129 101 674 

- 119 44 039 98 39423 97 43 728 82 39001 

- (X) 4507 (X) (HA) (X) 4491 (X) 2387 

- 33 3470 26 11 714 26 3291 20 11 499 

- (X) 124 (X) (HA) (X) 120 (X) 236 

- 20 1 566 36 4 161 15 1 514 27 3938 

- 19 1 040 (HAl (HA) 15 964 23 2637 

- (X) 8 517 (X) (HA) (X) 7915 (X) 21 647 

- 22 65 (HAl (HA) 17 (D) 27 104 

- 3 34 (HAl (HA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 1 (X) (HA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

- 60 237 33 156 37 180 24 131 

- (X) 297 (X) (HA) (X) 269 (X) 45 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _________________________________________ ._ - __ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 108 (X) 87 (X) 74 (X) 70 (X) 

- 103 (D) 83 518 455 71 (D) 67 517 594 

- 102 (D) 81 518 181 70 (D) 65 (D) 

- 7 122 (HAl (HA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (HAl (HA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 14 851 9 660 11 693 6 535 

- 7 28 (HAl (HA) 4 9 4 76 

- 3 19 (NAl (HA) - - 4 (D) 

- 4 9 (HAl (NA) 4 9 2 (D) 

- 28 (X) (HAl (X) 17 (X) 7 (X) 

Inventory, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chiokens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other moot-type chlckens ________________ _ 

Tu~~~t!;;fO~~I.;,;-ght.;:============================= Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 23 (X) 17 (X) 13 (X) 13 (X) 

- 10 (D) 11 506656 5 (D) 8 506 416 

- 10 (D) 11 506 546 5 (D) 8 506 416 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - (NAl (HA) - - - -

- 5 515 6 205 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

1 (0) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) - -

7 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (X) 3 (X) 

36 5543 28 4 588 24 5 540 19 4 586 

Soles, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ - _____________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loylng age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other moot-type chlckeno ________________ _ 

TU~~~~;; Turkey hens fo~~I.;,;_ght.;:=============================- kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producto ____________________ $1,000 __ 

188 ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms wnh soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrig.led Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Qu.nlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quontny Forms Acre. 

126 - Corn for all purpose. _________________________ 1978_ 14085 (X) 122 13632 123 13 950 (X) 119 13497 

141 - 1974_ 9 672 ()() (NA) (NA) 136 9 617 (X) 132 9574 76 8 871 819 822 72 8 531 74 (D) (D) 70 (D) - ·79 5 595 425 452 (NA) (NA) 76 5556 424 791 76 5 556 -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 78 5 214 85 280 74 5 101 76 (0) (D) 72 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 79 3946 66 117 n 3 915 -

For silage or green chop (Ions. groon) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 5 115 (X) 3 103 -

For fodder. hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

22 930 (X) 18 591 22 930 (X) 18 591 -

- 23 870 ()() (NA) (NA) 20 848 (X) 7 319 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 13 628 22 735 11 399 13 628 22 735 11 399 - 6 259 9 696 (NA) (NA) 6 259 9696 4 249 - 7 (0) 1 518 6 (D) 7 (D) 1 518 6 (D) -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 050 2 (D) 

For groin or seed (bushels>-__________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 399 449 1 (D) 

CuI for dry foroge or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) ()() 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 319 177 319 3 911 276 36 2 149 298 176 160 3 893 505 33 2 097 

- 374 183 589 4 227 239 (NA) (NA) 358 183 110 4 219 866 46 3336 

13 1 099 23 395 5 71 13 1 099 23 395 5 71 -

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 542 19 150 12 160 

- 127 11 264 392 172 66 3 695 122 11 157 389 031 62 3636 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 118 8648 256 175 51 1 827 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for gr.in (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) - - - - - - 4 500 (X) - - 4 500 (X) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 3 370 (X) 1 (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __ ._. ____ • ___ .. _____ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D} 2 (D) 

1974_ Poonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Co"on (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweight). _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 IS 2 700 3 15 3 15 2 700 3 15 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

S_lpol.loes (bushels) _ ••••••• ____ ••••. _ • __ ._1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974. H.y crops (Ions. dry) (_10.1).._._ ....•.•. ____ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 302 23 133 62944 238 15 550 256 22 488 61 862 199 15082 1974. AH.H. h.y (Ions. dry) _ •.. _ •.•.•• ___________ 1978_ 285 19 672 54 178 (NA) (NA) 246 19056 53 056 174 11 668 237 15 161 51 561 208 13607 204 14722 50 716 179 13273 1974. Olher to .... dry hoy (t .... dry) (I" ... t) . _" __ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 213 15 170 46 476 163 10 612 

- 54 2 160 2 541 30 768 46 2046 2376 22 654 

flold IItd crop,-_. __ ..• _. __ .• ___ • _._._. _ ••• _.1978. 

1974. A1toHo IItd (poundl) •• _._._._._. ___ ._ •• __ •• 1978_ 

1974_ Red clo .. r IMd (poundl) _._ ••• ______ ••• _ •• __ 1978_ 

- 4 188 ()() 1 (D) 3 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 1 (D) - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 85 2 156 (X) 85 2 156 77 2 133 (X) n 2 133 - 78 3 146 ()() (NA) (NA) 68 3 123 (X) 68 3 101 - 24 127 (X) 24 127 18 117 (X) 18 117 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 1 337 (X) 10 1 337 - 5 12 (X) 5 12 5 12 (X) 5 12 - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 31 (X) 13 31 - 8 84 (X) 8 84 7 (D) (X) 7 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (HA) 4 73 (X) 4 73 

AII_lo"I .. harvell.d '.r 1010 (I" 1 •• 1) ••• ____ 1978_ 

1974_ S_I corn ... _ •.. _._ ••• _ •• _ ••• _______ • __ .1978_ 

1974_ Tomolo .. _ .• _ ..• -.-•••• - .• -. ___ •••• ___ • __ 1978_ 

1974_ Gr_ peal "cludlna COWpeal __ • __ • _______ • __ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (D) ()() 3 (D) 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 

- 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

lond In Orchardl • _. __ •• ___ • __ • _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ Appiol (poUndl)._. _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ptoc:hel (poundl)._. ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropol (poundl) (1 .. 1 •• t) -----______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (D) ()() - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 53 1 158 (X) 45 1 115 53 1 158 (X) 45 1 I1S - 23 1 722 ()() (NA) (NA) 23 1 722 (X) (NA) (NA) 

10,,1 .. __ • ___ • ______________________________ 1978_ 

Str.w",,,I .. (poundl) _______________________ l~~:= 

1974_ ~h!'ry and arHnhoult producls _______________ 1978_ r cropi _________________________________ 1978_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. 189 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres 

Forms ___ _ ____________________________ _ 

Averoge size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo ____________________ . ____________ _ 

Proportion in forms _________________________ percenL 

321 256 729 321 296096 245 233 455 241 270 023 

- (X) 600 (X) 922 (X) 953 (X) 1 120 (X) 460 160 (X) 460 160 (X) 460 160 (X) 460 160 (X) 55,6 (X) 64,3 (X) SO,7 (X) 58,7 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _______ _ 

Averoge per acre __________ _ _ ________ dollors-

_ __________ dollors_ 326 817 (X) 163 393 (X) 458 354 (X) 222 689 (X) 

(X) 407 (X) 199 (X) 402 (X) 199 

land in forms according to use; 

295 (0) 303 96035 235 (0) 232 (0) 

266 64 790 283 72 576 227 63 658 217 70 278 

Total cropland _________ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

By acres harvested: 

5 21 - (NA) - - - (NA) 

6 119 17 (NA) 1 (0) 3 (NA) 

17 379 15 (NA) 6 129 5 (NA) 

- 31 1 117 53 (NA) 17 630 18 (NA) 

37 2 522 30 (NA) 34 2357 23 (NA) 

53 7 376 49 (NA) 52 (0) 49 (NA) 

62 25 237 84 (NA) 82 25 237 84 (NA) 

- 26 16 950 28 (NA) 26 16950 28 (NA) 

- 7 9067 7 (NA) 7 9067 7 (NA) 

I to 9 acres ___ _ 

lOto 19 acres ~ ___ . __ 20 fa 29 acres _______________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ____ . __________ _ 

50 fa 99 acres __ . ______________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ________ ~ __ .. 

200 to 499 acres _ _ _ . _________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __ .. ___ .. _______ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________ _ 

121 (0) 161 20030 66 (0) 125 (0) 

- 114 (0) 72 5 427 97 (0) 54 (0) 

Cropland used only for posture _______ .. ________ . Olhercropland _________________ .. _____ .. ________ ._ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

24 I 154 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 6 (0) 

- 29 4 540 (NA) (NA) 21 3 760 19 961 

- 21 (0) (NA) (NAJ 19 (0) 9 490 

grasses, not harvested or postured _____________ . __ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __ _ 

Cropland in cuitiva1ed summer fallow __ Cropland idle ____________ _ - 62 5 769 (NA) (NA) 55 5637 29 2 543 

9 (0) 14 6604 7 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

Total woodland ___ _ 

Woodland pastured Woodland not pastured _____ . _____ . 

Other land_ _ _______________ . __ - 227 160 541 226 191 457 184 143 257 178 178 065 Pastureland and rangeland, o1her than cropland and woodland pastured __________________________ _ 123 152 541 (NA) (NA) 101 137 650 123 171 723 land in house loIs, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _ 170 6000 (NA) (NA) 134 5407 131 6342 

Pastureland, all types ______ . __ . ______ _ 216 170 876 (NA) (NA) 165 152 511 (NA) 169 169 

!rrigated land __________ ~ ________ ~ ___________ ~ ________ _ 267 82 480 268 67 703 223 77 520 226 77 703 Harvested cropland irrigated _______ .. ________ .. _________ _ 254 61 033 (NA) (NA) 219 59997 199 62 061 Pastureland irrigated ______ .~ ______ . _________ ~ __ ~ ____ _ 98 19 604 (NA) (NA) 79 (0) (NA) 14 553 Other land irrigated ____________ .. _________ . _ - 27 1 643 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 14 1 089 land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ _ 35 995 (X) (X) 35 995 (X) (X) 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

Volue Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market velue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 321 15696 321 14 342 245 15 599 241 14 252 Average per form ______________________ . ___ dollars_ (X) 48697 (X) 44 679 (X) 63670 (X) 59 137 

Forms by value of agricultural products sald: 1 

$100,000 or more _________________________ . __________ _ 

- 31 10 134 29 (NA) 31 10 134 29 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ _ 52 3 216 51 (NA) 52 3 216 51 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 47 1 319 46 (NA) 47 1 319 46 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 35 537 32 (NA) 35 537 32 (NA) 

- 31 216 36 (NA) 31 216 36 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 49 175 43 (NA) 49 175 43 (NA) Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see fexf} ____________________________ _ 

- 75 (0) 63 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 20 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) ()() 

- 20 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 197 6 550 164 11 545 161 6 531 (NA) 11 524 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 113 3 415 (NA) (NA) 112 (0) 104 2 799 

- 6 66 (NA) (NA) 6 66 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 152 (0) (NA) (NA) 136 (0) 122 1 606 - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 3 636 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) -- - - - - -

38 3 449 (NA) (NA) 36 3 449 46 3 060 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ________________ - __ _ fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______ .. __________ ~ ____ ~ _________________ _ 

214 7 146 236 2 797 161 7066 170 2 728 

- 6 (0) 12 1 2 (0) 6 1 

9 679 (NA) (NA) 6 674 15 797 

175 5 635 (NA) (NA) 137 5 595 151 1 456 

- 33 115 (NA) (NA) 21 103 20 98 

47 441 (NA) (NA) 37 431 47 305 

- 26 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 15 72 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ - _________ ----

Cottle and calves ________________________________ ---. 

Hogs and pigs _______________ • ____________________ ---

Sheep, lambs, and waol _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 dato include soles of forest products, 

190 ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms._ 

Farms with -

I to 9 acres 

10 to 49 acres 

50 10 69 acres 70 to 99 ocrc~ 

100 10 139 ocres 140 10 179 ocres 

lBO 10 219 acres 

220 10 2)9 acres 

260 to 499 acres 

SOD to 999 ocre$. _ 

1,000 fa 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or morc 

Forrn~> 

19/8 

321 

14 

71 

6 

73 

11 

58 

6 

7 

10 

61 

78 

16 

Aucs 

19/4 If! forrll', 

321 256 1'29 

3 40 

70 )'.J? 

3 3J4 

')9 I 866 

6 I 2/6 

4/ 9 155 

16 I II? I 14 I 6/'.J 

63 70 4691 78 4~) 065 

75 36 007 

17 134 103 i 

1918 

~orfll" With hO(yCSI(~d cropland 

Acre':. HO(Vf:<,lt,d 

fO(trl', In form'> (roplund 

2/,B 719 1?6 64 /90, 

3 70 I 

II 358 781 

(, 354 119 

19 1 536 810 

7 811 474 

51 8 030 4 409 

6 I Ii? 73'1 I 6 I 435 988 

64 ')3 '.J31 Ilml >J 47 515 7'J 803 

7/ 3~) 00) 10 672 

II 1011 367 6 815 i 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms J -- 19/8 1974 

--

forrn~) wllh Irrigated lond 

Au('~, Horvr:c.,I(·d Irngoh:d 

~(Jrrn'. In f(Jrrw, ((opland land 

?61 /30 068 6.1 809 82 480 

') (0) (D) (D) 

10 (D) (0) (D) 

(, 354 119 136 

19 I 036 810 930 

'I I 036 474 608 

46 / 730 3 699 4 749 

6 I In 739 783 

7 I 6/\ 988 I 098 

M 74 1/1 II 643 14 566 

\8 4:) Oil n 803 75 646 

2') 37 64') 10 \ 1/ 17 127 

13 116 87B /) 81 ') 1/ 076 

1978 and 1974 

F(Jrrn\ with :,utc') of $) .500 or morl' 

19/8 I 19/4 

forrns A<:.n~s forms Acre') i Form': Acres j ~orms Acres 

tond in forms 

Harvested croplanu 

Tenure of operator: 

full owner!; 

Horvested cropland 

ParI owners 

Harv('!;ted croplond 

Tenonts 

Harvesteu cropland 

lypc of orgoni/olion: 

Individual or family 

Partnership 

Corporation __ 

Other - coopertltivr., eslole or Irust, inslilul 

Opcrotors by principal occupation: 

forming 

Other 

Operators by ogc group: 

Under 25 years .. _ 25 10 34 years __ 

35 10 44 yeors _ 

45 to 54 years- 55 10 64 years ___ _ 

65 years and aver __ 

Average age .. _ 

ionul, elc 

371 

268 

227 

182 

75 

67 

74 

1'1 

768 

47 

9 

7 

All forms I 1978 119/4 

183 191 

138 118 

70 81 

47 53 

65 47 

86 97 

71 45 

32 59 

47. ) 49.5 

756 1?9 

64 790 

82 944 

37 769 

164 779 

78 354 

9 556 

4 167 

161 730 

(0) 

10) 

(0) 

forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more I 

1918 ' 1974 

1/4 111) 

/I 6) 

)2 81 

30 ,'8 

02 3/ 

68 71 

58 36 

25 30 

48.1 41.7 

'Applies only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; sC'c lext 

321 296 096 

283 72 \/8 

214 98 780 

(NA) 35 3/9 

86 190 "95 

iNA) 37 780 

21 6 871 

(NA) 4 419 

(NAJ INA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) INA) 

Operalors by pineL' of rr:sldCl\c~ 

On form Opcr()I(~d 

Nolan form operated 

Nol reporled 

Operators reporting doys of work oH form 

None 

I 10 49 days 

50 10 99 days 

10010 149 doys 

15010199 doys 

200 doys or more 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are bosed on a sample of farm~; sec lexll 

livcstotk and poultry purthased. _ feed for livestotk and poultry .. __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds. Animol health costs .. ___ . ___ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants, and trees __ . Commercial ferlilizer _ _ _ _ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime Hired farm labor. _ Coni roct labor _ _ _ _ . _ _.. _ _ . _... 

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ~_ 

Energy and petroleulll products 

Petroleum products 

Gasoline 

Diesel fuel _ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

fuoloil _ 

Naturol gos _ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, ond greose Elcctricity .. _ .. ~ 

Othcr --coal, wood, coke, etc. __ _ 

1978 

forms 

119 

200 

30 

188 

118 

140 

65 

135 

36 

134 

321 

321 

321 

233 

51 

48 

7 

321 

197 

8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

1974 

Expenses 

($1.000) forms 

3 127 13/ 

781 207 

747 162 

61 (NA) 

383 ) 28 

1 123 101 168 9/ 

1 102 144 

138 32 

338 119 

I 472 INA) 

840 310 

515 (NA) 

220 (NA) 

47 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

632 (NA) 

(Z) (N!\) 

Ex~cn'C$1 ($1.000) 

527 

787 

341 

(NA) 

349 

1 031 

279 

1 489 

105 

2H71 

(NA) 

646 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2"5 J:J3 4)) 1 741 210023 

271 63 6)8 /1/ 70 278 

1\8 /6 4691 148 8', 134 

148 31 412 (NA) 33 339 

6/ 1118 110 81 119 128 

6) 10) (NA) 32 645 

20 8 8/6 17 5 761 

1/ 10) (NA) 4 79" 

19/ 1.18 )t9 706 122 511 

J8 (Ill 2·\ 29 087 <) 101 II 112 930 

: ID) 

Aft forflls I f(lnl1S wllil sotes of 

S7.500 or fllorc 

19/8 ' 19/4 19/8 1974 

")·1(, '}·II 188 177 

·.1/ 30 J9 76 

78 38

1 

18 37 

124 

II) 1 118 IDI 

/.1 I? 27 11 

1/ 10 10 10 

10 'll 8 4 

70 76 13 73 

II" 90 67 39 

fmltl~ Wllh S()tc~ ot $:),)Oll or morc 

I 19lH 

I ,pc,,,c~ I 19/4 

~ xJJensc~ 

farm ~ ($1.000) Ftlrlll~ ($1.000) 

55 J 01O! 92 4H9 II:) 759

1 151 70') 77 

7~~ I 174 331 106 1 )9 .1I 100 JS7 114 348 1 O~ ) 113 103 (D) 6,1 (0) 94 229 171 1 Oil 10/ I 484 

3" 138 31 (0) 

104 337 10) 711 

708 1 43/ (NA) (NA) 708 806 7:18 676 708 ,194 234 361 148 21,1 1·16 1,,2 45 46 71 53 11 7 } 7 J 7:11 .19 208 4/ 

176 (0) (NA) (NA)I 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I 

ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLO. 191 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

1191B dolo orc bascd on (J sample of forms, see lext] 

All forllls Farms with soles of $2.500 or morc 

1978 1978 

Comrncrnol (ertlh/cr 

(roplorld lerlili/cd. l'xCepl posture 

Posture and rongelond teflili/ed 

lllnc. 

Sproy~, du:::.ls. groJ)utc$, tUrllIgnnt<;, ele to conlrol 

In:-.ccb on hoy and Qlhcr crops 

Nenlotodc:::. In crops 

Dlse(Jse:::. 111 ((Op:-. and orchords 

Weed'S, gross, or brush in crop::. (lnd posture 

Chcllllcllh for 

Df:ioiiollon or tor growth coulrol of crops or tllIrHiing of frUit 

Insect control on livestock and poultry . _ 

Sonilollon ond rodent and bird control 

Forms 

140 

140 

29 

14 

47 

5 

I 

" 

Acres on which used Forms 

32 729 105 

32 729 105 

-

-

8 137 29 

- 4 030 14 

15 533 46 

970 5 (X) I (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

, ',110101(.'(1 [norket voluf' 01 011 

filtH funNy ond equipment 

I\v('WY(' per form 

I linn<. by voJu(' group 

:i>1 1054,999 

$),000 10 >9.99'1 

.0;,10,000 10 ~19,9<)9 

furms 

> 1.000 

dollof'::> 

119lB doro ore lHlscd on a sornplc at farms, see lextl 

All fMm- ~(Jrrt1S With sole'::> 

of p,)OO or rnorc 

f----

191H 1974 19/8 1974 

371 306 208 231 13 10,1 8 065 I? 446 7 583 

"0 823 26 356 59 836 37 827 

47 62 37 12/ 88 37/ 3 22 

38 10i 26 64 i 

1918 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

[srirnotcd market value of {lit 

machinery and equipment - (on. 

$20,000 10 1.29.999 

$30,000 to $49.999. 

$50.000 to $69,999 

$10.000 to $99.999 

$100,000 10 $199,999 

$200,000 or morc . 

Acres on which used 

32 197 

32 197 

-

8 137 

4 030 

(D) 

910 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms Mutlufoclured 1974 to 1978 Monufoclured prior to 1974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles 

MolOrfrucks mdudin9 {ltckups 

Wheel lrocl0rs 

Groin ano beon cornblflcs, self propelled only 

Corn hco(h; for (ornbines 

Olher (ornplckers ond picker shellers _ 

COllonpickers 

Mowt!r conOltloners 

Pickup bolen. 

fIdel lorog(' harvesters, sheor bor 

or flywheel I ype 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

Forms Number Forms Number 

200 351 123 166 

284 732 169 245 

209 549 52 71 

54 66 13 15 

I (0)1 I (D)I I (0) 

124 146 42 42 

135 187 29 36 

?? 22 17 17 

1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo arc based on a somple of forms; see 'extl 

Hired workers - All forrns, 

Forms Number 

123 185 

184 481 

205 478 

,11 51 

I (0) 

93 10·1 

113 151 

5 5 

1978 

1974 

Forms Acres all which used 

103 24 389 

(NA) 24 221 

(NA) 168 

(NA) 9 188 

- -

6 I 071 

(NA) II 740 

2 (0) 

9 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All form:::. Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

39 37 39 35 

43 56 "2 54 

5 26 5 26 

76 , IS/{ 26 , 73 r 2J r 181 12 .J i L 17 .J 

1974 

Monu!oclurcd 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

248 346 190 

286 691 :'09 

269 706 91 

56 ("I III 

6 6 (NA) (Nil) INA) 

,10 ,),1 ,5 

113 ;0" 39 

5 5 7 

Any hired workcr~ 

Forms wllh sole$ of $?,500 or man' 

~orms 

Workcr~ 

~orlll!-. wllh 

J worker 

') workers 

3 or 4 workers 

.5 10 9 workers 

10 workers or more 

192 ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLO. 

Any 

135 

719 

37 

8 

39 

25 

26 

Working 150 days or morc 

Forms Workers 

69 (X) 

(X) 156 

33 33 

13 26 

15 48 

8 49 

-

Working less tho n 150 doys 

Forms Workers 191H 19/4 

125 (X) 121 101 

(X) 563 70? I 11:1,) 

42 42 24 71 

14 28 8 II 

32 116 38 71 

18 120 25 II 

19 257 76 75 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9, Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry . _. Any cottlc, hogs, or sheep __ 

Soles: Any livestock or poullry and their products ______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________ .. ______ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves __ .. ____________ _ _______ . __ _ -- Cows and heifers thol hod colved ____________ .. __ Beef cows _____ , .. ____________ _ Milk cows ________ " ___________ _ - Heifers and heifer calves _______________ . _____ _ -- Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves __________________ ~ ________ _ 

Calves __________________ ~ ______________ _ 

Cottlc .. __________________ .. _______________ _ 

Fattened cottle __ . 

Dairy products __ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

$1,000_ 

$1,000 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs _ • _______ • ___ • ___________ • ___ . _________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding __ . ___________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________ . _________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 __________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or alder ___________________________ _ Goats _______________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pi9S ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs- __________________________ . _. ______ _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ • ________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lombs, ond wool ________________________ $I,OOO_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies _______ _ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ___________________ . __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens. _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles: Any poultry _____ . ____________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________ , __________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________ ._. ____ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ ~ _____________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

Pouliry ond poultry products ___ . ________________ $1.000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

244 

211 

214 

204 

191 

167 

146 

60 

158 

156 

175 

(X) 

120 

(X) 

128 

(X) 

10 

(X) 

9 

34 

26 

27 

28 

26 

17 

46 

43 

6 

126 

33 

(X) 

12 

(X) 

47 

42 

(X) 

47 

3 

(X) 

20 

(X) 

56 

53 

52 

4 

-

7 

7 

7 

I 

13 

4 

2 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Number 

I 

(X)I 

(X) 

7 146 

6 191

1 

I 

14 595 

7 630 

6 758 

872 

3 669

1 3 296 

16 373 

5 635 

3 601 

911 

12 772 

4 724 

48 1 

8;g 1 

I 2991 

167 

I 132 

223 

118 

105 

8 1391 5 602 

73 

755

1 

I 667 

115 

439 

10 

7 216 

6 810 

63 357 

4411 

34 

(0) 

52 

(D) 

(X) 

I 124 

I 083 

41 

-

388 

34 

(0) 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(D) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I I 

(X)I I 184 (X)I 252 177 (X) 

233 (X) 158 (X) 166 (X) 

236 2 797 161 7 068 170 2 728 

229 (NA)I 158 6 129

1 

167 I 859

1 

224 19 283 144 14 020 159 18 310 

200 II 653 129 7 371 149 II 181 

161 10 642 113 6 555 131 10 237 

73 I all 46 816 46 944 

(NA) (NA)I 119 3 513

1 

109 3 996

1 (NA) (NA) 118 3 136 119 3 133 

208 9 234 137 16 1951 151 8 819 

(X) (NA) (X) 5 595 (X) I 456 

(NA) (NA) 98 3 4921 121 6 253 

(X) (NA) (X) 890 (X) 817 

(NA) (NA) 100 12 703 96 2 566 

(X) (NA) (X) 4 705

1 

(X) 639

1 (NA) (NA)I 8 (D) 11 189 

(X) (NA) (X) CD) (X) 63 

(NA) (NA) 6 874 15 797 

29 I 034 17 I 080 21 I 000 

(NA) (NA) 13 120 9 83 

(NA) (NA) 13 960 21 917 

23 130 14 174 10 96 

II 85 12 90 4 70 

16 45 II 84 7 26 

57 9 086 37 7 878 46 8 755 

(NA) (NA) 36 5 468 41 5 166 

(NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

124 915 

I 

89 606

1 

87 809

1 

34 I 907 21 I 321 1 20 I 697 

(X) (NA) (X) 103 (X) 98 

20 281 5 171 8 161 

(X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 3 

57 9 558 37 7 032 47 9 249 

(NA) (NA) 36 6 645 41 6 088 

(X) (NA) (X) 62 085 (X) 56 813 

(NA) (NA) 37 431 47 305

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 1 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

19 503 15 42 II 482 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 66 

46 (X)I 32 (X)I 30 (X)I 42 I 313 30 604 28 8DI 

42 I 262 30 (0) 28 CD) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 6 465 5 (D) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 22 5 29 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 (DI 

(NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (X) 7 (X)I 3 (X) 

6 (X) 2 (X) 2 

5 186 (X) 1 I (0) I (01 

5 170 I (0) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) - I (D) - - I CD) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) ,X) - (X) (X) 12 I 2 (0) 6 I 

ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLO. 193 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

" 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlily Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. 9reenL _________ 1978_ 

- 4 150 (X) (NAl (NA) 4 150 (X) 4 150 

- I (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 

- 3 140 6644 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 6644 3 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) I (0) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed {bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 7 472 (X) (NA) (NAl I (0) (X) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (fons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (0) I (D) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ II 1 203 79 270 II I 203 II I 203 79 270 II 1 203 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 23 I 398 58 947 (NA) (NAl 22 (0) (0) 21 I 192 

- 41 3 189 189 078 39 2 514 41 3 189 189 078 39 2 514 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 41 1 568 79 459 40 1 528 

- 101 19 424 I 378 293 97 18 262 100 (0) (0) 96 (D) 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 95 16 757 944 807 93 16 733 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ t978_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (X) I (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 40 6 609 I 668 330 40 6609 40 6609 I 668 330 40 6609 

1974_ - 46 4 883 I 107 753 (NA) (NA) 46 4 883 1 107 753 46 4 883 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text> _________________ 1978_ - 245 34 852 58 828 234 32 867 205 33 746 57 437 199 31 856 

1974_ - 249 44 880 74 298 (NA) (NA) 192 42 953 71 917 166 34 986 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 231 27 337 49 473 221 25 956 195 26 390 48 198 189 25 084 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 180 31 414 50 881 154 27 718 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 6 820 (0) 3 (D) 4 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - I (0) (X) I (0) 1 (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (lS) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) I (D) I (D) (D) I (01 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI (NAl - - - - -

All vegetables harvested far sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (XI - - - - (X) - -

- 4 2 775 (XI (NA) (NA) 4 2 775 (XI 4 2 775 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAI (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (XI - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - - - (X) (NAI (NAl - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAI (NAI - - - (NA) (NAI 

- (NA) (NA) (NAI (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (HAl 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NAI (NAI 

- (NAI (NAI (NAI (NA) (NAI (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NAI 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (XI - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - I (01 (X) - - - - (XI - -

- I (0) (XI (NA) (NA) I (01 (XI (NA) (NAI 

194 ALAMOSA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ___________ • _______ • ___ • ___ . ______________ -----

Average size of form _____ • _______ • ______________ -- __ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ t~n~~~~o=:== == ====== ==== ==== == == == -p;;c~~t= 

298 338 661 278 415 704 232 328 313 223 405 481 

(X) I 136 (X) I 495 (X) I 415 (X) I 818 

(X) 508800 (X) 508 800 (J() 508 800 (X) 508 800 

(X) 66.6 (X) 81.7 (X) 64.5 (X) 79.7 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors. 

Average per acre _____ • _________ . _____________ dollars. 563 958 (X) 399 158 (X) 659 038 (X) 468 587 (X) 

- 267 (X) 449 (X) 258 - (X) 498 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ___________________ . __________________ _ Harvested cropland _________________________ •• ____ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________ . __________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

246 163 971 247 132 635 199 157648/ 200 126 762 

204 68 312 218 63 428 177 (D) 187 62 563 -

- 27 115 27 (NA) 24 99 23 (NA) 

- 10 135 . II (NA) 6 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 9 190 12 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) 

12 494 17 (NA) 5 205 5 (NA) 

- 24 I 775 25 (NA) 21 I 569 24 (NA) 

39 5 8251 27 (NA) I 36 5 3091 27 (NA) I - 39 13 350 57 (NA) 39 13 350 57 (NA) 

31 19 448\ 32 (NA) 31 19 448 32 (NA) 

- 13 26980 10 (NA) 13 26 980 10 (NA) 

73 16618 70 12 473 45 (0) 53 10 125 -

- 155 79 041 135 56 734 136 75 308 127 54 074 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivoted summer follow _______ ,. ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

30 4 389 (NA) (NA) 27 4 115 21 2 014 

41 5492 (NA) (NA) 32 4 320 31 6 263 

- 130 61 588 (NA) (NA) I 117 59 8341 104 44 0841 

- 63 7572 (NA) (NA) 53 7039 19 I 713 

TOfal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pasfured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 12 I 452 5 375 9 I 067 5 375 

- 5 513 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 7 939 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (D) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 226 173 238 193 282 694 180 169 598 166 278 344 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ 152 158 392 (NA) (NA) 129 155 121 116 270 426 

- 167 14 846 (NA) (NA) 130 14 477 119 7 918 

Postureland. all types __________________________________ _ 200 175 523 (NA) (NA) 155 170 510 (NA) 280 831 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 74 5 887 62 5064 65 5 804 56 4 958 

- 64 5 457 (NA) (NA) 59 5 403 52 4 730 

- 15 (D) (NA) (NA) II (D) (NA) (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

105 9 046 (X) (X) 91 8677 (X) (X) 

, J978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market valuo of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 298 17 271 278 12 682 232 17 194 223 12 615 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 57 958 (X) 45 619 (X) 74 114 (X) 56 570 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more. _______________________ .. __________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 28 12430 20 (NA) 28 12 430 20 (NA) 

- 34 2 286 41 (NA) 34 2 286 41 (NA) 

- 43 I 246 45 (NA) 43 I 246 45 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 54 808 43 (NA) 54 808 43 (NA) 

- 43 319 30 (NA) 43 319 30 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

t~;c:>t~~~ tl:~: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Abnormal forms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 30 105 31 (NA) 30 105 31 (NA) 

- 66 77 67 (NA) (X) (X) 13 (NA) 

- 15 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 29 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 179 13 135 191 10088 162 13 105 (NA) 10 066 

- 139 2 979 (NA) (NA) 125 2 954 133 3 449 - 26 467 (NA) (NA) 26 467 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abaeeo ___________________________________________ _ 

Field s .. ds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products . _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 26 (D) I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 30 9 934 25 6 431 29 (D) 24 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h::P~I~':~~~ ~n;j ;~~I:: :::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::: Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 194 4 137 173 2 593 156 4 090 136 2 548 - 18 17 28 II 12 (D) 9 5 - 11 561 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 9 512 

- 146 2855 (NA) (NA) 130 2 833 117 I 804 - 39 427 (NA) (NA) 33 423 14 43 - 15 72 (NA) (NA) 12 71 8 40 - 42 204 (NA) (NA) 27 189 20 144 

1]974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. 195 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

forms with 

I 10 9 o(,rt:'~ 

10 10 49 OU(", 

50 to 69 (Jues 

70 to 99 oue'::. 

100 to 139 (Jeres 

140 10 179 out's 

18010719 (leres 

720 10 ?~9 O( res 

260 10 49<) ocre~ 

500 to 999 oue,> 

1,000 10 1,999 acre'::. 

2,000 ocres or rnorc~ 

forms 

19/8 

298 

30 

56 

3 

9 

4 

21 

8 

5 

36 

010 

40 

'16 

Aucs 19/,j tfI lOrin'S. 

278 338 661

32 1 101 

45 I 326 

6 195 

5 799 

6 470 

9 3 296 

I ~ I I 0611 I 13/ 

2~ I 52 28 13 38:\ 9:)6 

37 5/ 801 

51 229 625 

1978 

rorl1l':'- wilh horvest·:--d cropland 

Acres Harvested 

forms In forms cropland 

204 286 7;'6 68 317 

13 46 23 

24 1177 299 

3 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

3 340 206 

10 I ;'58 521 

:\ 602 287

3 697 1 

3 ~~11 28 10 519 

34 74 435 7 260 

38 54 707 17 169 , ,13 19? 995 38 j93 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

AI! for illS 

1918 I 1974 

Farms wilh irrigated land 

Acres Hurvcslcd Irrigated 

Forms in forms cropland bod 

74 73 762 15 883 5 887 

12 52 21 29 

23 435 203 211 

I (0) (0) (0) 

2 (0) (D) (D) 

I (0) (D) (D) 

7 (D) (D) (D) 

I (0) (D) (0)1 - - 4 I 242 328 14

1\ 8 5 395 I 006 668 

10 13 756 5 857 3 040 

10 52 040 8 049 I 246 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $7,500 or marc 

1978 I 1974 

rorrns Aucs i form~ Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

lond in forms 

Hurve."tt'd CrOplOl\d 

!1~Hur(' of OPL'UII\)(' 

hdl (,wnN":. 

Hu(v('slcd cropland 

Pod OWflt'rs 

HurV{'~ted r.roplund. 

lC!lunh 

Hl1rVe~lpd cropland 

lype of orquni/ollon· 

Indlviduol or hUlltly 

Portncrsllip 

(01 porollon 

Other. coopcrollvf'. e,>Jole or Irusl, inslitul 

Opcrotors by pnncipol occupollon: 

ronnlng 

Ollll'r 

Opcro!ors by 091..' group. 

lIndN '2,) years 

2~ 10 34 years 

3j 10 4.1 yeors _ 

4~) 10 54 yef!f S 

55 10 64 yeors 

6,) yeors and over 

Avcr(}gc oge 

IOIlO!, elc 

AU forms 

1978 

15<1 

1<14 

3 

47 

63 

61 

71 

58 

51.0 

298 338 661 I 204 68 317 

157 17 780 I 97 21 007 

101 21B 913 

87 39 389 

45 ,12 ·j68 

25 7 971 

245 L~4 88'1 

28 3/ /89 

21 (0) 

4 (0) 

I forms wilh soles 01 $2,500 or more I 

11974 1978 ! 19/4 

155 139 1-16 

108 93 63 

I 2 II 

24 32 19 

56 51 38 

14 45 59 

5 I 56 44 

57 <16 48 

52.2 51.3 53.0 

lAplJlics Dilly 10 individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; sec lext. 

?l8 ,11.) 10,1 

218 63 428 

126 11,1 847 

(NA) 17 <11/ 

110 252 973 

INA) 37 '118 

47 4/ 884 

(NA) 8 593 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by ploce of reSidence· 

On form operated 

Not on form operated 

Nol reported 

Operators reporting days of work ott form. 

None 

I to 49 doys 

SO 10 99 days 

lOa 10 149 days 

150 to 199 doys 

200 days or more 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

Livestock und poultry purchased _ 

Feed for livestock and poullry _. 

Commercially mixed formula feeds 

Animol henllh costs _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and Irees _ 

ConHlwrcial ferlili/er _ 

Olher agriculturn! chemicals including lime 

Hired forlll looor. 

(onll'(lcl labor 

Cu~lolllw(Jrk, machine hire, and rcnlol of llIochinery and 

cquiplncnl 

ffwrgy find pclroloulll products 

PetroleuOl producls 

G(lsolillc 

Dic!5cl fucl 

I P <lOS, butane. and proponc 

flloloil 

Nulurul g05 

Kvroscno, molar oil, and grtW$C 

flcr.tritily 

Ollw!' coul, wood, coke, etc. _ 

! 1978 data arc based on a sample of forms; sec lexl J 

AI! forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

104 931 104 684 

191 960 174 911 

85 161 113 354 

159 89 (NA) (NA) 

119 I 693 112 893 

84 371 69 287 

130 180 83 72 

133 3 283 122 2 094 

24 56 20 118 

97 299 120 285 [ 

293 I 567 (NA) (NA)I 293 I 388 261 642 

281 44S (NA) (NA) 

III 424 (NA) (NA) 

42 50 (NA) (NA) 

II 42 (NA) (NA) 

21 369 (NA) (NA) 

293 58 (NA) (NA) 

204 III (NA) (N!\) 

16 2 (NA) (NA)i 

232 328 313 223 405 481 

171 67 094 187 62 563 

110 73 800 100 III 411 

77 (D) (NA) 17 250 

87 213 149 89 248 196 

77 38 110 (NA) 36 808 

35 41 364 34 45 874 

23 (D) (NA) 8 505 

184 744 902 179 357 117 

24 37 425 30 30 737 

20 (D) 14 17 627 

4 (D) 

All forms [ Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more I 

1978 11974 1978 ' 19/4 

187 169 149 135 

.. 82 61 64 SO 

29 33 19 2,1

1 

127 95 109 85 

18 12 17 II 

3 8 3 7 

8 5 5 ,1 

14 2<1 12 II 

II:> 80 )4 53 

Farms wilh soleo:, of $/,)00 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses fxpensc':> 

forms ($1,000) F()rm~ ($1.000) 

93 926 86 6/) 

152 925 135 eB6 

74 147 101 347 

141 78 106 60 

102 I 689 91 BY? 

73 358 64 2S7 

108 170 HI (0) 

177 3 752 106 7 OS4 

18 3/ IS (I) 

69 291 101 711 

218 I 041 I (NA) (NA)I 218 I 3/1 215 6TI 

207 436 210 )6Y 

137 419 135 1/'1 

31 49 55 :n 6 <12 } 21 369 715 I)" 

218 5/ 

158 168 (NA) (NA) 

10 I (NA) INA) [ 

196 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see t.ext} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on whic h used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ - 60 8 305 49 Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

- 60 8 305 49 Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - -

- I (0) I 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 31 3 833 26 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 16 2 552 II Weeds, gros~, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 98 13 132 81 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ - I (0) I Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- 60 (X) 54 Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ - 13 (X) 13 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________ ._. _____________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and becn combines. self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines _________________ ._ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers _________________ • __________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

293 262 218 212 machinery and equipment - Can. 

II 498 7 100 10 252 6 455 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

39 241 27099 47026 30 448 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

27 38 15 241 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

85 47 46 32 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

39 53 36 48j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

224 468 140 261 145 207 285 775 135 222 224 553 255 650 53 92 253 558 105 134 7 8 98 126 

- - - - - - I (D) - - I (D) 

- - - - - - 76 82 28 28 48 54 56 64 21 22 40 42 

13 23 2 (D) II (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

7 803 64 10066 

7 803 (NA) 9806 

- (NA) 260 

(D) - -

3 433 (NA) 6 299 

- I (D) 

2 152 4 45 

12 4501 (NA) 14 570 

(0: I I (D) 

(X) 9 (X) 

O() (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

37 57 33 44 

34 35 23 32 

28 17 22 17 

12 .., r 12 .., 

21 ~ 15 11 21 ~ 15 1 10 J j L 10 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

208 335 187 

240 628 236 220 524 81 

63 90 8 I (D) 

2 (D) ~ I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

17 17 3 64 70 27 

12 15 3 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms 

Worker~- == == == ==== == ==== ==== == == ==== == ========== == ==== == = 

- 133 68 (X) 97 (X) 122 106 - I 312 (X) 403 ()() 909 I 297 I 573 

Forms withUl~~i;}~:~~~~~m~~~~~~~~~m~~~~~~~~mm~~~~~~~~ - 61 37 37 35 35 54 41 - 12 12 24 16 32 8 12 - 26 7 (0) 23 78 26 27 - 21 I (0) 13 95 21 12 - 13 11 309 10 669 13 14 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRILUlTURE-COUNTY DATA ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. 197 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 212 (Xl 182 (Xl 161 00 143 (Xl 

- 169 (Xl 154 (Xl 140 (Xl 120 (Xl 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L - 194 4 137 173 2 593 156 4090 136 2 548 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 167 3354 155 (NAl 144 3 326 121 I 887 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cat1le and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 147 II 942 150 15 805 126 II 745 118 15457 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ - 125 6 278 138 8 860 110 6 210 107 8 627 

~~r~ ~~:~ == = = == == == == == == = = == == = = = = = = == == == == == - III 5670 127 8 222 98 5607 99 8 009 

- 31 608 41 638 27 603 24 618 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 106 3 006 (NAl (NAl 90 2945 80 3 453 

- 122 2 658 (NA) (NAl 105 2 590 99 3377 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 146 8 046 148 8 276 130 7984 117 8 112 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

Cattle ______________________________________ $_I~~~~: 

- (Xl 2 855 (Xl (NAl (Xl 2 833 (Xl I 804 

- 97 3 46S (NA) (NAl 93 3453 63 2 495 

- (Xl I 006 (Xl (NAl (Xl I 003 (Xl 403 

- 114 4 581 (NAl (NAl 100 4 531 98 5 617 

$1.000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (Xl I 849 (Xl (NAl (X) I 830 (Xl 1 402 

- 21 982 (NAl (NAl 15 967 13 649 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - (Xl 488 (Xl (NAl (Xl 482 (X) 239 

- II 561 (NAl (NAl 10 (Ol 9 512 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 44 3 717 23 563 39 3 601 15 397 

- 28 445 (NAl (NA) 25 432 8 37 

- 41 3272 (NAl (NAl 36 3 169 14 360 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 28 453 17 9S 25 439 9 62 

- 24 234 16 57 21 (Ol 9 39 

- 22 219 II 38 20 (Ol 6 23 

Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 15 I 611 10 I 257 12 I 569 8 (Ol 

- 15 I 272 (NA) (NAl 12 I 245 7 I 054 

- I (Ol (NAl (NAl I (Ol I (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 119 828 80 621 86 475 64 545 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 39 4 563 34 904 33 4455 14 674 

- (Xl 427 (Xl (NAl (Xl 423 (Xl 43 

- II 405 II 284 9 (ol 4 121 

- (Xl 13 (Xl (NAl (Xl (Ol (Xl 3 

- 14 I 305 8 804 12 (Ol 7 (0) 

- 15 I 272 (NAl (NAl 12 I 244 6 I 094 

- (Xl 13 065 (X) (NAl (Xl 12 927 (Xl 9 573 

- 15 72 (NA) (NAl 12 71 8 40 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

- (Xl - (Xl (NAl (Xl - (Xl -

- 35 96 18 129 25 78 16 (Ol 

- (Xl 198 (Xl (NA) (Xl 186 (Xl 143 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ ------------- ---

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hem and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ -- -- ---- ---- --- Turkeys ______________________ - ___ -- -- -------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -- - - --- - ------ --- Turkey hens kept for breeding - ___________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 45 (Xl 54 (X) 31 (Xl 31 (Xl 

- 40 2 695 51 3 212 28 2 256 29 I 477 

- 40 (Ol 50 3 117 28 (Ol 28 (Ol 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) I (Ol 2 (Ol 

- I (Ol (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 80 4 770 3 (0) I (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 12 (X) (NAl (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 

Soles: Any paultry ________________________ -- ---------- -- ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old - _______ ----

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ------ -- -- ------------ Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________ -- -------- ---- ----------- Paultry and paultry productL ___________________ $1.000_ 

- 12 (X) 9 (Xl 9 (X) 3 (X) 

- 4 537 6 818 4 537 3 371 

- 4 537 6 818 4 537 3 371 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (0) 3 300 I (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 (xq (NA) (X) 2 (Xl - (Xl 

- 18 17 28 II 12 (Ol 9 5 

198 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with salos of $2,500 or more 

HOl'VOlled Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Aeros Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Com for all purpo ... _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

8 1 110 00 8 548 8 1 110 00 8 548 - 297 (NA) (HAl 6 297 00 5 287 

- 6 00 For groin or seed (bu.hell) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For sI~ or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (HAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 1 110 14276 8 548 8 1 110 14276 8 548 - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 4 227 3650 4 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - - - (HA) (NA) (J() (NA) (HAl 1 (D) ()() - - -

Sorghums for all purpo ... _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For siloge or green chop (Ion., gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 14 1 182 00 - - 12 (D) (X) - -

- 16 1 058 00 (NA) (HAl 16 1 058 (X) 2 (D) 

- 8 484 5421 - - 7 (D) (D) - -

- - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - - 6 698 4983 - - 5 (0) (D) - -

- (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 1 (D) - - - CuI for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (HA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 13 933 852 2 (D) 

- - - (J() - - - - 00 - -

- (HA) (HA) (J() (NA) (HAl 2 (0) (X) - -

Wheot for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

135 55345 1 051 002 4 141 121 54 430 1 037 892 4 141 -

- 138 49912 1 042935 (NA) (HAl 131 49758 1 041 031 3 59 

- 6 241 4342 - - 4 (D) (D) - -

- (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 3 123 1 301 - - - 40 2 868 49481 1 (D) 40 2868 49481 1 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl 27 1 738 49532 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 2 (D) (D) - - - - - (J() - - - - ()() - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl 2 (D) 00 - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - CoHon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - Irish potoloes (hundredweightl __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - . - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (HAl 1 (D) (D) - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ - 76 5 602 10179 36 2 497 65 5431 10057 33 2445 

1974_ - 99 8054 13937 (NA) (HAl 78 7348 13 376 33 2387 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 44 3268 7915 31 2 252 40 3194 7861 28 2200 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 45 3 995 10 173 29 2272 

Olher lam. dry hay (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 25 1 218 895 5 87 20 1 156 849 5 87 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (J() - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl - - - - - All vegetables horvesled for sale (see lexI) _______ 1978_ - 1 (D) (J() 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 1 (D) (J() (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - Sweet com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) 00 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - ()() - - . 1974_ G .... n peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) ()() (NA) (HAl - - (X) - -

- - - (J() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HAl (NA) (X) (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) 00 2 (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see loxt) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (J() (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - - 1 (D) - (NA) (HAl 1 (Ol - (NA) (NA) 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (NA) (HA) (HAl (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (HAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (HAl - - - (HAl (NA) 

- (NAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (J() - - - - (Xl - - • 1974_ Slrawberrles (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - ()() (HAl (NAl - - (Xl - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Nursery and g .... nhous. products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl - - - - - - 30 2261 (J() 26 2 235 29 (D) (Xl 25 (D) 

- - - (J() (NA) (HAl - - (Xl (HAl (HAl ~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLO. 199 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

130 132 645 108 139 798 82 116510 78 133 240 

- (X) 1 020 (X) 1 294 (X) 1 421 (X) 1 708 

- (X) 872 960 (X) 872 960 (X) 872 960 (X) 872 960 

- (X) 15.2 (X) 16.0 (X) 13.3 (X) 15.3 

Forms _______________________________ ~ ______________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~~~~ :~nf~~~~o== = = = = == == == == === === == == == -pe;cent: Value of land and buildings:! 

- 454 327 (X) 276 426 (X) 580 336 (X) 349 103 (X) 

- (X) 396 (X) 214 (X) 400 (X) 204 

Averoge per farm _____________________________ dollorsAverage per acre ----------- __________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 105 19 284 98 20 388 68 14 176 70 17958 82 6478 75 5 138 54 (D) 57 4 732 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 2 (D) 6 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 8 (D) 7 (NA) 3 40 - (NA) 

- 13 303 3 (NA) 5 114 2 (NA) 

- 18 678 21 (NA) 11 421 14 (NA) 

- 19 1 211 23 (NA) 14 888 22 (NA) 

14 I 984 11 (NA) 13 (D) 11 (NA) 

- 8 2 197 4 (NA) 6 (D) 4 (NA) 

- - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________ 0. ________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _. ________________________ . ______ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _________________________ • _____ _ 

100 to )99 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________ . _______ .. _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ____________________ . __ - 67 11 236 74 13 335 43 7 589 54 11 529 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 15 1 570 26 I 915 13 (D) 18 1 697 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 9 228 

grosses, not harvested or postured _____________ . __ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______ _ 4 164 (NA) (NA) 4 164 7 545 Cropland idle __ .. ___ ... ____ . 9 1 231 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 2 (0) 

Totalwoodland _______ • __ .. __ . _____ _ 45 13451 42 27 705 26 11 031 32 26552 Woodland postured _______ ._._" __ _ 36 12079 (NA) (NA) 23 10 452 22 23002 Woodland not postured _. __ . _______ ~ __ 14 1 372 (NA) (NA) 7 579 13 3 550 

Other land .. _ _ __ . 92 99910 93 91 705 62 91 303 64 88 730 Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured __ .. _________ " _. _______ " ________ _ 69 95453 (NA) (NA) 47 87802 40 86628 land in house lots, ponds, roods. wQsteland, etc __ 56 4 457 (NA) (NA) 41 3501 49 2 102 

Pasturelond. all types _ _ _. _ . _. _ 119 118 768 (NA) (NA) 75 105 843 (NA) 121 159 

Irrigated land __ . _ _. _ . _____ ._ - 90 19 489 78 9 773 64 17088 59 9 129 Harvested cropland irrigated __ 63 4 171 (NA) (NA) 43 3497 46 (D) 

Pasturelond irrigated __ _ _ _ . ________ " __ . __ _ 50 15 249 (NA) (NA) 36 13 522 (NA) 5 281 Other land irrigated .. _______ . _ .. ______ . _____ . __ _ 5 69 (NA) (NA) 5 69 2 (0) 

land set oside in the federal form programs in 1978 _ .. ______ _ 3 (D) PO (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

! 1978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 130 5453 108 1 524 82 5 404 78 1 503 

(X) 41 944 (X) 14 111 (X) 65 903 (X) 19 269 

Markel value of agriculturol products soldl _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or more __________________ .. ________________ _ 15 4329 2 (NA) 15 4 329 2 (NA) 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 fo $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 7 393 5 (NA) 7 393 5 (NA) 

- 9 268 9 (NA) 9 268 9 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 fo $9,999 ____ . ______________________________ _ 

$2,500 fo $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less fhon $2,500 (see fext) ________ .. __________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __ . _________ .... ___________________ _ 

$1,000 fo $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms. (see text>- ___________________________ _ 

- 15 217 13 (NA) 15 217 13 (NA) 

- 18 133 14 (NA) 18 133 14 (NA) 

18 64 26 (NA) 18 64 26 (NA) 

48 49 39 (NA) (X) (X) 9 (NA) 

- 9 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 30 89 36 65 22 80 (NA) 60 

- 14 26 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) . 17 29 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 21 61 (NA) (NA) 14 53 10 31 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) -

Crops __________ . ____________________________ .. _______ _ 

Groins _________________________ • __________________ _ 

Commodity Credif Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cotlonseed ____ ~ __________ • _______________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ____ • ______________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons ____________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _. ___________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Other crops __ .. _____ ~ _______________________________ _ -

- 109 5 363 97 1 457 77 5324 72 I 441 

- 4 1 10 4 4 1 3 3 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) -

- 103 5 291 (NA) (NA) 76 5 258 70 1 391 

a 20 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 2 - 20 38 (NA) (NA) 13 34 15 42 - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 4 3 -

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _______ . ______ - _________________ • _____ _ Cattle and calves ______________ . ____________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) • ________ _ 

<1974 dota include sales of forest products. 

200 ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

130 108 132 645 82 82 669 6 478 All forms _____ . ______________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 6 3 11 - - 10 to 49 acres __________________ " __ _ 6 8 208 5 168 87 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 8 - 987 3 372 122 13 15 2 069 6 953 194 

50 to 69 ocres ________________ .. ____ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010139 ocre'- __________________ _ 14010 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 18010 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 6 5 I 220 6 I 220 705 

11 5 2 609 8 1 920 372 29 21 JO 857 21 8 227 I 436 17 19 I I 753 II 7 628 I 030 10 13 15 973 8 12923 I 136 

22010 259 acres ______________ .. ____ _ 26010499 ocre'- __________________ _ 50010 999 ocre'- _____ . ____________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ . - 20 17 86 673 10 48 973 I 297 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in farms ___________ • ___ • ___ .... 

Harvested cropland _______________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _____________ . ____ . ________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ______________________ .. __ _ Port owners ________________ . _____ . _. _________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants ____________ .. _ .. _." __________ . __________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________ " _______________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __ ._" _____________________________ _ 

Corporation ________ .. _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc,_ 

1978 

Forms 

130 

82 

81 

49 

39 

26 

10 

7 

106 

IS 

9 

All farms 

Acres 

132 645 

6 478 

57 217 

3 040 

64 383 

2 496 

I I 0451 

942 

97 471 

26 134 

9 040 

1974 

Farms Acres 

108 139 798 

75 5 138 

78 98 845 (NA) 3 117 

20 33 011 (NA) 1 668 

10 7942 (NA) 353 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

90 84 423 4 748 

2 (0) (0) 

5 168 87 

2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

6 747 122 

4 629 99 

5 I 020 515 

9 2 129 315 

20 7 787 1 001 

14 JO 051 5BO 

9 14 184 981 

13 47 491 964 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

82 

54 

J9 

25 

35 

23 

8 

6 

66 

" 5 

Acres 

116 510 

5 055 

(0) 

(D) 

63 686 

2 324 

(0) 

(0) 

85 607 

25 099 

5 804 

1974 

Farms 

78 

57 

54 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

64 

7 

7 

Irrigated 

lond 

19489 

(0) 

99 

(0) 

(0) 

457 

237 

515 

523 2 321 

2 815 

I 837 

10546 

Acres 

133 240 

4 732 

93 847 

2 796 

32 251 

I 583 

7 142 

353 

109 785 

I I 721 

" 734 

All forms I Forms with soles of All forms Forms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Olher _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 

3S to 44 years- _______________________ _ 4S to S4 years- _______________________ _ 

551064 yeors ________________________ _ 

65 years ond over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 

67 

63 

I 

12 

22 

20 

45 

30 

53.6 

"974 

73 

28 

7 

20 

20 

21 

33 

54.4 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

49 

33 

6 

19 

12 

21 

24 

54.0 

, 1974 

59 

12 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

_I OP::~I:::or::~;~~ ~~~-s- :;~~:k-:~ ~~;~:--- 4 

7 

13 

19 

28 

57.5 

None ________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 501099 doys _________________________ _ 

100 1o 149 doy'- ______________________ _ 

ISO 1o 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

81 65 55 45 32 " 21 7 17 25 6 19 

42 33 31 29 19 7 10 6 7 4 6 1 9 9 5 7 7 13 5 5 42 17 24 8 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) forms Expenses 

($1,000) 

- 66 2 428 42 487 57 2 426 28 480 - III 562 86 250 82 550 68 236 - 9 9 28 87 9 9 26 (0) - 103 43 (NA) (NA) 78 42 44 19 - 25 4 28 6 24 (D) 22 6 - 22 27 24 26 19 22 22 (0) - 12 I 12 1 12 I 10 (0) - 51 169 41 84 49 (0) 38 83 - 27 40 6 14 20 19 5 (D) 

- 18 17 31 " 15 16 25 10 

- 131 175 (NA) (NA) 96 160 (NA) (NA) - 131 147 108 96 96 135 78 90 - 129 "1 (NA) (NA) 94 105 78 58 - 47 16 (NA) (NA) 40 12 34 10 - 23 9 (NA) (NA) 23 9 17 11 - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) } - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 78 10 - 131 " (NA) (NA) 96 9 - 78 22 (NA) (NA) 62 19 (NA) (NA) - 30 6 (NA) (NA) 26 5 (NA) (NA) 

~ivestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ eed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ ~nimol heollh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Coeds. bulbs. plonls. and Irees __________________________ _ O~::~~r~~1 fertilizer __ . ____ :- ____ , ___ : ___________________ _ 

H' g cultural chemicals including hme ________________ _ 

(::t~:~:ia~obor ---- -- ---- ------ -------- ------- _____ - __ 

Customwork~r ~~~hin""e- hir~~~"nd -;;~tai -0-( ~~-chi~;rY- ~~d ------ eqUipment __________________________________________ _ 

En;rgy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

efroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ lP gas, butane, and prapane ________________________ _ 

~~~~~~I-g~~ == ==:: ::==:=:::= =: ::=: == :===:= ==:= :=== = Ele~fri~~e~~, _~~~~~ _O~I~_and grease ---- _________________ _ 

Olher - :001, wood. coke~-;I~::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLO. 201 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used 

- 22 910 

- 22 730 

- 5 180 

- - -

Commercial fertilizer _____________ . _______ • ___________ • ______ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture _______ • _____ • ____________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _______________ .. ___________ ._ lime _________ . ___________ . ___ . _ •. , •. ,. _. ___ • _________ • _____ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 3 15 

- - -

Insects on hoy and other crops _. _________ . _____ ._. _._. _____ _ Nematodes in crops ___________________________________ . __ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 11 165 

Chemicals for-

- - -

- 10 (X) 

- (X) 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect con1rol on livestock ond poultry ________________ ". ______ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ______________ . 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Forms 

19 

19 

5 

-

3 

-

-

II 

-

10 

-

Estimated market value of all Estimated market value of all 

machinery ond equipmenL_. _________ farms_ 71 machinery and equipment-Con. 

Acres on which used 

790 

610 

180 

-

15 

-

-

165 

-

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

$1,000. I 265 $20.000 to $29,999 _________________ ._.__ 30 

Averoge per farm ___ ._ ... __ . ____ dollars_ 17817 $30,000 to $49,999_. __________ . ______ .__ 8 

farms by value group, $50,000 to $69,999______________________ 5 $1 to $4,999 _______ _________ 5 $70.000 to $99.999 __ . _______ . __ .________ ]l 

$5,000 to $9,999 -_. ___ --. ________ .. ___ __ 12 $100,000 to $199,999 ---.--.----------.-. I"" 

1974 

Forms 

1974 

16 

II 

I 

22 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

1 

(NA) 

-

1 

(NA) 

- { 

Acres on which used 

1 656 

1 114 

542 

-

115 

-

(D) 

15 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

16 

10 

I 

$10,000 to $19,999 __ . _____ ._._. ___ ._. _. 27 $200,000 or more _______ . __________ .____ I .J 

~------~--------~--------------~,-------~------~ L 

1978 1974 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior fa 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____ -------------------------- 65 94 32 45 Motortrucks including pickups _____ .. _________ - liS 217 50 74 Wheel tractors- _________________________ . _ - III 223 10 10 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only ___ - 4 4 - - Corn heads for combines ___________________ - - - - - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ - - - - - Cottonpickers .. ____________________________ - - - - - Mower conditioners -------------_ .. _-------- 38 40 7 7 Pickup balers _____________________________ - 63 63 7 7 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type ---- ------------ ------ --- 7 7 - -

Tobie 8. 

Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{J978 data are based on a sample of forms: see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 

Working 150 days or more 

Any Forms Workers 

- 51 24 (X) 

- 156 (X) 34 

Farms ______________________ - _____ . _______ - _______ ---- ---

Workers ____________ --- - -- --.. - ______ -_ - ___ -- ------ ---- ---

16 14 14 - 12 10 20 -

Farms with- 1 worker ____________ -_ - ___ -- ______ - ___________ ---------

2 workers ______ -_ ---- -- ---- -- ------ -- ---- -------------- 3 or 4 workers ______________ - _______ -_ - _______ . __ ---- ---- 13 - - 5 to 9 workers ___ • __ . ______ . -... __ .----- .--.-.-. - --- -•• - 9 - -

- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ I - -

202 ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLO. 

Farms Number Forms 

34 49 73 

89 143 83 

107 213 86 

4 4 3 

- - I 

- - I 

- - (NA) 

31 33 15 

56 56 49 

7 7 5 

1978 

Number 

90 

170 

169 

3 

(D) 

(0) 

(NA) 

16 

51 

7 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

49 

41 

7 

-

-

- (NA) 

I 

8 

2 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working less than 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

43 (X) 49 38 

(X) 122 (D) 91 

16 16 16 19 

7 14 II 6 

13 45 12 6 

7 47 9 7 

- I -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any IIveslock or poullry _____________________________ _ 

Any caltle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 120 (X) 98 (X) 75 (X) 73 (X) 

- 104 (X) 93 (X) 69 ()() 69 ()() 

Sales, 

Any liveslack or poultry and their producls _______ $I,(XXL 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 109 5363 97 I 457 77 5 324 72 1 441 

- 107 5350 92 (NA) 77 (D) 72 I 435, 

CAmE AND CALVES 

Inventory: (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heijers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 98 13940 91 9 819 66 12 789 67 9 424 

- 80 4 865 77 4401 53 4309 60 4 225 

- 74 4819 67 4360 50 4 273 51 4 189 

- 25 46 25 41 19 36 22 36 

- 73 2 197 (NA) (NA) 49 I 898 47 I 390 

- 86 6 878 (NA) (NA) 60 6 582 55 3 B09 

Sales I Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

, $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 103 14935 84 6 898 76 14 759 70 6 818 

- .(X) 5 291 (X) (NA) (X) 5258 (X) 1 391 

- 53 I 136 (NA) (NA) 37 1 011 45 3 302 

- (X) 285 ()() (NA) (X) 269 (X) 591 

- 76 13 799 (NA) (NA) 60 13 748 53 3 516 

- (X) 5006 (X) (NA) , (X) 4989 (X) BOD 

- 5 44 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec, 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov, 3D _____________________________ _ 

- 13 173 15 205 8 159 5 60 

- 8 25 (NA) (NA) 6 (D), 4 18 

- 11 1~ (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 42 

- 8 36 5 12 6 (D) 4 (D) 

- 8 21 3 9 6 (D) 3 9 

- 6 15 2 (D) 5 (0) I (D) Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 19 1 195 20 2504 12 1 060 15 2 414 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 17 880 (NA) (NA) 12 815 7 I 223 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 196 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sol.s, 

- 83 721 63 387 58 484 49 299, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 240 10 90 6 (0) 4 60 

$1,000_ - (X) 20 ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 78 1 (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 18 550 20 1 264 13 495 15 1 193 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 20 905 (NA) (NA) 13 815 9 1 192 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7779 (X) (NA) (X) 6929 (X) 8 166 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 20 38 (NA) (NA) 13 34 15 42 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 86 (NA) (NA) 3 86 - - $1,000_ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (XI - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 5 22 6 25 3 (D) 4 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 

POULTRY 

inventoryl Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 32 (X) 23 (X) 22 (X) 17 (X) Chickens 3 months old or alde'-_____________________ _ 

- 31 1 824 23 572 21 1 609 17 401 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

PuUets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

PuUet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

- 31 1 034 22 568 21 (D) 16 397 

- 6 790 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other moat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 3 180 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 22 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 4 8 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 1 (X) 8 (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- - - 6 48 - - - .- Hens and puUets of laying age ____________________ _ 

PuUets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

PuUot chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8roUers and other meal·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkoys for slaughtor ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (~i - (Xjl - 4 1 10 4 4 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLO. 203 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(am for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - (ut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Whoat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rfey for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Swoetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - Foeld seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet - com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpea'-_______________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchard'-____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

204 ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLO. 

( 

-

-

Forms 

2 

1 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

15 

21 

12 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

-

-

80 

75 

53 

(NA) 

20 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

1 

-

AU fonns 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

(0) 00 2 

(0) 00 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

(0) (0) 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 00 - (NA) 00 (NA) 

- 00 - - 00 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 00 - (NA) 00 (NA) 

320 9382 7 

277 8478 (NA) 

151 10020 7 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 (0) 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 00 - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

5975 7737 61 

4744 7 807 (NA) 

2921 4150 37 

(HA) (NA) (NA) 

1 838 2313 18 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

- (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

(0) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - - (X) (NA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

- (X) (NA) 

Fanns with solos of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Fonns Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

(0) 2 (0) 00 2 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) 00 1 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - 00 - - (NA) - - 00 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - 00 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - 00 - - (NA) - - (X) - -

98 11 274 8417 6 (0) 

(NA) 16 253 7670 7 79 

105 10 (0) (0) 7 105 

(NA) 7 69 3720 7 69 

(0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (Xl - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - 3927 53 4 611 6693 41 3263 

(NA) 57 4348 7314 46 3 594 

1645 36 2386 3 561 25 1 348 

(NA) 34 1 804 3625 26 1 288 

1 693 18 (0) (0) 16 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - .- - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

(0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

(0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1'974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ________________________ -___ -_ -_ ---- - ----- -- --- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

APp;~;~~i~~ ~~nto~~eso==== ======== == == == == == === = -p;;c~nt= 

- 718 I 332 920 I 754 I 399 6291 660 1 309 1811 710 I 386 027 

- (X) I 856 (X) I 856 (X) I 984 (X) I 952 

- (X) I 640 320 (X) I 640 3201 (X) I 640 320 (X) 1 640 320 

- (X) 81.3 (X) 85.3 (X) 79.8 (X) 84.5 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 411·566 (X) 243 816 (X) 433 198 (X) 255 156 (X) 

- (X) 217 (X) 131 (X) 212 (X) 131 

land in forms according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 641 692 1631 703 706 787 598 683 4541 667 699 6211 

- 598 385 773 668 414 731 563 383 O~ I 641 413 974 

- 3 7 2 (NA) 3 2 (NA) 

- 7 93 5 (NA) 3 

(~\ 4 (NA) 

- 5 116 21 (NA) 3 5 (NA) 

- 27 1 030 17 (NA) 17 

I~ 8 (NA) 

- 32 2250 39 (NA) 25 38 (NA) 

- 71 10 314 95 (NA) 60 8 809 95 (NA) 

- 169 55 701 172 (NA) 168 (0) 172 (NA) 

- 166 119 104 197 (NA) 166 119 104 197 (NA) 

- 118 197 158 120 (NA) 118 197 158 120 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured __ .. ____________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 218 (D) 213 56 512 210 (0) 194 51 566 

- 501 (D) 500 235 544\ 469 (0) 476 234 081 

- 112 (D) (NA) (NA) 104 (0) 38 8 035 

101 18346 (NA) (NA) 89 16935 151 36 144 

- 407 193 1771 (NA) (NA)! 381 190 442! 389 1764591 

- 145 32019 (NA) (NA) 132 31 384 79 13443 

- 6 165 15 I 509 6 165\ 13 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 7 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 I 293 

- 593 640 592 599 691 333 547 625 5621 558 (D) 

- 457 619 7271 (NA) (NA)! 419 604 9851 412 667 713

- 389 20 865 1 (NA) (NA) 361 20 577 411 (D) 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 542 667 988 (NA) (NA) 502 652 327 (NA) 719 433 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 196 74 347 230 85 594 192 74 300 222 85 394 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 188 69967 (NA) (NA) 185 69952 220 78 820 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 12 727 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) (NA) 662 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 30 3 653 (NA) (NA) 29 (D) 25 5 912 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 405 51 243 (X) (X) 385 50638 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ____________ -: __ _ - 718 54408 754 44 514 660 54 301 710 44 462 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 75 777 (X) 59037 (X) 82 274 (X) 62 623 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000'10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 92 37 249 90 (NA) 92 37 249 90 (NA) 

- 170 10 223 184 (NA) 170 10 223 184 (NA) 

- 136 4 096 169 (NA) 136 4 096 169 (NA) 

- 138 I 994 127 (NA) 138 I 994 127 (NA) 

- 76 561 86 (NA) 76 561 86 (NA) 

- 48 179 42 (NA) 48 179 42 (NA) 

- 55 76 55 (NA) (X) (X) 12 (NA) 

- 14 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- II 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 31 I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T~bocco _____________________________________ ~ _____ _ 

Celd seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

egetobles, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ ~ruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

ursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 559 18 304 644 24 472 535 18 2561 (NA) 24 443 

- 550 17952 (NA) (NA) 527 17 905 617 23 201 

- 179 2 810 (NA) (NA) 176 2 808 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAI 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 46 343 (NA) (NA) 45 (D) 50 468 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 5 76 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - - - - - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 16 697 

liv~Sllck, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

DO~Iry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Olher 

~~~;~j~~~;!;;;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ liveslock and liveslock products (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 489 36 104 512 20042 459 36045 484 20 019 

- 21 (D) 32 II 19 (D) 19 10 

- 5 56 (NA) (NA) 5 56 4 37 

- 455 34 966 (NA) (NA) 432 34 921 470 19 639 

- 101 537 (NA) (NA) 90 525 54 252 

- II (D) (NA) (NA) II (D) II 4 

- 30 146 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 18 77 

'1974 dalo Include sal •• of foresl producl •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BACA COUNTY, COLO. 205 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use,. and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with Irrigolod land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms In farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farm. ___________________________ _ 

- 718 Form. with- 754 1 332920 598 1 168 718 385 n3 196 4n 916 152513 74347 

1 to 9 Qcres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocr85 _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocr85 ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 oc"''-__________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

UlOO to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- 27 24 39 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 10 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) . (0) (0) 

- 1 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - 13 19 1 060 8 650 280 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 14 6 1 647 8 930 528 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 34 28 5497 30 4833 2 151 5 846 369 299 

- 9 10 1 803 3 578 240 - - - - - 3 5 720 3 720 580 - - - - - 90 105 32838 72 26955 14500 16 5 787 3363 2821 

- 132 147 101 242 120 92002 43 486 38 29188 16623 14391 

- 183 199 272 179 172 256 000 104901 62 90 872 39870 21 473 

- 202 207 915 579 178 785961 219087 69 345 701 92133 35158 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Land in farms _________________________ _ 

--------- 716 1 332920 754 1 399 629 660 1 309 181 710 1 386 027 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 596 365 773 668 414731 563 383044 641 413 974 

Tenure of operatorl Full owners _________________________ _ 

------_._- 265 346 619 262 310952 241 334 802 242 302 150 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 208 83 044 (NA) 83 338 186 61 018 (NA) 82663 

--------- 309 832400 339 948682 300 825038 338 (0) Harvested cropland ___ . ______________ _ --------- 282 237 672 (NA) 267 528 274 237246 (NA) 267 528 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 124 153901 133 139995 119 149341 130 (0) Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 108 65057 (NA) 63 865 103 64 780 (NA) 63 783 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 634 1 074021 (NA) (NA) 580 1 055 512 641 1 070 873 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 59 163407 (NA) (NA) 58 (0) 58 255 467 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 21 89 412 (NA) (NA) 21 89412 9 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut iona!. etc._ 4 6080 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

All farms Forms with soles of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1976 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 559 622 531 600 On form operated ______________________ 387 383 358 356 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 159 120 129 99 Not on form operated ___________________ 239 226 217 216 

Operators by age group: 

Not reparted ___________________________ 92 133 85 127 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

- 39 33 33 31 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 year. _______________________ _ - 107 104 97 101 None _________________________________ 360 320 362 312 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 108 130 104 116 1 to 49 doy. ___________________________ 78 86 75 80 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 161 165 148 162 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 25 15 23 15 55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 179 161 167 167 100 to 149 days ________________________ 25 25 22 25 

- 124 129 111 122 ISO to 199 days ________________________ 26 34 25 31 

- 50.0 SO. 1 50.1 50.0 200 days or more ______________________ 129 86 100 68 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average Og8 _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family optrotions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

All form. . Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 . Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Llvtltock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ feed for livestock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plant., and tree. __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Canlract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 310 20 740 273 7 793 291 20 714 258 7 791 

- 492 7419 424 6675 460 7392 398 6655 

- 165 3 777 317 1 849 152 3 772 307 1 842 

- 390 246 (NA) (NA) 371 245 321 141 

- 489 1 564 500 1 076 467 1 542 494 1 077 

- 347 3967 335 2 161 346 (0) 332 2 161 

- 385 1 005 275 589 375 1 004 262 588 

- 327 2088 296 1 320 303 2060 293 1 315 

- 70 121 51 121 70 121 51 121 

CUllomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and oqulpment __________________________________________ _ 

- 399 1 826 407 1 899 376 1 822 388 1 893 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ ---_ - ___ ---- Galalln. _________________________________________ _ 

DI.HI fu.1 ____________________________________ - __ _ 

~~.y~~i Natural _~~t~~~~_a_~d_~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ ======== == == ============= _ 

KoraHn., motor all, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electrfcliy ______________ - _______ ------ --------------- Other-cool, wood, cok., .tc. _________________________ _ 

- 718 4710 (NA) (NA) 661 4689 (NA) (NA) 

- 718 3807 744 2 SOl 661 3 789 703 2490 

- 682 1 109 (NA) (NA) 631 1 100 675 1 032 

- 443 1 202 (NA) (NA) 441 (0) 405 724 

- 346 325 (NA) (NA) 334 322 408 403 

- 26 15 (NA) (NA) 26 15 

- } 150 949 (NA) (NA) 149 (0) 701 331 

- 716 208 (NA) (NA) 661 204 (NA) - 472 901 (NA) (NA) 443 898 (NA) 

- 18 3 (NA) (NA) 18 3 (NA) (NA) 

206 BACA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are bosed on Q sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

323 195 404[ 322 (D) 332 173 040 - 172 695[ - 323 193 974 322 (D) (NA) 

12 I 430 12 I 430 (NA) 345 Lime _____________________________________________________ _ -

- - - - - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

90 39 262 89 (D) (NA) 51 680 - (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) I - 2 (D) - - - - - 63 3261 - 347 117 673 337 

117 64: I (NA) 

- - - - -

- 120 (X) 120 (X~ I 32 (x~1 44 (X) 44 (X) (NA) (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with sales All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

718 743 

35 840 25 532 

49 916 34363 

52 67 

721 127 

97 145j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

661 706 machinery and equipment ~ Can. 

35 395 25 172 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

53 548 35 654 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41 50 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

85 71 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

94 127 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

farms Number Farms Number forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

565 745 321 362 320 383 685 I 866 391 631 530 1 235 626 I 423 163 244 561 1 179 

365 476 101 122 286 354 85 92 42 49 43 43 16 16 - - 16 16 

- - - - - - 96 126 35 60 62 66 147 184 47 47 132 137 

47 59 7 19 40 40 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

I I 

70 136 70 136 

126 189 126 188 

95 60 94 60 

36 , r 36 , 90 ~ 74H 90 ~ 741 25 -' I L 25 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

640 859 573 712 I 815 803 642 I 576 442 

379 476 154 76 83 49 

80 80 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

23 23 6 225 231 56 

107 108 8 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~':k~r;-==== ==== ==:= ==::::=::::==:=::= =======::::: :::::=: - 327 162 (X) 281 (X) 303 293 - 1 022 (X) 269 (X) 753 996 I 189 

Farms wilhUl~:~f!}~il~~mm~~~m~~~~~~~~~~m~mmm~m - 99 86 86 113 113 76 119 

- 77 55 110 73 146 77 54 - 81 20 (0) 68 233 80 63 - 52 - - 10 61 52 29 - 18 1 (D) 17 200 18 28 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BACA COUNTY, COLO. 207 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

- 492 (X) 505 (X) 459 (X) 477 (X) Any coM Ie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 475 (X) 493 (X) 445 (X) 466 (X) 

Sales: 

- 489 36 104 512 20 042 459 36045 484 20019 

- 484 (D) 494 (NA) 455 (D) 480 19895 Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

- 448 73 676 483 78988 422 72 722 457 78 611 

- 367 24874 418 31 959 347 24669 395 31 769 

- 352 24 720 412 31 801 336 24 525 389 31 611 

- 57 154 54 158 49 144 54 158 

- 351 26 140 (NA) (NA) 326 25 840 357 21 415 

- 384 22 662 (NA) (NA) 363 22 213 403 25 427 

Inventory: CaMle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

-- 455 81 959 483 72 847 432 81 745 470 72 735 

- (X) 34 966 (Xl (NA) (X) 34 921 (X) 19639 

- 252 12 703 (NA) (NA) 239 12 532 251 15 497 

- (X) 3 258 (X) (NA) (X) 3 225 (X) 2 230 

367 69 256 (NA) (NA) 355 69 213 394 57 238 

- (X) 31 708 (X) (NA) (X) 31 696 (X) 17 408 

-- 22 34 063 (NA) (NA) 22 34 063 36 25 045 

-- (X) 18 888 (Xl (NA) (X) 18 888 (X) 9464 

-- 5 56 (NA) (NA) 5 56 4 37 

Sales: CaMle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ________________________________ . ___________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________ . ________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

- 110 5 214 60 2 494 96 4869 57 2 467 

-- 72 1 207 (NA) (NA) 62 1 138 32 548 

-- 100 4007 (NA) (NA) 89 3 731 53 1 919 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots ________________________________ - ____________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

-- 75 1 034 43 516 65 977 40 506 

-- 60 478 34 271 51 450 31 266 

-- 65 556 30 245 56 527 27 240 

-- 11 399 9 119 11 399 9 119 

- 9 241 (NA) (NA) 9 241 9 81 

- 5 37 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - -

- 199 829 179 787 188 779 175 773 

- 101 7 115 57 4 766 90 6 782 54 4 712 

- (X) 537 (X) (NA) (X) 525 (X) 252 

- 35 2 273 20 1 772 30 2035 17 1 736 

- (X) 73 (Xl (NA) (X) 68 (X) 36 

- 11 (D) 10 136 11 (D) 10 136 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 7 104 

- (X) 10 792 (X) (NA) (X) 10 792 (X) 907 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 11 4 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 30 135 19 88 28 (D) 18 (0) 

- (X) 146 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 77 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ________________________ - _____________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats ________________________________ -_ - _______ - __ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 104 (X) 96 (X) 95 (X) 81 (X) 

- 104 3 159 95 3 166 95 2993 80 2 607 

- 104 3 126 92 2 960 95 2960 77 2 449 

- 4 33 (NA) (NA) 4 33 4 51 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 11 83 9 1 212 9 (D) 9 1 212 

- 10 63 (NA) (NA) 10 63 5 13 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 9 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 3 4 

- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) - (X) 

Inventory: 

Any poultry __________________ - ___ - ___ --------------- Chickens 3 months old or olde'- _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ ---------- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -_ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________ - ___ -----------------

- 9 (X) 23 (X) 8 (X) 11 (X) 

- 7 143 19 802 6 (D) 7 658 

- 7 143 17 527 6 (D) 5 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (D) 4 652 1 (D) 4 652 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X~ I - (X) 

- 21 (D) 32 11 19 (D) 19 10 

Sales, 

Any poultry __________________ - _____ -- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ------------ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________________ -_ ---- -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ - _____________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

208 BACA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with ...... of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated Horvested Irrigated 

Farms Acre. Quantity forms Acres Form. Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

19704_ For groin or seed (bulhels) ___________________ 1978_ 

19704_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 59 13355 00 48 9995 57 (D) 00 047 (D) 

- 132 31 80404 00 (NA) (HA) 131 (D) 00 127 29 698 

- 046 10 rn 702 605 39 8907 .... (D) (D) 38 (D) 

- 121 28 9704 1 995993 (NA) (HA) 120 (D) (D) 117 27 6046 

- 18 2631 19714 14 1088 18 2631 197104 104 1088 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 20 2316 23160 18 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HA) 3 551 00 1 (D) 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

19704_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, gr88O) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 395 172 574 00 127 364n 379 171 340 00 127 36 0477 

- 392 143 0048 00 (NA) (HA) 388 1042978 00 114 16172 

- 385 168 749 4 747937 124 35802 370 167 555 4735 n5 124 35 802 

- 360 131 681 2985282 (NA) (HA) 359 (D) (D) 112 15232 

- 28 2263 16602 9 (D) 27 (D) (D) 9 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 16 (D) 5758 1 (D) 

- 11 919 879 - - 11 919 879 - -

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 58 4938 43904 3 (D) 

- 6 643 00 2 (D) 6 (D) 00 2 (D) 

- (HA) (HA) 00 (NA) (HA) 37 5088 00 04 0465 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 446 190481 3664471 109 19652 428 189 201 3 6048 251 109 19652 

- 578 223 279 3 522 024 (NA) (HA) 5504 222 653 3 514 861 130 26 2504 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl 1 (D) (D) - -

- 9 590 21 750 6 500 9 590 21 750 6 500 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl 18 1 3045 51 077 9 679 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HA) 4 350 3850 1 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- (HA) (NA) 00 (HAl (HA) 3 188 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 40 727 (HAl (HAl 2 (D) (0) 2 (D) 

PoGnuls for nUls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - ToboccD (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredW8ighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - -

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see le><l) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 165 11304 19228 61 3514 160 111 .... 19 106 61 3514 

- 161 11 907 22183 (HAl (HA) 158 11 864 22 055 n 5 750 A1falfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 76 4607 13870 58 3242 75 (D) (D) 58 3242 

1974_ - (HA) (HAl (HA) (HAl (HAl 92 6333 16960 73 5425 

Other lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 63 4447 3619 5 147 59 4327 3 527 5 147 

fltld seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl 00 (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl (HA) (HAl (HAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HAl (HAl (HA) (HAl (HAl - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled fDr.sale (seelexl) _______ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 5 87 00 (HAl (HAl 5 87 00 5 87 Sweel cDrn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl 00 (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl 00 (HAl (HA) - - (X) - - Green peas e.cluding cDwpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (HAl 00 (HAl (HA) - - (X) - - land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 10 00 4 10 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) 00 (HAl (HAl 2 (D) 00 - - - 4 2 - (HAl (HAl 2 (D) - (HAl (HA) 

19704_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - (HAl (HAl (HA) (HAl (HAl (HA) (D) (D) (HAl (HA) 

- 4 2 (D) (HAl (HA) 2 (D) (D) (HAl (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see ted) ___________________ 1978_ - (HA) (HAl (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl (D) (D) (HAl (HAl 

- - - - (HAl (HA) - - - (HAl (HAl 1974_ - (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (NAl 2 (D) - (HAl (HA) 

Btrries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (D) 00 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - - 00 (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 2 (D) 00 (HAl (HAl 2 (D) (X) (HAl (HAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA IACA COUNTY, COLO. 209 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 336 730 022 309 790 933 292 724032 255 757 245 - (X) 2 173 (X) 2 560 (X) 2 480 (X) 2970 - (X) 972 160 (X) 972 160 (X) 972 160 (X) 972 160 - (X) 75.1 (X) 81.4 (X) 74.5 (X) 77.9 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 344 973 (X) 252 660 (X) 389944 (X) 283 357 (X) 

- (X) 168 (X) 99 (X) 165 (X) 95 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

- 273 (0)1 250 115 458 242 (D) 221 (0) 

- 255 66997 240 74 101 233 66 418 219 73 617 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______ • _____________________ • __ 

By acres harvested: 

- 8 46 10 (NA) 3 20 2 (NA) 

- 14 195 5 (NA) 8 113 2 (NA) 

- 10 235 11 (NA) 4 94 8 (NA) 

- 20 799 12 (NA) 18 (D) 7 (NA) 

- 34 2 385 37 (NA) 32 (D) 35 (NA) 

- 55 8 217 47 (NA) 54 (D) 47 (NA) 

- 85 26 530 88 (NA) 85 26 530 88 (NA) 

- 20 12 710 19 (NA) 20 12 710 19 (NA) 

- 9 15 880 11 (NA) 9 15880 11 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____________ • ________ • ___ • ____ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ •• 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 92 (0) 82 10321 78 (D) 67 (0) 

- 173 (0) 83 31 036 152 (D) 72 (D) 

- 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 4 (D) 

- 61 8 637 (NA) (NA) 59 (D) 33 6008 

- 66 14 804 (NA) (NA) 60 14 572 29 7 935 

Cropland used only for posture ___________________ ._._ Other cropland ___________ • _______ • _______________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________ • ______ ._ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 89 4548 (NA) (NA) 78 4 212 23 2 119 

- I (D) 3 157 I (D) 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________ • _________ • ____ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 293 619 107 283 675 318 258 614 687 235 658 392 Pasturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 180 609 736 (NA) (NA) 169 605 921 147 607 849 

- 210 9371 (NA) (NA) 181 8766 172 50 543 

Postureland, all types- _________________________________ _ 

- 224 624 698 (NA) (NA) 202 620 520 (NA) 616 719 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 229 66 740 212 58862 212 66332 199 58 511 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 223 48032 (NA) (NA) 209 47 784 199 55 839 

- 47 17 552 (NA) (NA) 40 17451 (NA) I 420 42 1 156 (NA) (NA) 37 1 097 19 1 252 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _______________ • _________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 144 6 287 (X) (X) 138 6250 (X) (X) 

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2_ Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 336 23470 309 21 765 292 23424 255 21 717 

- (X) 69851 (X) 70437 (X) 80220 (X) 85 165 

forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $}oo,OOO or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 15 715 33 (NA) 34 15 715 33 (NA) 

- 72 4645 64 (NA) 72 4 645 64 (NA) 

- 67 I 925 68 (NA) 67 I 925 68 (NA) 

- 47 717 37 (NA) 47 717 37 (NA) 

- 45 328 32 (NA) 45 328 32 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms {see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 27 94 20 (NA) 27 94 20 (NA) 

- 44 46 54 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 216 4 778 207 (D) 203 4 769 (NA) (0) 

- 179 2009 (NA) (NA) 172 2005 184 3 603 

- 44 239 (NA) (NA) 44 239 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 156 2442 (NA) (NA) 149 2438 143 2 421 

- 9 181 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 (0) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins _________________ ••• ____________________ - ___ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abocco _______________________ • ___________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melanL ___________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries _________________ • ____________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _________________________ • __________ - ___ _ 

- 268 18692 262 15356 236 18655 216 (0) 

- 9 I 10 (D) 4 1 3 (0) 

- 8 122 (NA) (NA) 8 122 4 78 

- 224 16 742 (NA) (NA) 201 16722 189 14 164 

- 78 I 008 (NA) (NA) 68 997 50 762 

- 16 538 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 9 186 

- 33 282 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) II 131 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products-_________________________ _ 

Doiry products __________ - ___________________ -_ --- __ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include soles of forest products. 

210 BENT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 336 309 730 022 Farms with- 255 534 120 66 997 229 453 683 55 787 

) to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 35 32 82 5 38 26 3 24 16 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

- 30 15 1 012 20 753 451 21 759 352 

- 3 4 170 3 170 50 3 170 50 

- 12 17 973 11 898 424 9 738 400 

- 7 9 788 6 688 377 6 688 377 

- 20 20 3 164 16 2 569 1 476 14 2 237 1 374 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocro'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

- 9 9 1 820 7 1 413 948 7 1 413 948 

- 21 12 4 950 19 4 478 3 148 20 4 710 3 148 

- 67 50 25 586 59 22 574 12 518 53 19 682 11 218 

- 44 40 30938 41 28 512 13 836 39 26 912 13 635 

- 28 30 38 775 24 33 102 8 717 21 28 862 7 537 

220 to 259 ocro'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocro'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acro'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acros ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 60 71 621 764 44 438 925 25 026 33 367 488 16 732 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond __________________________ _ Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

336 

255 

165 

108 

121 

108 

50 

39 

286 

25 

25 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

730 022 309 66 997 240 

136 620 138 17 679 (NA) 

540 104 129 

39 013 (NA) 

53 298 42 10305 (NA) 

409 064 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

790 933 74 101 

105 494 

II 994 

608 664 

55 180 

76 775 6 927 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

292 

233 

129 

91 

114 

104 

49 

38 

244 

23 

25 

I Acresl 

724 0321 66418 

(D)I (D) 

538 413 

38 776 

(0) 

(0) 

403 256 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

255 

219 

92 

(NA) 

126 

(NA) 

37 

(NA) 

222 

20 

13 

Irrigoted 

land 

66 740 

19 

465 

58 

469 

387 

1 655 

886 

3 107 

10 144 14 231 

7 502 

27 817 

Acres 

757 245 

73 617 

96 612 11 617 

600 779 

55 135 

59 854 

6 865 

436 233 

159 887 

161 125 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming --____________________________ 232 227 222 201 On farm operatod _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 104 68 70 41 Not on form operated __________________ _ 249 208 218 176 50 44 44 27 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under25years________________________ 15 3 15 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yoors_________________________ 43 22 37 21 Nono ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 63 55 55 50 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 90 99 83 71 50 to 99 doyL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yoars__ __ __ __ ________ ________ _ 81 72 64 62 100 to 149 days ______________________ ~_ 

65 years and over __ __________________ __ 44 44 38 37 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 49.4 51.5 49.0 51.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

37 43

1 

30 39

1 

167 147 160 124 42 25 36 25 8 4 8 4 5 8 5 6 16 2 13 2 72 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 47 47 23 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and portners~ips; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 150 8 462 140 4 827 124 8 445 109 4 813 - 224 3 566 224 7 150 198 3 555 178 7 128 - 35 373 127 735 34 (D)I III 728 - 229 114 (NA) (NA)I 203 111 162 157 - 200 341 216 221 186 339 199 218 - 106 383 156 462 105 (D) 146 461 - 192 331 160 147 172 329 153 146 - 142 1 060 114 1 077 136 1 060 109 I 076 - 41 112 20 72 36 111 19 (D) 

- 186 338 152 373 152 331 143 371 

- 329 I 381 (NA) (NA) 283 1 362 (NA) (NA) - 329 1 100 303 725 283 I 087 253 716 - 328 586 (NA) (NA) 282 575 250 399 - 175 295 (NA) (NA) 167 295 148 179 - 120 92 (NA) (NA) 120 92 146 81 - 22 4 (NA) (NA) 22 4 } - 57 47 (NA) (NA) 57 47 253 58 - 329 76 (NA) (NA) 283 74 - 239 279 (NA) (NA) 209 273 (NA) (NA) - 29 2 (NA) (NA) 21 2 (NA) (NA) I 

~ive.r0ck and poultry purchosod _________________________ _ 

ee for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

A Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

sn~al health costs ___________________________________ _ 

C· s, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

O~~~:r~~~~f:rtilizer --.----~----.- ---:----- ______________ _ 

H' d Q ural chemicals including lime -- -------.------- elr' form labor ______________________________________ _ 

C~~:~~~!~t~r m~~hi.;e- hir~ ~ -a-n-d- ;;ni~I-;{;;,""a-chin;rY-·~~d- ----- eqUipment __________________________________________ _ 

En~rgy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

e~~~~li~~~;~~~~t;= == == == ==== == ==== == == == ====== == == == Fue'~~i _~utane, and propan8 -- ------ -- - _____________ _ 

~atural g~; ==== == ==== == == == == == == == ============ === Elec~~~ften8, motor oil, and oreOS8 _____________________ _ 

Other - :a~I,- ~;;d, -~;k;,-;t~::: ::: :::::::: ::::: ::::: ::: 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA BENT COUNTY, COLO. 211 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales af $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 105 20 703 104 (0) 

- 99 20360 98 (0) 

- 12 343 12 343 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 145 35 049 137 34 881 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 8 200 8 

- 1 (0) 1 

- 105 15 759 93 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 22 1 701 22 

- 86 (XJ 74 

- 36 (X) 24 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farmL - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________ dollars_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _..J_ 

Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

333 300 287 250 machinery and equipment - Can. 

11 579 8 172 11 388 7 747 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

34 772 27 240 39 681 30 988 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ____________ . _________ 

57 34 27 13 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

63 38 47 26 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

71 64 1 71 51 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

235 310 155 182 102 128 

291 795 146 262 255 533 

282 790 61 102 269 688 

68 82 15 18 58 64 

10 10 - - 10 10 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - 115 124 36 36 84 88 

145 153 23 24 124 129 

61 67 8 8 54 59 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

200 

(0) 

15639 

1 701 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

146 25 052 (NA) 24 744 (NA) 308 - -

(NA) 20 128 

- - - - (NA) 14 674 

14 360 

32 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AI/farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

36 57 36 54 

41 71 41 70 

13 17 13 17 

17 1 19 ~ 17 1 28 28 19 

7 .J i L 7 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

243 326 199 

279 706 258 

265 738 136 

83 97 24 

17 19 4 

27 30 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

39 42 16 

115 127 39 

48 58 16 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 142 73 (X) 128 (X) 136 109 - 659 (X) 149 (X) 510 653 460 -

46 41 41 50 50 40 SI - 26 8 16 2'1 58 26 17 - 33 19 60 27 83 33 24 - 11 19 5 32 8 57 19 - 18 - 14 262 18 6 - -

Farms with- 1 worker __________________________________________ . ----

2 workers ____________________ ---_____ ------------------ 3 or.4 workers _____________ . -__________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ________ .. ___ --------------------------

212 BENT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

- 274 (X) 257 (X) 239 (X) 209 (X) 

- 252 (X) 248 (X) 223 (X) 203 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 268 18692 262 15 356 236 18655 216 15 323 

- 259 18 288 251 (NA) 230 (D) 213 15 112 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 227 53 098 223 53 184 200 52 744 181 52546 

- 195 16 785 200 22 601 169 16609 163 22 347 

- 183 16646 192 22422 162 16475 159 22 185 

- 30 139 40 179 25 134 32 162 

190 21 486 (NA) (NA) 172 21 392

1 

145 12837 

- 204 14827 (NA) (NA) 180 14 743 167 17 362 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 224 44 365 212 49853 201 44 288 189 49729 

- (X) 16 742 (X) (NA) (X) 16 722 (X) 14 164 

- 148 8 613 (NA) (NA) 131 8 559 122 8995 

- (X) 2304 (X) (NA) (X) 2 293 (X) I 300 

- 166 35 752 (NA) (NA) 155 35 729 156 40734 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 14438

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 14429

1 

(X) 12864 

- 30 (D) (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 20 27 527 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 9638 

- 8 122 (NA) (NA) 8 122 4 78 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 77 8222 64 7461 68 8 126 47 7 168 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 67 I 309 (NA) (NA) 58 I 273 42 I 046 Other hags and pigs- ______________________________ _ 

- 64 6913 (NA) (NA) 56 6853 44 6 122 

Ufters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 70 I 830 64 I 792 60 I 805 47 I 744 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 64 904 45 889 58 893 42 885 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 57 926 51 903 51 912 35 859 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 18 5 168 18 5 057 16 (D) 9 4962 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 14 3066 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 7 2 042 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) Horses and ponies ___________________ .. ______________ _ 

Sales, 

- 122 594

1 

114 469

1 

107 504 82 384 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 78 12 595 66 12 156 68 12 379 50 II 913 

$1.000_ - (X) I 008 (X) (NA) (X) 997 (X) 762 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 36 3918 32 I 752 30 3 785 16 I 522 

$1.000_ - (X) 166 (X) (NA) (X) 161 (X) 33 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 16 to 583 II 4 602 15 (D) 9 (D) 

- 14 5909 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 8 4 769 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 55 225 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 33 229 Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1.000_ - 16 538 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 9 186 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (l) 

- 22 64 8 35 19 59 6 (D) $1,000_ - (X) 28 ()O (NA) (X) (D) (X) 16 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Puliet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 40 (X) 45 (X) 27 (X) 29 (X) 

- 39 I 220 44 I 402 26 880 28 969 

- 39 I 220 43 I 334 26 880 27 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- to 522 3 300 7 418 I (D) 

- - - (NA) 9612- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Sales~ther paultry ---------------------- ---------------

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 2 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- I (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 1 (D) - - - - - - - Puliets I (D) - - - - - - 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Puliet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (~i - (xq - 9 I 10 (D) 4 3 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BENT COUNTY, COLO. 213 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harwsted Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantify Fonns Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

Cam for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 61 2669 00 59 2 575 59 (D) 00 59 2575 

- 74 3603 00 (NA) (NA) 73 (D) 00 73 3587 

- 37 1 669 135897 35 1 579 35 (D) (D) 35 1 579 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 58 2393 126010 (NA) (NA) 57 (D) (D) 57 2377 

- 35 1 000 15 278 33 996 33 (D) (D) 33 996 

1974_ For silage or green chap (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 1 163 14781 31 1 163 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 6 47 00 6 47 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 185 21 837 00 161 14 714 174 21 S89 00 157 14670 

- 194 20 929 00 (NA) (NA) 181 20 768 00 171 16451 

- 165 19 571 904 489 147 12 773 158 1934S 902 525 143 12729 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 173 17603 969 117 (NA) (NA) 167 17490 965 874 160 14494 

- 46 1 730 28344 44 1 717 44 (D) (D) 44 1 717 

1974_ For sHage or green chop (tons, green> __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 1 366 13 106 31 I 268 CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 10 486 1 590 5 224 8 (D) (D) 5 224 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 786 2 160 12 366 

- 3 SO 00 - - 3 SO 00 - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 16 1 126 00 7 323 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 104 9 787 183 851 86 3 157 103 (0) (D) as (D) 

1974_ - ISO 17904 432 791 (NA) (NA) 147 17862 432049 122 6169 Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 13 307 18838 12 290 13 307 18838 12 290 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 359 19741 16 335 Sortey for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 14 586 27442 14 586 13 (D) (D) 13 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 38 1 329 41 010 35 1 073 

- - - - - - - - - - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 4 740 00 - - 4 740 (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts - - - - - - - - - - - for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Calion - - - - - - - - - - - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco - - - - - - - - - - - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 223 30 238 77 996 206 26045 205 29 926 77 536 192 25860 

- 210 28 792 71 064 (NA) (NA) 198 28 S07 70554 190 27227 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- 210 27909 75 330 200 24820 193 27677 74930 186 24635 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 191 25 172 67 368 187 24394 

- 24 1 504 1 575 19 594 23 (D) (D) 19 594 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 30 2 595 ()() 24 1 696 30 2 595 .(X) 24 1 696 

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 40 I 868 (X) 37 1 668 

- 30 2 595 196 843 24 1 696 30 2 595 196843 24 I 696 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 38 1 852 204 371 35 I 652 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 1 (0) 

- 9 127 (X) 9 127 7 (D) (X) 7 (0) 

- 3 62 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 62 (X) 3 62 All vegetables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 3 4 (X) 3 4 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeos _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - ()() - - - - (X) - -

- - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) ()() - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- 8 394 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 394 (X) (NA) (NA) Nursery and greenhouse producls- ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

214 BENT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

fonns ____ -_ - _______ - _______________ ------------------ 673 133 113 

~;:a~Yo~~~1a£~===========================~i~~= 00 198 - 00 478 720 -

- 00 27.8 

Value of land and buildings.· Average per farm •• __ • ________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dolklrs_ - 3fJ7 894 00 

00 1 497 -

land in farms according to Usel T 0101 croplond ____________________________________ ---

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ - 576 71 517 

- 490 46 443 

Bvacres harvestec:h 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ - 78 378 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 57 784 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 52 I 214 30 10 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 67 2461 50 10 99 ocr.s _______________________________ _ 

- 99 7012 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 73 10 171 200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 53 16003 .500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 9 (0) 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 

Croplond used only for poslure ______________________ _ 

- 272 13053 O!her cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 140 12021 

Cropkmd in cover crops, legumes, and soU .. improvemenf grosses. not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 25 999 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 32 2422 Cropland in cul!ivoled summer follow ______________ _ 

- 72 5341 Cropland Idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 57 3259 

Tolol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 25 2 135 Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

- 14 I 041 Woodland nol poslured ____________________________ _ 

- 14 1 094 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 501 59461 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pOslured _______________________________ _ 

- 184 53 332 

land in house lots. ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 434 6129 

Paslureland. alltype'-_________________________________ _ - 425 67426 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 502 46 113 Harvesled cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

- 429 35303 Paslureland irrigoled ________________________________ _ 

- 204 8 794 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 23 2016 

land sel oside in !he federol form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 31 672 

'1978 dato are based on Q sample of forms} see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Mark.t value of agrlcul!ural producls soid' _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agrlcullural producls sold.' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

~:::~ ~:= ====~============================= 

$2.500 ~~~o$~~~_================================== to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

le •• than $2.500 (saatext) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

mgg:~ m~ ================================== l ... ,han $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seel.xt) ____________________________ _ 

Crop"-______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

COllon and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalion loon. _________________ _ 

~~bacco-------------------------------------------- V Id seeds. hoy. forag •• and sllaga ____________________ _ 

F 19.tabl.s. sw .. t com. and m.lons ____________________ _ 

Nults. nut •• and berrles ______________________________ _ 

ursery and greenhousa producls _____________________ _ Olh.r crops ________________________________________ _ 

lIvp"fk• paultry. and their products ____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- OOU Iry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

C~~ ':na:~~l!.-- ------------------------------------ ~~. and plg'-~_====================:===========:=== 

OI~~·II~:.~:.;kQ~~di:.i~k-P;(;iuCiI(.;; i;;i)-==::::=::: 

-

-

-

-

-

>1974 dolo Include sales of forest producls. 

1978 

Forms 

673 

00 

51 

58 

54 

65 

101 

120 

220 

39 

43 

64 

74 

4 

326 

160 

9 

-

-

- 235 

20 

4 

20 

28 

499 

42 

39 

368 

87 

52 

114 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1.000) 

37744 

56 083 

30 466 

3362 

1 537 

911 

724 

428 

271 

86 

73 

79 

32 

46 

6306 

1 409 

10 

-

-

- 1 435 

(0) 

(0) 

1 602 

695 

31 438 

10769 

3201 

16218 

650 

88 

513 

1974 

Forms Acres 

563 122805 

00 218 

00 478 720 

00 25.7 

192 813 00 00 884 

489 64 816 

424 39996 

58 (HAl 

60 (HA) 

32 (HA) 

59 (HAl 

92 (HAl 

64 (HA) 

51 (HAl 

7 (HAl 

1 (HAl 

237 14424 

107 10396 

(HAl (HA) 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HA) 

(HAl (HAl 

12 I 172 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

413 56817 

(HAl (HAl 

(NAl (HAl 

(NAl (HAl 

405 38377 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (HAl 

(HAl (NA) 

00 00 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Farms ($1.0001 

563 20801 

00 36947 

36 (NAl 

60 (HAl 

49 (HA) 

60 (NAl 

76 (NAl 

71 (NAl 

207 (HAl 

(HAl (NAl 

(HAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

4 (NA) 

303 6539 

(HAl (NAl 

(NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl 

17 948 

(NAl (NA) 

419 14260 

40 4427 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres 

«9 113 188 376 115 299 

00 252 00 3fJ7 

00 478 720 00 478 720 

00 23.6 00 24.1 

333 025 00 238 8-C6 00 

00 1 475 00 Tl9 

393 63 950 336 60 205 

338 42872 304 37755 

27 127 23 (HAl 

20 277 19 (HAl 

29 694 16 (HAl 

48 I 747 40 (HA) 

79 5638 83 (HAl 

71 (0) 64 (HA) 

53 16003 51 (HAl 

9 (0) 7 (HAl 

2 (0) I (HAl 

178 10 101 152 12271 

109 10977 96 10 179 

18 870 10 275 

27 2 367 4 147 

64 5 173 71 9035 

40 2 567 25 722 

13 555 6 178 

8 330 6 178 

6 225 - -

340 48 683 284 54 916 

126 43 398 III 48 597 

293 5 285 236 6319 

280 53 829 (NAl 61 046 

343 42 185 289 35905 

301 33 067 264 29337 

129 7 160 (NAl 6230 

17 1958 10 338 

29 (0) 00 00 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.0001 

449 37428 376 20582 

00 83 358 00 54 739 

51 30 466 36 (NAI 

58 3362 60 (NA) 

54 1 537 49 (HA) 

65 911 60 (HA) 

101 724 76 (NA) 

120 428 71 (NAl ()() 00 24 (NAI 

00 00 ()() (X) 

()() ()() 00 (X) 

00 ()() ()() (Xl (X) ()() (Xl (X) 

()() 00 (X) (X) 

254 6232 (HAl 6447 

147 I 396 143 1 904 8 (0) (NAl (NA) 

- - - - - - (HA) (NA) 

- - - - 184 I 388 141 I 041 10 (0) 9 804 1 (0) 3 (0) 17 1 598 15 (0) 

27 (0) 28 1 753 

340 31 195 282 14 133 22 10765 22 4 421 36 3 164 32 2046 262 16099 235 6611 69 631 42 265 30 70 21 465 64 465 42 324 

BOULDER COUNTY, COLO. 215 
Table 3. Fanns, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms In forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 673 563 133 113 490 109407 46 443 

- 101 48 410 29 154 91 

- 214 194 5314 151 3886 2581 

- 37 24 2219 29 1 754 1 142 

- 65 61 5242 56 4502 2661 

- 33 27 3853 27 3 141 2036 

- 53 70 8390 47 7499 4272 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 OCfeS ___________________ _ 

140 10179 acres ___________________ _ 180 10 219 acres ___________________ _ 

- 25 19 4990 20 3992 2085 

- 30 15 7206 26 6252 4461 

- 56 48 19925 52 18409 9181 

- 36 35 24147 36 24147 11 912 

- 12 13 18670 9 13664 4407 

- 11 9 32747 8 22007 1 614 

220 10 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acre"- __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 oeres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

673 133 113 

490 46 443 

407 40 966 

272 11 148 

138 48 830 

116 16717 

128 43 317 

102 18 578 

556 96339 

74 25845 

34 7952 

9 2977 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

275 260 

398 277 

15 3 76 42 

159 127 

189 118 

139 146 

95 101 

49.6 52.4 

'Applies anty to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

563 

424 

365 

(NA) 

113 

(NA) 

85 

(NA) 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NA) 

(NAI 

Acres 

122805 

39 996 

48 186 

11 920 

45 620 

15629 

28999 

12447 

(HA) 

(NAI 

(NAI 

(NAI 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms, see lext! 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

lIvtltock and poultry purt:hased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commertlally mixed formula feedl _____________________ _ Animal health COlt. ___________________________________ _ 

Seedl, bulbs, plants, and treel __________________________ _ Commert:lal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 289 10238 224 3893 

- 473 10274 402 5 734 

- 202 4 197 290 3884 

- 412 198 (NAI (NA) 

- 259 735 254 316 

- 312 516 269 660 

Other agrleultural chemleoilineluding lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract Iobor ________________________ - ___________ -----

- 333 209 187 150 

- 305 2697 193 1 520 

- 61 225 36 73 

Custamwark, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equipment __________________________ -- ____ ------------ 288 324 233 254 

Energy and petrollum producll ____________ - _____________ _ Petroleum productl _________________________________ _ Galollnl ______________________ - _______________ ---- Diesel fUll _______________________________________ _ 

~~?~~i _~~t~~:_a~_d_~~~~~ == ====== == ==== ====== ===== Naturol gal ________________________ --------------- K.rosene, motor all, and greas. ____________________ c_ 

Electrlelty ________________ ----------- - --------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 681 1304 (HAl (NA) 

- 681 979 544 632 

- 645 455 (NAI (NA) 

- 261 184 (NAI (HA) 

- 154 91 (NAI (HA) 

- 28 28 (NAI (NA) 

- 88 161 (NAI (NA) 

- 681 61 (HAl (NA) 

- 358 274 (NAI (NA) 

- 57 51 (HAl (NA) 

Forms with lnigoted land 

Acres Harvested Farms In forms cropland 

502 105291 41936 

39 209 76 

170 4331 2422 

34 2037 1054 

52 4166 2322 

23 2714 1 754 

44 7000 4021 

20 3975 1 905 

26 6250 4273 

46 16458 8633 

31 20 880 10809 

8 12264 3153 

9 25007 1 514 

1978 and 1974 

Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

449 

338 

239 

156 

101 

88 

109 

94 

356 

57 

32 

4 

Acres 

113 188 

42872 

29 867 

8862 

42591 

15658 

40 730 

18352 

80560 

22636 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

376 

304 

213 

(NAI 

88 

(NAI 

75 

(NAI 

320 

34 

19 

3 

Irrigated land 

46 113 

153 

3093 

I 130 

2757 

2015 

4013 

2038 

4322 

9197 

10252 

3737 

3406 

Acres 

115 299 

37755 

42595 

10243 

44 551 

15215 

28 153 

12297 

91 513 

15299 

8068 

419 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

514 382 334 249 

103 74 75 45 

56 81 40 60 

194 157 159 136 

51 36 45 26 

26 16 19 10 

21 12 13 8 

48 35 26 30 

303 211 167 80 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

223 10 171 161 3 858 

334 10168 253 5 629 

142 4156 209 3826 

327 175 197 139 

211 718 198 311 

230 481 206 639 

286 206 159 146 

227 2642 149 1 SOO 

48 218 25 72 

221 298 166 238 

500 1 252 (NAI (NA) 

500 942 366 596 

479 431 339 352 

213 176 164 101 

142 91 65 40 

23 28 } 88 161 357 103 

500 55 (NA) 265 262 (NAI 

28 49 (NAI (NA) 

216 BOULDER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolO are based on a sample of forms; see lext) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.soo or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commen:iol fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, e.cepl P.!'sture __________________________ _ Paslure and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ 

- 295 23 226 213 

286 21 415 204 - 81 1 811 <18 Ume - ______________________________________ -_ - ___ ----------- - - - Sprays, dusls, granules, fumlganls, elc. 10 conlrol- Insects on hay and other craps _____________________________ _ Nemalodes in crops _____________________________________ _ 

Diseases In crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 100 5 752 88 

22 326 21 - 38 1 010 32 -

- 260 22 505 230 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insecl conlrolan liveslock and poullrv-______________________ _ 

Son~otion and rodenland bird canlrol _______________________ _ 

- 4 100 4 

- 178 00 145 

- 100 00 95 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Avorage per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value groupr $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

MOlortrucks Including plckups ______________ _ Wheel traclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and boon combines, sell·propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other complckers and plcker·shellors ________ _ Cottonplckers ____________________________ _ 

MOwer conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

F~1d lorag. harvesters, shear bor 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dolo are based on a sample ollarms; see text) 

Alilarms Forms with soles 

01 $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

681 536 500 355 machinery and equipment - Can. 

15 106 10 401 13520 8 676 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 182 19405 27041 24439 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

132 92 95 39 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

164 129 83 49 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

144 118 90 87 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Alilarms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manulactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

423 731 196 278 294 453 

588 1 226 234 332 463 894 575 1 308 105 146 537 1 162 

98 125 20 20 78 105 28 30 5 5 23 25 

43 48 5 5 38 43 - - - - - - 185 212 45 46 152 166 240 271 42 52 198 219 

21 S09 

20 323 1 186 

-

5666 (D) 

990 

22 342 

100 

00 

00 

or Ilywheellype ________________________ _ 

- 116 133 28 33 88 100 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample 01 forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres 011 which used 

207 16 9<18 

(NA) 16242 

(NA) 706 

- -

(NA) 7789 

5 244 

1 (D) 

(NA) 13355 

- - 33 00 (NA) 00 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

93 78 90 67 

62 76 56 72 

49 30 49 28 

2~ 1 13 { 

6 1 26 13 

5 J L 5 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

391 580 295 

490 960 300 

452 1 088 170 

68 77 5 12 12 1 

23 23 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

88 93 22 219 232 56 

75 84 26 

Any hired workersForms with sales 01 $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Form. 

Workor~-==== ==== == == ==== ====== == == == == ==== ============== = 

- 305 113 (X) 259 00 227 149 - 1 744 ()O 308 (X) 1 436 1456 965 

Farms withiJl~~!}~:l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 87 78 (D) 68 68 57 48 - 72 2 (D) 72 144 59 22 

- 52 12 38 46 149 40 28 

- 62 15 '83 43 265 44 24 - 32 6 105 30 810 27 27 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BOULDER COUNTY, COLO. 217 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All fanms fanms with sales of $2,500 ar more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number fanms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 537 00 440 00 345 00 279 (X) 

- 443 00 356 00 297 00 242 00 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock ar poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 499 31 43B 419 14260 340 31 195 282 14 133 Any cottle, hogs, ar sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 421 16956 360 (NA) 294 16801 251 7341 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 396 32 B92 324 24558 270 31 414 22B 23350 Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 284 7916 249 10022 198 7277 177 9429 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 240 5 04B 217 7728 160 4462 150 7 196 Milk cows ______________________________________ . 

- 71 2 B68 69 2294 56 2815 53 2233 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 288 12 717 (NA) (HA) 204 12343 160 6905 Steers, steer calves, bulls and hull calves _____________ _ 

- 339 12259 (NA) (HA) 228 11 794 187 7016 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 368 32553 315 20262 262 32 0B2 235 19869 

$1,000_ - 00 16218 00 (NA) 00 16099 00 6 611 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 17B 4 199 (NA) (HA) 127 3968 113 2 772 

$1,000_ - (X) 918 00 (HA) 00 884 00 337 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 299 28354 (HA) (HA) 217 28 114 206 17097 

$1,000_ - (X) 15301 (X) (HA) 00 15215 00 6274 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 125 24811 (HA) (HA) 91 24717 61 10308 

- 00 13828 (X) (NA) 00 13 793 00 4 197 

- 39 3201 (NA) (NA) 36 3164 32 2046 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 101 3685 64 2840 73 3392 35 2548 

- 66 804 (NA) (NA) 51 764 22 361 

- 85 2881 (NA) (NA) 59 2628 31 2 187 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 68 I 140 47 551 52 I 093 28 506 

- 65 580 40 312 50 552 24 286 

- 59 560 32 239 49 541 21 220 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 51 1 668 50 5850 27 1 291 22 4744 

- 43 1 032 (NA) (NA) 24 816 21 1 750 

- 11 103 (HA) (NA) 7 49 - -

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 247 1860 198 1 425 142 1037 100 1 006 

Soles, 

- 87 8069 58 4645 69 7804 42 4433 

- (X) 650 00 (NA) (X) 631 (X) 265 

- 27 2 562 22 1 428 20 2471 15 1 347 

- (X) 94 00 (NA) (X) 91 (X) 37 

- 50 1416 48 11 643 29 1 186 21 10 958 

- 43 1 508 (NA) (NA) 25 1 185 18 10 724 

- (X) 11 239 00 (NA) 00 8062 (X) 50 465 

- 52 88 (NA) (NA) 30 70 21 465 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 48 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) 00 -

- 88 285 62 339 51 206 35 270 

- (X) 395 00 (NA) (X) 356 (X) 155 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

TU~~~k:y; f~~ ;f~~ght~; ====== == ==== = ==== = ===== ==== == Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

- 120 (X) 88 D() 65 (X) 41 (X) 

- 102 625928 87 308467 57 624 635 40 306 792 

- 101 (D) 87 306469 57 (D) 40 305072 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 50 

- 1 (D) (HA) (HA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 986 5 284 3 175 5 284 

- 5 31 029 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (HA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 42 00 (NA) (X) 18 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or aldeL _____________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $I,O(XL 

- 24 00 30 (X) 17 (X) 20 (X) 

- 16 337 237 25 285 318 12 337 159 15 284 933 

- 16 337 237 24 241 077 12 337 159 14 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - -

- - - 3 250 - - 3 250 

- 3 (D) (HA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - 1 (D) 

- 8 00 (NA) (X) 4 (X) 1 (X) 

- 42 10769 40 4427 22 10765 22 4 421 

218 BOULDER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with aoles of $2,500 or mOR 

Horvesled irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acre. Quonlity forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlity forms Acres 

(am for all purpo ... _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (buahel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ionl, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, howed or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

135 9277 (Xl 131 9 105 125 9 197 O() 121 9025 - 128 7 238 (Xl (NA) (NA) 121 7196 00 120 7 128 

- 96 5249 492 654 93 5 148 91 5226 490 811 88 5 125 - 77 3518 346 604 (NA) (NA) 74 3 511 346 322 73 3463 

- 83 4028 60 841 82 3957 78 3971 60 325 n 3900 - (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) 82 3495 60 ISS 82 3 475 - - 00 - - - - - (Xl - - - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 3 190 (X) 3 190 -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 89 00 3 39 4 89 (X) 3 39 

- 4 34 00 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - -

- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NAI - - - - -

- 3 (D) 710 3 39 3 (D) 710 3 39 

- (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (ul for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 1 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - (Xl - -

- (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 00 1 (D) 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 69 7081 129297 17 507 60 6764 124 J84 14 471 

- 88 7213 208 842 (NA) (NA) 82 7 152 207 171 37 1 037 

- 55 1 263 58 963 45 871 47 1 128 55 160 38 762 

- (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 38 668 36153 36 604 

- 113 4 173 250 246 89 3090 102 4068 246 159 81 3023 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 114 4 794 258 829 105 4247 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groln ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredw..lght) __________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - -

Sweelpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see te"') _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 435 21 084 50 859 J84 18 155 302 18 179 47004 273 16 245 

- 365 16382 38 534 (HA) (HA) 254 14329 35 338 228 12 753 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 348 14466 39 319 309 12 676 244 12 J43 36 194 224 11 239 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 209 10607 28609 184 9 474 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 93 2848 4 723 87 2 598 67 2 372 4265 65 2308 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HA) - - 00 - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 1 099 00 20 1099 10 1 090 00 10 1 090 

- 14 1 141 00 (NA) (NA) 9 1 126 00 9- 1 126 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 14 (D) 00 14 (D) 6 (0) (X) 6 (D) 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 6 6JO (X) 6 630 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 3 00 5 3 2 (D) (Xl 2 (D) 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 3 4 (X) 3 4 

- 1 (D) 00 1 (D) - - 00 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 19 35 (X) 19 35 6 12 ()() 6 12 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 8 (Xl (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) 3 3 

- 18 25 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 11 (D) (HA) (HA) 

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (D) (D) (NA) (HA) 

- 5 1 - (NA) (HA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (HA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

Berrl.s _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhou •• producls _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) 00 1 (D) - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (Xl (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 1 (D) 

- 20 106 (X) 17 104 17 98 (X) 14 96 

- 37 2 714 00 (NA) (HA) 36 (D) (X) (HA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BOULDER COUNTY, COLO. 219 
Table 1. Fanns, Land in Fanns, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

farms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 145 89 347 

~~a~~z~1.~~===========================~~;= - 00 616 

- 00 664 320 

- 00 13.4 

Value of Iond and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ - 253 004 00 

- 00 402 

land in forms accordino to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ Harvested croplond _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvestedl 

- 122 21 304 

- 109 9634 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 15 63 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 6 79 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ - 9 215 

- 20 764 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 19 I 299 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 28 3602 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- II (0) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or mOfe ___________________________ _ - I (0) 

- - - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 61 7643 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 4027 Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soU-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

- 6 (0) Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- II 1 204 (ropkmd in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- I (0) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- II 1984 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- Woodland 14 3 738 postured _______________________________ _ 

- 9 3375 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 5 363 

Other Iond _________________________________________ _ 

- 115 64 305 PosturekJnd and rangeland. other thon cropland and woodlond postured _______________________________ _ 

- 72 59690 Land in house fots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ - 84 4615 

Pastureiand, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 122 70708 

Irrigoted Iond ________________________________________ _ 

- 119 16565 Harvested croplond irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 104 9 193 Pasturelond Irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

- 59 7037 Other Iond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 5 335 land set aside in the federal form progroms In 1978 ________ _ 

- I (0) 

'1978 data are based on a sample af forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agrlcuHurol products soid' _______________ _ Average per form _____________________ ..: _____ dollors_ -

-

fa$';'&~600a!~. ;!~~~~~~~~~I_~~~~~~ _~~~~~ _____________ _ - $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- l.1I thon $2,500 (I .. t.xt) ___________________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- l.1S than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- Abnormal farm. ( ••• t.xt) ____________________________ _ 

-

Cropa ____________________________________ ------------ Gralna - ____________________________________________ _ 

- Commodity C,-edlt Corporotlon loons _________________ _ Cotton - and cotton •• ed _______________________________ _ 

- Commodity Credit Corporation loon. _________________ _ - T ohocco ________________________________________ ----- Field attda, hoy, forag., and allag. ____________________ _ V.getabIOl, IWNt com, and mtlona ____________________ _ Fruita, nuta, and berrlt'-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and g_nhou .. producta _____________________ _ Other cropa __________________________ - _____________ _ 

lIv.atock, poultry, and their producta ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producta __________________________ _ 

g:~7. ':.':1~~I~.~-==================================== ~~::p~r:.:~:~ o~d-";001== == == == ====== == ===== === == == === Other IIv.atock and IIv.atock producta (aN t.xt) _________ _ 

'1974 data Includ. lalta of fo"at producta. 

220 CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Value Farms ($1,000) 

145 2 754 ()() 18992 

8 I 255 

6 388 

II 301 

17 247 

28 205 

31 110 

42 (0) 

9 20 

8 14 7 8 

18 (0) 

2 (0) 

49 510 

2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - 42 140 

1 (0) 

- - 6 (0) 

1 (0) 

109 2 243 

6 (0) 

10 681 

96 I 298 

10 13 

5 (0) 

23 132 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Fanns Acres farms Acres farms Acres 

110 91 581 101 80 758 78 82 565 

00 833 00 800 00 1059 

00 664 320 00 664 320 00 664 320 

00 13.8 00 12.2 00 12.4 

165773 00 307 681 00 196590 (X) 

00 199 00 370 00 186 

97 18304 83 16942 71 14862 

83 8974 76 7832 65 8028 

7 (NA) 8 25 4 (HAl 

5 (NA) - - I (HAl 

4 (NA) 4 104 2 (HAl 

10 (NA) 14 S46 8 (HAl 

29 (NA) 14 1007 23 (NA) 

13 (HAl 27 (0) 13 (HAl 

13 (NA) 8 2148 12 (NA) 

2 (HAl I (0) 2 (NA) 

- (HA) - - - (NA) 

52 8022 34 (0) 39 (0) 

18 1 308 19 (0) 17 (0) 

(HAl (HAl 6 809 - - (HAl (NA) 8 I 167 14 1072 

(HAl (HAl I (0) 2 (0) 

(HAl (HAl 6 (0) 1 (0) 

12 1 784 10 3470 7 I 555 (HAl (HAl 8 (0) 4 7.0 

(HAl (HAl 2 (0) 3 815 

89 71 493 82 60 346 61 66148 

(HAl (HA) 58 56 863 40 64 677 

(HAl (HA) 55 3483 42 1 471 

(HAl (HA) 87 65 SOl (NA) 70959 

93 II 766 86 13940 70 10388 

(HAl (HAl 73 7424 62 7598 

(HAl (HAl 40 (0) (HAl 2500 

(HAl (HA) 4 (0) 6 290 

00 (X) - - 00 (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

110 1 844 101 2 S07 78 I 726 

00 16764 (X) 24823 00 22 128 

4 (HA) 8 1 255 4 (HA) 

5 (HA) 6 388 5 (NA) 

15 (NA) 11 301 15 (NA) 

9 (HA) 17 247 9 (NA) 

30 (HA) 28 205 30 (HA) 

10 (HA) 31 110 10 (HAl 

36 (HA) 00 ()() 5 (HA) 

(HAl (HA) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

(HAl (NA) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

(HAl (HAl ()() ()() (X) (X) 

(HAl (HA) (X) ()() 00 (X) 

1 (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

36 329 34 468 (NAl 319 

(HAl (NA) 2 (0) 5 4 

(HAl (NA) - - (NAl (HA) 

(HAl (HAl - - - -

(HAl (NA) - - (NA) (HA) 

(HAl (NA) - - - - (NAl (NA) 28 100 25 202 

(HAl (NA) I (0) - - (HAl (HA) - - - - 4 113 6 (0) 4 113 

(HAl (HA) - .. - - -

89 I 515 84 2039 68 I 407 

7 108 6 (0) 4 108 

(HAl (NA) 9 (D) 7 564 

(HAl (NA) 78 I 215 65 599 

(NAl (HA) 8 (0) 5 3 

(NAl (HA) 4 (0) 4 6 

(NAl (HA) 17 122 10 128 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms wi!h horvesllld cropbnd 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Formo in forms cropbnd 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 145 11O 89 347 109 74m 9634 

- 7 6 II 2 (D) (D) 

- 16 9 423 10 248 134 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 10 4 582 7 399 214 

- 13 8 I 043 9 713 321 

50 to 69 ocr.o _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre'-____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocr •• ___________________ _ 

- 8 10 957 7 857 268 140 to 179 ocr .. ___________________ _ 

- 21 18 3346 17 2705 790 180 to 219 ocr.'-__________________ _ 

- 2 3 (D) 2 (D) (D) 220 10 259 ocr.s ___________________ _ 

- 2 3 (D) I (D) (D) 260 to 499 ocr.s ___________________ _ 

- 34 22 12412 30 11208 3 153 500 to 999 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- 10 10 7698 6 4 570 740 1,000 to 1,999 ocr.'-_______________ _ 

- II 8 16606 10 IS 594 I 946 2,000 oeres or more ________________ _ 

- II 9 45400 8 37400 I 893 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

145 89 347 109 9634 

90 23921 

64 4374 

39 56 436 

30 3629 

16 8990 

15 I 631 

129 61 759 

7 1458 

6 22 697 

3 3433 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

85 63 60 43 

2 

9 2 

23 15 

46 44 

31 30 34 15 53.7 53.6 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operolions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships, .... t.xt. 

1974 

Forms 

110 

83 

79 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

91 581 

8974 

42340 

4946 

43 267 

3320 

5974 

708 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

(HA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

- 53 159 66 354 

- 118 604 83 547 

- 33 292 67 416 

- 88 44 (NA) (HA) 

- 30 91 22 8 

- 38 41 26 24 

- 22 3 15 (Z) 

- 42 252 35 182 

- 9 12 II 6 

- 25 16 19 18 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Fttd for livestock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'-____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

5seds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ 

~~~~:k.~~~~~==== == ==== ====== ======== ==== ======== === CUltomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 139 247 (HA) (NA) 

- 139 205 108 103 

- 135 118 (NA) (NA) 

- 47 27 (NA) (NA) 

- 17 24 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 139 13 (HA) (NA) 

- 85 40 (HAl (NA) 

- 8 3 (HAl (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praductl __________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~~e~~~~~~_ 01 ... 1 fuel _______________________________________ ========== == == == == == ========== ==== _ 

lP yal, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

E~ero ~~~u~gl-gQ;==== .. ne, motor == 011, ==== and ====== greaae ======== _____________________ ============ === _ trlclty __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms wi!h irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Formo in forms cropland 

119 78 273 95«) 

I (D) (0) 

12 322 123 

9 SIS 214 

10 803 321 

5 600 186 

20 3 180 790 

2 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

32 II 807 3 153 

8 6410 740 

II 16606 I 946 

8 37400 I 893 

1978 and 1974 

Forms wi!h soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

101 

76 

58 

41 

32 

25 

II 

10 

89 

5 

6 

I 

Acres 

80 758 

7832 

17362 

3 278 

55 793 

3479 

7603 

I 075 

55493 (D) 

22697 (D) 

1974 

Forms 

78 

65 

48 

(HA) 

21 

(NA) 

9 (HA) 

73 

2 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

16565 

(D) 

263 

323 

553 

206 

936 

(D) 

(D) 

4313 

I 127 

4621 

3943 

Acres 

82 565 

8028 

(D) 

4008 

43 267 

3320 (D) 

700 

58 930 

(D) 

(D) 

All farms T Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

112 75 79 52 

29 16 21 13 

4 15 I 10 

63 43 48 37 

7 2 5 I 

4 13 3 11 

7 7 

6 9 4 2 53 33 3; 19 

Forms with soles of $2 . .500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

42 155 53 344 79 549 64 521 24 255 55 399 66 35 56 22 19 90 17 7 30 34 22 24 20 (D) II (Z) 

30 222 26 111 7 (D) 10 (D) 

17 16 14 17 

92 219 (NA) (NA) 

92 180 78 96 88 105 77 72 33 25 31 13 11 18 8 4 3 (D) } 2 (D) 78 7 92 II 61 36 (NA) (HAl 

5 2 (NA) (HA) 

CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO. 221 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dala are based on a sample of farms, seetexl) 

All farms Farms with .. Ie. of $2.soo or mo .. 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Ac .... on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, •• repl paslure __________________________ _ 

Paslure and rongelond fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 37 2437 29 

- 37 2049 29 

- 8 388 6 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 5 229 5 

Diseases - - - - in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 14 1 369 12 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouttry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird coo.rol _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 7 00 7 

- 16 00 12 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of oil machinery ond equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,OO(L 

Average per farm ________________ dallars __ 

Fonns by value group: $110 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms. see text] 

All forms 

1978 

143 2400 

16 782 

15 

51 

33 

1974 

106 1 692 15 962 

19 

25 

24 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

96 1 888 19670 

9 

27 

20 

1974 

77 1 4SO 

18831 

8 

14 

21 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Can. $20,000 10 $29,999 _____________________ _ $30,000 10 $49,999 _____________________ _ $50,000 10 $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________ ~ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

2010 (D) 

(D) 

-

229 

-

-

(D) 

-

00 

00 

All forms 

1978 

1974 

Farms 

22 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

-

3 (NA) 

1974 

Ac .... on which used 

1936 

1916 20 

-

1 

-

-

40 

-

00 

00 

Farms wllh sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

17 

15 

8 ::1 

- .J 

1974 

16 

15 

3 

~----------~----------~--------------------~~----------~--------~ 1978 1974 

All forms Monufoclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior 10 1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 1970101974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - 82 102 39 39 54 63 72 102 47 Motortrucks including pickups _______________ - 127 240 50 61 92 179 98 195 65 Wheel troctors ____________________________ - 118 254 16 18 114 236 84 171 10 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only ___ - 4 4 - - 4 4 4 4 - Com heeds for combines ___________________ - - - - - - - - - - Other compk:kers and picker-shellers _________ - - - - - - - - - - CoHonpickers _____________________________ - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Mower conditioners ------------------------ 62 65 11 11 52 54 25 25 5 Pickup balers ____________________ - _____ ---- 71 79 13 13 60 66 67 73 16 

field forage harvesters, shear bar 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 or flywheel Iype -------------------------- - -

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo or. based on a sample of forms, see le.I) 

Hired work.rs - All forms, 1978 Any hired workersForms wllh sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

forma ____________ -_ - ___ -------------- -------------------

Work.rs ________ -_ - - -------------------------------------- 42 16 00 36 00 30 26 

- 149 (X) 54 00 95 117 102 

- 9 7 7 12 12 4 12 

- 19 2 (D) 14 28 17 5 

- 6 1 (D) 6 19 2 4 

- 6 5 30 3 (D) 5 2 

- 2 1 (D) 1 (D) 2 3 

Forms wllh- 1 worker ____________________________ -------------------

2 workers ________ - ------------------------------------- 3 or .. workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mar. ___ • _________________________________ _ 

222 CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUlTURE-COUN,TY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

L1V~TOCK AND POULTRY 

Invenfory: 

Any Iiveslock or poultry __ . 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __ . __ . ____ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _. 

Any cotllc, hogs, or sheep _" _______ .". __ . 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

$1,000. 

. $1,000. 

Cottle and calves _ •. _____ ._. _______ • _". " ______ ."_ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved __ . _ Beef cows ____ .o __ • 

Milk cows _____ • ________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _. ___ ._ _ ___ " .. _ 

Sleers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves __ 

Soles: 

Cattle and colves __ 

Calves 

Cottle. 

Follencd cottle . __ _ 

$1,000. 

$1.000 

$1,000. 

$1.000. 

Dairy products .. _ ...... $1.000. 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs. __________________ . ______ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ___ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ _ 

Dec. I of preceding yeor and May 31 June I and Nov, 30 ___ _ 

Sheep and lombs. _______ . _______ ' __ ." _,, ____ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____ .. ___ . _________ .. _ Goots ___________ ._. __ . ______________ _ 

Horses and ponies _______ . _____ .. _ ___ _ _. __ . _______ . 

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____ _ 

$1.000. Feeder pigs ._. ____ _ 

$1,000. Sheep and lambs ______ .. __________________________ , __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ___ -. _____ , __ • ______________ ~ __ 

Pounds of waol __________________ ... _. ______________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool .........•.............. $1,000. Goats ___ • ________________ ~ _____ ~ ____ _ 

Horses and ponies ______ _ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________ _ 

$1,000. 

$1.000. 

Hens and pullets of laying age _________ . ____ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ___________ • ________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ ._ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens. _________ .. ____ ._ Turkeys ___ .. ________________ . ____________ • ___ . ____ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ___________ . ________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ . __ • _. Other poultry .• _________ • ____ .• __ . __ •.. ___ . _____ ._ 

Sales: Any poultry ______________ . _______ . _________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older .. ____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age , ______ , ____ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older. __ •• '_ _" 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______ . ___ • 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____ ... _ _ _ _. ___ . 

Turkeys •••••••.•••••••..•...........•........ 

Turkeys for slaughter _. __ ' _. _". 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _ 

Other poultry ..• .•.•...•..... 

Poultry and poultry products.. .•. . ... $1,000. 

1978 

Forms 

121 

97 

109 

98 

96 

84 

77 

20 

79 

80 

96 

(X) 

60 

(X) 

68 

(X) 

2 

(X) 

10 

11 

8 

10 

9 

8 

8 

6 

6 

3 

77 

10 

(X) 

4 

(X) 

5 

5 

(X) 

· 5 

I 

(X) 

18 

(X) 

22 

19 

· 19 

3 

-

4 

2 

· 2 

1 

9 

3 

3 

3 

- · -

-

-

. 

-

-

6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Number 

(X) 

(X) 

2 243 

(0) 

8 433 

4 515 

3 968 

547 

2 212 

1 706 

4 266 

I 298 

2 493 

642 

I 773 

656

1 (0) 

(0) 

681 

151 

32 

119 

35 

15 

20 

126

1 

88 

47 

481

1 

207 

13 

91 

2 

104 

91 

629 

(0)1 

(0) 

(0) 

42 

25 

(X) 

(0) 

(0) 

18 

-

76 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

. 

-

-

-

(X) 

(0) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1914 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 

98 (X) 87 (X) 69 (X) 

85 (X) 75 (X) 62 (X) 

89 1 515 84 2 039 68 I 407 

84 (NA)I 79 12:19

1 

65 608 

I 85 7 209 75 7 705 62 6 517 

77 3 795 67 (O) 58 3 464 

71 3 242 61 (O) 53 2 973 

28 553 18 (O) 73 491 

(NA) (NA)I 59 I 956

1 

~3 I 389 

(NA) (NA) 62 I 553 53 I 664 

84 3 434 78 4 010 65 3 301 

(X) (NA) (X) I 715 {XI 599 

(NA) (NA) 49 2 395 40 1 520 

(X) (NA) (X) 619 {Xl 194 

(NA) (NA) 57 1 615 58 1 781 

(X) (NA)I (X) 596

1 

(X) 405 

(NA) (NA) I (0) 5 27 

(X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I 

(X) 7 

(NA) (NA) 9 (O) 7 564 

10 76 9 (0)1 8 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 (0) 8 61 

5 14 8 {OI 4 (0) 

5 8 7 (0) 4 (0) 

4 6 7 (0) 3 (0) 

5 245 5 {O)I 4 (0) 

(NAI (NA) 5 (O) 4 131 

(NA) (NA) 3 47 . 

52 361

1 

58 350 I 35 300 

6 97 8 (0) I 5 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (Xl 3 

3 45 4 91 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) (0) 

5 170 4 (0) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 123 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I 180 

(NA) (NA)I 4 (0) 4 6 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) {Xl 

3 16 12 28 3 16 

(X) (NA) (X) 15 {Xl 2 

18 (X) 19 (X)I 13 (X) 

17 10 723 17 (0) 13 10 499 

17 10 704 17 (0) 13 10 484 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - I 10) 

I (01 3 (O) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (O) I (OI (NA) (NA) 2 (O) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 4 (X) 

5 (X) 3 (X)I 2 (X) 

5 (0) 3 (0) 2 (O) 5 (0) 3 (0) 2 (O) (NA) (NA) . 

(NA) (NA) - . 

- - - (NA) (NA) . 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) .. 

(NA) (X) .. (X;i (X) 7 108 6 (0) 4 108 

CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO. 223 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purpose':> 

~or groin or ~('cd (bu!>helsl 

For silage or green chop Oons. green) 

For fodder, hogged 01 gro/cd 

Sorghums tor all purposes _ 

for grOin or ::.ced (bushels) 

for siloge or green chop (tons. green) 

CUi lor dry loroge or huy (lOllS, dry) 

Hoggeu or qrolco 

Wheol for qrotn tbushd,,) 

Oals for qroUl (bushels) 

Borley IOJ qrOlll (bu:~hds) 

Rye for ql(Jln (hu::,ht'b.) 

Olher ~mull qrutn::, lor qrOlll 

Soybl'(Jll~ lor bcon-:. (bHshel.:,) 

PCOrlUh fur rHJIs (pOlJIHi:-) 

Cullon (bo!es) 

f oboc'(o (pounus) 

1(1sh perl%£!,> (hundredwciqh!) 

SweclpololOCS (bushch.l 

Hoy crop,> (Ions, dry) hec lex!) . 

A!lolfo hoy (Ions, dry) 

Other lome dry hoy (Ion". dry) (..;cc lext) 

field seed crops 

Allolfo 'ced (pound,,) 

Red clover ,>('cd (pounds) 

All v('gclob!c::, horvesled for sofe (Sf>C Icxt) _ 

Swecl corn 

T0(J1010CS 

G(ccn peus ('xcludUlg (OWp('flS 

t ono JfI orcho(d~ 

Applc~ (pounds) 

P('ociles (pounds) 

Grope~ (pounds) (sec lexl) 

Berries 

SI(uwberrrcs (pounds) 

Nursery ond greenhou~c producl~ 

Olher crops 

224 CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO. 

1978 

1974 

1978 

19/4 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

19/8 

1974 

19/8 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

19/,1 

1978 

19/4 

19/8 

19/4 

1978 

19/4 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

19/4 

19/8 

197,1 

1?18 

1974 

1978 

)974 

19/8 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

19/8 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

19/8 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

. _1978 

. 1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

19/8 

1978 

Forms 

I 

-

I 

INA) 

INA) 

-

-

-

INA) 

INA) 

INA) 

2 

5 

INA) 

I 

INA) 

INA) 

INA) 

I 

102 

79 

72 

INA) 

33 

INA) 

INA) 

- INA) 

I 

-

INA) 

I 

INA) 

-

INA) 

3 

3 

INA) 

INA) 

INA) 

-

- INA) 

6 

-

AI! forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

- IX) 

(0) IX) 

(0) (0) 

- - INA) INA) 

IX) 

INA) IX) 

IX)I IX) 

-

INA) INA) .. 

INA) INA) 

IX) 

INA) IX) 

(0) (0) 

120 (0) 

INA) INAI 

(01 101 

INA) INA) 

INA) (NAJ

1 IX) 

INA) 

IX)I 

I 

-

(0) (0) 

9 544 12 383 

8 847 14 936 

5 279 (, 436 1 INA) INA) 

2 017 2 495 

IX) 

INA) IX) 

INA) INA) 

-

INA) INA) 

(0) IX) 

- IX) 

- IX) 

INA) IX) 

(0) IX) 

INA) IX) 

- IX) 

INA) IX)I 

4 IX) 

IX) 

4 

INA) INA) 

- INA) INA) 

INA) INA) 

Ix)1 

IX) 

INA) INA) 

8 (X) 

(X) 

Farms with s.ales of $2.500 or morc 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- INA)I 

- - IX) - - INA) IX) - - - - INA) INA) - - - - - _. - - INA) INA) - - - - - IX) - INA) INA) IX) -

INA)I 

- IX)I INA) IX) 

- INA) INA) 

INA) INA) 

- INA) INA) -

- IX) - INA) INA)I IX) 

(NJ\) INA) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

5 120 5 120 (0) 5 120 

INA) INA) 6 82 4 100 6 82 

I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 

INA) INA) 5 49 I 870 5 49 

- - INA) INA)I 

Ixil INA) INA)I IX) -

- INA) (NAl -

INA)I 

- - - INA) - - - INA) INA) 

- - - INA) INA) - - I (0) - INA) INA) -

- INA) INA> - _. 

98 9 104 70 7 752 10 865 68 7 345 

INA) II.A) 61 7 900 13 384 60 7 471 

69 5 0881 49 4 048 5 5331 47 3 8791 

INA) INA) 46 3 908 6 430 45 3 658 

32 I 969 28 I 897 2 229 27 ) 849 

- IX) -

INA) INA) IX) 

- INA) INA) - - - - INA) INA)I 1 -

I 101 I (0) IX) ) (0) 

INA) INA) - IX) - IX) 

INA) INA) IX) 

I (0) I (0) IX) I (0) 

INA) INA) IX) 

IX) 

INA) INA)I IX)I 

3 " I (D) IX) I (0) 

INA) INA) - IX) 

INA) INA) I (0) INA) INA) 

INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 

INA) INA) INA) INA) 

INA) ~) INA) INA) INA) INA) INA) 

INA) , A) INA) INA) 

INA) INA) INA) INA) 

I IX! 

INA) INA) IX) 

.. 

INA) INA) 

5 8 6 8 IX) \ H 

INA) INA) IX) INA) IN!\) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Fanns, .Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or m.,... 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres fanns Acres forms Acres Fanns Acres 

FOrTI'll _____________________________________ :. ________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Aprr~;:,~:: :'1a~~==========================-P;rc(;nt= 

336 912315 364 904 578 304 898 250 346 898 018 - 2485 ()() 2955 ()() 2595 ()() 2 715 ()() - ()() 1 134 080 ()() 1 134 080 ()() 1 134 080 ()() 1 134 080 - ()() 80.4 ()() 79.8 ()() 79.2 ()() 79.2 -

Value of land and buildings,' Av.rage per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 484 156 ()() 270863 ()() S06 343 ()() 282 S03 ()() - 172 ()() 109 ()() 171 ()() 109 - ()() 

Lond in forms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 300 (D) 332 378245 276 (D) 323 374858 - 311 (D) - 284 (D) 312 195815 267 181 717 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _______ .! _________________________ _ 

101019 ocr.s _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - (HA) 1 (D) - (HA) 

- 1 (D) I (HAl - - I (HA) 

- 1 (D) I (HA) 1 (D) - (HAl 

- 6 245 6 (HA) 5 (D) 6 (HAl 

- 25 1 825 22 (HA) 17 1 275 22 (HA) 

- 52 7415 70 (HA) 47 6625 70 (HA) 

- 72 25 297 79 (HA) 71 (D) 79 (HAl 

- 74 53 096 74 (HA) 74 53 096 74 (HAl 

- 52 96464 59 (HAl 51 (D) 59 (HA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ - 60 (D) 44 12892 56 (0) 37 10300 

- 248 187996 261 169 538 224 (0) 260 (D) 

CropklOd in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 8939 (HAl (HA) 37 (D) 11 (D) 

- 55 12369 (HAl (HA) 46 10869 43 6624 

- 214 131 292 (HAl (HAl 191 125 154 244 147 759 

- 112 35 396 (HAl (HA) 106 34 984 43 13 175 

TOlol woodland _____________________________________ _ - 3 (D) 6 8635 3 (D) 6 8635 

Woodland poslur.d _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ - 1 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (HAl (HA) 2 (0) 6 8635 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 267 529065 291 517 698 250 527 084 281 514 525 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 206 513 540 (HAl (HA) 202 511 826 230 503 434 

- 166 15525 (NAl (HA) 151 15 258 205 11 091 

Poslurelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 234 524 167 (NAl (NA) 226 521 579 (NAl 513 734 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 57 24 872 49 17467 56 (D) 49 17467 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturekmd irrigated ________________________________ _ Olher land irrigoled _________________________________ _ 

- 54 22 945 (HAl (NA) 53 (D) 49 17 177 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) I (D) (NAl 24 

- 7 (D) (HAl (HA) 7 (0) 3 266 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 187 24438 ()() (X) 174 23961 ()() (X) 

1)978 data are based on a sample of farms;.see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Fonns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ 

- 336 20 368 364 19554 304 20 221 346 19536 Av.rag. per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 60 619 ()() 53 720 ()() 66 517 ()() 56 462 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mor. ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Les, Ihon $2,500 (s •• I.xl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Le,s Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (se. I.xl) ____________________________ _ 

- 45 12229 48 (NAl 45 12 229 48 (NA) 

- 76 4 574 92 (NA) 76 4 574 92 (HAl 

- 82 2 453 80 (HA) 82 2453 80 (HA) 

- 43 637 67 (NAl 43 637 67 (HA) 

- 29 218 27 (NAl 29 218 27 (HA) 

- 29 111 27 (NA) 29 111 27 (HA) 

- 31 (D) 23 (NAl ()() ()() 5 (NA) 

- 5 11 (HAl (HAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 19 (NAl (HAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 (D) (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) - (HAl (X) (l() (X) (X) 

Crop, _______________________________________________ _ 

GraIns _________________________ • __________________ _ 

Co;~~~~~I~~~~~~~!_O_~~I~~_~o_o_n~_================== Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obacca ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seed" hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegelables, sweel com, and melons ____________________ _ Fruit" nuls, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crop, ________________________________________ _ 

- 267 10368 292 13433 251 10 270 (HAl (D) 

- 263 9880 (NAl (NA) 249 9 782 283 11 611 

- 92 1 448 (NAl (HAl 89 1 442 (HAl (HA) 

- - - (NAl (HAl - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (HAl (HA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 34 279 (HAl (NA) 32 (D) 28 183 

- - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - I (D) (HAl (HAl 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (NAl (HA) 2 (D) 10 I 636 

livestock, poultry, and Ihelr producls ____________________ _ Poullry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Other 

~~z;~Z~i~~;;;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IIve,Iock and IIveslock producls (see I.xl) _________ _ 

- 216 10000 244 6 120 202 9951 234 (D) 

- 8 2 6 (D) 8 2 6 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) 5 43 - 210 9602 (NAl (NAl 196 9554 230 5 796 - 24 (D) (NAl (NAl 23 (D) 28 243 - 6 8 (NAl (NA) 6 8 3 1 - 16 21 (HAl (HA) 16 21 13 16 

'1974 data Include salts of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLO. 225 
Table 3_ Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropiond 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland 

- 336 364 912315 284 781 188 184 382 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Fonns with-

- 16 14 16 - - - - - 1 - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - 1 - (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 1 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 13 18 2073 9 1 431 612 

- 4 - 828 4 828 224 

- 6 2 1 441 4 961 618 

- 26 47 9042 22 7562 3248 - 53 55 39 287 45 33 727 12317 

- 76 86 116 416 72 110 804 33 549 

- 140 139 743 012 126 625675 133 692 

70 to 99 oc"''-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acr8O ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 ocr8O ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,(X)(} to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2.000 oeres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 336 912315 Harvested cropklnd ____________________________ _ 284 184 382 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 131 178677 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 102 53514 Port owners __________________________________ _ 159 655007 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 143 113308 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 46 78 631 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 39 17 560 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 270 644 865 Partnership __________________________________ _ 34 81 498 Corporation __________________________________ _ 28 180298 Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 4 5654 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or mo", 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

250 261 86 84 

15 20 56 53 

43 35 70 92 

87 84 65 61 50.4 50.3 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

364 

312 

140 

(NA) 

178 

(NA) 

46 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

904 578 195815 

215 222 58 213 623245 

122084 

66 111 15 518 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5_ Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data 0'" based on a sample of farms, see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 96 3607 115 1 634 

- 143 1 541 207 1 206 

- 51 185 140 587 

- 114 67 (NA) (NA) 

- 136 437 200 396 

- 122 1001 98 592 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'-____________________ _ Animal heanh costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbi, plants, and tr ... __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 111 306 105 191 

- 157 920 122 556 

- 28 148 21 150 

Other agricultural chemical. Including lime ________________ _ HlnId farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

CUltomwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 222 1 239 215 1 430 

- 333 2 D46 (NA) (NA) 

- 333 1636 351 938 

- 319 680 (NA) (NA) 

- 263 665 (NA) (NA) 

150 76 (NA) (NA) 

14 5 (NA) (NA) 

20 117 (NA) (NA) 

- 333 92 (NA) (NA) 

245 410 (NA) (NA) 

6 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasollne ____________________________ -------------- DIe .. 1 fuel __________________________ - _________ ----

Natural ~~ey~~f _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ gal ________________________ == ==== == == -==== ______________ == ====== ==== _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greal'-____________________ _ Electricity __________________________ -_ ---_________ ----

Other-caol, waod, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

Farms with Irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropiond 

57 221 948 55 306 

- - - - - -

- - -

- - - - - - 2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

3 960 575 5 4 140 2 342 10 16324 7090 

35 199 765 44 878 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

304 

267 

116 

97 

149 

135 

39 

35 

242 

31 

28 

3 

Acres 

898250 

181 717 

176066 

53076 

644 993 

111 365 77 191 

17276 

.634208 (0) 

180298 (0) 

1974 

Forms 

346 

311 

127 

(NA) 

176 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

289 

38 

18 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

24872 

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

740 1 292 4383 

18061 

Acres 

898018 (D) 

211 592 58 188 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

670 522 

88 089 

(D) 

(0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

174 168 164 159 

127 113 108 109 

35 _64 32 59 

165 133 154 129 

32 27 32 27 17 11 16 11 

19 9 16 9 

18 11 18 11 

68 57 51 54 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

89 3 581 98 1 622 

138 1 528 194 1 199 

50 (D) 132 585 

109 67 141 42 

135 (0) 193 396 

121 (0) 98 592 

110 (0) 105 191 

152 897 122 556 

28 148 21 150 

210 1 207 210 1 429 

318 2035 (NA) (NA) 

318 1 626 333 935 

304 674 307 454 

262 (0) 207 295 

143 75 161 103 

14 (D) } 20 117 333 83 

318 91 230 408 (NA) (NA) 

6 1 (NA) (NA) 

226 CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based an a sample of farms, see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Fonns Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertili ... r ________________________________________ _ 

- 119 57043 118 

~~rurenct.,:r;~;!iae~~:.Jl:'.:r~-=========================== 119 57043 118 -

- - - - Ume _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigant., etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ - 61 15 723 60 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush In crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- - - - 59 30 427 59 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 29 ()() 29 Sanitation and rodent and bird con.rol _______________________ _ 

- 9 ()() 9 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value grouPI $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including plckups ______________ _ Wheel traclors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-sheners ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup baiers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywh ... llype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a samp~ of fanns; see text] 

All forms Forms wlth soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

333 328 318 314 machinery and equipment - Can. 

20 353 10 805 20154 10 733 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

61 121 32942 63 378 34 182 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

13 59 13 47 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

26 35 12 34 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

81 48 81 47 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

247 327 157 199 112 128 

297 918 189 318 232 600 289 734 143 192 244 542 

108 134 26 26 91 108 

23 23 9 9 14 14 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 35 36 7 7 28 29 

118 127 11 16 108 111 

54 61 11 11 43 50 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

(D) 98 41 011 

(D) (HAl 40 781 

- (HAl 230 

- - -

(D) (HAl 27575 

- I (D) 

- 1 (0) 

30 427 (HAl 14363 

- - - ()() 17 (X) 

()() (HAl (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

40 34 40 34 

28 91 28 91 

30 28 30 28 

~1 33~ 30 1 56 33 

28 -' jL 28 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

290 413 257 

302 840 355 

263 705 201 

130 158 51 

28 29 16 

32 32 9 

(NAl (NAl (HAl 20 21 8 

129 136 54 

49 52 10 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 1SO days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 157 81 (X) 122 ()() 152 122 - 636 (X) 138 ()() 498 624 419 

Farms wlth- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 work.rs _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or. workers _________________________________________ _ 

fJ~:,'k:::~: ';;0 .. ====================================== 

- 55 52 52 34 34 55 50 - 24 12 24 26 52 20 29 - 34 14 44 31 99 33 13 - 29 3 18 18 123 29 22 - 15 - - 13 190 15 8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLO. 227 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Forms with solos 01 $2,500 or more 

1978 197,( 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 208 (X) 243 (X) 193 (X) 227 (X) 

- 202 (X) 235 (X) 189 (X) 219 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Solos, 

- 216 10 000 244 6120 202 9951 234 6104 

- 215 (D) 242 (NA) 201 9902 232 6040 

Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory I 

- 197 37252 232 42549 184 36 734 216 42314 

- 168 15312 214 23 137 156 15087 198 22960 

- 166 15 228 206 22 957 154 15003 196 22 803 

CoMIe and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows ond heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 28 84 41 180 28 84 32 157 

- 167 10851 (NAl (NA) 154 10699 155 8139 

- 177 11 089 (HAl (HA) 168 10948 191 11 215 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

SoIeSI Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 210 27 503 240 27 289 196 27361 230 27 176 

- (X) 9602 (X) (NA) (X) 9554 (X) 5 796 

- 128 8068 (HAl (NA) 120 8026 147 12034 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 181 (X) (NA) (X) 2 172 (X) 2075 

- 158 19435 (NAl (NA) 151 19335 186 15142 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7422 (X) (HA) (X) 7383 (X) 3 722 

- 13 3987 (HAl (HA) 13 3987 4 882 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 767 (X) (HA) (X) 1 767 (X) 327 

- 2 (D) (NAl (HA) 2 (D) 5 43 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 23 2448 27 2 481 23 2 448 25 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 15 412 (NAl (HA) 15 412 15 (D) Other hogs and pig"-______________________________ _ 

- 22 2 036 (HAl (NA) 22 2036 22 2 100 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ________________ _ 

- 15 394 24 463 15 394 22 (D) Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 13 181 18 206 13 181 16 (D) June 1 ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 14 213 22 257 14 213 20 (D) Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 3 42 4 (D) 3 42 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 3 24 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 82 379 77 355 78 363 77 355 

SoIeSI Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 3 645 30 4816 23 (D) 28 (D) 

$I,OO(L - (X) (D) (X) (HA) (X) (D) (X) 243 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 7 605 " 1 664 7 605 " I 664 

$1,000_ - (X) 27 (X) (HA) (X) 27 (X) 46 Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 6 153 3 29 6 153 3 29 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 6 8 (NAl (NA) 6 8 3 1 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 16 43 12 33 16 43 12 33 

- (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) 16 

POULTRY 

- 37 (X) 36 (X) 37 (X) 30 (X) 

- 34 1 074 36 2026 34 1 074 30 1 882 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 34 (D) 34 1 994 34 (D) 28 1 850 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - Hens and pullets allaying age -----------c--------- Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - -

- 8 (X) (NAl (X) 8 (X) 1 (X) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 8rollers ond other meat-type chlckens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 (X) 4 (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 

- 2 (D) 4 218 2 (D) 4 218 

- 2 (D) 4 208 2 (D) 4 208 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Soleo, Any paultry __________________________ - ___________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets alloying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 8 2 6 (D) 8 2 6 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullots under 3 months oIL __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _______________________________ .. ______ ----

Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducto ____________________ $1,000_ 

228 CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2, sao or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Horvesled Irrigated 

Farma Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Form. Acre. 

(am for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bulhell) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For sllog. or green chop (Ionl, gr_) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 41 15359 00 38 14738 .4() (D) DO 37 (D) 

- 44 9028 00 (NA) (NA) 44 9028 DC) 42 8 473 

- 41 14654 I 440 657 38 14298 .4() (D) (D) 37 (D) 

- 41 7617 436 825 (NA) (NA) 41 7617 436 825 .4() 7392 

- 10 705 8970 6 440 10 705 8970 6 440 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 I 151 13 143 13 1 081 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 3 260 00 - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For sllog. or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(ul for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 65 12035 00 9 I 005 64 (0) (X) 9 I 005 

- 87 18548 00 (NA) (NA) 87 18548 (X) 10 942 

- 50 9456 244 738 8 906 49 (D) (D) 8 906 

- 33 7 796 163 941 (NA) (NA) 33 7 796 163 941 6 n5 

- 10 730 4 106 2 (D) 10 730 4 106 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 397 2690 4 (D) 

- 13 I 436 I 306 I (D) 13 I 436 1 306 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 57 7932 6569 2 (0) 

- 3 413 00 - - 3 413 00 - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) II 2423 00 - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 245 145065 2964 588 20 4454 230 143 036 29J8 339 20 4454 

- 261 157 140 3 557 882 (NA) (NA) 261 157 140 3 557 882 10 3 969 

Ools for groin (bush.ls) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 6 450 21 800 6 450 6 450 21 800 6 450 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 745 19543 I (D) 

Ry. for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ OtI1er small grains for groln ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) DO - - - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) I (D) 1 (D) (D) I (D) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (allan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredwelght) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (5881.><1) _________________ 1978_ - 102 12 703 18 757 18 I 926 99 12 423 18 657 18 I 926 

1974_ - 75 8 315 II 801 (NA) (NA) 74 (D) (D) 19 1 208 ANoNa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 24 2 123 7999 16 1 628 24 2 123 7999 16 1 628 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 1 064 4441 15 941 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 52 6 573 7431 2 (D) 49 6 293 7 331 2 (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (Xl 1 (D) I (D) DC) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - ANoNa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (s.e lexl) _______ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - 00 - - Sweel com ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - DC) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) 00 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) 00 (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - I (D) - (NA) (NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Slrowborrl.s (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse produclL ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - - 2 (D) 00 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLO. 229 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Fonns Acres Fonns Acres Fonns Acres 

- 458 357 557 393 332880 349 332 853 324 316197 

- (Xl 781 (Xl 847 (Xl 954 (Xl 976 

- (Xl 811 520 (Xl 811 520 (Xl 811 520 (Xl 811 520 

- (X) 44.1 (Xl 41.0 (Xl 41.0 (Xl 39.0 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land orea _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 303 653 (Xl 182550 (Xl 356 579 (Xl 211 577 (Xl 

- (X) 373 (Xl 216 (Xl 369 (Xl 217 

Averoge per fann _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according '0 use: 

- 430 (0) 368 116 038 334 (0) 306 112 057 

- 397 88 093 343 83226 319 85464 293 81 667 

T 0'01 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harves.ed cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harves.ed: 

- 15 68 7 (NA) 5 20 2 (NA) 

- 19 279 12 (NA) 3 45 3 (NA) 

- 26 597 13 (NA) 6 151 4 (NA) 

- 40 I 508 33 (NA) 23 884 16 (NA) 

- 56 3 768 48 (NA) 45 3108 38 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 ta 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 83 11 691 76 (NA) 81 (0) 76 (NA) 

- III 33 937 113 (NA) 109 (0) 113 (NA) 

- 40 25 136 35 (NA) 40 25 136 35 (NA) 

- 7 II 109 6 (NA) 7 11 109 6 (NA) 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or moro ___________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 208 (0) 195 24459 164 (0) 168 (0) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

.. 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 114 (0) 42 8 353 93 (0) 40 (0) 

- 14 I 545 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 15 I 654 

- 42 4331 (NA) (NA) 32 3830 7 (0) 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 31 (0) (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 6 1008 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 53 3640 (NA) (NA) 41 3250 18 4 773 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 24 (0) 22 6984 22 (0) 16 6250 Woodlond postured _______________________________ _ 

- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 10 I 583 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 8 4667 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 260 209 303 261 209 858 208 191 625 219 197 890 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 162 199 558 (NA) (NA) 132 182 177 137 188 571 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 162 9 745 (NA) (NA) 131 9448 141 9319 

Pastureland, all types ___________ . ______________________ _ 

-- 345 244 396 (NA) (NA) 273 223 614 (NA) 212211 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 399 120 803 324 102 992 317 115977 277 100 786 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 377 85460 (NA) (NA) 309 83 066 272 77 471 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 159 32 568 (NA) (NA) 129 30302 (NA) 21 635 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 29 2 775 (NA) (NA) 24 2609 5 I 680 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 19 763 (X) (X) 17 (0) (X) (X) 

I J978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dallars_ - 458 18 ISO 393 14 187 349 18030 324 14 118 

- (X) 39628 (X) 36099 (X) 51 661 (X) 43 574 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$ 100,000 or moro ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 24 9 732 23 (NA) 24 9 732 23 (NA) 

- 74 4 694 53 (NA) 74 4694 53 (NA) 

- 74 2 119 64 (NA) 74 2 119 64 (NA) 

- 56 789 60 (NA) 56 789 60 (NA) 

- 77 543 53 (NA) 77 543 53 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

loss than $2,500 (so. loxl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

loss than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (sooloxl) ____________________________ _ 

- 44 154 60 (NA) 44 154 60 (NA) 

- 106 120 77 (NA) (X) (X) II (NA) 

- 17 38 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 22 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 - 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 203 5 565 218 6 522 174 5 527 (NA) 6 501 

- 115 2663 (NA) (NA) 112 2 658 129 3 168 

- 9 97 (NA) (NA) 9 97 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 150 I 597 (NA) (NA) 124 I 563 137 I 613 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Crops ____________________________ - _____ -_ -------------

Groins __________________________________________ ---

Commodity Crodlt Corporation loans _________________ _ Co"on and co"onseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Crodlt Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ____________________________ -_ -_ ------------

Field seeds, hay, farago, and sllago ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and b.rrlo. ___________ ~ ____ - _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- 27 (0) (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 22 (0) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ ------ ---------------

- 350 12 584 287 7 665 285 12503 239 7 617 

- 8 (0) 9 39 6 (0) 9 39 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 151 

- 301 9 239 (NA) (NA) 255 9 179 203 5962 

- 48 I 535 (NA) (NA) 36 I 529 37 326 

- 88 I 457 (NA) (NA) 73 I 444 85 I 020 

- 34 203 (NA) (NA) 29 200 15 120 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~~~ ':nodd~~l!e~-:: :::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: Hog. and pigs ________________________ - ___ -----------

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) - ________ _ 

>1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

230 CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Fonns with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms fonns in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland fond 

All fonns ___________________________ _ 

- 458 393 357 557 397 334 197 88 093 399 332 644 86 832 120 803 

Fonns with- 1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 

- 12 14 33 3 16 10 2 (0) (D) (D) 10 to 49 ocro'-____________________ _ 

- 54 19 1 440 39 1 049 757 39 (D) (D) (D) 50 to 69 ocres-____________________ _ 

- 29 16 1 644 24 1 348 832 25 1 421 804 1 022 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 28 24 2353 25 2 102 I 247 24 2041 I 155 I 513 100 to 139 acre, ___________________ _ 

- 24 24 2699 18 2045 I 007 20 2285 I 007 I 472 140 to 179 ocro' ___________________ _ 

- 35 39 5 584 32 5 104 3403 33 5 264 3403 4 145 180 to 219 ocr .. ___________________ _ 

- 29 28 5833 25 5034 3 171 27 5439 3 136 4006 220 to 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 29 18 6942 26 6214 3 562 24 5 742 2962 3 867 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 77 80 28 070 72 26219 13995 75 27519 13914 17929 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 68 63 48 029 66 46 662 26011 65 46 132 25 871 31 952 1,000 to 1,999 ocre' ________________ _ 

- 40 37 54 085 37 50 805 14 192 35 48 092 13 957 20 088 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

- 33 31 200 845 30 187 599 19906 30 187 599 19906 33 959 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sates of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

1978 >1974 1978 '1974 

263 248 

195 128 

1 2 

47 38 

99 71 

127 109 

120 104 

64 52 

51.0 51.1 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

393 

343 

246 

(NA) 

113 

(NA) 

34 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

332880 

83 226 

141 740 

44 262 

172 580 

32 334 

18560 

6630 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

- 202 4431 117 2 318 

- 315 3429 244 3 177 

- 79 263 111 927 

- 299 228 (NAl (NA) 

- 126 294 142 260 

- 153 565 100 810 

- 112 99 83 87 

- 294 1 787 178 1 322 

- 83 132 48 64 

- 203 437 166 410 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed fonnulo feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cost. ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulb •• plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial f.rtlllzer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of mochinory and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 458 1 675 (NAl (NA) 

- 458 1 330 372 822 

- 440 762 (NAl (NA) 

- 230 295 (NAl (NA) 

- 88 82 (NAl (NAl 

- 15 4 (NAl (NA) 

- 72 112 (NAl (NA) 

- 458 76 (NAl (NA) 

- 324 331 (NAl (NAl 

- 90 14 (HAl (HA) 

Energv ond petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasallne _________________________________________ _ Dle •• 1 fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Keras.ne, motor 011. and greaso _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

349 

319 

212 

190 

123 

117 

14 

12 

289 

43 

16 

1 

332853 

85 464 

121 339 

44 940 

207 693 

(D) 

3 821 

(D) 

184 846 

(0) 

82 271 

(0) 

All forms 

1978 

321 

85 

52 

190 

46 

18 

21 

27 

130 

'1974 

221 

77 

78 

126 

24 

12 

14 

19 

96 

324 316 197 

293 81 667 

196 (D) 

(NA) 43 107 

96 166 412 

(NAl 31 930 

32 (0) 

(NA) 6630 

282 190 079 

28 37 354 

10 82 251 

6 513 

Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

255 191 

59 62 

35 57 

164 112 

31 24 

13 9 

16 14 

19 14 

86 60 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

174 4403 97 2 308 257 3402 205 3 155 65 257 96 924 248 224 176 68 124 (D) 121 259 142 544 94 809 107 99 80 87 252 1 760 163 1 318 71 128 44 63 

170 421 144 402 

362 1 638 (NAl (NA) 362 I 299 313 805 345 740 309 440 202 290 190 190 81 81 88 110 15 4 } 72 112 313 65 362 73 

284 327 (NAl (NA) 62 12 (NAl (NA) 

CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO. 231 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based On a sample of forms, ..... lext) 

Alilonns funns with salos of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on whK:h used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl ~slure __________________________ _ Poslure and rangeland fert l!zed ____________________________ _ 

Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 153 20 515 142 

- 153 (0) 142 

- 1 (0) I 

- - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy ond other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush In crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 28 5262 28 

- - - - - 4 581 4 

- 83 11 172 78 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops Or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 8 385 8 

- 32 00 32 

- 3 00 3 

Table 7, Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All ferms Forms wnh sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

458 368 362 307 machinery and equipment - Con. 

13 859 8404 13014 7693 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30261 22 837 35 951 25059 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

56 46 26 32 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

96 77 43 54 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

104 83 93 69 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All ferms Menufaclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

19245 (0) 

(0) 

-

5262 

- 581 

11 112 

38S 

00 

00 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (om heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other complckers and plcker·shellers ________ _ (oltonplcker'-___________________________ ~ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesler., shoor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

346 527 195 228 225 299 

389 827 218 286 303 541 

393 851 44 59 390 792 

35 50 1 (0) 34 (0) 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

I (0) I (0) - -

- - - - - -

222 269 91 108 153 161 

263 316 72 85 209 231 

20 22 3 5 17 17 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a semple of ferms, see textl 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

9~ 22 366 (NA) 22 244 (NA) 122 

- -

(NA) 2788 

- - 3 23<4 

(NA) 1~ 961 

4 355 8 00 (NA) 00 

All ferms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

53 66 53 61 

51 60 51 55 48 20 48 20 

321 16 ~ 31 1 12 12 16 

6.J L 5 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970101974 

295 423 237 

320 649 255 31-5 702 133 

51 59 13 

- - - 13 13 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

58 62 16 

209 230 88 

9 10 3 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

farms ________________________________ - _________________ _ 

Worke .. ______________________________ - _________________ _ - 294 99 00 266 00 252 163 

- 1 100 00 267 (JO 833 1 027 1 000 

- 99 30 30 108 108 69 49 

- 74 48 96 57 114 74 21 

- 68 16 58 86 304 56 49 

- 45 4 (0) 11 81 45 20 

- 8 1 (0) 4 226 8 24 

Farma w~h- I worker ______________ -- ____________ - ___ --------------- 2 workers ______________________________________ ---____ _ 3 or" worke .. _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 worke .. _________________________________________ _ 

fO worken or mor. _____________________________________ _ 

232 CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Fann. with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Fums Humber Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any conlo, hogl, or Iheep __________________________ _ - 375 00 289 (Xl 291 00 234 (X) 

- 347 00 284 (X) 275 ()() 229 00 

Salol, 

Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $J.(IO(L 

Any canlo, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,OO(L - 350 12 S64 287 7665 285 12503 239 7617 

- 342 12232 280 (NA) 281 12 153 234 7308 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Co"1o and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calve. ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 313 40 579 261 36 295 253 39 474 214 35 196 

- 297 20 916 232 20680 240 20 235 194 20139 

- 279 20 673 208 20416 228 20 023 In 19893 

- 83 243 79 264 64 212 63 246 

- 242 10148 (NA) (NA) 198 9912 165 7657 

- 260 9 515 (NA) (NA) 211 9 327 183 7400 

Salos, CoNte and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Conlo ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fonened co"'e _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 301 28 556 241 24 515 255 28 194 203 24267 

- (X) 9239 ()() (NA) 00 9179 00 5962 

- 229 11 659 (NA) (NA) 193 11 336 135 9261 

- (X) 3 026 ()() (NA) (X) 2981 00 I 181 

- 165 16897 (NA) (NA) 152 16858 136 15006 

- (X) 6213 ()() (NA) 00 6 199 00 4781 

- 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 10 5026 

- ()() (0) ()() (NA) 00 (D) 00 I 990 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 151 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 51 13648 39 9019 40 13 495 37 (0) 

- 36 2386 (NA) (NA) 29 2348 18 (D) 

- 46 11 262 (NA) (NA) 35 II 147 36 6744 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June I ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 39 2847 27 1 996 30 2816 27 I 996 

- 35 I 374 20 709 27 1 356 20 709 

- 30 I 473 18 I 287 24 I 460 18 1 287 Sheep ond lomb' ____________________________________ _ 

Ewe, I yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 85 36 985 103 36439 70 36 514 87 35944 

- 78 25 374 (NAl (NA) 69 25 096 86 25945 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 210 1 111 116 814 165 929 99 766 

Sale" Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 48 15433 37 10301 36 15283 37 10301 

$1,000_ - (J() I 535 (J() (NA) 00 1 529 ()() 326 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 704 18 8704 8 591 18 8704 

$1,000_ - ()O 26 (Xl (NA) ()() 23 ()() 212 Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ 

- 88 23670 101 28 538 73 23430 85 28 124 Sheep and lomb, shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 81 27 173 (NA) (NA) 72 26878 79 28 351 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 285 316 (X) (NAl ()() 283 324 (X) 285 956 Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1,000_ - 88 I 457 (NA) (NA) 73 I 444 85 I 020 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - ()() (NA) 00 - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 29 92 12 24 24 86 10 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 54 (X) (NAl (X) 52 00 6 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 38 (X) 28 (J() 28 00 24 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 34 I 172 28 3 615 25 787 24 3481 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 33 (D) 28 3 432 24 (D) 24 3304 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers ond other meot-type chlckens ________________ _ 

TUT~~~!;SfQ;SIOU9hi;,;::::::::::=:=::::=========::: Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 5 134 - - 4 (D) - - - 8 29 (NAl (NAl 4 15 4 24 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl I (D) 4 24 

- Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) - - - 6 00 (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hen. and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 4 (X) 

- I (D) .4 I 065 I (D) 4 1 065 

- 1 (D) 4 1 065 1 (D) 4 I 065 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other moot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hen. kept for breeding • ___________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - 1 (D) - - I (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ - 3 (X) (NAl (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 

- 8 (D) 9 39 6 (D) 9 39 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO. 233 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Farms with sales of $2.500 or mare 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Cam for all purpose. _________________________ 1978_ - 6 1 235 (X) 6 1 235 6 1 235 (X) 6 1 235 

- 6 355 (X) (NA) (NAl 6 355 (X) 6 355 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 312 8429 (NA) (NAl 4 (D) 8429 4 (D) 

- 5 (D) 6360 5 (D) 5 (D) 6360 5 (D) 

1974_ Far grain or seed (bushels>- __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder. hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - Sorghums for oil purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For groin or seed (busbels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

- 26 2 327 147 320 24 2 297 26 2327 147 320 24 2297 

- 39 4 512 195 211 (NAl (NAl 37 (D) (D) 35 4421 

- 62 3 274 195 237 59 3 199 59 3224 192 737 56 3149 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 42 1 814 96 175 41 1 754 

- 115 13992 892 912 110 13887 111 13 927 891 279 108 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 108 15740 875 393 108 15 740 

Wheat for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dots for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rtey for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 8 233 (X) 6 175 

1974 Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (busbels>-__________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - (NAl (NAl - - - - - . 1~ 

- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 27 2 527 574 384 27 2 527 27 2 527 574384 27 2527 

- 23 2 225 537 703 (NAl (NAl 23 2225 537 703 23 2225 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Swoetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text>-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 379 65 657 107919 358 63 075 303 63 105 105 213 293 60 740 

- 312 57871 88 589 (NAl (NAl 262 56440 86 836 239 52618 

Anona hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- 342 43 117 84 365 324 41 854 276 41 408 82 533 268 40 320 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 244 36239 62 539 218 33519 

- 43 3675 3 611 38 3188 34 3 352 3201 30 2878 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Anona seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974_ -- I (D) (D) 1 (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - .- - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

1974_ Tomatoes _______________________ • _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

land In orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Serrle. _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 3 190 (X) (NAl (NAl 3 190 (X) (NAl (NA) 

Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and gr .. nhause products _______________ 1978_ Other craps _________________________________ 1978_ 

234 CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Fann. with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ____________________________________________ ---

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~:;~~~!~ ~~n~~~~o=============:============-pe~c-.,~t= 

204 367917 130 399 741 129 360 406 87 395 360 - 00 1 804 00 3075 00 2794 00 4544 - 00 776320 00 776320 00 776320 00 776320 - 00 SO.9 - (X) 47.4 00 51.5 00 46.4 

Value of land ond buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 214 176 (X) 302808 (X) 313 142 00 440 828 00 

(X) 121 00 98 00 117 00 97 -

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ Harve.'ed cropland _______________________________ _ 194 (0) 127 35866 120 (0) 86 (0) - 186 116 23421 120 30 366 83 22 303 - 31 771 By acres harvested, 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 1019 acres _______________________________ _ 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ 

301049 acres _______________________________ _ 

501099 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 20 126 4 (HA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 25 336 10 (HA) 7 (0) 7 (HA) 

- 27 624 5 (NA) 13 308 - (NA) 

- 26 1 033 28 (NA) 13 S07 11 (NA) 

- 21 1 391 23 (HA) 18 1 196 19 (NA) 

- 25 3432 10 (NA) 25 3432 10 (NA) 

- 25 7 763 23 (HA) 25 7763 23 (NA) 

- 14 10 431 9 (HA) 14 10431 9 (HA) 

- 3 6635 4 (NA) 3 6635 4 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 71 (0) 64 9 195 42 (0) 35 6617 

- 71 (0) 41 32SO 53 (0) 27 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and so!t·lmprovement grasses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 1 834 (HA) (NA) 11 1 753 5 (0) 

- 10 (0) (HA) (NA) 10 (0) 7 293 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 495 

- 51 8300 (HA) (NA) 38 7849 23 1 996 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 14 (0) 6 94 169 12 (0) 5 (0) 

- 7 (0) (NA) (HA) 7 (0) 3 (0) 

- 9 (0) (NA) (HA) 7 (D) 2 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 125 241 444 81 269 706 81 237692 67 269 217 

Posturefand and rangeland, other than cropland and woodlond pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 59 233 119 (NA) (HA) 44 229 848 38 264 Oll 

- 98 8 325 (NA) (NA) 59 7844 47 5206 

Pastureland, 011 type"-_________________________________ _ 

- 125 258 558 (NA) (NA) 84 253 529 (NA) (D) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 184 41 447 116 25521 121 39 696 84 24492 

- 181 31 314 (NA) (NA) 120 30144 82 21 240 

- 61 9242 (NA) (NA) 42 (D) (NA) 2814 

- 15 891 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 5 438 

- 33 3 515 00 (X) 33 3 515 00 (X) 

'1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Fanns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 204 8087 130 4543 129 8015 87 4494 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 39 642 (X) 34946 00 62 135 ()O 51 655 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ____ • ____________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le .. than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ les. than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 13 5214 10 (NA) 13 5 214 10 (NA) 

- 28 1 820 11 (NA) 28 1 820 11 (NA) 

- 16 475 13 (NA) 16 475 13 (NA) 

- 18 247 17 (NA) 18 247 17 (NA) 

- 22 147 16 (NA) 22 147 16 (NA) 

- 32 112 18 (NA) 32 112 18 (NA) 

- 75 72 45 (NA) 00 (X) 2 (NA) 

- 8 19 (NA) (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

- 10 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 14 (NA) (NA) 00 (X) (X) (X) 

- 45 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) 00 (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Flold seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Frulls, nuts, and berrle"-_____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crap. ________________________________________ _ 

- 105 6235 70 3937 88 6 218 (NA) 3930 

- 53 2 ISO (NA) (NA) 51 (0) 32 845 

- 11 212 (NA) (NA) 11 212 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 82 1 131 (NA) (NA) 67 1 116 45 679 - 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 5 1 519 - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 (0) (NA) (NA) 16 963 12 887 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~ and ':~t~~l~e~-==================================== pIgL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Olher IIvesiock and IIvesiock praducl. (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 151 1 852 103 604 98 1 797 63 562 - 1 (0) 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (HA) (HA) 1 (0) - - - 124 1 536 (NA) (HA) 77 1 488 SO 425 - 31 65 (NA) (NA) 24 62 16 13 - 25 230 (NA) (HA) 20 227 19 123 - 9 (0) (HA) (NA) 9 (0) 2 (0) 

'1974 dala Include .alts of foresl product •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO. 235 
Table 3. Fanns, Land in Farms, Land Use .. and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvesled cropland Farms wilh irrigaled land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in tanns cropland Farms In farms cropland land 

- 204 130 367917 186 268397 31 nl 184 268 588 31 586 41 447 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 4 2 13 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 57 12 I 547 50 (D) (D) 49 (D) (D) (D) 

- 17 12 969 17 969 557 17 969 557 761 

- 12 6 I 007 II 927 482 12 I 007 482 699 

- 14 8 I 651 14 I 651 673 12 I 405 575 797 - 10 15 I 528 8 I 248 335 8 I 248 335 495 

- 12 5 2358 12 2358 803 12 2358 803 I 194 

- 7 6 I 689 7 I 689 625 6 1449 555 878 

- 24 15 9526 24 9526 5415 24 9526 5415 6594 

- 21 20 14940 19 13335 5 263 20 13975 5263 7967 

- 13 19 18452 12 16652 6307 12 16652 6307 6497 

- 13 10 314237 10 218 652 10526 10 218 652 10526 14606 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 50 to 69 acreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 140 to J 79 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocr85 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ T enonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

Forms 

204 

186 

140 

126 

52 

50 

12 

10 

166 

34 

4 

All forms I 1978 >1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

367 917 130 399 741 31 771 116 23421 

291 749 76 236 282 14157 (NA) 9658 

67398 45 131 600 

15 130 (NA) 11 894 8770 9 31 859 2484 (NA) I 869 

229 071 (NA) (NA) 

46 128 (NA) (NA) 

92 718 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

Operators by principol occupation, Operators by place of residence: 

forms 

129 

120 

79 

72 

42 

41 

8 

7 

97 

29 

3 

Farming ______________________________ 104 93 87 66 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 100 32 42 16 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 2S years ________________________ 2 1 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off fonnl 25 to 34 yearL________________________ 20 10 11 10 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL________________________ 44 20 33 15 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 43 36 24 28 501099 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 45 48 32 19 100 to 149 dayL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ __________________ __ 50 10 27 9 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Averaga age___________________________ 52.8 50.9 52.2 48.4 200 days or mora _____________________ _ 

Acres Farms Acres 

360 406 87 395360 

30366 83 22 303 

288 523 41 232985 

13097 (NA) 8853 

63 587 37 130 516 

14875 (NA) 11 581 

8296 9 31859 

2394 (NA) 1 869 

225 017 65 237 483 

(0) 17 32007 (D) 5 125 870 

All forms Fanns with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

138 82 98 47 

42 23 20 18 

24 20 11 17 

65 51 45 35 

31 14 17 10 

13 2 9 2 

9 8 9 I 

22 8 13 4 

55 20 29 8 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to Individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnershipsi see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms1 see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 52 632 40 369 39 605 35 359 

- 103 195 57 160 64 179 44 156 

L1ve.tock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 15 10 32 117 8 9 28 116 

- 95 18 (NA) (NA) 64 16 40 14 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 71 238 46 111 62 238 38 110 

- 57 627 40 415 53 627 36 410 

Seed •• bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

- 42 166 33 72 39 166 33 72 

- 97 853 57 847 64 842 46 843 

- 22 32 18 18 22 32 10 17 

Other agricultural chemicals including lima ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery ond equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 124 210 43 55 80 193 32 52 

- 201 996 (NA) (NA) 132 961 (NA) (NA) 

- 201 646 129 320 132 620 87 300 

- 189 321 (NA) (NA) 120 304 85 163 

- 97 236 (NA) (NA) 88 235 60 87 

- 62 45 (NA) (NA) 33 41 29 26 

12 I (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 

6 } 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 87 24 

- 201 39 (NA) (NA) 132 36 

132 337 (NA) (NA) 95 329 (NA) (NA) 

38 14 (NA) (NA) 22 12 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasollne _________________________________________ _ 

Dle.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_ ~~~~:~ == == ==== == == == ====== == ===_ gas _______________________________________ _ 

KeroHne, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ EI.ctrlclty ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

236 COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bol4ld on a sample of forms, ..... lext) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on wI1ich ul4ld Forms Acres on wI1ich ul4ld Forms Acres on which uI4Id 

Commercial fertilize. ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl eoslure __________________________ _ Paslure and rongeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

57 18699 53 - 57 18699 53 -

- - - - Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - - Sprays, dusls, granules, fumiganls, elc. 10 conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 19 8 515 19 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseases In crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush In crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - - 4 760 4 

- 29 II 054 29 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for ~rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect conlrol on IIVeslock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonitollon and rodenl and bird conlrol _______________________ _ 

- I (0) I 

- 8 (Xl 8 

- 2 (Xl 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Fonns by value group! $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Molortrucks including pickupL _____________ _ Wheel troclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin ond bean combines. se~-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and plcker,shellers ________ _ 

~o'!.?:fcok:d7rio.;_e Pickup balers ____________________________ .... ~- == ==== ======== ====== === _ 

field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market vwue of all 

201 128 132 87 machinery and equipment - Con. 

6465 3 J38 6079 3094 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

32 163 26078 46 055 3556J $30,000 '0 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

26 25 15 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

67 34 16 20 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

4J 23 36 16 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Monufoclured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

133 206 73 90 84 116 146 368 78 107 115 261 159 329 35 52 139 277 

32 J8 2 (D) 32 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72 85 16 18 59 67 95 121 27 34 75 87 

- - - - - -

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

18675 36 10 197 

18675 (NA) 10 197 

- (NA) - - - -

8515 (NA) 4880 

- - - 760 I (0) 

II 054 (NA) 2703 

(0) - - (Xl 3 (Xl 

(Xl (NA) (Xl 

All forms Forms with ~les 

of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

15 15 15 15 

15 17 15 17 

20 4 20 4 

~1 10 ~ 2 1 5 10 

8 .J L 8 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

85 142 77 117 281 96 

115 276 37 

26 27 6 

- - -

4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

18 21 4 67 8J 25 

- - -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working ISO days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~ri-==== ======== ========== ====== == ============ ====== = 

- 97 J8 (X) 89 (Xl 64 46 

- 692 (l() 8J (l() 609 653 802 

Forms wilhtIlfiii;~~}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 32 15 15 44 44 5 17 - 28 12 24 16 32 22 5 - 13 9 (0) 12 39 13 8 

- 13 2 (D) 7 40 13 6 - 11 - - 10 454 11 10 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO. 237 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 197<4 1978 197<4 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, 

'~~~'k.~ h~u:'~he;p=========================== - 168 00 105 00 103 00 65 00 - 158 00 103 00 98 00 63 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any ca"Ie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 151 I 852 103 604 98 I 797 63 562 

- ISO I 832 103 (NA) 97 (D) 63 561 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventoryl Ca"1e and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ___________________ .. _________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 132 7932 88 9375 SO 7132 52 8388 

- 123 4756 65 4551 75 4299 46 (D) 

- 121 4 n7 62 4531 73 4279 43 (D) 

- 13 29 7 20 7 20 6 (D) 

- 94 I 813 (NA) (NA) 56 I 656 43 2140 

- 102 I 363 (NA) (NA) 62 I 177 49 1967 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 124 5607 83 2936 77 5392 SO 2618 $1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - 00 1 536 00 (NA) 00 1488 00 425 

- 98 3855 (NA) (NA) 56 3685 34 I SOl $1.000_ Ca"1e ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 924 00 (NA) 00 888 00 227 

- 77 I 752 (NA) (NA) 56 I 707 37 817 

$1.000_ Fanened caHle _________________________________ _ - (X) 612 00 (NA) 00 600 00 198 

- 6 28 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 8 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 40 627 44 668 28 529 19 514 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ - 34 132 (NA) (NA) 25 104 17 89 

- 34 495 (NA) (NA) 23 425 17 425 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 34 113 26 112 25 83 17 90 Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 29 60 23 55 21 41 16 45 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 23 53 21 57 17 42 15 45 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 5 753 22 5 513 21 5659 18 5395 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 26 3 756 (NA) (NA) 21 3 711 16 3 774 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 10 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 82 317 52 200 52 245 25 107 

Soles, Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

- 31 846 23 536 24 705 16 414 

$1.000_ - (X) 65 00 (NA) (X) 62 00 13 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 215 12 257 7 (D) 9 230 

$1,000_ - (X) 6 00 (NA) (X) (D) 00 3 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 25 3217 22 3 S08 20 3164 19 3396 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 24 3658 (NA) (NA) 20 3799 18 4171 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - (X) 34 923 00 (NA) (X) 34 418 00 46 058 

- 25 230 (NA) (NA) 20 227 19 123 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

$I,OO<L - (X) (D) 00 (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 7 16 4 7 7 18 2 (D) 

- (X) 5 00 (NA) (X) 5 (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 16 00 14 (X) 8 00 11 (X) 

- 16 655 14 485 8 310 11 375 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____ : _______________ _ - 16 495 14 419 8 (D) 11 (D) 

- 3 160 (NA) (NA) I (Dr 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers. and other meat-type chicken'-_______________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 3 115 2 (D) 3 115 

- 3 28 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 2 00 (NA) (X) 1 00 2 (X) 

Soles, Any paultry ______________________________________ ---

ChIckens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- I 00 2 (X) - 00 2 (X) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chIcks and pullets under 3 month. old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- I (D) 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

238 COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 0< mo<e 

Harvested Irrigated Harvesled Irrigated 

Farms Acre' Quanlity Farms !V;res Farms !V;res Quanlity Farms IV;res 

Com for all purpo ... _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bu.hel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

3 18 (X) 3 18 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - 00 - - - 3 18 (0) 3 18 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silage or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder. hogged Or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - Sorghums for all purpo ... _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- 3 84 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - for silage or green chop (Ion •• green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (D) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

, 1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 24 4910 324413 23 4908 20 4896 324 185 20 4896 

- 15 710 26815 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) (D) 12 682 

- 18 397 21 370 15 355 16 (D) (D) 15 355 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 611 23792 8 309 

- 56 7642 546 087 55 7522 51 7609 544 965 50 7489 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 35 5 535 276029 35 5535 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tabocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 17 1 811 531 600 17 1 811 16 (D) (D) 16 (D) 

- 12 1 454 325 592 (NA) (NA) 12 I 454 325 592 12 I 454 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (Ions. dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 175 15822 37 117 170 15 542 111 14 473 35442 110 14403 

- 104 13 687 24626 (NA) (NA) 74 12 697 23 879 72 11 739 

AlfoHa hay (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions. dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- 160 13614 34 793 154 13362 107 12616 33 381 105 12546 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 67 10811 21 859 65 10 181 

- 22 1 506 I 579 22 1488 13 1 313 1 435 13 1 313 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (seelext) _______ 1978_ - 7 1 521 (X) 7 1 521 7 I 521 (X) 7 1 521 

1974_ - 5 I 414 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 1 414 (X) 5 1 414 Sweel cam ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land In orchard"-____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (paunds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see 'exl) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 3 19 (Xl (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO. 239 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns forms with salos of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Ac"'s Forms Ac",s fanns Acres Forms Ac",s 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

~;~~:~~1a============================~ic~;~= - 249 446 935 243 436493 211 434 285 215 410519 

- 00 1 795 00 1 796 00 2058 00 1909 

- 00 513280 00 513 280 00 513280 00 513280 

- (X) 87.1 00 85.0 00 84.6 00 80.0 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 290 128 00 218416 00 339 753 00 232065 00 - 00 160 00 122 00 160 00 122 

land in forms accordino to use: 

To~~~:.~n~;.;pk;~d-================================ By acres harvested: 

- 186 (0) 204 (D) 156 (0) 186 (D) 

- 153 (D) 187 50436 136 38 776 170 50 028 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to "Z9 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 16 (NA) 2 (D) 8 (HA) 

- 12 143 9 (HAl 7 81 7 (HAl 

- 14 304 12 (NA) 12 (D) 7 (HAl 

- 23 871 24 (NA) 18 711 23 (NA) 

- 31 2 143 36 (NA) 28 1 908 36 (HA) 

- 31 4057 32 (HAl 31 4057 32 (HAl 

- 25 7919 36 (NA) 25 7919 35 (HAl 

- 7 4 143 15 (HA) 7 4 143 15 (HAl 

- 6 19690 7 (NA) 6 19690 7 (HAl 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 65 (D) 75 (D) 54 (0) 68 (D) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 124 39 461 75 15662 102 (D) n (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

- 15 3 125 (HAl (NA) 11 (0) 10 (D) 

Cropland on which all crops foHed _________________ _ 

- 65 8159 (HAl (NA) 49 5 797 19 5571 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 36 6191 (HAl (HAl 30 3873 23 3751 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 52 21 986 (HAl (HAl 41 (D) 35 5316 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (HA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (HAl (HAl 2 (D) - - Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 214 358 979 208 361 954 186 354 929 183 337 657 

Pasturelond and rangekmd. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 119 351 408 (HAl (HAl III 347 551 111 331 539 land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland. etc _______ _ - 154 7571 (HAl (HA) 128 7378 137 6 118 

Pastureland, all type,- _________________________________ _ 

- 160 360 545 (HAl (HAl 142 355 586 (HA) 338 723 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 130 23383 156 31 777 117 23 161 139 31 359 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 123 20 567 (HAl (HA) 114 20 424 138 29 208 Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 21 1 875 (NA) (HA) 18 (D) (HAl 1 817 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 28 941 (HAl (NA) 26 (D) 8 334 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 74 3324 (X) (X) 66 2954 (X) (X) 

1}978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________ ..... _______ dollors_ - 249 70438 243 34979 211 70398 215 34 938 

- (X) 282885 (X) 143947 (X) 333 640 (X) 162 502 

Forms by value of agricultural products soldl' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$<CO,ooo 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le •• than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lext) ____________________________ _ 

- 33 65317 24 (NA) 33 65 317 24 (NA) 

- 48 3180 35 (NAl 48 3 180 35 (NA) 

- 34 968 44 (NA) 34 968 44 (NA) 

- 42 612 44 (HA) 42 612 44 (NA) 

- 34 245 32 (HA) 34 245 32 (NA) 

- 20 75 28 (HA) 20 75 28 (NA) 

- 38 40 35 (HA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

- 10 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 11 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 2 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Grains __________________________________________ ---

Commodity Credit Corporatlan loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corparatlon loans _________________ _ Tobacco ______________________________ ---__________ _ 

FI.ld seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetobles, SW"t corn, anrl melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nur .. ry and gr"nhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 101 2506 136 4738 91 2496 (NA) 4 731 

- 53 1 070 (HA) (NA) 51 (D) 98 2 286 

- 8 60 (NA) (HA) 8 60 (HA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - 85 792 (NAl (NA) 77 782 89 1 317 

- 12 276 (NAl (NA) 12 (0) 13 166 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - 1 (Z) 

- 7 368 7 856 7 368 7 856 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - 5 105 

lIvtltack, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Other 

~~;t~~~~!;~;=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ livtltack and IIvtltack product, ( ... t.xt) _________ _ 

- 210 67932 200 30 241 187 67902 176 30208 

- 10 (D) 9 20 9 (D) 7 (0) 

- 8 474 (NAl (NA) 8 474 11 246 

- 162 65309 (NA) (NA) 152 65 292 158 29 541 

- 67 1 579 (NA) (NA) 58 1 569 45 386 

- 11 (D) (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 10 (D) 

- 19 17 (NA) (HA) 14 14 7 12 

'1974 dolO Includ. sale, of fo,.,t product,. 

240 CROWLEY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Fonns 

farms with harveoted cropland fanno with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Ac",o Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland fanno in forms cropland 

249 243 446 935 153 196488 39 289 130 132735 29 750 - All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 25 22 64 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 31 24 962 16 558 348 13 (D) 291 

- 6 11 341 2 (D) (D) 4 241 (D) 

- 11 13 881 9 711 301 9 721 277 

- 12 9 1 392 11 1 272 721 12 1 392 721 

- 28 13 4350 23 3 S40 1872 22 3394 1 757 

farms with- 1 to 9 ac"''-______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocreo _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 oc"''-____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreo ___________________ _ 

- 10 6 1 942 9 1 742 887 7 1 342 821 

- 6 7 1 431 5 1 211 518 5 1 211 518 

- 18 28 6759 13 4m 2709 11 3978 2055 

220 to 259 ocre'-__________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL _____ . _____________ _ SOD to 999 ocre. ___________________ _ 

- 32 32 20 952 29 18786 5931 26 16754 5 731 

- 19 28 27 129 10 14585 1 672 8 11 577 1 593 

- 51 50 380 732 25 149 186 24268 11 91 637 15924 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with so&es of $2,500 or more 

1978 - 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres farms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _____________________ . _____________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

249 

153 

117 

62 

108 

79 

24 

12 

221 

20 

7 

1 

446 935 243 

39 289 187 

67078 98 

11 317 (HA) 343 286 112 

25 191 (NA) 

36 571 33 

2 781 (NA) 

324 579 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 62550 (HA) 

(D) (HAl 

436 493 

50 436 

63 432 

10 161 

326 855 

36 525 

46 206 

3 750 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

(NAl 

211 

136 

88 

48 

103 

77 

20 

11 

184 

19 

7 

1 

434 285 215 

38 776 170 

64 378 77 

10848 (NA) 

335885 109 

(D) (NA) 

34 022 29 

(D) (NA) 

312 367 195 

(D) 13 

62550 7 

(D) 

Irrigoted 

land 

23 383 

(D) 

(D) 

80 

332 

654 

1 847 

821 

349 

1 924 

6823 

2098 

8 164 

Acres 

410519 

50 028 

62653 

10051 

302 630 

36254 

45 236 

3723 

358 055 

21 109 

31 355 

All farms Forms with sales of I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: forming ______________________________ 156 174 146 159 On farm operated _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 93 61 65 49 Not on form operated __________________ _ 184 142 161 124 

51 47 39 44 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 14 46 11 40 

Under 2S years ________________________ 10 4 7 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 34 19 29 17 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 46 35 35 27 1 to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 58 69 49 65 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 55 to 64 years_________________________ 67 73 64 66 100 to 149 dayL ______________________ _ 65 years and over______________________ 34 35 27 32 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ Average oge___________________________ 49.6 51.4 50.2 52.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

119 102 108 96 

31 13 28 13 

7 9 6 7 

12 5 11 5 

15 6 13 3 

55 53 35 39 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 157 37 157 129 17433 134 37124 112 17426 - 204 19048 181 12 567 181 19008 162 12 551 

- 63 2 578 123 525 63 2578 122 (D) 

- 151 343 (NAl (NAl 129 340 115 56 - 109 141 149 152 92 140 135 150 - 75 322 128 583 69 320 126 (D) 

- 99 121 88 126 93 121 87 (D) 

- 66 1 256 89 700 60 1 253 84 697 - 35 52 19 128 19 44 18 (D) 

- 111 259 125 252 99 254 115 251 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mIxed formula feedL ____________________ _ AnImal health costs ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ CommercIal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ HIred farm lobar ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hIre, and rentol of machinery and equIpment __________________________________________ _ 

- 249 925 (NAl (NAl 209 918 (NAl (NAl - 249 731 239 478 209 726 211 472 - 249 359 (NAl (NAl 209 356 210 286 - 90 196 (NAl (NAl 83 195 96 109 - 93 66 (NAl (NAl 93 66 86 45 - 8 1 (NAl (NAl 8 

5~ } - 15 59 (NAl (NAl 15 211 32 - 249 50 (NAl (NAl 209 49 

- 163 194 (NAl (NA) 151 191 (NAl (NA) - 9 1 (NAl (NA) 9 1 (NAl (NAl 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~~e~~~~~~_ Diesel ==== ==== ==== ======== ========== ==== fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~as, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Keros.ne, ~~~U~I-g.;; motor ==== == all, ======== and grease ======== _____________________ == ============ === _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CROWLEY COUNTY, COLO. 241 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of forms, see lext) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Fonns Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, ex"",,1 ~slUre __________________________ _ - 75 18280 69 18262 

li.:s~~~_~~~~~~~~_~_~~~_============================= - 74 (0) 68 (0) 

- I (0) , I (0) 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumiganls, elc. 10 conlrol- Insecls on hoy and olher crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 54 8897 48 8837 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- I (0) I (0) Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 49 13 773 49 13m 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect conlral on liveslock and poullrv _______________________ _ 

Sanitation ond rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 83 (X) 67 

- 17 (X) 11 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 19 74 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$I,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group: $1 10 ~999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (om heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cotlonplckers __________________________ c __ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Picku? bolors ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harveslers, shear bar or flywhHI Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto ore based on Q sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

249 233 209 208 machinery and equipment - Can. 8831 6341 8590 6 122 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

35466 27 215 41 102 29433 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

45 34 24 21 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

53 34 35 32 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

67 52 67 45 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior 10 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

162 200 68 86 110 114 237 621 109 156 199 465 172 473 21 45 165 428 

53 80 10 16 49 64 

37 44 10 II 33 33 

17 17 - - 17 17 

- - - - - - 101 113 39 39 74 74 

100 123 24 25 82 98 

51 58 9 9 48 49 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms, see lext) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Form. Acres on which used 

126 21 594 (NA) 21434 (NA) 160 

- -

(NA) 13505 

I (0) 

2 (0) 

(HAl 5092 

I (0) 

17 (X) 

(HAl (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

15 45 15 42 

16 29 16 29 

15 25 15 25 

171 14 { 

16 

1 II II 14 

IO J L 10 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

189 256 148 

221 568 220 

199 505 92 

43 61 II 

25 29 8 

14 14 5 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

27 31 2 

94 III 27 

53 64 25 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Anv Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________________ -_ - ___ - ------

Workers ________________ - _____________ -------------------- 66 33 (X) 57 (X) 60 84 

- 407 (X) 168 (X) 239 401 514 

- 18 18 18 14 14 12 30 

- 9 7 14 13 26 9 15 

- 15 4 (0) II 41 15 15 

- 17 1 (0) 15 92 17 II 

- 7 3 117 4 66 7 13 

farms wllh- I worker ________________________ ---- - _________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 worker. _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ --------------------------

242 CROWLEY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All Ianni Fanns with sales 01 $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Fann. Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTlty 

Inventoryl 

AnX~~~:~~ ~~~u:'~he;p=========================== - 216 00 194 00 189 00 172 (X) - 204 00 187 00 183 00 165 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their product. _______ $I,(XXL Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 210 67932 200 30241 187 67902 176 30 208 

- 203 (0) 198 (NA) 183 (0) 174 29 930 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 168 71 539 173 53204 153 71 269 153 52991 

- 135 8390 147 II 783 123 8287 132 11 683 

- 121 7918 137 II 222 110 7822 123 II 143 

- 35 472 49 561 31 465 37 540 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 135 19156 (NA) (NA) 125 19055 126 6 871 

- 146 43 993 (NA) (NA) 135 43 927 130 34 437 

Soles, (ott~ and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 162 143 531 172 66020 152 143 420 158 65922 

- (X) 65309 00 (NA) 00 65292 00 29 541 

- 95 6015 (NA) (NA) 88 5921 n 5963 

- (X) I 568 00 (NA) 00 I 557 00 888 

- 134 137516 (NA) (NA) 128 137 499 130 59959 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - 00 63 741 00 (NA) 00 63 735 (X) 28 653 

- 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 24 50 362 

$1.000- Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 00 55681 00 (NA) 00 55681 00 26457 

- 8 474 (NA) (NA) 8 474 II 246 

HOGS, SHEEP, G~AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 68 10699 51 3979 58 10 567 40 3837 Used or to be used lor breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 46 I 572 (NA) (NA) 39 I 538 25 509 

- 60 9 127 (NA) (NA) 52 9029 38 3328 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I 01 preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 46 2486 38 865 39 2459 28 825 Dec. I 01 preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 42 I 225 29 459 38 1 216 25 443 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 41 I 261 32 406 35 I 243 22 382 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- II (D) 10 189 6 (0) 4 147 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- II (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 100 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 81 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 87 346 63 361 75 306 55 333 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 67 18835 57 8 120 58 18655 45 7 849 

$1,000_ - 00 I 579 00 (NA) 00 I 569 ()Q 386 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 3695 14 3852 17 3613 lO 3768 

$1.000_ - (Xl 135 00 (NA) 00 133 (Xl 75 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- II (D) 10 101 6 (D) 10 lOl Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 10 8 165 (NA) (NA) 6 8 112 3 75 Pounds 01 wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 72 157 00 (NA) 00 71 733 (X) 506 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - II (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 10 (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 41 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 00 I 00 (NA) (X) (0) (Xl -

- 14 31 9 28 II 24 7 (D) 

$1.000_ - 00 14 00 (NA) 00 13 (X) 12 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poubry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _________________ " _____ _ - 38 00 37 (Xl 29 00 25 (X) 

- 37 3723 37 3 828 28 3554 25 3 121 Hens and pullets 01 layIng age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 35 3648 37 3512 26 (D) 25 (0) 

- 4 75 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 3 235 2 (D) 3 235 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) Other poubry ____________________________________ _ - - - -

Soles. - 9 00 (NA) (X) 5 00 I (X) 

Any pouhry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets 01 laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months Old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor bnledlng ___________________ _ 

- 6 (Xl 6 00 4 (Xl 4 (X) 

- 4 (D) 6 I 634 4 (0) 4 (0) 

- 4 (D) 6 I 634 4 (0) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (0) - - 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poubry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - I 00 (NA) (X) - 00 - (Xl 

- 10 (D) 9 20 9 (0) 7 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CROWLEY COUNTY, COLO. 243 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigalad 

fonns Acres Quonlity Forms Acres forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

Com for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or sftd (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For slloge or g ..... n chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 67 7085 (Xl 62 5596 64 7069 (Xl 59 5580 

- 92 10461 (Xl (NA) (NAl 91 (0) (Xl 90 10346 

- 38 3883 340 494 33 2414 36 (0) (0) 31 (0) 

- 71 6825 512 520 (NA) (NAl 70 (0) (0) 7D 6818 

- 41 3 202 39 343 39 3182 40 (0) (0) 38 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 45 3636 46 368 43 3528 

- - - (Xl - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 65 8071 (Xl 44 2270 61 7920 (Xl 44 2270 1974_ For groin or sftd (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 82 10606 (lO (NA) (NAl 82 JO 606 (Xl 60 2953 

- 56 6996 143 247 36 I 764 52 6845 142127 36 1 764 1974_ For siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 73 7 765 249055 (NA) (NAl 73 7765 249055 56 2679 

- 20 1 040 9200 16 471 20 1 040 9200 16 471 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 13 n2 3760 8 190 

- 1 (0) (0) I (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ Hagged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 12 1 340 930 2 (0) 

- I (0) (X) I (0) 1 (0) (Xl 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 9 729 (X) 4 (0) 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 5 (0) (0) 2 (0) 5 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

1974_ Oal. for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 24 7837 239802 (NA) (NAl 24 7837 239802 12 886 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl I (0) (D) 1 (0) 

- I (D) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) '(D) I (0) 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 5 106 3 511 5 106 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for gruin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybean. for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nul. (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Cotton (bole.) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Tobocco (pound.) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundred_ighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 6 I 54 (NAl (NAl - - - - -

SW88lpololoe. (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (seelext) _________________ 1978_ - 135 16722 34 321 112 11 706 120 16370 33 948 103 11 573 

1974_ - 155 14865 39 790 (NAl (NAl 140 14466 39 395 126 13412 Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 123 15 545 33 231 109 11 424 113 15303 32966 102 11 317 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 130 13 493 37393 122 13063 Other lome dry hoy (Ion., dry) (.ee lexl) ______ 1978_ - 15 601 502 10 171 13 (D) (0) 9 (0) 

Field sftd cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 67 (X) 2 (0) 4 67 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 3 28 (X) 3 28 

Alfalfa seed (pound.) _______________________ :~~:= - 4 67 4 100 2 (D) 4 67 4 100 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 3 28 3 320 3 28 Red clover sftd (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (s.elexl) _______ 1978_ - 12 427 (X) 12 427 12 427 (X) 12 427 

1974_ - 13 280 (X) (NAl (NAl 13 280 (X) 13 280 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) (X) 3 (D) 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 52 (X) 8 52 8 52 (X) 8 52 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 11 83 (X) 11 83 

Green peas excluding cowpeas---------- ______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 5 2 (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Apples (pound.) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - (NAl (NA) 

Berrl .. _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pound.) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Nur.ery and greenhou.e praducls _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 7 502 (X) 7 502 7 502 (X) 7 502 

- 4 540 (X) (NAl (NAl 4 540 (X) (NAl (NA) 

244 CROWLEY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns forms with so,", of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acre. forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ ---------------

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

ApP::!~'i!: ~;tQ~~~==========================-p;~~t= 

III 243 22S ll5 242290 90 231921 86 '1:27216 - (X) 2191 (X) 2 107 (X) 25n (X) 2642 - (X) 471 680 (X) 471 680 (X) 471 680 (X) 471 680 - (X) 51-6 (X) 51-4 (X) ~_2 (X) 48.2 -

Value of land and building." Av.roge per fann _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ doJlars_ - 576985 (X) 327 061 (X) 601 887 (X) 359 302 (X) 

(X) 250 (X) 155 (X) 223 (X) 136 -

land in forms according to US~h Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ Horvesled cropland _______________________________ _ - 87 23021 96 31 131 73 21 378 75 23953 

- 65 II 562 84 12613 60 II 123 69 12037 

BV acres harvested, I to 90cres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acre. _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 30 to "'9 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acre. _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 17 6 (NA) 2 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 5 57 2 (HA) 5 57 I (NA) 

- 3 76 2 (HA) 3 76 I (NA) 

- 8 265 8 (HA) 7 (D) - (NA) 

- 12 829 21 (NA) II (D) 17 (NA) 

- 14 I 965 25 (HA) 14 I 965 25 (NA) 

- 13 3915 15 (NA) 12 (D) 15 (NA) 

- 5 (D) 4 (HA) 5 (D) 4 (NA) 

- I (D) I (HA) I (D) I (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 47 8 283 55 15816 39 7 7'22 38 (D) 

- 23 3 176 10 2702 19 2533 8 (D) 

Cropkmd in cover crops, Jegumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (HA) (HA) I (D) - - - 17 2833 (NA) (HA) 14 2205 6 2 073 

- 3 (D) (NA) (HA) 3 (0) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 22 6696 26 31 084 14 5459 21 29 980 

- 21 5096 (NA) (HA) 13 3859 16 15072 

- 3 I 600 (NA) (NA) 3 I 600 9 14908 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 94 213 S08 90 180075 79 205084 67 173 283 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 77 212 327 (NA) (HA) 67 204 035 57 172 182 

- 55 I 181 (NA) (HAl 46 I 049 44 I lOl 

Postureland, olltypes __________________________________ _ 

- 102 225706 (NA) (HA) 84 215616 (NA) 197018 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federol form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 57 16168 70 13323 53 15 611 59 12819 

- 51 8863 (NA) (HA) 49 (D) 58 9387 

- 24 (D) (NA) (NA) 21 7001 (NA) 3432 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NAl I (D) - - - 3 180 (X) (X) I (D) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sarr'ille of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) Fonns ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - 111 4828 115 2 771 90 4809 86 2722 

- (X) 43 492 (X) 24096 (X) 53 429 (X) 31 651 

Forms by value of agriculturol products sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 8 2 816 3 (HA) 8 2816 3 (NA) 

- 16 1 026 10 (HA) 16 1 026 10 (NA) 

- 17 482 22 (HA) 17 482 22 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 23 3'1:2 24 (HA) 23 322 24 (NA) 

- 17 131 10 (NA) 17 131 10 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (se. text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms ( .. etext) ____________________________ _ 

- 9 33 13 (NA) 9 33 13 (NA) 

- 21 19 33 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (NA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Carporotion loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottons.ed _______________________________ _ 

- 20 344 35 411 20 344 (NA) (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporotion loons _________________ _ T obocco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and sllag. ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and b.rries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Oth.r crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 31 367 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - livestock, poultry, and th.lr products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Sheep, ~~: :i~p~gl~~~~:=:=:::::::::=:::::=:=:::=:=:::=:::= lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other IIveatock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 100 4484 103 2358 87 4465 78 (D) 

- 7 (D) 3 1 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 88 

- 94 4389 (NA) (NA) 86 4376 77 2 214 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 10 8 (NA) (NA) 5 4 10 3 

'1974 data Includ. aalta of farell products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUSTER COUNTY, COLO. 245 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvesled cropland Forms with Irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Harvested Irrigoted 1978 1974 in forms Forms in fonns cropland Forms In forms cropland land 

- III 115 243 225 65 149959 II 562 57 139 799 10903 16168 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 5 4 5 - - - - - - - - 4 - 133 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) - (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 I (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 2 2 (D) - - - - - - - - 8 3 1 240 3 480 130 3 480 130 130 

- 3 I 590 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 5 4 1 204 3 704 119 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 22 21 8 574 10 386S 689 7 2672 SOB 948 - 15 35 10724 13 9457 I 978 12 8 185 1661 2351 

- 25 19 34 717 18 26355 4388 17 25 170 4346 4005 

- 20 25 185643 14 108 618 4 158 12 102458 4073 8343 

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

1010 49 ocre$. ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocre$. __________________ _ 140 to 179 acre5 ___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocre .. __________________ _ 

220 10 259 ocre .. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

sao to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 243 225 115 242 290 II 562 84 12613 

III 

65 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 55 46 181 66 64 898 Harvested cropland ______ . ____________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 4492 (NA) 7015 130 130 39 134 161 

29 

46 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 30 6198 (NA) 5228 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 10 66 914 10 43 231 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 6 872 (NA) 370 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 93 204 702 (NA) (HA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 17 (0) (NA) (HA) Corporation __________________________________ _ (HA) (HA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ (D) (NA) (HA) 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupationl Operators by prace of residence: 

Forms 

90 

60 

40 

25 

40 

29 

10 

6 

76 

13 

Forming ______________________________ 66 92 64 71 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 45 22 26 14 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 1 1 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeors_________________________ 7 7 7 6 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors_________________________ 21 18 16 9 110 49 doys __________________________ _ 4510 54 yeors.________________________ 33 29 25 28 5010 99 doys _________________________ _ 

551064 years_________________________ 33 34 28 24 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years ond over______________________ 16 25 13 18 15010 199doys _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 52.2 54.6 52.2 54.8 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acms Farms Acres 

231 921 86 227 216 

II 123 69 12037 

38875 50 58 574 

4083 (NAI 6658 

126132 33 129091 

(D) (NA) 5089 

66 914 3 39 551 (D) (HAl 290 

197 982 77 203 093 

(D) 8 (0) 

I (D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

82 88 68 64 

22 13 15 11 

7 13 7 10 

59 47 51 36 

II 3 II 3 2 9 2 2 

4 3 2 10 4 10 2 

23 20 14 15 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) forms ($1,000) 

- 56 2383 55 1 561 50 2380 50 I 557 

- 100 686 94 400 81 606 70 367 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

feed for IIveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 40 104 64 170 28 93 56 163 

- 84 52 (NA) (HA) 75 47 60 26 

Commercially mixed formula feed"- ____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 7 28 14 12 7 19 10 

- 53 169 36 73 50 153 27 63 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 20 5 7 2 16 5 6 (0) 

- 52 153 32 115 39 129 31 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals Including 11m. ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Conlroct lobar ________________________________________ _ 

- 22 18 16 31 15 7 16 31 

CUllomwork, machine him, and renlol of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ - __ - 32 65 21 32 28 64 20 (0) 

- 109 244 (HA) (NA) 86 205 (NA) (NA) 

- 109 200 112 151 86 167 85 136 

- 109 129 (NA) (NA) 86 113 85 100 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum product. _________________________________ _ Gasallne _________________________________________ _ 

- 38 25 (NA) (NA) 35 22 24 7 

- 23 28 (NA) (NA) 18 14 18 17 

- 6 (0) (HA) (NA) 6 (D) 

- } I (0) (HA) (NA) I (D) 85 11 

- 109 II (NA) (NA) 86 10 

- 68 40 (HA) (NA) 59 35 (HA) (NA) 

- 13 3 (NA) (NA) 9 2 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel __________________ -_ - _____ - _________ ----

NOlural ~~ey~~i _~~I~~~:_o~_d_~~~~~~== ====== == ====== ====== === gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor 011, and orea .. _____________________ _ Electriclty __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

246 CUSTER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lextl 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Fanns Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

~~r.,:to~=r;~::iae~a;:~I::r~-====== ===================== - 51 10801 48 

- 46 9 114 43 

II I 687 II - Lime ______________ ------------------------- ---------------- - - - Sprays, dusts, granuJe" fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- - - - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- - - - - 17 799 13 

Chemicals for- Defollalion or for 9rowlh conlrol of crops or thinning of fruil ____ _ Insect conlrol on liveslock and poultry _______________________ _ - - - -

- 18 00 14 Sonilalion and rodenl and bird conlrol _______________________ _ 

- - 00 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU. MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

ESllmated market value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per tonn ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value grouPI $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including plckups ______________ _ Wheeltractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other complckers and plcker·shellers ________ _ Cononplckers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of fonns; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

109 III 86 84 machinery and equipment - Con. 

3 304 2256 3 152 I 674 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30310 20324 36 649 19929 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

17 12 II 8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

25 25 12 19 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

25 27 21 23 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to J974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

? 

74 III 32 40 47 71 

102 264 57 73 81 191 83 285 18 23 79 262 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 53 13 13 28 40 60 77 14 14 56 63 

- - - - - -

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms, see lext] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

9781 27 5 169 

8094 (HAl .. 038 

I 687 (HAl I 131 

- - -

- (NA) -

- - -

- - - 795 (NAl -

- - - 00 6 00 

00 (NA) 00 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 16 13 9 

10 27 10 21 

6 2 6 2 

~ 1 2~ 4 1 7 2 

2 J L 2 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Fonns Number 1970 to 1974 

89 120 50 99 176 73 97 258 30 

1 (0) - I (0) - - - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 16 17 4 

71 76 30 

5 5 -

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farma __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 52 16 ()O 46 (X) 39 31 - 163 (X) 33 (X) 130 123 105 

Farms wlth- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 8 4 4 6 6 8 12 - 22 9 18 27 54 16 7 - 16 3 11 7 23 9 6 - 5 - - 5 (0) 5 2 - I - - 1 (0) I 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUSTER COUNTY, COLO. 247 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 197B 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Fenns Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTIIY 

Inventory, Any rlVestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 106 OQ 103 OQ 87 OQ 76 ()Q 

- 97 OQ 99 OQ a.c OQ 73 (Xl 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,(XXL - 100 4484 103 2358 87 4465 78 2310 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 97 4444 102 (NA) 86 4431 77 2219 

CATTlf AND CALVES 

Inventory, Cottle and col ... es ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 13266 99 14628 84 12716 73 13507 Cows ond he~ers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 77 5620 90 7971 70 (D) 65 7283 

- 72 5560 87 7881 65 (D) 62 7201 

- 26 60 24 90 24 (D) 16 82 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and buff colves _____________ _ 

- 86 3950 (NA) (NA) 77 3806 56 3126 

- 81 3696 (NA) (NA) 72 3543 62 3098 

Sales, Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 11 703 102 11 031 86 11 663 77 10656 

$1,000_ - OQ 4389 (Xl (NA) (Xl 4376 OQ 2214 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 54 2281 (NA) (NA) 50 2264 31 1 749 

$1,000 Collie __________________________________________ _ -- (X) 621 ()() (NA) ()Q 617 (Xl 191 

-- 84 9422 (NA) (NA) 78 9399 68 8907 

$1,000 -- (X) 3767 (Xl (NA) (X) 3759 OQ 2022 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- 6 82 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 1 (D) 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- (Xl 32 OQ (NA) (X) (D) ()Q (D) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 88 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs ond pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 9 (D) 1 (D) 5 (D) 1 (D) Used or to he used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 4 78 - - 3 (D) - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 4 (D) - - 3 (D) - - June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) - - 2 (D) - - Sheep and Iambs ___________________________________ _ Ewes 1 yeor ok! or older __________________________ _ -- I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 72 460 55 444 56 295 41 386 

Sales, , Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 8 (D) 2 (D) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

-- (X) (D) ()Q (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 -- 2 (D) - - 1 (0) - - -- (X) (D) OQ (NA) (X) (D) (Xl - Sheep ond lomb'-__________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) (D) ()Q (NA) ()Q (D) (Xl (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000 -- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- OQ (D) (Xl (NA) OQ - (X) - -- 10 33 13 28 5 12 10 20 

-- (X) 8 ()Q (NA) (X) 4 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 month, old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of Ioylng age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- 21 (X) 20 (X) 14 (Xl 11 (X) 

-- 18 877 20 460 12 652 11 205 

-- 18 (D) 20 457 12 (D) 11 202 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months aIL __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedIng ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---___________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 124 2 (D) 3 124 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 OQ (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of layIng age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chIck. and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

BroIlers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - ____________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hen. kept for breeding ____________ .. _______ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 4 OQ - (X) 2 (Xl - (X) 

- 3 240 - - 1 (D) - -

- 3 240 - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 '(Xl (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 7 (D) 3 1 4 (D) 2 (Z) 

248 CUSTER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - For groin or seed (bushels) ______ - _____ -- - ____ ~~~!= - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (Ions, 9r .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - =1 - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 80 4 200 7 80 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (N~I - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 65 11 532 15972 51 8863 60 11 093 15 254 49 (0) 

- 84 12482 15 148 (NA) (NA) 69 11 932 14372 58 9298 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- 22 1 403 1 4701 16 978 21 (0) (0)1 16 978 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 2 981 3 555 18 2 320 

- 36 6456 to 635 28 5 357 33 6083 9960 27 (0) 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sweet corn _____ . __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ___________ . __ .1978. Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CUSTER COUNTY, COLO. 249 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or mora 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acras Fonns Acras Forms Acras forms Acres 

- 866 289 163 834 281 506 538 264 785 556 263 111 

- 00 334 00 338 00 492 00 473 - 00 738 560 00 738560 00 738 560 (Xl 738 560 - ()O 39.2 00 38.1 00 35.9 00 35.6 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Apf;gZ;~~l~~~;!~===========================~~c~~;= 

- 277 215 00 130 466 00 378 104 (Xl 171 849 (X) 

- 00 719 00 387 00 66S 00 363 

Value of land and buildings, l 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ Average per acre _____________________________ doUors_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 837 87355 793 80664 518 74629 540 73384 

T o~a~~e~~~n~~~pl~~d -========== = == ======== == ===== ==== - 800 52 712 767 50017 502 47033 528 46 679 By acres harvested: 

- 144 816 115 (NA) 42 234 29 (NA) 

- 137 1 846 142 (NA) 58 801 48 (NA) 

- 109 2 511 97 (NA) 57 1 351 56 (NA) 

- 128 4 711 108 (NA) 79 2976 93 (NA) 

- 132 9 156 160 (NA) 117 (D) 157 (NA) 

- 88 11 816 96 (NA) 87 (D) 96 (NA) 

- 54 16543 40 (NA) 54 16543 40 (NA) 

- 8 5313 8 (NA) 8 5313 8 (NA) 

- - - I (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ___ . ____________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

- 385 28 893 439 23967 233 23856 276 20 514 

- 182 5750 106 6680 91 3740 73 6 191 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 35 759 (NA) (NA) 17 520 18 440 

- 29 675 (NA) (NA) 18 539 6 680 

- 28 915 (NA) (NA) 16 732 17 513 

- 119 3401 (NA) (NA) 55 I 949 43 4 558 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 90 18939 67 8899 56 15933 36 8031 

- 67 16407 (NA) (NA) 49 14906 25 7328 

- 33 2532 (NA) (NA) 13 I 027 13 703 

Total woodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and 683 182869 696 191 943 430 174223 479 181 696 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 263 158502 (NA) (NA) 186 153 426 213 147 877 

- 593 24367 (NA) (NA) 360 20 797 436 33 819 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 571 203 802 (NA) (NA) 360 192 188 (NA) 175 719 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 822 74609 762 68994 515 65 597 531 64 056 

- 789 51 620 (NA) (NA) 497 46 122 516 44 722 

- 372 21 991 (NA) (NA) 238 18708 (NA) 16615 

- 53 996 (NA) (NA) 30 767 14 719 

- 12 153 00 (X) 6 99 (X) (X) 

Harvested cropJond irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 dafo are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1976 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Markef value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 866 20479 834 19082 538 20 162 556 18 746 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 23647 00 22880 00 37476 (X) 33 716 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold II. $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 46 10393 44 (NA) 46 10 393 44 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 81 5066 65 (NA) 81 5066 65 (NA) $20,JOO to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 72 2031 76 (NA) 72 2031 76 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 108 1 487 102 (NA) 106 1 487 102 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 105 738 132 (NA) 105 738 132 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 126 446 114 (NA) 126 446 114 (NA) less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 327 (D) 300 (NA) (X) (X) 23 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 37 82 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 58 101 (NA) (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

- 66 84 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 164 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 486 8617 504 9260 348 8663 (NA) (D) Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 160 1 688 (NA) (NA) 144 1 673 181 2 175 Commodity Credit Corporation laons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 8 26 (NA) (NA) 8 26 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obocco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field .eeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon"-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrlos ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 290 I 794 (NA) (NA) 199 1 690 200 I 376 

- 47 1 571 (NA) (NA) 45 (0) 27 726 

- 147 3416 (NA) (NA) 111 3385 133 3219 

- 11 (0) 18 39 10 (D) 2 (D) Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 21 I 593 

livestock, poultry, ond their producl, ____________________ _ 

Poullry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

g~h1 ':nodd~~:~e_.- == ==== ======== ======== ============== Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (s .. text) _________ _ 

- 498 11 662 593 9817 355 II 499 388 (D) 

- 38 8 69 29 18 5 33 (0) 

- 48 1 774 (NA) (NA) 36 I 767 43 1 294 

- 398 7 310 (NA) (NA) 299 7201 345 6806 

- 77 545 (NA) (NA) 60 535 60 258 

- 54 1 341 (NA) (NA) 33 1 324 49 I 008 

- 84 684 (NA) (NA) 57 666 32 240 

1)974 dolo Includ. soios of fora,' products. 

250 DELTA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland 

- 866 834

1 

289 163 800 258 112 52 712 

- 50 60 242 31 178 125 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres_~ _____________________ _ 

JO to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 295 239 8203 276 7 808 4 308 50 to 69 acre .. ____________________ _ 

- 61 80 3 568 56 3 273 I 543 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 98 91 8001 93 7 578 3 450 100 to 139 acres. __________________ _ 

- 71 68 8 342 69 8 097 3 774 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 50 57 7997 48 7 665 3 032 

- 43 44 8412

1 

42 8 212 3 8591 - 31 37 

'~ll 29 6 865 

,i 1I'lu - 72 53 67 25 244 

- 40 44 27 793 39 27 121 8 517 

- 28 31 39 846 27 38 506 4 850 

- 27 30 142 418 23 117 565 5 616 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres. __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 acres. _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 866 289 163 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 800 52 712 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 616 155 880 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 561 26415 Port owners __________________________________ _ 196 124 016 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 189 22 708 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 54 9 267 Harvested cropland __________ .. _______________ _ 50 3 589 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 742 214 211 Partnership __________________________________ _ 103 46 601 Corporation __________________________________ _ 18 28097 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 3 254 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

467 541 399 279 

10 15 98 51 154 142 211 177 

243 277 150 158 51.7 53.5 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

834 

767 

592 

(NA) 

174 

(NA) 

68 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

281 506 50 017 

163 930 

27 238 

104 367 

18 711 

13 209 

4 068 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock cnd poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plaots, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemIcals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Cantract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 310 I 735 340 3 439 

- 534 3 109 544 2 832 

- 161 628 310 I 177 

- 475 161 (NA) (NA) 

- 366 468 379 243 

- 518 I 192 520 I 160 

- 416 382 378 318 

- 337 2332 390 I 670 

- 68 121 44 77 

- 452 423 407 375 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~ji _~~t~~~~_a~_d_~:~~~~ == ==== == == ==== == ====== == = ~atural gas -----c ---------------__________ .-______ _ erosene, motor all, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 866 I 300 (NA) (NA) 

- 866 I 082 811 839 

- 806 676 (NA) (NA) 

- 467 257 (NA) (NA) 

- 180 50 (NA) (NA) 

- 53 6 (NA) (NA) 

- 13 18 (NA) (NA) 

- 866 74 (NA) (NA) 

- 510 195 (NA) (NA) 

- 172 24 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

822 273 374 52 469 

33 196 115 

287 8046 4 293 

58 3401 I 543 

96 7846 3402 

69 8 102 3 734 

48 7 677 2997 

42 8 212 3 859 

29 6865 3 008 

69 25 963 10630 

39 27 06:' 8 482 

27 38 463 4 790 

25 131 540 5 616 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $~,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

538 

502 

342 

314 

162 

157 

34 

31 

440 

80 

17 

Acres 

264 785 

47 033 

137 842 21 952 

120 065 

22 009 

6 8781 3 072 

191 190 

45 484 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

556 

528 

355 

(NA) 

156 

(NA) 

45 

(NA) 

494 

49 

13 

Irrigated 

land 

74 UJ9 

160 

5439 

2069 

4709 

4 887 

3860 

4 7401 3 714 

13 388 10704 

8022 

12 917 

Acres 

263 III 

46 679 

151 582 

24 421 

98903 

18400 

12 626 

3 858 

196615 

35 397 

31 099 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

721 639 454 423 88 83 52 45 57 98 32 75 

333 274 245 220 79 72 56 45 32 35 19 16 40 36 25 29 71 54 36 30 278 214 132 93 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

230 I 695 212 3 327 339 3026 332 2 742 118 616 222 I 156 350 154 249 116 274 448 301 238 368 I 121 409 I 133 306 351 315 310 286 2 269 295 I 630 61 115 30 67 

262 347 307 349 

538 I 172 (NA) (NA) 538 978 550 789 499 604 511 505 351 241 295 163 142 45 161 57 37 6 } 13 18 550 64 538 64 393 176 (NA) (NA) 107 18 (NA) (NA) 

DELTA COUNTY, COLO. 251 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 512 36 141 362 33 699 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ___________________________ _ - 499 33 091 354 30 810 

lime _____________________________________________________ = - 80 3 050 67 - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contral- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultrv _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 239 10 207 196 

- - - - - 170 3 957 95 

- 229 11 4321 194 

- 58 

81 ~I 34 - 185 (X) 132 

- 59 (X) 46 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 0/1 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

farms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________ • _______ . _______ _ $5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __ . ______________________ _ 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

660 601 538 537 machinery and equipment-Con. 

18 287 14 292 15 499 11 937 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

21 264 17 843 28 809 22 229 $30,000 to $49,999 ____________ . _________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

130 162 70 78 $70,000 to $99.999 ____ . _________________ 

290 183 1 79 105 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

189 212j 164 126 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior fa 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

571 843 202 234 435 609 

813 1 521 296 345 662 1 176 

758 1 602 118 140 723 1 462 

86 109 2 (0) 85 (0) 

52 53 1 (0) 51 (0) 

33 33 1 (0) 32 (0) 

- - - - - - 199 203 54 56 146 147 

304 316 42 42 269 274 

79 105 18 18 70 87 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

2 889 -

9691 

- 3 214 

10 689 

594 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

409 30601 (NA) 26478 (NA) 4 123 

- -

(NA) 13 965 

1 (0) 

47 2 073 

(NA) 9069 

12 451 45 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

92 114 77 104 

66 72 59 66 

42 35 36 35 

21 1 ~ 21 1 20 23 20 23 

10 .J L 10 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

635 905 383 

728 1 370 371 

749 1 508 215 

81 87 3 

25 25 6 

44 45 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

99 107 20 

292 306 55 

76 79 18 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ____________________ -_ - _____ -_ -_ - -- ___ ---_ --- __ - ---

Workers ___ •.. _. ____ - __ • - ____ . ------.-----------.--------- 337 118 (X) 299 (X) 286 295 

- 2 829 (X) 270 (X) 2 559 2 669 3 358 

- 97 53 53 97 97 78 72 

- 62 38 76 36 72 59 35 

- 52 19 60 51 163 36 45 

- 67 5 33 61 394 54 53 

- 59 3 48 54 1 833 59 90 

Forms with- , worker ______________ - _____ -------- -------------------

2 workers ______ -- - - -- -------- - - - - - - -- ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

252 DELTA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 632 D() 654 D() 397 (X) 419 (X) 

- 509 (X) 602 (X) 346 (X) 381 (X) 

5a[es, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catt[e, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 498 11 662 593 9 817 355 II 499 388 (0) 

- 455 9 196

1 

553 (NA) 334 9 060 375 80n l 

Inventory: Cottle and calves _________________ • _____ • _____ • _ .• __ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _________ .. __________ _ Beef cows ___ . _. ________________ . ______ . ___ . ___ _ Milk cows _________________ • _______________ • ___ . 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _______ • _____ _ 

473 41 225 559 47 263 322 39303 361 44 713 -

- 413 18 191 495 23869 285 17 343 316 22 361 

- 342 16 511 410 22 040 250 15 769 273 20694 

- 173 1 680 217 1 829 110 I 574 134 I 667 

- 376 11 no (NA) (NA) I 261 11 192 231 10 199 

- 408 11 314 (NA) (NA) 280 10 768 300 12 153 

Sales: Cottle and calves _____ • _._. ___ • _. _. _______ • _________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _______________ • _____ • ___ • ________________ _ 

$1,000_ Catt[e ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _. _______ • _________ • _______ ._. ___ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 398 21 046 487 31 017 299 20 678 345 30 251 

- (X) 7310 (X) (NA) (X) 7 201 (Xl 6806 

- 177 6 276 (NA) (NA) 145 6 199 185 8 787 

- (X) 1 582 (X) (NA) (X) 1 565 (X) 1 137 

- 344 14 770 (NA) (NA) 259 14 479 309 21 464 

- (X) 5 728 (Xl (NA) (X) 5 636

1 

(X) 5669 

- 66 4882 (NA) (NA) 43 4830 44 10048 

- (X) 2424 (X) (NA) (X) 2 405 (X) 3031 

- 48 1 774 (NA) (NA) 36 1 767 43 I 294 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

94 5939 102 3 335 66 5720 70 3 079 

- 46 1 003 (NA) (NA) 31 943 41 374 

- 83 4936 (NA) (NA) 57 4 777 66 2 705 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 49 1 013 60 685 33 966 46 627 

- 43 322 45 334 30 293 37 311 

- 40 691 53 351 29 673 41 316 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 56 23 431 85 41 916 35 23066 49 40 870 

- 47 17 137 (NA) (NA) 30 16 924 45 26 559 

- 13 49 (NA) (NA) 8 30 5 20 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 363 2 1301 313 1 373 222 1 548

1 

202 1 063

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 77 6 551 82 4763 60 6287 60 4 445 

$1,000_ - (X) 545 (X) (HA) (X) 535 (X) 258 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 22 2 704 29 892 13 2 519 23 776 

$1,000_ - (X) 147 (X) (NA) (Xl 143 (Xl 10 Sheep ond lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 53 19882 81 28 082 32 19 545 49 27 394 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 45 20052 (NA) (NA) 29 19 750 38 27 241 Pounds of wool _____________________________ • _____ _ 

- (X) 176172 (X) (NAl (X) 173 514 (Xl 263298 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 54 1 341 (NA) (NA) 33 1 324 49 1 008 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 10 (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 58 164 27 49 42 136 18 38 $1,000_ - (X) 90 (X) (NA) (X) 79 (Xl 9 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 173 (X) 224 (X) 87 (X) 139 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 164 3854 222 8 193 81 2 145 137 5966 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 163 3 5n 218 7 877 81 1 904 135 5 809 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 10 282 (NA) (NA) 5 241 7 68 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 16 1 439 16 856 2 (D) 12 696 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 17 84 (NA) (NA) 10 36 8 90 Turkeys for slaughter ___________ • ________________ _ 

- 10 60 (NA) (NA) 4 24 7 79 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 11 24 (NA) (NA) 7 12 4 11 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, - 33 (X) (NA) (X) 18 (X) 12 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedir,g ____________________ _ 

- 21 (X) 28 (X) 13 (X) 18 (X) 

- 8 149 23 1 274 5 98 14 I on - 8 149 23 1 273 5 98 14 1 071 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 16 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 16 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 4 (X) 

- 38 8 69 29 18 5 33 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELTA COUNTY, COLO. 253 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ -

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lex!) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omaloes _________________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) __________________________ ~_1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Olher - crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

254 DELTA COUNTY, COLO. 

Forms 

161 

205 

95 

109 

100 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

6 

-

I 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

39 

84 

108 

(NA) 

120 

(NA) 

2 

(NAJ 

2 

(NA) 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

6 

-

- 605 

572 

517 

(NA) 

112 

3 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

47 

34 

9 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

233 

201 

202 

(NA) 

81 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

I 

-

1 

(NA) 

11 

39 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quanlity 

9 153 00 7528 00 

(D) 400 622 

34S3 349 264 

4647 95425 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) 00 (NA) 00 

(D) (X) 

77 (X) 

- - (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

619 29 633 

I 695 65024 

I 809 98 765 

(NA) (NA) 

4243 293352 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (D) (D) 

8 I 061 

- - - - 27844 72 888 

24388 63005 

20 885 57969 

(NA) (NA) 

3444 7 132 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

I 219 (X) 

595 (X) 

11 (X) 

(NAJ (X) 

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

6381 00 6 728 (X) 

4677 29 223 048 

(NA) (NA) 

555 760 883 

(NA) (NA) 

7 8891 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

- (X) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

27 (X) 

2 212 (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigaled Harvested Irrigaled 

Fonns Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

159 9065 145 8950 00 1-44 8880 (NA) (NA) 185 7395 00 183 7263 

94 (D) 83 (D) 390 574 83 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 100 3394 3-44 942 98 3266 

99 4607 95 4600 94463 94 4560 (NA) (NA) 115 3959 65 383 115 3955 

1 (D) 1 (D) 00 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 42 00 4 42 

1 (D) 1 (D) 00 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 6 n (l() 6 77 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 • (D) (D) I (D) 

I (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

38 599 33 592 28495 32 572 (NA) (NA) 68 I 601 62 160 63 1 288 

108 I 809 74 1 S38 86 629 74 1 538 

(NA) (NA) 69 684 35 635 67 674 

118 4208 112 4 141 289 657 111 4 131 

(NA) (NA) 119 4 189 226386 118 4139 

I (0) I (D) (D) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) I (OJ 

2 (D) - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) I (D) (D) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) 4 8 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 592 27249 384 23686 65303 378 23226 

(NA) (NA) 395 21 809 58 027 377 20 448 

511 20 661 337 17918 52065 333 17 722 

(NA) (NA) 356 16 177 46 578 342 15096 

106 3339 71 2806 6149 69 2 753 

3 116 3 (D) (X) 3 116 

(NA) (NA) 10 588 (X) 10 588 

2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -' - -

47 1 219 45 (D) (X) 45 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 29 590 O() 29 590 

9 11 8 (D) (X) 8 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 5 4 (X) 5 4 

6 5 6 5 (X) 6 5 (NA) (NA) 5 5 (X) 5 5 

I (D) - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

233 6381 138 5 333 (X) 138 5 333 

(NA) (NA) 140 6 305 (XJ 139 6243 

(NA) (NA) 127 4013 28 979 405 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 4 626 24 334 153 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 46 390 731 898 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 627 3 117 258 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 9 2 5831 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 4 22000 (NA) (NA) 

- - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 8 24 10 (D) O() 8 24 

(NA) (NA) 39 2 212 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ____ ---------- ---- ------------- - ---- ----- - -----

AP~;~;!~~~~Z\H{;!~~:====:=:=:=:=::==:==::::=::~;~c~~: 

42 (0) 39 510 33 568 39 510 - (0) (X) 13 (X) 17 (X) 13 (X) - (X) 65 280 (X) 65 2801 (X) 65 280 (X) 65 280 - (X) (0) (X) 0.8 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.8 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~~: ~:~ ~~~~ == ==== ======== == ====== ======= ~~::~~~= 171 162 (X) 137 615 (X) 183 835 (X) 137 615 (X) 

- 10 211 (X) 10 524 (X) 10 681 (X) 10 524 - (X) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __ - _______ - _____ - ______ - -------_ ------- Harvested cropland ________________ .. ___ -_ -- _______ _ 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ____________ .. __________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

31 2581 39 1711 28 1721 39 171 - 30 2241 39 151 1 

27 138 1 

39 151 -

27 49 36 (NA) 26 (0) I 36 (HA) - I (NA) - I (HA) - - -

(D~I (HA) I (NA) - I - - - (HA) I (D) - (NA) - - - I (NA) 2 (D) I (NA) I - (NA) - =1 

- (NA) I -

=1 

- - (NA) - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland _______________________ • ___________ _ I (0) - - I (D) - - - 20 2 (D) 3 20 - 2 (0) 3 

Cropland in Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivoted summer fallow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

201 - - (0,1 

(NA) (NA) 1 - (D,I 

-

2 (NA) (NA) 2 3 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - -

Woodland pastured __________ • ____________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Woodland nof pastured ____________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other Iond _________________________________________ _ 

- 23 446 16 339 16 396 16 339 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA)I I (0) 1 I (D) 

- 22 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 16 (0) 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigoted _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 413 (NA) (NA) I 2 (0) (NA) (0) 

- 23 166 30 66 22 (0) 30 66 

- 23 166 (NA) (NA)I 22 (0) 30 66 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) (X)i - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of ogricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

- 42 4055 39 3 237 33 4 045 39 3 237 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 96 542 (X) 83 000 (X) 122 564 (X) 83 000 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

1~~ci~got~0$~~i9~9~_ :::: ::=::=:::: ::=::= =::: :::::: ::== $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$l,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 10 3 125 7 (NA) 10 3 125 7 (NA) 

- II 715 19 (NA) II 715 19 (NA) 

- 6 162 9 (NA) 6 162 9 (NA) 

2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

- I (0) I (NA) I (0) I (NA) 

- 3 11 I (NA) 3 II I (NA) 

- 9 10 - (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(raps _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn. and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 28 3 947 39 3 236 27 (D) (NA) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

~I - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) '. 2 (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 27 3 941 37 3 221 26 (0) 37 3 221 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

~~~}:;~~~~~~~~~:i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 15 107 1 (0) 7 (D) I (0) 

- 1 (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - 5 26 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 10 79 (NA) (NA) 5 73 - -

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DENVER COUNTY, COLO. 255 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 42 39 704 30 634 224 23 578 168 

33 35 (D) 23 (D) (D) 17 38 19 7 3 155 5 95 59 5 (0) (D) 

I (D) I (0) (0) 

1 fa 9 acres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocreL __________ . __________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ______ _ 

140 to 179 acres 

18010 219 acres 

220 to 259 acres 

(0) (0) (D) (D) (D) 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres ___ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL_ 

2,000 acres or more __ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms ___ _ 

Horvested cropland 

Tenure of operator: full owners _____ _ 

Harvested cropland Port owners _. ____ _ 

Harvested cropland Tenonts ________ . 

Harvested cropland 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily____________ _ _________ _ Partnership _________________________________ _ 

Corporation ____ . ___ . ____________ . _____________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estale or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

42 

30 

38 

26 

I 

I 

3 

3 

34 

3 

5 

All forms 

I Acres 

704 

224 

207 

82 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

653 

3 

48 

1974 

Farms Acres 

39 510 

39 151 

31 97 (NA) 59 

4 408 

(NA) 87 

4 5 (NA) 5 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

33 

27 

30 

24 

I 

I 

2 

2 

25 

3 

5 

Acres 

568 

138 

121 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

517 

3 

48 

1974 

Farms 

39 

39 

31 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

27 

3 

9 

Irrigated 

land 

166 

19 

(D) 

(D) 

Acres 

510 

151 

97 

59 

408 

87 

5 

5 

483 

7 

20 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

Operators by principol occupation: Forming _______________ _ 22 Other ____ .. ___ . _______ _ 20 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yeorL __ _ 3 35 to 44 years-_. _____________________ _ 6 45 to 54 yearL_ _ ____________ _ 7 55 to 64 yearL ________ . _____________ _ 21 65 years and over _____________________ _ 5 Average age_____ _ ______________ _ 54.3 

'1974 

25 

5 

5 

II 

7 

7 

55.9 

1978 

22 

II 

2 

4 

6 

19 

2 

54.9 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 25 On form operated _____________________ _ 

5 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________ _ 

5 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 

II 50 ta 99 day'- ________________________ _ 

7 100 ta 149 days _______________________ _ 

7 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

55.9 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

IApplies only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 

19 

19 

4 

22 

I 

I 

I 

15 

'1974 

16 

6 

. 8 

14 

1978 

16 

16 

I 

21 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ - 6 3 I (Z) 2 (D) I Feed for livestock and poultry _____ .. _____________________ _ - 13 16 I (0) 7 13 I Commercially mi.xed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 4 3 I (0) 3 (0) I Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ - 9 I (NA) (NA) 7 (D) I 

- 21 659 26 266 20 (D) 26 

- 22 18 31 7 21 (D) 31 

Seeds, bulbs. plan.'s. and trees ____ . ______________________ _ Commercial ferfilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 22 6 18 3 21 (D) 18 

- 25 I 259 32 657 25 I 259 32 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ___ . _____________________________________ _ 

- 6 43 5 19 6 43 5 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 3 2 2 (Z) 3 2 2 

- 41 559 (NA) (NA) 32 556 (NA) 

- 41 446 39 97 32 445 39 

- 35 62 (NA) (NA) 28 61 39 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline ____________________________ - ____________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

- 14 21 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 17 

- 10 27 (NA) (NA) 7 27 6 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 

- } 22 307 (NA) (NA) 19 307 39 

- 41 (D) (NA) (NA) 32 13 

- 36 (D) (NA) (NA) 28 (D) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel ail ____________________________ - ___________ ---

Natural gas ______________ -. - _-_ -- -- --- _______ - ___ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ____________________________ - _______ -- -_ ---

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

'1974 

16 

6 

8 

14 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(Z) 

(0) 

(D) 

(Z) 

266 

7 

3 

657 

19 

(Z) 

(NA) 

97 

29 

5 

13 

50 

(NA) 

(NA) 

256 DENVER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __ ---- ______ -- ------ --------------------- Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

20 24 - 20 24 -

- - -

lime ________ -------------------------- -------------------- Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- - -

14 16 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________________ _ - 8 10 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 6 206 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 

- (X) - Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 2 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

AI/forms 

1978 1974 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all Estimated market value of all 

19 (0) 1 19 (0) 

-

- -

13 (0) 

- -

8 10 

6 206

1 

1 

- (Dli O() 

1 (X) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

31 (NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

3 (NA) 

-

- (NA) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

49 

49 

-

(0) 

20 

-

3 

2\ 

(X) (X~ 

1978 1974 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms__ 42 37 33 37 machinery and equipment-Con. 

$1,000-- 892 594 851 594 $20,000 to $29,999______________________ 3 3 4 

Average per farm _____ • ___ • ______ dollarL_ 21 229 16 054 25 792 16 054 $30,000 to $49,999 __ ____________________ 2 2 8 

Forms by v~~e group, 9 $50,000 to $69,999_._. _______________ .__ 2 , r 2 , 

!~O~W~O$:'I~~~~======================= :; i! :! !r~!i!;~p~==================== ! J -! 1 ! J ~--------~--------~------------------~--------~~------~ 

-\ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _______________________________ 24 38 16 21 12 17 Motortrucks including pickups ________________ 35 82 17 29 29 53 Wheel troctors _____________________________ 18 33 6 6 15 27 Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ____ Corn heads for combines ____________________ I (D) 1 (0) 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers __________ Cottonpickers ______________________________ 

Mower conditioners ________________________ 4 (0) (0) Pickup bolers ______________________________ 5 (D) (D) 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ___ ._. _______ • _______ • ____ (0) (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

Farms 

26 

30 

18 

(NA) 

1 

1 

1974 

Number 

36 

55 

47 

(NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

29 

24 

18 

=\ (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~~~rs-==== == ====== ============== == == ==== ============== = 

- 25 20 (X) 24 (X) 25 32 

- 378 (X) 175 (X) 203 378 446 

Forms wlth-

~ :~~~:~s-- -- -------------------------------------------

~J~t~~:~¥,f ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ 

- 3 3 3 5 (D) 3 4 - - 1 (0) 2 (D) - 4 - 4 8 30 8 27 4 3 

- 8 2 (D) 4 30 8 

- 1 ~ \ 10 6 129 5 137 10 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DENVER COUNTY, COLO. 257 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

-- 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 14 (X) 1 (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

- 6 (X) - (X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales; 

- 15 107 1 (D) 7 99 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) - (NA) 2 24 - -

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any catlle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 6 121 - - 3 (D) - - - 5 (D) - - 3 (D) - -

- 4 (D) - - 2 (D) - - 1 (D) -- - 1 (D) - - 5 22 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - 5 12 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers tho1 had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ " _____________ .. _ 

Milk cows ________ .. __ .. ______________________ . __ _ 

Heifers and heifcr calves. _________________ .. _____ . _._ 

Stcers. steer colves, bulls and bul! colves _____________ _ 

Soles; Cottle and calves . ________________ • ______ . _____________ _ 

- 5 111 - - 2 (D) - - - (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

$1,000_ Colves ____________________ .. __________ ._. ___ • ___ ._ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

$1,000_ Cottlc _________ • __ 

Fottened cottle __ - (X) 

(O~I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ Dairy products ______________ •• _____________ ._ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NAI (NA) 1 (D) - -

Hogs ond pigs _____________________ • __ . ______ • ______ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- - Dec_ 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _____ • __________ _ - - - - - - - Dec_ I of preceding year and May 3J ______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - June land Nov. 30 ___________________ • _________ _ - - - - - - - -

- - Sheep and lombs _____________________________ • ___ • __ _ - - - - - - - - - - (NA) Ewes 1 year old or older • __________ • _______________ _ (NA) - - - -

- - Goats _____________________________ • _______________ • - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies ___ • ______________________________ _ 

- 5 42 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ___________ " ___________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- - Feeder pigs _____ • ________________________ • ______ ._ - -- - - - - -

- $1,000_ (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambs _________________ • _. ____________ • ___ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) Sheep and lambs shorn _._. ______________ • ____________ _ (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) Pounds of wool __ ___________ • _____ • _______________ _ (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, - - - (NA) lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) Goats _____________________________________________ _ (NA) - - - - - $1,000_ (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 5 17 - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 3 (D) - -

- $1.000_ (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older ______________ • ______ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ____ .: ___________ _ 

- - - (NA) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ (NA) - - - - T - - - (NA) (,rkeys for slaughter ________________________ • ___ _ (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 1 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) laying oge ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____ • _______________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broifers - - - - - - - - - and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys - - - (NA) (NA) - - -- - for slaughter _. ______ • ___________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product,- ___________________ $1.000_ 

258 DENVER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels) __ ---------- -- - --- - ~~~:: -

-

- For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes ________________ - ___ - ~~~~: -

- For grain or seed (bUshels) ___________________ :~~:: -

- For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen'- _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cuf for dry forage or hoy (fans, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Hogged or grazed ____________________ . _____ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Wheaf for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Oafs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin __________________ .. _1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Coffon - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pofofoes (hundredweighf) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweefpofoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see fexf) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (fans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Of her lame dry hay (fans, dry) (see lexf) ______ 1978_ - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegefobles horvesfed for sale (see fext) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomofoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see fexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sfrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Of her craps _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Farms 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

2 

1 

(NA) 

I 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

27 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 175 

(0) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

44 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) I (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- -

(NA)I (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

115 2 

(D) (NA) (0)1 1 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) 1 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) 21 

(X) (NA) 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - -- - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) I - - (X) I - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA~I - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (D) I (D) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (0)1 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (D) I (D) 

(D) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

(D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) (X) I (D) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X} - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - 36 26 (0) (X) 21 36 (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

DENVER COUNTY, COLO. 259 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

- 162 173 212 169 176 588 142 168 034 156 173 090 

- (X) I 069 (X) I 045 (X) I 183 (X) I 110 

- (X) 656 640 (X) 656 640 (X) 656 640 (X) 656 640 

- (X) 26.4 (X) 26.9 (X) 25.6 (X) 26.4 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percent. 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 278 313 (X) 179 207 (X) 325 416 (X) 190 423 (X) 

- (X) 247 (X) 172 (X) 249 (X) 172 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 154 93 175 156 90 743 135 91 218 143 88 427 

- 151 65 519 147 69 761 135 64 785 142 69 688 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______ . _____________________ .. __ _ 50 to 99 acres ______ .. __________________ . ______ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 1 (D) I (NA) 

5 (0) 3 (NA) 1 (D) I (NA) 

8 179 7 (NA) 5 114 5 (NA) 

8 295 8 (NA) 4 139 8 (NA) 

- 12 802 10 (NA) 10 (D) 10 (NA) 100 to 199 acres ________ . _____________________ _ 20010 499 acres _____ • ___ . ___________________ _ - 27 3899 20 (NA) 26 (0) 20 (NAJ 

- 34 10 343 37 (NA) 33 (D) 37 (NA) 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 43 30 230 48 (NA) 43 30 230 48 (NA) 

- 12 19 691 12 (NA) 12 19691 12 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 32 8 895 47 7 984 27 8 312 36 6 III Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 106 18 761 65 12998 98 18 121 62 12 628 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 29 I 502 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 12 I 056 (rapland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 25 3 298 (NA) (NA) 21 3066 8 I 615 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ - 69 12 123 (NA) (NA) 68 (D) 38 6 474 Cropland idle _________________________ • ___ . __ .... ___ _ 26 1 838 (NA) (NA) 21 I 459 13 3 483 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 56 14 773 50 14 993 48 12 432 48 (0) Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 27 7 874 (NA) (NA) 23 6047 27 9 543 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 34 6 899 (NA) (NA) 30 6 385 27 (0) 

Other land ___________________________________ • _____ _ 

- 124 65 264 136 70 852 .' 111 64 384 126 (0) 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________ .. ______________________ _ - 61 54 288 (NAI (NA) 56 53 589 50 56 177 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 98 10 976 (NA) (NA) 85 10 795 113 (0) 

Pastureland, all typeL ____________ • ___________ • ___ • ____ _ 

- 84 71 057 (NA) (NA) 71 67 948 (NA) 71 831 

Irrigated land _____________________ • ___________ • _. ____ _ 

- 15 992 13 659 13 (D) 13 659 Harvested cropland irrigated _______ . __________________ _ - 14 503 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 12 444 Pastureland irrigated ____ .. ___________________________ _ 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (NA) 215 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _____ • __ _ - 86 5 476 (X) (X) 79 5 415 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($i.OOO) Forms ($1.000) 

- 162 3 607 169 4 675 142 3 589 156 4 658 

- (X) 22 265 (X) 27 663 (X) 25 276 (X) 29 859 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:) $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 601 4 (NA) 3 601 4 (NA) 

- 22 I 273 32 (NA) 22 I 273 32 (NA) 

- 35 993 48 (NA) 35 993 48 (NA) 

- 30 437 32 (NA) 30 437 32 (NA) 

- 29 199 23 (NA) 29 199 23 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) _______________ . ____________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 23 87 16 (NA) 23 87 16 (NA) 

- 20 18 14 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

3 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- II 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 136 2 437 143 3 951 125 2 423 (NA) 3 948 

- 131 2 415 (NA) (NA) i22 (0) 135 3 878 

- 29 103 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 63 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - I (D) - - I (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Crops ____________________________________ - - ______ ----

Groins __________________________________________ - __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T aboceo ____________________ -- - ___ ------------------ Field s .. ds, hay, loroge, ond siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5. ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berr;as ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products -- ___________________ _ 

Other crops ____________ - - - - -- ------ -- - - --- - ----- - ---

- 52 I 170 78 699 45 I 166 68 684 

- - - 7 1 - - 6 (D) 

I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

- 50 I 116 (NA) (NA) 44 I 112 60 605 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 5 1 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 69 

- 8 10 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________ --- - -- - ------- -- ---- - - ------

Cattle and colves ___________ - ---- ------ --- ---- - ------

Hogs and pi9'---- ____________ -------- ---- -- ------ ---

Sheep, lombs, and waol ________ -------- ------------ ---

Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 do to include .ales of forest products. 

260 DOLORES COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Ac.res Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All lorms ___________________________ _ 

- 162 169 173 212 151 159 858 65 519 15 30456 2 737 992 

forms with- I to 9 acres ______ -- ---------- -- ----- 2 7 (0) - - - - - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 3 I 124 3 124 42 I (D) (D) (0) 

- I I (D) I (D) (D) - - - -

- 5 7 401 4 310 138 I (0) (D) (0) 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 4 - 462 4 462 285 - - - - 140 - 5 10 800 5 800 352 - - - - to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

I 4 (0) I (D) (D)I - - - -

5 4 I 225 4 972 

~11 - - - -

- 31 32 II 461 28 (D) 3 (D) (D) 4 

- 46 52 33 597 45 32 773 16971 - - - -

- 35 31 44 672 34 43 222 21 635 4 5 431 I 487 254 

- 24 20 80 195 22 70485 19939 6 23 645 547 636 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full Owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

Farms 

162 

151 

61 

51 

76 

75 

25 

25 

146 

14 

2 

All farms I 1978 '1974 

Acres 

173 212 

65 519 

51 287 

8 478 

99 398 

45 161 

22 527 

II 880 

142 087 

(D) 

(D) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Forms 

169 

147 

80 

(NA) 

72 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

176 588 

69 761 

61 649 

19 727 

100 901 

41 614 

14 038 

8420 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

142 

135 

46 

40 

74 

73 

22 

22 

126 

14 

2 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 108 124 102 119 On larm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 54 41 40 33 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -_____________________ __ 7 1 7 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 17 20 14 20 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 37 26 29 19 I to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 41 56 38 55 50 to 99 doy"- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors________ ________________ _ 41 41 39 40 100 to 149 doys _______________________ . 

65 years and over ______________________ 19 21 15 J7 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 49.1 50.3 49.2 50.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

168 034 156 173 090 

64 785 142 69688 

46 956 67 58 151 

(D) (NA) 19 654 

(D) 72 100 901 

(D) (NA) 41 614 

(D) 17 14 038 

II 583 (NA) 8 420 

136 909 134 129 655 

(D) 18 33 246 

(0) 10 189 

All forms Forms wifh soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

114 104 100 93 

39 39 35 38 

9 22 7 21 

69 73 63 70 

12 10 12 10 

15 5 15 4 

13 9 12 2 

5 7 4 7 44 34 32 32 

JApplies only to individual or family operations 

~----------~--------~ (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. ~----------~--------~ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All lorms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 29 (0) 40 264 18 49 31 262 - 61 171 74 121 43 162 65 113 - 17 13 33 33 8 11 32 (0) - 46 9 (NA) (NA) 35 9 37 15 - 59 32 63 93 40 30 61 (D) - 16 36 10 44 10 35 10 44 - 57 71 46 15 48 70 46 15 - 66 207 91 167 64 (D) 89 (0) - 2 (D) 5 8 2 (0) 5 8 

- 70 95 79 121 57 91 74 120 

- 163 409 (NA) (NA) 134 396 (NA) (NA) - 163 350 169 315 134 339 156 301 - 151 128 (NA) (NA) 122 120 148 132 - 126 166 (NA) (NA) 121 165 112 112 - 53 22 (NA) (NA) 46 20 53 32 - 18 5 (NA) (NA) 18 5 } - 4 2 (NA) (NA) 4 2 156 26 - 163 28 (NA) (NA) 134 26 - 107 54 (NA) (NA) 97 53 (NA) (NA) - 23 5 (NA) (NA) 19 4 (NA) (NA) 

~ivestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

eed lor livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

~ommerciolly mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ ~mal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

CdS, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

ommercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime Hired form labor -----------------

Cantroct labor __ ==== == ==== ====== ======== ============ === 

Cust?mwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________ • _______ _ 

En~rgy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

e~~~~\i~~~~~~~t;= ===: ::::====::=::==::= ====::=: =:=: FueY~~' butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

~otur~l-g~; ==== == ========== ======== ============ === Elecfri~~ene. motor oil, and grease _________________ _ 

Other - !.~i,-;:, ...... d~ -~;k""', -;t~~== ====== =========== === ==== 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DOLORES COUNTY, COLO. 261 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime --------------------------------------------.,.---------

- 16 1 825 10 

- 16 1 825 10 

- - - - - - - - Sprays, dusts. gronules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 10 2 234 9 

- - - - - 4 1 271 4 

- 43 7 700 38 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 11 (X) 11 

2 (X) 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __ .. ________ . ___ . ___ . __ • __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________ . _____ . ______ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________ . __ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottanpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foragtj harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

fl978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Forms with .:oales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

ESfimated market value of all 

163 157 134 145 machinery and equipment - Can. 

5 798 4 733 5 559 4 537 $20,000 to $29,999 __________________ . ___ 

35 569 30 146 41 483 31 290 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ___ . ____________ • _____ 

5 10 2 10 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

28 171 11 15 $100,000 to $199,999 _________________ • __ 

35 41 j 27 32j $200,000 or more ___________________ ... __ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

117 190 45 59 91 131 

158 366 79 96 131 270 

162 344 40 46 146 298 

93 109 14 15 80 94 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 21 22 1 (0) 20 (D) 

35 37 4 4 31 33 

5 5 - - 5 5 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 do to are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1 780 

1 780 

-

-

(D) 

- 1 271 

7 536 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

10 3339 

(NA) 3339 

(NA) - - -

(NA) 832 

- - 2 (D) 

(NA) 9 141 

- - 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

26 26 25 26 

17 33 17 32 

23 19 23 19 

17 1 111~ 17 1 12 12 11 

- .J \L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

133 173 84 

154 367 126 

151 341 67 

70 86 7 

1 (0) 1 

- - .. (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 6 1 

34 34 9 

7 7 1 

Any ·hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 1 SO days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________ - _____ ---- ---- -- -------------- --- Workers ______________________ -- -----_ ---- - _____________ _ - 66 19 (X) 63 (X) 64 89 

- 293 (X) 43 (X) 250 (D) 375 

- 22 4 4 30 30 20 34 

- 5 8 16 4 8 5 13 

- 20 6 (D) 11 40 20 11 

- 12 1 (D) 11 80 12 21 

- 7 - - 7 92 7 10 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________ - _____ -- ---- -- ---- --------------- 2 workers __________________ -- -------- ------------------

3 or 4 workers _____________ --- -- ------ ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

262 DOLORES COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Humber Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTIIY 

Inventory, 

Anl~;:'~~ ~:;:.~u:"~h;;P============~============== - 68 00 88 (X) 57 00 78 (X) 

- 51 00 78 00 42 00 68 (X) 

Sales, Any 6ve.tack or poultry and their products _______ $I.OO(L 

Any cattle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $I.OO(L - 52 1 170 78 699 45 1 166 68 684 

- 52 1 158 73 (HA) 45 (D) 63 675 

CA11LE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 50 5 378 75 5 211 42 5306 65 5068 

- 48 2879 71 2674 40 2856 62 2 573 

- 45 2849 62 2612 38 2830 53 2521 

- 15 30 28 62 11 26 19 52 

- 40 824 (NA) (NA) 35 792 50 921 

- 45 1 675 (NA) (HA) 39 1658 54 1 57-4 

Sales, Calfle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves __________ - _______________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calfle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 50 3298 69 3388 44 3286 f£J 3324 

- (X) 1 116 00 (HA) 00 1 112 (X) f£J5 

- 24 I 164 (NA) (NA) 21 I 157 42 1 636 

- 00 298 00 (NA) 00 296 (X) 210 

- 43 2134 (NA) (NA) 39 2 129 55 1 688 

- ()() 818 00 (NA) (X) 816 (X) 395 

- 3 (D) (NA) (HA) 3 (D) 4 61 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - 00 (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 9 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 6 18 7 44 4 (D) 6 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 6 37 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 4 12 1 (0) 3 (D) 

- 2 (D) 4 7 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- - - 3 5 - - 2 (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older _____ .. _____________________ _ - 2 (D) 4 2864 2 (0) 4 2864 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 I 930 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 44 144 47 154 37 114 37 120 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 6 72 - - 5 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 - (X) 1 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 3 17 - - 3 17 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) 00 - (X) (0) 

- 3 (D) 4 1 962 3 (0) 4 1 962 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - 3 1 910 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - 00 19 170 Sheep. Iambs. and woaL _______________________ $1.000_ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 69 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) 00 - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 22 6 6 6 (D) 6 6 $1,000_ - (X) 10 00 (HA) 00 (D) 00 (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Anv pouhry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and puU.ts of laying age ____________________ _ 

PuUets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullot chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

SaIoS?ther paultry ------________________ ---------- ____ _ 

- 21 00 30 (X) 16 (X) 21 (X) 

- 20 415 30 861 16 323 21 677 

- 20 (D) 29 770 16 (D) 21 638 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - 3 14 2 (D) 3 14 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - 3 10 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 10 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 00 (NA) (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and puUets of laying age ____________________ _ PuUets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

PuUet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8roUers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turke~s _____________________ . ___________________ _ 

Tur .ys for sloughte'-___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

pOther pauhry ____________________________________ _ 

oultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - 00 1 (X) - 00 1 (X) 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (><':i - (Xl 

- - - 7 1 - 6 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DOLORES COUNTY, COLO. 263 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested irrigated 

, Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres forms Acres Quantity FORns Acres 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 3 25 00 - - 3 25 00 - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 9 118 00 (NA) (NA) 9 118 00 2 (0) 

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 5 23 1030 (NA) (NA) 5 23 I 030 I (0) 

- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 72 420 I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 23 00 - -

Sorghums for all purpoS8L ____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 3 40 00 (NA) (NA) 3 40 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, green>- _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut for dry lorage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 126 34 952 662608 - - 120 34 730 658 373 - - 1974_ - 117 32023 464 537 (NA) (NA) 115 (0) (0) - - Oats lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 6 152 2070 I (0) 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Sarley for grain (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 306 7460 - - - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - 3 2 (0) 3 2 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 7 18 2 387 (NA) (NAl 5 (0) (0) 5 17 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ A~a~a hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 41 2 164 2894 9 487 33 2064 2 792 8 (0) 

- 41 2443 2452 (NA) (NAl 39 (0) (0) 6 351 

- 21 748 I 126 8 445 15 683 I 060 7 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 15 952 1 393 6 346 

- 8 279 229 - - 7 (0) (0) - -

field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) .. - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - .- - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - -. - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- I (0) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - - - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

• 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) 00 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NAl I (0) (X) I (0) 

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Serrles _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 88 29086 (X) (NA) (NA) 82 28 691 (X) (NAl (NA) 

264 DOLORES COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ________________________________ --------------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~~~;~rr;,~~~ ~~n~~~~o==== ====== == ==== = = == == = = = =-p;;c-e~t= 

311 267 1151 250 . 273 393 215 246 446 173 260 716 - I 094 (X) I 146 (X) I 507 - (X) 859 (X) 

- (X) 539 520 (X) 539 520 (X) 539 520 (X) 539 520 

(X) 49.5 (X) 50.7 (X) 45.7 (X) 48.3 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

~~:~~~: ~:~ ~~~~ == ==================== ======= ~~::~~~= 611 619 (X) 404 676 (X) 822 143 (X) 536 561 (X) - (X) 693 (X) 370 (X) 680 (X) 356 -

land in forms according to use: 

Totol croplond------ - _________ -------------------- --- Harvested cropland __________________ - _______ .. _ ---- 224 31 4361 204 35 288 161 26 202 141 31 266 - 168 15 362 166 18 078 127 14 094 126 17 032 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 12 40 II (NA) 10 (O) 4 (NA) 

17 201 9 (NA) 8 95 4 (NA) - 18 425 20 (NA) 8 203 6 (NA) - 26 996 29 (NA) 14 546 19 (NA) 

53 3 691 48 (NA) 45 3 211 44 (NA) -

- 27 3 5061 25 (NA)I 27 3 506 25 (NA) 

- 12 3709 18 (NA) 12 3 709 18 (NA) 

- 2 (0) 6 (NA) 2 (D) 6 (NA) 

I (O) - (NA) I (O) - (NA) 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ____________ -_ - _ -_ --- - --- - - - ---- - ---

94 8 634 93 8 505 60 5 283 46 6 249 - 8 705 51 6 825 60 7 985 - 64 7 440 66 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Croplond idle ____________________________ - ___ - __ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _________ ._._. _________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________ ._._. ____ _ 

Other land __________________________________ -. _____ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _____________________________ • __ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

14 371 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) I (0) 

17 I 039 (NA) (NA) IS (O) 9 (O) 

- 39 3 4511 (NA) (NA) 33 3 274 46 5 434 

21 2 579 (NA) (NA) 17 2 396 17 I 767 

35 10 1981 20 4 961 23 7 103 13 4677 

- 28 9 556 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) II 3 737 

9 642 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 3 940 

- 259 225 4811 203 233 144 191 213 141 150 224 773 

- 185 221 260 1 (NA) (NA) lSI 210 418 126 220 617 

- 184 4 221 (NA) (NA) 127 2 723 104 4 156 

Pastureland, 011 typeL _________________________________ _ - 263 239 450 (NA) (NA) 190 222 472 (NA) 230 603 

Irrigated land ___ • _____________ • _______________ • ______ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___ • ______________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set oside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 89 6 581 68 3 967 79 6 392 57 3 833 

- 76 4 270 (NA) (NA) 67 4092 54 3 243 

- 24 (0) (NA) (NA) 23 (O) (NA) 590 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - -

- 18 459 (Xl (X) 17 (D) (X) (X) 

tJ978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.(00) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 311 10 342 250 6 265 215 10 236 173 6 179 Average per form _____ • _____________________ doliars- - (X) 33 253 (X) 25 060 (X) 47 611 (X) 35 717 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 18 6 799 10 (NA) 18 6 799 10 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 20 I 379 25 (NA) 20 I 379 25 (NA) 

- 35 I 020 23 (NA) 35 I 020 23 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ - 38 533 34 (NA) 38 533 34 (NA) 

- 45 311 32 (NA) 45 311 32 (NA) $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 59 194 33 (NA) 59 194 33 (NA) 

- 96 105 93 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 19 41 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 35 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Catton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

(ommodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco _____ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, f~~~g;.-~~d-siIQg.-===================== Vegetables. slNeet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

~ruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

ursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 96 I 614 109 3 298 77 I 594 (NA) 3 274 

- 46 381 (NA) (NA) 37 372 50 443 6 16 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 50 (O) (NA) (NA) 42 241 31 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (O) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - .. - 8 983 13 2577 7 (0) 12 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livpstock. poultry, ond their products ____________________ _ 

DO~ltry ond poultry products------------ ______________ _ 

C~;;r. ':;J~~~~e~--- ----------------------------------

~~::P~I~,,;~~~ ~~d = ~~~i====== == = = == == = = ==== = ====== = === Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 254 8 727 201 2 962 188 8643 147 2 901 

- IS (D) 10 6 13 (O) 8 (0) 

- 7 302 (NA) (NA) 7 302 12 480 

- 173 5 114 (NA) (NA) 141 5080 133 I 768 

- 26 78 (NA) (NA) 18 71 6 337 - 16 (O) (NA) (NA) 12 (O) 6 (D) 

- 84 676 (NA) (NA) 56 636 30 303 

"974 doto include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLO. 265 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 311 250 267 115 168 203 207 15 362 89 128 007 6 175 

27 10 132 3 18 3 6 37 3 

- 54 34 1 364 15 480 190 8 253 51 

- 12 13 688 6 336 100 2 (D) (D) 

- 15 13 I 191 7 537 306 4 320 86 14 19 I 668 8 955 353 3 355 131 

- 13 10 2 011 7 1 030 339 3 452 130 

- 11 2 2 149 7 I 382 267 3 591 155 

- 13 6 3 155 7 I 674 465 2 (D) (D) 

- 43 35 16007 30 11 144 2 127 14 5 313 1 006 

- 49 43 34 947 34 23 456 2 851 18 13 340 I 174 

- 30 34 43 578 21 30 917 3 015 12 17 043 I 180 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 490cres ______ .. ______________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres __________ .. ________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

18010219 acre5. ___________________ _ 

22010259 acre5. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____________ . _______ _ 500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______ . _________ _ 30 31 160 225 23 131 278 5 346 14 89695 2056 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms 

land in farms _____ _ 311 267 115 250 Harvested croplolld. 168 15 362 166 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _______ _ _ ________ . _____________ _ 198 94885 147 Harvested cropland __ _ ____________________ _ 106 6627 (NA) Port owners __________ _ 80 151 527 77 Harvested cropland __ 49 7444 (NA) Tenonts _________ .. __ ._ 33 20 703 26 Harvested cropland __ .. _ 13 I 291 (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________________ _ 250 162 279 (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 40 34625 (NA) Corporation . __________________________________ . __ 19 (D) (NA) 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 2 (D) (NA) 

Acres 

273 393 18 078 

73926 

5 392 162991 

10 547 

36 476 

2 139 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

215 

127 

126 

72 

62 

42 

27 

13 

165 

32 

16 

2 

Acres 

246 446 

14 094 

80 311 5 591 

148012 

7 212 

18 123 

1 291 

145 116 

32 252 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

173 

126 

81 

(NA) 

70 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

132 

24 

15 

2 

irrigated 

land 

6 581 

18 

105 

(D) 

71 

108 

160 

115 

(D) 

919 

I 040 

2 370 

I 518 

Acres 

260 716 17032 

65 173 4380 

161 888 

10 513 

33655 

2 139 

184 694 

39826 (0) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ___________ _ 107 113 88 92 On farm operated ------------ 251 177 180 114 Olher ______________________________ _ 204 120 127 64 Not on form operated ___________________ 45 36 28 26 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 15 20 7 16 

Under 25 yeors _____________________ _ 6 7 2 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeorL _______________________ _ 29 13 17 II None ___________________________ .. ______ 83 68 64 55 35 to 44 years- _______________________ _ 78 37 52 26 1 10 49 days __ _________________________ 19 9 15 8 45 to 54 yearL ___ . _____ . _____________ _ 77 74 57 43 501099 days ___________________________ 8 9 4 7 55 to 64 yeorL _________________ . ______ _ 64 48 46 41 100 10 149 days ______ __________________ 15 4 II 2 65 years ond over ____________ .. __ . ______ _ 57 54 41 32 15010 199 days ___ . ____ ___________________ 34 14 22 7 Average age ________ . _________________ _ 51.0 53.9 51.9 53.7 200 days or more ---,------------------- 140 88 90 45 

~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see fextI 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 134 2 657 124 1 223 102 2 630 87 1 191 

- 267 2399 194 1 171 IS? 2 332 140 1 128 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and pou!try ___________________________ _ 

- 119 1 745 142 538 90 1 726 114 521 

196 215 (NA) (NA) 158 207 109 86 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 77 52 73 99 55 43 58 98 

- 50 106 35 33 34 103 30 32 

Seeds. bulbs. plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ . _________________ _ 

- 78 19 48 16 73 18 43 16 

143 564 100 792 125 557 88 790 

- 26 45 15 29 26 45 14 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ________________ -- - ___ . _ -- - _____ -- ---- ---

Cusfomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ - __ - 81 102 68 53 81 102 52 49 

- 305 660 (NA) (NA) 213 629 (NA) (NA) 

305 434 243 377 213 410 169 350 

- 281 213 (NA) (NA) 195 194 164 190 

109 72 (NA) (NA) 74 68 53 27 

63 77 (NA) (NA) 63 77 37 27 

- 12 2 (NA) (NA) 12 2 

28 } 41 (NA) (NA) 28 41 167 106 

- 305 30 (NA) (NA) 213 28 

- 192 225 (NA) (NA) 156 219 (NA) (NA) 

3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __ .. _____ - - -- -- ---- -- -- -- - ----- ---- Gasoline ______________ - ___ -- -_ -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- - ---

Diesel fuel __________________ -_ - - -- -- -- ---- ---- ---- LP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

fuel oif ____ . ___ . _________________ -----------------

Natural gos .. ___________________ - __ - ---- - ---- - '--'-- Kerosene. motor oil, and 9reOs8 _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________ .. ___ -_ -_ -_ -- ------ ---- ----- Other-cool. wood, coke, etc __________________________ _ 

266 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All farms Forms with so'es of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____ . _______ ._._. ___ ._. ___ . ____________ _ 

- 49 5 654 33 Cropland fertilized, except p'asture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 49 3 654 33 - 5 - 5 2000 lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, otc. to contral- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 - Nematodes in crops ___________ • ___ ._ •.. __ . _______ . ________ _ 

- 6 6 6 Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 59 2 164 54 

Chemicals for- Dofoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control. ___________________ .. __ _ 

1 (0) 1 

63 (X) 62 

- 32 (X) 31 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobile. _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heods for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters. shear bar or flvwheel type ____ . ____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

310 241 213 170 machinery and equipment - Can. 

6 268 4 469 5 726 3 726 $20,000 to $29,999 __________________ . ___ 

20 219 18 544 26 884 21 918 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

53 49 37 22 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

111 40 38 26 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

53 71 46 51 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

176 300 105 151 96 149 270 486 103 138 209 346 213 363 17 19 199 344 10 11 - - 10 11 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 46 57 14 14 37 43 71 73 16 16 55 57 

18 18 - - 18 18 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

5 364 30 1 358 

3 364 (NA) I 182 

2000 (NA) 176 

- - -

(0) (NA) 326 

6 - - - 2 (0) 

2 139 (NA) I 964 

(0) - - (X) 11 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 38 16 31 

30 22 30 20 

15 17 15 16 

28 1 41~ 28 1 2 2 4 

I -' lL 1 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

164 244 138 215 414 155 199 420 62 

19 19 3 

- -

2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 22 6 85 89 23 

17 18 

Any hired worker~ -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 dovs or more Working less than 150 days 

Anv Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___ ~ ~ __________________ ~ __ ~ _______________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 143 63 (X) 114 (X) 125 88 - 374 (X) 107 (X) 267 343 ;36 

Forms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 worker. _________________________________________ _ 

~d':,,~rk:;:e;: mor. == == ==== == == == ===::: :=:=:=:::: :::::::: 

- 35 43 43 30 30 24 76 - 44 14 28 50 100 43 13 - 55 3 9 27 81 49 25 - 6 2 (0) 6 (0) 6 13 - 3 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLO. 267 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Forms with soles 01 $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 273 00 208 (X) 168 00 145 (X) 

- 179 00 176 (X) 131 00 129 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - 254 8 727 201 2962 168 8643 147 2901 Any cattle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 182 (D) 176 (NA) 143 (D) 135 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 173 13073 170 16663 130 12621 126 15980 Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ - 146 6345 147 8 716 111 6 119 113 8273 

- 138 6033 141 8 198 107 5836 109 7768 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 32 312 35 518 21 283 28 505 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 136 3 168 (NA) (NA) 107 3077 103 3194 

- 150 3 540 (NA) (NA) 116 3425 109 4513 

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ - 173 14610 169 8845 141 14439 133 8545 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5 114 (X) (NA) 00 5080 00 1 768 

- 108 4220 (NA) (NAl 68 4092 71 2845 

- (X) 1 142 (X) (NA) 00 1 126 00 435 

- 139 10390 (NA) (NA) 121 10347 117 5700 

- (X) 3973 (X) (HA) 00 3954 00 1 333 

- 24 580 (NA) (HAl 19 569 20 171 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 260 (X) (HA) 00 256 00 53 

- 7 302 (HA) (HA) 7 302 12 480 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 30 559 14 166 20 488 6 119 

- 13 96 (NA) (HA) 11 (D) 4 33 

- 27 463 (HA) (HA) 18 (D) 5 86 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June J and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 15 110 7 52 13 (D) 4 48 

- 12 46 3 22 10 (D) 1 (D) 

- 12 64 6 30 11 (D) 4 (D) 

Sheep ond lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 420 14 359 12 345 9 240 

- 14 270 (NA) (HA) 11 228 8 179 

- 6 38 (NA) (HA) 3 13 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 192 1856 129 1 250 126 1 216 90 1 028 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 26 901 12 4607 18 809 6 4447 

- (X) 78 (X) (NA) (X) 71 (X) 337 

- 8 240 3 (D) 7 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 8 00 (HA) 00 (D) (X) (D) 

- 14 270 11 300 10 229 6 196 

- 12 466 (NA) (NA) 9 424 6 190 

- (X) 3048 00 (HA) (X) 2 762 00 1 415 

- 16 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 6 (D) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) 00 (D) 00 - - 81 341 40 227 54 283 29 194 

- (X) 636 (X) (NA) (X) 596 (X) 275 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

BroiJers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 55 00 52 (X) 37 (X) 29 (X) 

- 51 (D) 50 1 617 33 (D) 29 1 136 

- 50 (D) 49 1 533 32 (D) 29 (0) 

- 5 87 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 8 394 10 663 6 (D) 5 530 

- 4 40 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 40 (HAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - 12 (X) (HAl (X) 8 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles! Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers end other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 7 (X) 2 (X) 7 (X) 2 (X) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - 00 (NAl (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- 15 (D) 10 6 13 (D) 8 (D) 

268 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

6 225 00 3 75 5 (0) (X) 3 75 - (NA) 9 346 (X) 2 (0) - 9 346 00 (NA) 

- 1 (D) (0) I (D) I (0) (D) I (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 5 (D) I 430 2 (D) 4 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3464 2 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

3 117 (X) - - 3 117 (X) - - -

- 2 (D) 00 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

3 117 I 559 - - 3 117 I 559 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1976_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Wheot for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 60rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 44 4792 92448 I (D) 35 4560 88 724 I (D) 

51 5953 124304 (NA) (NA) 46 5661 122 208 3 29 -

- 10 336 6480 I (D) 7 226 5360 I (D) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 423 7700 - -

- 9 528 8451 I (D) 9 526 6451 1 (D) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 I 319 16380 3 40 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) 00 - - 1 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (HA) 00 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

Soybeons for beons (bushelsL __________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1976_ - 144 9 211 15 277 69 4003 112 6249 14492 61 3804 

1974_ - 136 9518 16487 (NA) (NA) 100 6568 15 516 43 2 617 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 64 4653 10808 52 2969 67 4 147 10417 47 2660 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 4 531 9640 33 1 753 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 37 I 703 1 691 10 413 29 1 510 1 566 9 (D) 

roeld seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) I (0) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) I (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peos excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - 00 (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 168 (X) 6 8 7 (D) (X) 5 (D) 

- 3 195 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 195 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLO. 269 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Fonns with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Fanns Acres Farms Acres 

- 120 263 222 103 312491 89 247563 75 309 185 

- (l() 2 194 (l() 3034 (l() 2782 (X) 4 122 - (X) 1 075840 (X) 1 075840 (J() 1 075840 (X) 1 075840 

- (X) 24.5 (l() 29.0 (X) 23.0 (X) 28.7 

Fanns ______________________________________________ _ 

Api;~Z~~~z\~~{~l~===========================~~c~~;= Value of land and buildings,' 

- 939 551 (l() 1 261 194 (X) 1 104 663 (X) 1 698 147 (X) 

- (X) 401 (X) 416 (X) 356 (X) 412 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 102 22 707 94 24290 75 19648 71 22573 

- 91 16 114 88 17546 71 15023 67 17050 

T 0101 croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 3 18 4 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 3 40 3 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 6 131 11 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 10 385 7 (NA) 9 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 24 1 563 13 (NA) 16 1 083 11 (NA) 

- 15 1 966 18 (NA) 14 (D) 18 (NA) 

- 24 7 611 26 (NA) 23 (D) 26 (NA) 

- 5 (D) 4 (NA) 5 (0) 4 (NA) 

- I (D) 2 (NA) I (0) 2 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 53 (D) 45 6459 36 (0) 34 5238 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 5 (0) 5 285 3 (0) 5 285 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- - Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

T 0101 woodland _____________________________________ _ 15 11 305 11 15693 11 9183 11 15693 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 8 12922 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 5 2 771 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 98 229 210 85 272508 75 218 732 65 270919 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 64 221 621 (NA) (NA) 55 212309 55 267 861 

- 68 7589 (NA) (NA) 48 6423 50 3058 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 98 238 327 (NA) (NA) 73 224 977 (NA) 286 021 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 102 27625 88 22709 76 25 716 67 21 931 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 90 15 795 (NA) (NA) 70 14 704 64 16286 Postureland irrigated ____________________ .. ___________ _ 

- 55 II 830 (NA) (NA) 45 11 012 (NA) 5645 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - ()() (X) - - (X) (X) 

1)978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; ~ee text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 120 4624 103 3286 89 4 596 75 3252 

- (X) 38 536 (X) 31 903 (X) 51 638 (X) 43 360 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; I $100.000 or mor"-_______________________________ - __ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 ____________________ -_ -------------- le.s than $2.500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

l ••• than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- II 2486 5 (NA) II 2486 5 (NA) 

- 20 I 353 12 (NA) 20 I 353 12 (NA) 

- 14 372 17 (NA) 14 372 17 (NA) 

- 18 265 21 (NA) 18 265 21 (NA) 

- 9 61 12 (NA) 9 61 12 (NA) 

- 17 58 6 (NA) 17 58 6 (NA) 

- 30 (D) 29 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop. _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credll Corporolion loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ----

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ - __ _ 

FI.ld seeds. hay. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

- 36 206 38 479 26 193 (NA) 471 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 8 II 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 32 199 (NA) (NA) 24 187 27 457 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olh.r crops ______________________________________ ---- - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

lIv.stock. poultry. and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________ -----------_ -- -------------- Collie and calve. ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and plgL _______________________ ---------------

Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________ ---------------

Olher liv •• tock and IIveslock products (see texl) _________ _ 

- 96 4418 93 2807 81 4403 72 2 781 

- 4 (D) 12 5 2 (D) 4 3 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 79 3540 (NA) (NA) 68 3 529 65 2 293 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- II 818 (NA) (NA) II 818 II 484 

- 23 55 (NA) (NA) 19 51 4 (D) 

'1974 data Includ •• ole. of for •• t products. 

270 EAGLE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

120 103 263 222 91 246 849 16 114 - All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 7 8 14 1 (0) (0) 

8 3 134 4 67 54 - 6 3 (0) 6 331 217 -

- 2 2 (0) I (0) (0) 

13 9 1 473 8 945 369 - 7 10 1 061 6 910 439 -

Forms w~h- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acre' ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

- 9 4 I 728 5 951 500 

- 5 4 I 130 5 I 130 476 

- 10 9 3360 7 2393 855 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 18 13 13935 18 13935 4314 

- 9 8 13 516 7 10764 871 

- 26 30 226389 23 215 349 7947 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

120 

91 

54 

39 

43 

39 

23 

13 

93 

18 

6 

3 

All forms 

Acres 

263 222 

16114 

44 774 5 276 185 374 

9 798 33 074 

1 040 

187 610 44 492 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms Acres 

103 312491 

88 17546 

57 53 257 (NA) 6646 

29 229903 (NA) 8590 17 29 331 (NA) 2310 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

102 252 538 16064 

I (0) (0) 

6 100 54 

6 331 217 

1 (0) (0) 

10 I 163 319 

7 I 061 439 

8 1 511 500 

5 I 130 476 

8 2720 855 

18 13935 4 314 

8 12264 871 

24 218 249 7947 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

89 

71 

38 

30 

38 

34 

13 

7 

67 

14 

6 

2 

Acres 

247 563 

15023 

33658 

4 577 181 728 

9 571 32 177 

875 

177 161 

39382 (0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

75 

67 

37 

(NAl 

25 

(NA) 

13 

(NAl 

54 

18 

3 

Irrigated land 

27625 

(0) 

70 

261 

(0) 

539 

584 

910 

572 1 437 

5 710 2501 

14969 

Acres 

309 185 17 050 

50 982 6292 

229308 

8490 

28895 

2268 

157 288 

126 637 25 260 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

~~------~------~--~--------~-------r------~--~--------~ All larms Forms with soles of l AU forms Forms with safes of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 70 70 62 58 On loon operated _____________________ _ 83 69 67 50 Other ________________________________ 50 29 27 14 Not on lorm operated __________________ _ 22 10 13 9 Operators by age group: Not reportecL _________________________ _ 15 20 9 13 

Under 25 yecrs ________________________ 4 2 4 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 16 5 8 4 None ________________________________ _ 57 42 46 33 35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 21 24 16 19 11049 doy"-_________________________ _ 15 3 13 3 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 32 28 27 21 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 4 7 4 6 55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 31 27 20 15 100 to 149 day"-______________________ _ 6 5 4 1 65 years ond over ______________________ 16 13 14 13 150 10199 doys _______________________ _ 1 11 I 3 Average age___________________________ 49.5 50.8 49.9 51.0 200 doys or mare _____________________ _ 31 8 17 5 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All lonns forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Foms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 50 1936 59 781 47 1 935 43 770 - 87 790 88 606 76 788 62 595 

- 18 89 58 349 18 89 41 342 - 89 107 (NAl (NA) 75 106 63 49 - 28 20 22 11 25 20 17 10 - 24 80 32 38 22 (0) 26 38 

- 18 10 9 6 18 10 9 6 - 55 274 52 391 53 (0) 44 389 - 26 107 5 25 15 102 5 25 

- 31 91 28 34 25 89 21 32 

livestock ond poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ Commercially mixed formula leeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ CommercIal fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemical, Including lime ________________ _ HIred farm lobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 118 317 (NA) (NA) 81 

298 \ 

(NA) (NA) - 118 249 102 168 81 237 75 164 - 118 173 (NAl (NA) 81 163 74 119 - 60 35 (NA) (NA) 44 34 36 24 - 32 23 (NA) (NA) 27 23 14 9 - 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) } - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 74 11 - 118 13 (NA) (NA) 81 11 - 96 61 (NA) (NA) 65 55 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 7 (NA) (NA) 18 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

DIe.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP go" butane, and propane ________________________ _ FUll 011 __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, coke,"tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EAGLE COUNTY, COLO. 271 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see text) 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Fanns Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl poslure __________________________ _ Poslure and rangelond fertilized ____________________________ _ 

Ume ------------------------------------------------------

- 24 4811 22 

- 24 3939 22 

- 6 8n 6 

- - - - Sprays, dusl., granules, fumigants, elc. 10 conlrol- Insects on hoV and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 

- I (0) I 

- - - - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 13 I 008 13 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouhry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 29 DO 26 

- 9 DO 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _____________ forms_ 

$I,OO(L Average per form ________________ doUars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iroclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self·prope'Jed only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ ._ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

- field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with saa&s 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

120 98 83 73 machinery and equipment - Con. 

3 672 2465 3069 2265 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30603 25 153 36 971 31 027 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

6 12 2 4 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

31 21 14 7 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

32 23 25 21 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

85 123 47 61 52 62 

109 299 63 109 82 190 

109 278 19 21 101 257 

8 8 - - 8 8 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

51 67 13 14 41 53 

71 89 13 13 60 76 

7 10 4 4 3 6 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dOlO are based on a sample of forms, see lexl) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

(0) 

(0) 8n 

-

(0) 

(0) 

- I 008 

-

DO 

DO 

1974 

Fonns Acres on which used 

26 2640 (HAl 2153 (NA) 487 

- - (NA) 790 

- - - - (HAl 6D 

I (0) 

5 DO 

(HAl ()() 

All forms Fanns with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

7 15 5 15 

23 20 17 19 

9 2 9 2 

1 1 5~ 1 1 II 10 5 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

76 107 75 

89 177 78 82 190 29 

4 4 - - - - - - - (NA) (NAI (NA) 

16 19 4 

63 71 22 

1 (O) -

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working I.s. than 150 day. 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Form. ________________ -----_ --- __ - -_ --------------------- Work.,.. ______________________ - _______ -------------------- 55 23 (X) 43 (X) 53 44 

- 162 DO 51 DO III (0) 175 

- 21 15 (0) II II 19 14 

- 13 I (0) 15 30 13 9 

- 11 3 10 II 34 II 12 

- 6 4 24 6 36 6 6 

- 4 - - - - 4 3 

form. wilh- 1 worlcer __________ ------------------------------------- 2 worke .. ________ - ___________________ ------------------ 3 or 4 work.,.. _________________________________________ _ 

5109 worker. _________________________________________ _ 

10 work." or mort _____________________________________ _ 

272 EAGU COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory) Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any collie. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 110 (X) 96 (X) 84 (X) 72 (X) 

- 84 (X) 90 (X) 72 (X) 69 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 96 4 418 93 2 807 81 4403 72 2 781 

- 85 4 358 89 (NA) 74 4 347 71 (0) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 76 18004 83 17 183 64 17 812 62 16 731 

- 71 8 930 79 10 132 60 (0) 58 9 930 

- 69 8 896 79 10086 58 (0) 58 9892 

- 17 34 26 46 16 (0) 21 38 

- 68 4 373 (NA) (NA) 1 56 4 3351 49 3069 

- 67 4 701 (NA) (NA) 55 4657 49 3 732 

Sales: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 79 10 200 83 10 872 68 10 164 65 10 757 

- (X) 3 540 (X) (NA) DO 3 529 (X) 2 293 

- 44 3 699 (NA) (NA) 38 3 685 31 3 495 

- (X) 984 (X) (NA) (X) 980 (X) 515 

- 69 6 501 (NA) (NA) 61 6479 62 7 262 

- (X) 2 556 (XJ (NA) (X) 2 548 (X) 1 778 

- 4 15 (NA) (NA) 4 15 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (XJ (NA) (X) 5 (X) (0) 

Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 24 5 15 5 (0) 3 (0) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 3 5 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 3 4 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

June 1 and Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ - 2 (0) - - 1 (0) - - Sheep and 1ambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 14 322 15 16 117 11 (0) 12 16 103 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 12 12 706 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 12 12 998 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 85 757

1 

57 452 65 566 39 372 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X)' (0) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - $1.000_ - (XJ - (Xl (NA) (Xl - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 10 12 538 13 13 734 10 12 538 11 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 11 14 348 (NA) (NA) 11 14348 11 14 917 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 129 845 (Xl (NA) (X) 129845 (X) 124 075 Sheep, lambs, and woa1 ________________________ $1,000_ - 11 818 (NA) (NA) 11 818 11 484 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (XJ (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 17 49 6 7 14 40 3 4 $1,000_ - (Xl 19 (Xl (NA) (Xl 15 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months a1d ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 21 (X) 26 (X) 12 (Xl 14 (X) 

- 20 469 25 1 408 12 315 13 696 

- 20 (0) 24 1 222 12 315 13 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 4 186 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) - (X) 3 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or a1der ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (X) 4 (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- - - 4 342 - - 2 (0) 

- - - 4 342 - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) 2 (0) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 4 (0) 12 5 2 (0) 4 (Xj I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EAGLE COUNTY, COLO. 273 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes ------ ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 001s for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peonuts for nuts (pounds) ________ .. ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas-_______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ J 978_ 

1974_ Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

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2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

1 

.-

-

90 

85 

75 

(NA) 

17 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

2 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

1 

(NA) 

-

-

All farms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

(0) (X) 2 (0) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

48 920 3 28 1 360 (NA) 

218 14 272 15 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA)I (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

(D) (0) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

15 902 26 426 89 

16 887 31 910 (NA) 

12 050 21 422 73 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 256 2 979 17 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

(0) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

- (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - - (X) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(0) I (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

16 5 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 4 28 1 360 4 28 

202 16 (0) (0) 14 (0) 

(NA) 9 218 11 080 8 118 

- 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) 3 44 2 716 3 44 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

15 642 71 14 838 25 364 70 14578 

(NA) 66 16405 31 170 64 15986 

11 845 60 11 352 20676 58 11 147 

(NA) 44 8 927 19 760 44 8 837 

2 256 14 2 220 2 961 14 2 220 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - lX) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - (0) - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ ------ ----- ----- 518 1 091 464 Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2 107 

AP~;g;~~i~~ ~~n~~~~o ==== ====== == == == == == == ==== -p;~c~"'nt= - (X) I 192 960 

- (X) 91.5 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ - 428 279 (X) 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - (X) 201 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 416 200 712 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 359 85967 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 6 38 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 21 292 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 13 320 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ - 41 1 435 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 61 4 235 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 77 109611 

- 89 27 275 

- 38 24 206 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 13 17205 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 106 18956 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 258 95 789 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 85 5 813 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 89 11 143 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ________________________ _____ ..1 __ ___ _ 

- 226 72 2991 

- 58 6534 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 31 5950 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 29 (0) 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 476 884 802 

Pastureland ond rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 411 873 434 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 294 11 368 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 462 897 905 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 61 11 577 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 57 6937 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 10 (D) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 172 13 679 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dolfars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ______ • ____________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 ___________________________ . _____ _ 

less thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

Crops _. _____________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge. ond siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~:rle ':.'::~~l~es- == ============ == ==== == == ============ 

~h~:P~I:ni~~~ o~d-~ool== ====== ======== ==== ======== === Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of for.st products. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

518 

(X) 

56 

74 

87 

86 

79 

50 

86 

11 

21 

22 

32 

-

258 

227 

56 

-

-

-

59 

-

-

I 

-

428 

25 

27 

394 

62 

14 

51 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Value 

($1,000) 

23 221 

44 827 

14 143 

4 594 

2456 

1 207 

552 

176 

93 

25 

36 

26 

7 

-

2674 

2 239 

380 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(0) 

-

20 546 

(D) 

I 217 

17 754 

766 

(D) 

362 

1974 

Forms Acres 

513 1 080 5321 

(X) 2 106 

(X) 1 192 960 

(X) 90.6 

266 158 (X) 

(X) 126 

447 224 5031 

395 94 521 

3 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

15 (NA) 

38 (NA) 

80 (NA) 

116 (NA) 

89 (NA) 

34 (NA) 

13 (NA) 

130 43 777 

294 86 205 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) 

43 16 1051 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

447 839 9241 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

48 4 893 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

513 15 219 

(X) 29667 

36 (NA) 

69 (NA) 

71 (NA) 

84 (NA) 

86 (NA) 

77 (NA) 

90 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

306 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

438 10854 

35 455 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

432 1 062 4281 435 1 056098 

00 2 459 (X) 2 428 

(X) 1 192 960 (X) 1 192960 

(X) 89.1 (X) 88.5 

488 278 (X) 298 784 (X) 

(X) 197 (X) 123 

348 192 928/ 398 212 359/ 

315 84 0481 372 93 6331 

3 22 3 (NA) 

10 122 5 (NA) 

9 223 8 (NA) 

28 983 30 (NA) 

53 3692 74 (NA) 

72 10 320 I 116 (NA) I 89 27 275 89 (NA) 

38 24 206 34 (NA) 

13 17 205 13 (NA) 

81 15480 96 35 842 

229 93 400 274 82 884 

79 5 672 19 2 039 

76 10 560 34 4 528 

209 70 8361 253 71 933 

49 6 332 35 4 384 

26 5 713 36 15 305 

26 (D) 31 11 344 

2 (0) 7 3961 

408 863 787 388 828 434 

364 852 9571 340 815 741 

253 10830 295 12 693 

395 873 825 (NA) 862 927 

57 11 428 47 (0) 

54 6 793 47 4 385 

9 (D) (NA) 477 

4 (D) 1 (D) 

160 13 272 (X) (X) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

432 23 128 435 15 135 (X) 53 536 (X) 34 793 

56 14 143 36 (NA) 

74 4 594 69 (NA) 

87 2 456 71 (NA) 

86 1 207 84 (NA) 

79 552 86 (NA) 

50 176\ 77 (NA) (X) (X) 12 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

233 2645 (NA) (D) 

206 2 212 275 4 071 53 378 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 55 (0) 59 227 - - - - - - - - I (D) 2 (D) 

- - - -

381 20483 373 (D) 

22 (D) 31 455 26 (D) 32 I 132 364 17 718 357 8 371 50 755 34 695 12 (D) 15 35 36 350 23 (D) 

ELBERT COUNTY, COLO. 275 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms _____ . ________ " _ , __________ _ 518 Farms with- 513 I 091 464 359 896 045 85 967 

- 19 II 35 I (0) (0) 29 14 842 II 311 262 6 I 363 I (0) (0) 10 9 792 3 237 84 10 9 I 208 5 633 126 26 18 4 149 14 2 249 728 

3 9 590 I (0) (0) 

12 10 2 859 6 I 441 429 62 72 23 655 38 14 925 3024 96 113 67 833 64 46069 7424 

-- 107 118 158 086 95 140 632 23 535 

- 138 129 831 052 120 689 292 50 129 

) to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres .. _ .. ________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 ____ . ________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocro'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __________ . _ . _______ _ 

180 to 219 acrC5- ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro,- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 _____________ . _______ _ 

500 to 999 acreL ______ . ________ " __ _ 

1,000 to \,999 ocr05- ____ _ 

2,000 acres or more __ " __ 0_ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __ . __________ . 

Harvested cropland 

Tenure of operator: Full owners. _____ __. 

Harvested cropland ____ .. _ 

Port ownerL __ _ 

Harvested cropland .. ___ ~ __ Tenonts ______ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

Type of organization: 

Individual or family _ _ _ ___ _ 

Partnership _____________ _ 

Corporation ______________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. ctc ... 

1978 

forms 

518 

359 

279 

166 

183 

153 

56 

40 

420 

71 

23 

4 

All forms I 

1978 , 1974 

304 326 

214 166 

10 10 

55 55 

94 84 

III 87 

115 136 

133 120 

52_8 52.8 

All forms 

Acres 

091 464 

85 967 

258 385 

27 378 

730 386 

47 430 

102 693 

II 159 

677 571 

288 168 

114 203 

II 522 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 , 1974 

tApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; sec text. 

1974 

Forms Acres 

513 080 532 

395 94 521 

264 291 208 

(NA) 31 439 

182 697 612 

(NA) 51 879 

67 91 712 

(NA) II 203 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

I 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

275 6 905 250 4 109 

- 456 3 412 409 3 337 

livestock and poultry purchosed ______ .. __________________ . 

Feed for livestock and poultry __ .. __ • _________________ - ----

- 132 I 375 279 2 125 

- 374 170 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 182 105 192 142 

- 51 86 60 64 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________ ."_ .. ________________ • ______ _ 

- 130 80 104 52 

172 I 004 157 678 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor _____________ • ___________ . ____________ _ 

Contract lobor ________ .. _____________ - ___ -_._ ._--_ -- -- .--- 28 58 21 54 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______ .. _____ , _____________ .. _ -_ ---------- ---- 158 268 211 390 

- 517 I 330 (NA) (NA) 

- 517 I 052 497 767 

- 506 624 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL ________________ . _________ _ Petroleum products ____ " ___________________________ .. _ Gasoline _________________________________ -_ - __ - - ---

- 237 248 (NA) (NA) 

- 140 104 (NA) (NA) 

52 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 517 56 (NA) (NA) 

- 391 274 (NA) (NA) 

33 4 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel ___________________ -_ -- -_ -- - - ---- -- -- - ---

lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

fuel oil ____________________________ ---- -----------

Nafural gas ______________ ." _______ -- -- -- ----.. ------

Kerosene, mofor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Elecfrlcity _______________________ - - _ -- ---_ ---- - --- ---

Other-cool. wood, coke, efc, _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigatod land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

61 263 810 13 260 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

- - -

- - - 6 2 581 324 

5 3419 466 

13 19 545 3 125 

29 237 659 9 150 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

432 

315 

207 

130 

180 

152 

45 

33 

344 

63 

22 

3 

Acres 

062 428 

84 048 

236 067 

25 909 

726 116 

(0) 

100 245 

(0) 

651 690 

285 135 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

435 

372 

212 

(NA) 

172 

(NA) 

51 

(NA) 

368 

46 

19 

2 

Irrigatod 

land 

II 577 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

78 

812 

2 337 

8 207 

Acres 

056 098 

93633 

274 999 

30 755 

693 900 

51 749 

87 199 

II 129 

738 236 

200 484 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 1978 ' 1974 

383 343 329 290 

101 88 77 75 

34 61 26 49 

231 190 211 175 

43 48 39 41 

20 16 17 16 

24 18 22 18 

30 13 19 8 

145 119 103 74 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

253 6 883 223 4 083 

386 3 351 349 3 278 

132 I 375 254 2 105 

309 165 279 127 

169 99 178 140 

39 83 56 64 

118 80 100 52 

165 I 002 156 (D) 

28 58 19 (0) 

152 264 201 387 

426 I 289 (NA) (NA) 

426 I 024 429 745 

421 601 420 490 

223 247 236 146 

132 103 118 55 

46 (0) } 2 (0) 429 54 

426 53 

336 262 (NA) (NA) 

27 3 (NA) (NA) 

276 ELBERT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of formsl .... l.xtJ 

All form. Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Ac",,$ on which used 

Comm.n:101 fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

~~~r.a:o~~r;~:ia~~~~::"~-=========================== 

50 6565 38 - 49 6233 37 - 11 332 5 - Lime ________ ------------------------- - --- - ------- ------ - --- - - - Sprays, dUltS, granules, fumigant., etc. to contral- Insects on hoy and olher crops _____________________________ _ N.matodesln crops _____________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crop' and orchards _____________________________ _ 

11 915 5 -

- 2 (0) 2 

- 3 55 3 Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 93 12897 87 

Chemical. for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouttrv _______________________ _ - - - - - 109 00 98 Sonilation and rodenl and bird conlrol _______________________ _ 

- 63 00 57 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$l,O(XL Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms bV value groupl $1 10 $4.999 __________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobile. _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks Including plckupL _____________ _ Wheellroclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines ... ~.propelled only __ _ (orn head. for combln.s __________________ _ 

Other complckers and plcker·shell.rs ________ _ Cottonplckers •. ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup baler. ____________________________ _ 

Field loroge horvesle". shear bar or Ilywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{l978 dota or. bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text} 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

517 483 426 414 machinery and equipment - Can. 

14633 10344 14 120 9 729 $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

28 304 21 416 33 146 23 500 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

64 64 42 37 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

131 101 62 81 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

79 114 79 100 $200,()(X) or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

394 534 168 204 277 330 

468 1 033 223 318 392 715 423 952 76 114 400 838 135 198 8 14 130 184 5 5 4 (0) 1 (0) 

5 5 4 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - 155 166 32 33 127 133 222 229 48 48 175 181 

57 64 5 7 53 57 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on 0 sample of formsl see texll 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

6354 56 7 154 

6082 (NAl 6 -463 

2n (NA) 691 

- - -

897 (NA) 3092 

(0) - - 55 2 (0) 

128n (NA) 12909 

- 2 (0) 

00 44 00 

00 (NA) 00 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

59 81 59 75 

104 85 104 83 

19 24 19 24 

~1 14 -f 33 1 27 14 

l J L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

forms Number 1970 to 1974 

396 549 277 450 962 325 429 1 035 119 

114 136 18 3 3 1 

10 10 - (NAl (NA) (NA) 41 43 6 185 194 64 

44 47 8 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 1 SO days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 172 85 (X) 134 (X) 165 156 - 562 00 140 (X) 422 554 503 

Farms wllh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or" workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 work.rs _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 58 59 59 52 52 52 64 - 47 11 22 26 52 46 35 - 39 13 (0) 32 114 39 26 - 16 2 (0) 17 98 16 19 - 12 - - 7 106 12 12 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ELBERT COUNTY, COLO. 277 
Table 9, Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 444 (X) 422 (X) 379 00 356 (X) 

- 399 ()() 406 (X) 355 (X) 344 00 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 428 20 546 438 10854 381 20 483 373 10 782 

- 412 (D) 427 (NA) 373 (D) 368 9101 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l.(l(XL 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $J.(X)O_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 387 50496 399 53 901 349 49905 339 52560 

- 334 22610 351 24236 306 22 311 296 23488 

- 307 21 433 331 22957 283 21 147 279 22 230 

- 81 I 177 79 I 279 73 I 164 65 1258 

- 295 12413 (NA) (NA) 271 12299 267 13 811 

- 333 15 473 (NA) (NA) 305 15295 304 15261 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 394 46140 414 37 308 364 45 959 357 36 900 

- (X) 17 754 (X) (NA) 00 17 718 00 8371 

- 211 10 151 (NA) (NA) 193 10029 187 9577 

$1.000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2608 (X) (NA) (X) 2591 00 1 285 

- 309 35989 (NA) (NA) 291 35930 295 27323 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 15 146 (X) (NA) 00 15 127 00 7085 

- 50 4456 (NA) (NA) 46 4449 35 2725 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2209 00 (NA) (X) 2205 00 1 023 

- 27 1 217 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 32 I 132 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 70 5 200 42 5006 56 4981 32 4884 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 37 I 208 (NA) (NA) 31 I 106 18 892 

- 67 3992 (NA) (NA) 53 3875 30 3992 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 39 I 013 31 I 122 33 964 23 I 082 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 32 478 29 582 27 458 21 558 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 32 535 24 540 28 506 21 524 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 14 494 17 243 12 (D) 13 221 

- 10 192 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 11 110 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 219 I 255 156 I 003 183 895 124 857 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 62 14612 44 11 820 50 14200 34 11 704 

$1.000_ - (X) 766 (X) (NA) (X) 755 (X) 695 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 10466 17 4612 16 10144 11 4527 

$1,000_ - (X) 372 (X) (NA) 00 (D) (X) 110 Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 418 19 970 11 (D) 15 956 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 10 206 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 4 81 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 2 333 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 870 Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ - 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 15 35 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 45 158 26 98 31 133 19 82 

$1,000_ - (X) 359 (X) (NA) (X) 347 (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 90 (X) 88 (X) 77 (X) 71 (X) Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 86 (D) 85 44026 73 (D) 69 43 539 

- 86 (D) 85 43944 73 (D) 69 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- Pullet 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 13 549 9 425 11 (D) 7 (D) 

- 5 25 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 11 (X) (NA) (X) 11 (X) 6 (X) 

Sales! 

- 22 (X) 21 (X) 19 (X) 20 (X) 

- 13 26 546 12 26495 12 (D) 12 26495 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 13 (D) 12 26493 12 (D) 12 26493 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - 5 (D) 6 503 4 (D) 5 (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________ . ________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

4 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

25 (D) 35 455 22 (D) 31 455 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and paultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

278 ELBERT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Horvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons. 9reen) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 25 1 124 (X) 14 702 24 (0) (X) 13 (0) 

- 42 2 044 (X) (NA) (NA) 39 1 989 DO 20 938 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

6 332 9 506 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) 1 (D) 

- 24 (D) 11 483 13 (0) 23 (0) (D) 12 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 28 1 453 13228 17 820 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - -- (X) - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For siloge or green chop (tons. greon) __________ 1978_ 

- 22 1 539 (X) I 5 180 21 (D) (X) 5 180 

- 33 2 634 (X) (NA) (NA) 32 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

6 202 3 161 1 (0) 5 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 10 677 2572 4 (D) 10 677 2 572 4 (D) 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for grain (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 353 1 692 - -

- 4 277 125 - - 4 277 125 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 2 026 2 265 2 (D) 

- 3 383 (X) -- - 3 383 DO - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X)I - -I 

- 226 57 333 1 040 429 7 562 205 56 301 1 025 067 6 (0) 

- 285 62 735 1 205 375 (NA) (NA) 274 62 473 1 201 736 2 (D) 

- 28 1 627 36 180 3 (0) 27 (0) (D) 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 1 052 25 829 - - - 32 1 856 32 063 1 (D) 29 1 762 31 183 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 1 383 29 877 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 210 8 250 -

= I - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels). __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - =1 

- - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpotataes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 254 23 772 30 740 48 5 367 230 23 025 29 991 47 (D) 

1974_ - 263 24 626 33665 (NA) (NA) 246 24 075 33 159 37 3 345 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 146 10382 19 419 39 3 5761 129 9 872 18 822 38 (D)I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 163 12 099 21 532 31 2 046 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 81 5 384 3 927 9 608 78 5 279 3 872 9 608 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red ciaver seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -I 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

aerries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds). ______________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ElBERT COUNTY, COLO. 279 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 621 893 799 557 934 253 468 854 061 399 894 851 

- (X) 1 439 (X) 1 677 (X) 1 825 (X) 2 243 

- (X) 1 380 480 (X) 1 380 480 (X) 1 380 480 (X) 1 380 480 - (X) 64.7 (X) 67.7 (X) 61.9 (X) 64.8 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars-- 303 962 (X) 263 914 (X) 368 521 (X) 334 133 (X) 

- (X) 210 (X) 157 (X) 199 (X) 149 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 394 88 907 403 103 088 292 73 342 300 87 455 

- 278 36 580 305 46 592 222 33 866 266 44 995 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___ ~ __________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

50010 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

- 27 74 23 (NA) 18 51 20 (NA) 

- 24 330 13 (NA) 10 142 5 (NA) 

-- 20 443 23 (NA) 13 289 8 (NA) 

- 46 1 732 29 (NA) 35 1 314 25 (NA) 

-- 57 3 940 66 (NA) 48 3 345 60 (NA) 

-- 45 6447 65 (NA) 42 6087 63 (NA) 

-- 43 12 454 68 (NA) 40 11 478 67 (NA) 

-- 14 (D) 16 (NA) 14 (0) 16 (NA) 

-- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture _____________________ _ 

-- 173 32 722 173 35 164 110 23 817 96 21 995 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 132 19605 111 21 332 101 15 659 94 20 465 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ -- 28 2 099 (NA) (NA) 24 1 758 10 1 111 

-- 40 6 704 (NA) (NA) 28 4 192 41 5 015 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ -- 65 8 2311 (NA) (NA)I 56 7 718 60 12 732 

-- 42 2 571 (NA) (NA) 30 1 991 13 1 607 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 52 22 827 57 31 111 39 21 162 46 30 228 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 33 21 141 (NA) (NA) 25 20 238 40 23994 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 21 1 686 (NA) (NA) 16 924 10 6234 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 533 782 065 457 800 054 413 759 557 356 777 168 Posture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 403 771 256 (NA) (NA) 330 750 056 304 763 341 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 321 10 809 (NA) (NA) 234 9 501 246 13 827 

Posture/and, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 528 825 119 (NA) (NA) 403 794 111 (NA) 809 330 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 113 16451 81 11 139 95 15 274 67 10 271 Harvested crop/and irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 107 11 611 (NA) (NA) 92 11 057 63 7979 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 26 4 478 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) (NA) 2 140 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 9 362 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 152 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 60 2 287 (X) (X) 54 2 233 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text, 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 621 22 095 557 12 380 468 21 909 399 12 160 

- (X) 35 579 (X) 22 226 (X) 46 815 (X) 30476 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: ' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 53 14050 26 (NA) 53 14050 26 (NA) 

- 57 3 523 37 (NA) 57 3 523 37 (NA) 

- 73 2040 52 (NA) 73 2 040 52 (NA) 

- 87 1 264 84 (NA) 87 1 264 84 (NA) 

- 91 652 74 (NA) 91 652 74 (NA) 

- 107 380 96 (NA) 107 380 96 (NA) 

- 152 (D) 187 (NA) (X) (X) 30 (NA) 

- 32 71 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 29 50 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 39 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 58 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________________ - ---

Groins __________________________________________ ---

Commoditv Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________ - ___ ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melanL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries __________________________ -- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________ - ________ - -- - --_ -------- ---

- 154 5 218 193 3 353 125 5 185 (NA) 3 316 

- 68 (D) (NA) (NA) 59 (D) 98 556 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 76 577 (NA) (NA) 58 560 75 580 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 25 4 182 24 2 170 21 4 178 23 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ____________ --- _________ ---

Dairy products ______ - _ --- - - _ -- - ------- - - ------------ Cottle and calves ________ - -- ___ - - ------ -------------- Hogs and pigs- _______________ -------- ------------ --- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---------------

Other liveslock and livestock producls (see texl) ----------

- 535 16 877 479 9 020 430 16 724 351 8 838 

- 55 (D) 39 127 36 143 25 121 

- 41 3 184 (NA) (NA) 39 (D) 34 2 287 

- 442 10 528 (NA) (NA) 368 10 428 332 5 200 

- 102 2 291 (NA) (NA) 79 2 280 40 1 132 

- 11 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 8 21 

- 104 590 (NA) (NA) 67 554 18 76 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

280 El PASO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

- 621 557 893 799

1 

278 546 961 36 580

1 

113 358 780 13908 

- 54 53 167 14 50 28 7 38 21 

- 84 38 2 180 22 589 244 16 479 235 

- 12 6 674 3 165 79 2 (0) (D) 

- 21 9 I 671 6 466 179 6 476 149 

22 17 2 667 8 999 409 6 746 256 

- 27 39 4 269 15 2 383 826 4 623 270 

- 12 8 2 3791 4 798 256

1 

2 (D) (0) 

- 15 10 3 575 8 I 869 738 3 699 (0) 

- 88 93 32 0701 37 13 630 2 8971 10 3 763 I 225 

- 105 94 77 646 56 41 297 6 59:1 12 8 397 2 412 

- 90 89 1269631 52 76 274 9 0D9 15 22 779 2 994 

- 91 101 639 538 i 53 408 441 15 322 30 320 272 6053 

All forms ---- ------ -- ---------- ------ forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

621 

278 

357 

146 

202 

108 

62 

24 

544 

46 

29 

2 

All farms 

Acres 

893 799 

36 580 

193 989 

16 139 

633 146 

17 767

1 66 664 

2 674 

694 307 

(D) 

116 592 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

557 

305 

Acres 

934 253 

46 592 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

468 

222 

235 

104 

175 

95 

58 

23 

401 

38 

28 

I 

Acres 

854 061 

33 866 

164 205 

(D) 

623 432 

16 760 

66 4241 

(D) 

660 646 

76 503 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

399 

266 

211 

(NA) 

159 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

355 

24 

20 

Irrigoted 

land 

16 451 

21 

292 

(D) 

194 

264 

330 

(D) 

475 

I 615 

2 054 

3 513 

7 565 

Acres 

894 851 

44 995 

307 134 

17 991 

549 461 

23 969 

38 256 

3 035 

651 296 

101 824 

141 731 

All farms Farms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 1]974 1?78 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

483 360 368 269 

88 84 64 54 

Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 272 284 241 246 On farm operated 

349 252 227 133 Not on form operot-ed-=~================= 50 92 36 56 Operotors by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 71 21 

Not reported ___________________________ 

9 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeor'- _______________________ _ 53 44 34 26 None _________________________________ 229 178 202 151 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 146 101 100 56 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 53 35 46 21 45 to 54 yeors ________________________ _ 156 156 122 127 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 8 10 6 10 55 to 64 yeor'-_______________________ _ 160 113 126 77 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 20 24 17 18 65 years and over _____________________ _ 97 115 81 91 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 24 23 15 14 Average oge __________________________ _ 50.9 52.5 51.9 53.9 200 days or more ---- ------------------ 266 163 164 84 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample af forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 358 4 192 295 1 972 282 4 109 206 1 923 - 518 3 789 473 3 452 421 3 702 332 3 324 

- 236 1 540 358 1 705 196 I 517 274 I 653 - 443 173 (NA) (NA) 384 165 245 115 - 191 291 205 217 158 276 177 215 - 100 349 104 136 92 348 92 133 

- 173 96 77 32 163 95 67 31 - 186 2 186 148 1 333 158 2 150 122 I 307 - 53 70 34 44 41 68 28 43 

- 127 166 144 141 108 146 120 136 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime __ _ 

Customwork. 

~:~f~~~;~~~~~~ machine ==== == ==== ==== == ==== == == ============ === hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 615 1 704 (NA) (NA) 462 I 634 (NA) (NA) - 615 1 241 526 743 462 I 186 378 713 - 572 545 (NA) (NA) 449 518 375 424 - 191 206 (NA) (NA) 135 192 156 III - 255 177 (NA) (NA) 202 172 85 63 - 87 13 (NA) (NA) 37 11 } - 17 246 (NA) (NA) 11 245 374 116 - 615 55 (NA) (NA) 462 48 - 446 453 (NA) (NA) 374 441 (NA) (NA) 

- 67 10 (NA) (NA) 38 7 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EL PASO COUNTY, COLO. 281 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

rJ978 do to are bosed on (] sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 81 13 534 73 13 409 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 80 13 396 72 13 271 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ - 6 138 6 

- - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 29 2 363 29 

Diseases - - - - in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- ? 1 110 8 

- 84 11 578 76 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit __ .. __ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ____ .. __________________ _ 

- - - - - 152 (X) 148 

- 81 (X) 76 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morke1 value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ formL 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: 

-

-

-

$1 to $4,999 ________ .. ________________ ._ - $5,000 to $9,999 __ . ____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____ • ____ . __________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

AU1omobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heods for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers _. _______ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type . _______________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

619 516 466 370 machinery and equipment-Con. 

13 081 8 804 11 947 7 564 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

21 133 17 062 25 638 20 443 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

102 121 62 74 $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ • 

221 132 141 67 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________ • _____ 

117 119 90 96 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

456 693 145 184 383 509 

553 991 133 218 481 773 

430 927 31 44 421 883 

55 72 7 13 48 59 

8 14 8 14 - - 13 13 - - 13 13 

- - - - - - 106 116 17 17 89 99 

165 168 32 33 135 135 

55 64 5 5 50 59 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

138 

-

2363 

-

(D) 

11 450 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

92 12 163 

(NA) 11 646 

(NA) 517 

- -

(NA) 1 785 

- -

3 355 

(NA) 2 168 

2 (0) 

31 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

84 69 78 60 

49 43 49 43 

12 16 12 14 

1~ 1 ~ 7 1 16 1 16 14 

13 -' L 13 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

395 556 284 

482 862 331 

398 831 146 

40 46 9 

7 8 4 

21 24 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

57 60 10 

139 143 33 

45 49 10 

Any hired workers -

Form s with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ______________________________ - _____ --------------- Workers __________________________________________ -------- 186 56 (X) 156 (X) 158 122 

- I 345 (X) 354 (X) 991 1 251 753 

- 66 15 15 63 63 61 42 

- 42 25 50 30 60 33 25 

- 21 6 21 19 63 15 22 

- 45 4 25 34 208 37 18 

- 12 6 243 10 597 12 15 

Forms with- I worker ____________________ - ___ -_ - - ---_______ ---------

2 workers ________________ -_ - - - _ --- --- -- -------- ---.---- :3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________ --------

282 EL PASO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL TU RE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9, Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poul1ry _ 

Any tottle, hogs, Of sheep 

Sules: Any liv(:slock or poultry and Ibeir producf~ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cottle and colves _. _ _. 

Cows and heifers fhol hod colved __ 

Beef cows __ 

Milk cows __ 

Heifers and heifer calves. _ _ _ _. 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull calves 

Soles: Collte and colves 

Calves 

CollIe 

fattened (otllc . 

Doiry products. 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Invcnlory; 

Hogs ond pigs. _ _ . _ 

Us('ti or to be used for breeding 

Other hogs and pigs _ _ .. ___ . 

lltlers of pigs farrowed between", 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 . 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 

June 1 and Nov. 30 __ . 

Sh1)cp (Jod lombs. _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older 

Goats 

Horses and ponies __ . 

Sales: liogs and pigs. _ 

Feeder pigs __ . 

Sheep aad lambs .• 

Sheep and tombs shorn __ 

Pounds of wooL. _._ .. 

Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Gaols ._ 

Horses and ponies ___ .. 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anypoultry___ _ ___ ..... _____ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ _ . ___ _ 

$t,OOO. 

$1,000 

$1,000_ 

$1,000 

$1,000. 

$1.000_ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000. 

$1,000_ 

. $1,000. 

$1.000_ 

$1,000_ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _._._ .. __ _ ." _ . 

Pullets 3 months old or older ___ .. ____ . _____ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___ .. __ 

Broilers and other meot··type chickens __ ... ___ ... Turkeys._ .. _._ ........ __ . ___ ... ____ .... __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __ .. ___ .. ____ . ____ . ____ _ 

1 urkcy hens kept for breeding __ _ 

Other poultry _ _ _ __ 

Sules: Anypaultry __ . ____ .. ____ . ______ ._ .. _____ . 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ __ . _. _____ ..... . 

Hens and pullets of Jaying oge _____ . __ . ___ .. __ . __ _ 

Pullots 3 months old or older ___ •. __ .. ___ ._. ___ .... 

Pullet chicks oad pullets under 3 months old .•. _ .. _. .._ Broilers and other mCCif-typechickens _._. ____ .. __ . __ 

Turkeys ._ ._ 

Turkeys for slaughter __ .' 

1 urkey hens kept for breeding _ .. 

Other poultry __ . _ . _ . _ 

Poultry and poultry products_ _ _ •• $1,000. 

1978 

forms 

553 

474 

535 

489 

440 

389 

3;8 

100 

353 

380 

442 

- (X) 

275 

(X) 

310 

(X) 

51 

(X) 

41 

1)4 

72 

)05 

75 

64 

66 

)3 

)) 

16 

26) 

102 

(X) 

34 

(X) 

11 

9 

(X) 

11 

6 

(X) 

92 

-- (X) 

131 

121 

1 )9 

) 7 

3 

2) 

- 16 

)2 

4 

40 

4) 

30 

29 

- 3 

- 2 

6 

- 1 

1 

-

12 

55 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl.TURE-COUNTY DATA 

All fo(m~ 

Number 

I 

(X) 

(X) 

16 877 

(0) 

41 003 

21 368 )8 625 

2 743 

10947

1 8 688 

31 174 

10 528 

1 I 368 

2 696 

19 806 

7 832

1 1 061 

507 

3 184 

16 572 

3 092 

13 480 

3 984 

2 068 

I 9)6 

375 

295 

58 

1 751 I 

78 578 

2 291 

11 750 

502 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0)1 

42 

I 

296 

427 

(X) 

10 164 

9 647 

517 

(D) 

779 

4 675 

(D) 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

3 931 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

116 

(0) 

(0) 

_. 

(X) 

(0) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms With soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1914 

Forrn5 Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I I 

(X)I 483 (X)I 423 (X)I 351 

432 (X) 382 (X) 316 (X) 

479 9 020 430 16 724 351 8 838 

459 (NA)I 404 (0) 347 6 353 

420 51 906 351 39 344 309 49 264 

387 27 072 315 20 680 293 25 396 

358 24 560 290 17 960 2/0 n 920 

96 2 512 84 2 720 71 2 476 

(NA) (NA)I 282 10 443 759 11 998 

(NA) (NA) 307 8 221 712 1 I 870 

435 27 182 368 30 772 337 26 402 

(X) (NA) (X) 10 428 (X) 5 200 

(NA) (NA) /33 1 I 124 201 10 2[ 5 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 65,) (X; I 442 

(NA) (NA) 309 19 648 71/ 16 187 

(X) (NA), (X) 7 7141 (Xl 3 758

1 (NA) (NA) 38 [ 041 27 1 860 

(X) (NA) (X) 497 (X) 551 

(NA) (NA) 39 (0) 34 2 287 

63 14 814 84 )6 289 39 14 488 

(Nil) (NA) 59 3 on n 1 )69 

(NA) (NA) 77 13 267 33 13 319 

38 2 179 6) 3 93) 25 2 )25 

37 I )02 53 2 044 25 1 072 

32 I 077 56 I 887 23 1 053 

20 654 9 343 8 487 

(NA) (NA) 7 276 7 313 

(NA) (NA) 7 24 1 (0) 

200 1 211 179 1 295 I 130 923

1 

69 19 254 19 28 358 40 )8 821 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 280 IX) ) 132 

24 6 725 26 11 598 17 6 610 

(X) (NA) (X) 496 IX) 166 

13 526 8 (0) 8 411 

INA) (NA) 6 (0) 7 3S3 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (Xl ,) 091 

(NA) (NA) 8 (0) 8 21 

(NA) (NA) 3 13 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) IZ) (X) fl.) 

37 189 64 247 17 133 (X) (NA) (X) 396 IX) 76 

116 (X) 83 IXlI 78 Ix)1 113 13 533 77 8564 7, 17 302 

109 17 84) 76 8 38,) 7'l II H5!J (NA) (NA) 7 180 ] :lSS (NA) (NA) ) (0' [ (I») 

12 924 12 613 ,) 290 (NA) (NA) 7 4 636 6 3 £»)/ 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 :1 '/}6 

(NA) INA) 7 (01 :I II 

(NA) (XII 21 (X)I 4 1\)\ 

27 (X) 28 (X) 1'1 IX) 

25 8 538 n 3 13) II H 181 25 8 483 2) (D) 11 8 [81 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) ) (D) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 ({)) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (I), 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (X) 5 (X) (XI 39 127 36 143 25 Pl 

EL PASO COUNTY, COLO. 283 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irrigafed 

Fonns Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlify Fonns Acres 

(am for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - J9 3681 (Xl 18 2 264 34 3581 (X) 17 (D) 

- 57 4933 (Xl (NA) (NA) 54 4858 (X) 19 1 567 

- 14 (D) 28464 5 404 10 711 24233 4 (D) 

- 22 1 729 29 658 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 27 2878 23495 15 1860 25 (D) (D) 15 1 860 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 2601 22 689 17 1 432 

- 1 (D) (Xl - - 1 (D) (Xl - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 32 6238 (X) 2 (D) 30 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 61 7249 (X) (NA) (NA) 60 (D) (X) 5 268 

- 11 3 137 50579 - - 11 3 137 50 579 - - - 10 1 237 16010 (NA) (NA) 10 1 237 16010 2 (D) 

- 13 1 333 6734 2 (D) 13 1 333 6734 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 1 658 5608 3 101 

- 11 1 485 1 330 - - 9 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 34 3520 2066 2 (D) 

- 3 283 (X) - - 3 283 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (Xl - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(ut for dry forage or hoy (tons,. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 51 5 811 86735 I (D) 42 5405 82552 1 (D) 

- 84 8 570 101 507 (NA) (NA) 73 8265 99 194 2 (D) 

- 9 251 5207 1 (D) 7 (D) (D) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 735 13265 3 30 

- 8 251 2322 1 (D) 5 150 1 662 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 177 2428 I (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dots for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sortey for groin (bushelsl-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonufs for nufs (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (oMan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAI - - - - - Irish polofoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 200 17 537 23621 82 7249 160 15 492 21 997 70 6760 

- 215 22313 30862 (NA) (NA) 182 21 163 29 002 42 5027 

- 122 7324 15013 73 5 193 97 6559 13873 61 " 737 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 106 9 131 17470 38 4334 

- 56 4858 3286 12 752 50 4539 3 149 11 (D) 

Sweelpofoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (seelextl-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Of her fame dry hay (fans, dry) (see texf) ______ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - toeld seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 8 161 (Xl 8 161 8 161 (X) 8 161 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 8 118 (Xl 8 118 8 118 (X) 8 118 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (Xl - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegelables harvested for sale (s •• fexf) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweef corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see fexf) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 8 30 (Xl 8 30 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- I (D) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 7 26 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (Xl 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - - (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 25 1 820 (Xl 12 1 817 21 1 819 (X) 12 1 817 

- 9 I 308 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 1 3D8 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berrios _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sfrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

284 El PASO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Fonns Acres Fonns Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~~it?~~ ~~n~~~~o==========================-p;;c""e-;.t= 

337 408 392 244 405 264 196 386 655 155 379 742 - 1 212 00 I 661 00 I 973 00 2450 00 - (X) 999 040 00 999040 00 999 040 00 999 040 - 00 40.9 00 40.6 00 38.7 00 38.0 -

Value 01 land and buildings,' Average per larm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 350 691 00 226 279 00 501 769 00 306 671 00 - (X) 279 00 136 00 241 00 125 -

l.and in forms according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 286 20 896 203 15 S66 167 16686 122 10988 - 233 10134 188 8 627 137 8558 117 7455 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

90 440 66 (NA) 35 163 23 (NA) - 42 552 25 (NA) 17 223 11 (NA) -

- 23 507 25 (NA) 17 378 17 (NA) 

26 950 20 (NA) 21 752 17 (NA) -

- 20 (0) 27 (NA) 17 1 138 25 (NA) 

- 19 (0) 15 (NA) 19 (0) 15 (NA) 

- 13 3957 10 (NA) 11 (0) 9 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 119 7 732 66 5 161 n 6 159 35 2219 

- 64 3030 20 I 778 28 1 969 14 1 314 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Croplond on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 461 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 1 (0) 

- 33 909 (NA) (NA) 13 638 9 686 

- 7 479 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 30 1 181 (NA) (NA) 15 439 4 27 

Tolol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 43 44 461 17 22086 29 43 499 12 21 S36 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 35 42 562 (NA) (NA) 25 41 646 9 20 986 

- 10 I 899 (NA) (NA) 6 1 853 3 550 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 248 343 035 198 367 612 153 326470 137 347 218 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roods. wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 136 333 749 (NA) (NA) 97 319048 88 340 088 

- 186 9286 (NA) (NA) 106 7422 88 7 130 

Poslureland, alltypes-_________________________________ _ 

- 237 384 043 (NA) (NA) 156 366 8S3 (NA) 363 293 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 260 11 197 181 8094 146 8963 113 6616 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 224 8 747 (NA) (NA) 130 7220 109 5 792 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 77 2227 (NA) (NA) 39 (0) (NA) (0) Olher kind irrigoted _________________________________ _ 

- 16 223 (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

Lond sel oside in Ihe federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 7 182 00 ()() 5 (0) ()() 00 

1]978 data are based on a sample of fonns; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' ________________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ 337 7863 244 5036 196 6982 155 4 168 (X) 23333 ()() 20639 00 35621 00 26890 

farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40.000 10 $99.999 __________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39.999 __________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 __________________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4.999 ____________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 __________________________________ _ $1.500 10 $1.999 __________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1.499 __________________________________ _ Less Ihon $1.000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal lorms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

- 16 3780 9 (NA) 16 3780 9 (NA) 

22 1 309 9 (NA) 22 1 309 9 (NA) 

31 881 23 (NA) 31 881 23 (NA) 41 S68 32 (NA) 41 S68 32 (NA) 40 279 44 (NA) 40 279 44 (NA) 46 165 34 (NA) 46 165 34 (NA) 

- 140 (0) 92 (NA) (X) 00 4 (NA) 16 35 (NA) (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

14 23 (NA) (NA) 00 ()() ()() 00 40 50 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) ()() ()() 70 (0) (NA) (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loans _________________ _ Callan and collonsfed ________________________________ _ Commodity Credll Corporalion loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field .eeds. hay. lorage. and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegelable •• sweel corn. and melons _____________________ _ frull •• nuls. and berrles _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse praducls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 124 1 358 109 I 084 77 1 257 (NA) 976 

- 11 60 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 6 13 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 93 292 (NA) (NA) 51 227 33 182 16 122 (NA) (NA) 12 98 9 68 7 8 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 19 89 - 22 876 15 626 20 (0) 12 624 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - lIveslock. paullry. and Ihelr producls ____________________ _ Paullry and pou~ry produCls __________________________ _ 

g~;~~~~;~;~;:~~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Olher llveslock and IIveslock producl. (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 243 6 505 191 3946 166 5 725 132 3 185 - 21 (0) 30 96 12 (0) 20 42 - 25 2 481 (NA) (NA) 19 2097 15 1 552 - 207 3 519 (NA) (NA) 153 3 325 124 1 500 - 47 337 (NA) (NA) 26 148 21 48 - 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 7 3 - 47 95 (NA) (NA) 3S 86 16 40 

'1974 dolo Include sales of loreal producl •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. 285 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

farms with harvested cropland Farms wilh irrigaled land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

- 337 244 408 392 233 304 748 10134 260 263 510 9613 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms wilh-

- 64 43 294 40 213 167 44 239 163 - 108 77 2347 82 1 778 957 99 2 116 957 

- 10 7 567 8 463 228 9 517 228 - 16 6 1 317 13 1 072 407 16 1 317 407 - 11 10 1 292 6 706 199 8 939 199 

- 10 4 1 580 4 618 305 5 788 305 

- 5 4 973 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 

- 3 2 686 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 20 7 7418 15 5416 775 15 5496 758 

- 20 13 13868 13 8974 1 695 15 10 539 1 695 

- 18 20 24822 11 15 147 1 375 10 13813 1 355 

- 52 51 353 228 36 269313 3 725 34 226698 3245 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 OCre5 _____________________ _ 100 10 139 aere5. __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

18010219 aeres ___________________ _ 

22010259 oeres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 337 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 233 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 200 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 135 Part owners __________________________________ _ 109 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 83 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 28 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 15 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 293 Partnership __________________________________ _ 32 Corporation __________________________________ _ 10 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 2 

All farms 

Acres 

408 392 

10 134 

41 326 

3 202 

293313 

5605 

73 753 

1 327 

291 846 

(0) 

61 394 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

244 

188 

148 

(NA) 

76 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

405 264 

8627 

56 383 

3 165 

316 566 

4667 

32315 

795 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

196 

137 

94 

62 

80 

62 

22 

13 

165 

20 

10 

1 

Acres 

386655 

8558 

30 152 

(0) 

283915 

5296 

72 588 

(0) 

278 027 

(0) 

61 394 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

155 

117 

82 

(NA) 

63 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

141 

8 

5 

1 

Irrigaled 

land 

11 197 

197 

1 366 

265 

504 

269 

335 

(0) 

(0) 

1 317 

1 835 

1 405 

3403 

Acres 

379 742 

7455 

43 294 

2217 

306 966 

4556 

29 482 

682 

317 841 

41 852 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms Forms with safes of All farms Forms with so~s of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residencel forming ______________________________ 112 106 On form operated _____________________ _ 256 178 143 112 Other ________________________________ 84 43 Not on form operated __________________ _ 62 30 43 20 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 19 29 10 17 

Under 25 years ____ ____________ ______ __ 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ _ 16 10 None ________________________________ _ 118 92 87 71 3510 44 yeors _______________ ~_________ 34 19 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 26 12 14 11 45 to 54 years________________________ _ 59 36 5010 99 days. ________________________ _ 9 6 5 4 

11 1 9 1 

14 14 8 8 

55 to 64 yeors.________________________ 54 54 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 65 years and over __ __________________ __ 32 30 150 to 199 day'-______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 52.5 54.9 200 days or more _____________________ _ 142 77 61 32 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 135 944 107 451 76 847 80 434 

- 228 1 405 189 2 282 140 1 007 132 1 639 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

F ... d for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

- 66 630 135 779 43 388 103 608 

- 198 59 (NA) (NA) 141 43 91 55 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heallh eosls ___________________________________ _ 

- 127 50 57 88 56 40 38 81 

- 131 102 83 42 72 77 55 34 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ --- __ 

- 99 27 56 14 55 18 33 10 

- 88 727 97 533 55 413 71 415 

- 28 17 19 23 13 12 14 23 

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________ - _________ - _____ -_ ---_________ ---

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equlpmenl ____________________________ - _____________ _ 

- 112 64 66 33 35 37 36 25 

- 331 532 (NA) (NA) 189 411 (NA) (NA) 

- 331 406 236 202 189 315 150 174 

- 316 198 (NA) (NA) 174 158 150 127 

Energy and petroleum produets __________________________ _ 

P.traleum products ______ ~ _______________________ --__ 

Gasolln. ________ - _______ ---- __ -------- ________ ----

- 67 30 (NA) (NA) 65 (0) 45 17 

- 64 38 (NA) (NA) 37 29 33 16 

- 7 2 (NA) (NA) 7 2 

- } 11 110 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 150 14 

- 331 27 (NA) (NA) 189 23 

- 173 113 (NA) (NA) 136 85 (NA) (NA) 

- 48 14 (NA) (NA) 32 11 (NA) (NA) 

Dle •• 1 fuel ______ - ___________________ -- ________ ----

~~ey~jf _~~~o~_e:_a:_d_~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~=~== ~=~ Natural gas ______________ -_ - _____ -- ---_ -_ - _____ - __ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease _____________________ _ 

Eleelrlcity __________________ ---------- --------------- Other-cool. wood, coke, ele. _________________________ _ 

286 FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms· see lext) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Fonns Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial ferlillzer ________________________________________ _ 

~~~f~~:'a~~":~~ia ... d~~~Il:'~r~- == == == ==== ==== == _~ == === === = 

- 118 6 716 71 

- 106 5 737 71 

19 979 6 Lime __________________________ - - _______________________ - _ --- - - - Sproysl dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 41 1 380 36 Nematodes in crops _. _____ ._. _________ • __________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 21 268 8 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _. _______________ • - 21 I 346 9 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ - - - - Insect control on livestock and poultry _____ • _________________ _ 

- 14 (X) 14 Sanitation and rodent and bird con1rol _______________________ _ - 3 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 19 78 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.0()(L Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Fonns by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomobiles _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Motortrucks - including pickups _______________ _ Wheellroclors ___________________________ _ 

-

- Grain and bean combines, seH-propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

- Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CollonplckerL ___________________________ _ Mowar conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

-

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel 'ype _________________________ _ 

[1978 data ore based on a sampJe of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

337 226 189 147 machinery and equipment - Can. 

4634 3394 3 118 2 777 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

13 751 15018 16495 18 891 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

50 50 18 20 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

138 75 52 43 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

109 51 87 38j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

234 318 90 109 160 209 320 621 113 140 248 481 271 514 29 31 264 483 

4 6 1 (0) 3 (D) 

4 4 1 (D) 3 (D) 

3 3 - - 3 3 - - - - - - 77 80 16 16 62 64 121 128 17 18 108 110 

38 40 2 (0) 38 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; s .. text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

5 751 55 1 997 

4941 (NA) 1 986 

810 (NAl II 

- - - 1 205 (NA) 159 

(D) - - 27 4 UJ 

1 085 (NAl 141 

- - -

(Xl 11 (X) 

(Xl (NAl (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 23 17 20 

8 16 2 16 

5 6 4 5 

~1 5~ 6 1 2 5 

2 .J L 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

165 236 104 

205 400 108 183 347 31 

6 6 1 - - - 9 9 - (NAl (NA) (NAl 25 27 6 74 81 14 

15 20 -

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working I.ss Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

~~rl.~r~-== == == == == == ==== == == == == ==== == ==== ====== == === = == = 

- 88 32 (X) 71 (X) 55 71 - 283 (X) 96 (X) 187 205 308 

Farms wllhill~:~fj}~:l~~m~~~~~~mmm~~~~~m~mm~~~~~~ - 42 17 17 33 33 22 25 - 13 7 14 10 20 7 23 - 13 5 16 18 60 13 8 - 17 1 (D) 9 (D) 11 7 - 3 '2 (D) 1 (D) 2 8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. 287 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 281 (X) 198 (X) 170 ()O 132 ()() 

- 232 (X) 183 (X) 156 (X) 126 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L - 243 6 505 191 3946 166 5 725 132 3 185 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OO(L - 227 (D) 182 (NA) 160 (D) 128 I 551 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 219 14641 176 17 171 151 13226 121 15836 Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ 

- 175 8005 157 9 782 126 7434 113 9089 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 147 6082 131 8 081 107 5 758 93 7655 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 55 1 923 56 1 701 38 1 676 43 1434 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 175 4043 (NA) (NA) 127 3561 96 3940 Steers. steer calves, bulls ond bull calves _____________ _ 

- 181 2 593 (NA) (NA) 127 2231 103 2807 

Soles, CoHle and calves ______ .. ____________________________ _ 

- 207 11 502 172 8 316 153 10830 124 7309 

$1,000_ - (X) 3 519 (X) (NA) (X) 3325 ()() 1 500 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 144 4 597 (NA) (NA) 114 4 267 75 3405 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ - (Xl 966 (X) (NA) (Xl 925 (X) 447 

- 159 6905 (NA) (NA) 127 6563 104 3904 

$1,000_ - (Xl 2 553 (X) (NA) ()() 2400 (X) 1 052 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 30 536 (NA) (NA) 18 330 7 482 

$1,000_ Dairy products __ . ____________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 198 (X) (NAl (Xl 107 (Xl 206 

- 25 2 481 (NA) (NA) 19 2097 15 I 552 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 3388 29 1 486 28 1 453 20 533 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 27 543 (NA) (NAl 14 286 7 174 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 45 2845 (NA) (NA) 28 1 167 18 359 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. ) of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 31 646 15 389 18 310 9 180 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 25 278 9 195 14 133 6 91 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 25 368 11 194 14 177 6 89 Sheep and lombs. _____________ . __ . __________________ _ 

- 9 316 12 353 4 189 7 204 Ewes 1 veor old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 8 216 (NA) (NA) 4 142 7 106 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 50 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (Dl Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 173 936 85 408 105 661 59 326 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 47 4130 27 2 587 26 2344 21 1 249 

$1,000_ - (X) 337 (X) (NA) (Xl 148 (X) 48 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 18 1 115 12 996 12 987 7 949 

$1,000_ - (Xl 34 (X) (NAl (X) 31 (X) 25 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 9 208 11 207 4 105 7 124 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - 9 211 (NA) (NA) 4 122 7 124 

- (Xl 2480 ()() (NAl (X) 1 372 (X) 1 240 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $ I ,000_ - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 7 3 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 38 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 1 (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 36 120 17 89 27 104 15 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 83 (X) (NAl (X) 77 (X) 38 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 79 (X) 52 (X) 38 ()() 31 (X) 

- 76 7628 50 13 636 36 6805 31 5362 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 75 7534 50 13413 35 (D) 31 (D) 

- 7 94 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ - _______ ---_ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkev hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 15 444 4 245 6 117 - - - 12 79 (NA) (NAl 6 60 1 (D) 

- 8 61 (NA) (NA) 5 51 1 (D) 

- 9 18 (NA) (NA) 4 9 - -

- 23 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 5 (X) 

Solesl Any poultry ____________________________________ -_ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 12 (X) 15 (X) 7 (X) 9 (X) 

- 7 4 796 12 3 109 4 (D) 8 1 809 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____ • ____________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

- 6 (0) 10 2874 4 (D) 7 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 3 161 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 33 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 33 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 

- 21 (D) 30 96 12 (D) 20 42 

288 FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 • 

Com for all purpose, _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or green chop (Ion" green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purpose' _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For ,Ilage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sortey for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Calion - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredwaighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______________ • __ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crap'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ - 1974_ -

All vegelables horvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Apples (paunds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Peaches (paundsL __________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Grapes (pae"ds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berrie. _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Nursery and greenhou.e producls _______________ 1978 __ 

Olher craps _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

27 

13 

10 

1 

17 

(HA) 

1 

(HA) 

5 

2 

1 

-

2 

(HA) 

2 (HA) 

- (HA) 

6 

2 

5 

(HA) 

1 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

-

(HA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 193 

150 

162 

(HA) 

37 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

16 

13 

7 

(HA) 

6 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

50 

44 

~ 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

10 

(NAl 

1 

1 

- (NAl 

22 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

822 

~5 

(D) 

(D) 

512 

(NA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

99 

(D) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(HA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

689 

(D) 

113 

(HA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (HA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 8 141 

7 236 

4593 

(NA) 

1 929 

- (HA) 

- (NAl 

- (HAl 

71 

152 

11 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

- (NA) 

301 

283 

268 

(NAl 

1 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

- (NA) 

38 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quanlity Forms Acres 

00 27 822 

00 (NA) (HA) 

21 880 10 (D) 

(D) (NA) (HA) 

5947 17 512 

(HA) (NA) (HA) 

00 1 (D) 

00 (NA) (HA) 

00 5 99 

00 (NA) (HA) 

(D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (HA) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(HAl (HAl (HAl 

(D) 2 (D) 

(HA) (HA) (HA) 

00 - -

00 (HA) (HAl 

12 224 2 (D) 

(D) (NA) (HAl 

3380 5 113 

(HAl (HA) (HAl 

(D) 1 (D) 

(HA) (HA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (HAl (NAl 

(Xl - - (X) (NAl (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (HAl (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (HAl 

11 642 187 7316 

13489 (NA) (HAl 

7820 160 4446 

(NAl (HAl (HAl 

2 670 35 1 599 

(X) - - 00 (HAl (HAl 

- - - (HAl (NA) (NAl 

- - - (HAl (NA) (HAl 

(Xl 16 71 

00 (NA) (HAl 

(Xl 7 11 

00 (NA) (HA) 

(Xl 6 6 

(Xl (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (HAl (HAl 

00 50 301 

00 (HAl (HAl 

39 415 (NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NA) (HAl 

- (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

2250 (NAl (HAl 

(HAl (NAl (HAl 

(Xl - - 00 (NAl (HAl 

- - - (NAl (NA) (HAl 

(Xl 20 37 

(Xl (HAl (HAl 

Farms with salos at $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres 

20 SIlO 00 20 580 

10 338 00 10 338 

7 271 19230 7 271 

- - - - -

U 'JIJ9 4639 14 309 

9 (D) 5540 9 (D) 

- - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) I (D) 

1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- - (X) . - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

6 689 12224 2 (D) 

2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

5 113 3380 5 113 

6 77 2300 4 60 

I (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 115 7039 10485 111 6260 

97 6405 11 955 83 5005 

92 3906 6813 91 3796 

67 3408 7342 62 2872 

31 I 895 2645 29 I 565 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

12 55 (X) 12 55 

9 58 (X) 9 58 

5 (D) (Xl 5 (D) 

3 6 (X) 3 6 4 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

6 2 (X) 6 2 

- - (X) - - 1 (D) (Xl I (D) 

16 87 (X) 16 87 19 200 (X) 19 180 15 82 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl 197 1 108 418 (HAl (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) (HA) 

(HAl (HAl (NA) (NAl (HA) 

3 2 - (NA) (HA) 

2 (D) - (HAl (HA) 

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 20 (D) (X) 18 (D) 

- - (X) (NAl (NAl 

FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. 289 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 407 431 367 

Apt~~Z~~!~\~n~~~~===========================~~c~~~= - (l() 1 060 

- (Xl 1 917 440 

- (Xl 22.5 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 519983 (l() 

- (l() 552 

land in farms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 381 66 593 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 349 42347 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 34 155 10 to 19 acres ______________ ... ________________ _ 

- 48 643 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 41 957 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 44 1 611 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 59 4022 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 49 6617 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 62 18 180 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 9 (D) 

- 3 (D) 

Croptond used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 208 18361 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 88 5885 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 14 525 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 12 329 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 26 2417 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 2614 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 58 14255 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 41 9933 Woodland nol pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 26 4322 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 336 350 519 

Pasturelond and rangefond, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 209 338 579 land in house lots, ponds. roads. wasteland. etc _______ _ - 258 11 940 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 344 366 873 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 364 57546 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 337 36 796 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 197 20 251 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 21 499 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 9 166 

'1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of ogricultural products sold I _______________ _ - Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of agricultural products sold ,I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- le •• Ihan $2,500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ 

- $2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- loss Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- Abnormal farms (soole.I) ____________________________ _ 

- Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains - ____________________________________________ _ 

- Commodity Credil Corporation loans _________________ _ - Cotton and cottonsoed _______________________________ _ 

- Commodity Credll Corporation loans _________________ _ - Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ - Vegelables, SW"1 com, and molans ____________________ _ 

- Fruits, nuls, and berrios ______________________________ _ 

- Nursery and gr .. nhouso producls _____________________ _ - Olhor crops ________________________________________ _ 

-

liveslock, poullry, and Ihelr products ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poultry producls---- ______________________ _ -

-

-

-

- g~~~ r:;:t~~l!e~-==================================== ~h::p~f:,:~~~ ~~d-.;~~, == ==== == == ====== ==== == ====== === - Olher IIveslock and livestock product. (s .. le.t) _________ _ -

'1974 dolo Include lales of forest products. 

290 GARFIELD COUNTY, COLO. 

All farms 

1978 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

407 11 739 

(lO 28 843 

27 5 510 

50 3210 

59 1 737 

43 633 

40 291 

65 227 

120 117 

9 20 

25 42 

28 35 

58 20 

3 14 

202 1 455 

67 203 1 (D) 

- - - - - - 160 1 046 

2 (D) 

13 20 

3 (D) 

5 (D) 

306 10284 

27 5 

16 350 

239 8001 

45 130 

39 1 331 

63 467 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

342 396 938 284 409637 246 383 033 

(l() 1 161 (l() 1 442 (l() 1 557 

(l() 1 917440 (l() I 917440 (l() 1 917 440 

(Xl 20.7 (l() 21.4 (l() 20.0 

314 184 (l() 645 196 (l() 403 069 (l() 

(l() 271 (l() S04 (l() 259 

322 65462 263 57837 232 57215 

300 38951 243 38 798 220 36960 

19 (NA) 6 19 9 (NA) 

35 (NA) 17 233 12 (HA) 

31 (NA) 21 498 7 (NA) 

38 (HA) 28 1015 21 (NA) 

49 (NA) 52 3600 44 (HA) 

68 (HA) 46 6 211 67 (HA) 

50 (NA) 62 18 180 50 (NA) 

7 (HA) 9 (D) 7 (HA) 

3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

199 21 847 140 13949 127 16 '197 

56 4664 54 5090 42 3958 

(NA) (NA) 8 390 6 157 

(NA) (NA) 6 242 10 562 

(NA) (NA) 20 2249 23 2 177 

(NA) (NA) 30 2209 16 1 062 

56 16201 46 13685 36 14697 

(NA) (NA) 35 9655 28 12393 

(NA) (NA) 18 4030 14 2304 

279 315 275 248 338 115 212 311 121 

(NA) (NA) 176 327 469 176 301 801 

(NA) (NA) 177 10 646 162 9320 

(NA) (NA) 252 351 073 (NA) 330 491 

298 48 749 255 52809 225 46 518 

(NA) (NA) 236 33483 214 32985 

(NA) (NA) 143 18932 (NA) 13375 

(NA) (NA) 12 394 3 158 

(l() (X) 8 (D) (l() (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

342 8 755 284 11 607 246 8653 

(Xl 25 599 (l() 40 871 (X) 35 175 

20 (NA) 27 5510 20 (NA) 

32 (NA) 50 3 210 32 (NA) 

37 (NA) 59 1 737 37 (NA) 

49 (NA) 43 633 49 (NA) 

49 (NA) 40 291 49 (NA) 

45 (NA) 65 227 45 (NA) 

108 (NA) (X) (l() 14 (NA) 

(HA) (NA) (X) (l() (X) (X) 

(NA) (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

2 (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

176 1 217 147 1 394 (NA) 1 166 

(NA) (NA) 61 199 57 209 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NAl 115 993 102 911 

(NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

(NA) (NAl 5 15 6 25 

I (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 5 (D) 7 19 

277 7536 243 10 214 222 7485 

26 14 20 (D) 19 13 

(NA) (NA) 15 (D) 17 240 

(NA) (NA) 200 7961 187 6 110 

(NA) (NA) 31 120 33 42 

(NA) (NA) 28 1 326 32 911 

(NA) (NA) 43 453 39 170 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 407 342 431 367 349 Forms wilh- 412721 42347 364 415 768 41 701 

- 31 11 109 7 42 28 14 75 28 

- 75 53 2 100 68 1 959 1 080 72 2046 1 068 

1 to 9 ocro'-______________________ _ 1010 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 23 8 1 340 21 1 215 462 22 1 280 462 

- 23 19 1 971 22 1 888 767 22 1 896 732 

50 10 69 ocro. _____________________ _ 7010 99 ocros _____________________ _ 

- 26 31 2964 22 2 509 843 25 2864 843 

- 27 26 4281 23 3661 1 203 24 3821 I 183 

100 to 139 ocros ___________________ _ 140 10 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 18010 219 oc'"'-__________________ _ 

- 10 14 1956 8 1 559 598 9 1 771 578 

- 19 15 4468 17 3988 881 16 3 729 812 

- 48 38 17321 44 15877 5 716 44 15981 5 657 

- 48 47 35022 45 33 136 6 513 43 31 474 6157 

- 25 33 36 269 24 34 575 5306 24 34 575 5306 

220 to 259 ocro'-__________________ _ 260 10 499 ocro'-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 52 47 323 566 48 312 312 18950 49 316256 18875 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms 

431 367 342 

42 347 300 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 407 

349 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 262 134 108 217 

18 149 (NA) 

226 690 78 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 220 

97 

17 711 (NA) 

70 569 47 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 90 

48 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 39 6487 (NA) 

Type of organization: 

291 501 (NA) 

93 124 (NA) 

41 965 (NA) 

4 777 (NA) 

Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

336 

54 

10 

7 

Acres 

396938 

38 951 

142614 

19 109 

190445 

14 717 

63 879 

5 125 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

284 

243 

170 

142 

79 

74 

35 

27 

230 

41 

9 

4 

Acres 

409 637 

38798 

124 582 

16323 

219 410 

17374 

65645 

5 101 

279 740 

86802 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

246 

220 

139 

(NAl 

68 

(NAl 

39 

(NAl 

201 

32 

12 

I 

Irrigated fond 

57546 

58 1 423 

747 

1 019 

1 446 

1 930 

816 

I 455 

6795 

8255 

6847 

26755 

Acres 

383 033 

36960 

133 475 

17506 

187761 

14592 

61 797 

4862 

206 679 

(0) 

90 576 

(0) 

All forms ! Forms with sales of All forms Farms with soJes of $2.500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

316 254 215 180 

54 35 40 23 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of res idence: Forming ______________________________ 242 221 201 178 On form operated _____________________ _ Other -_______________________________ 165 106 83 55 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 37 38 29 30 

163 125 137 94 31 22 22 19 19 6 11 4 

24 13 15 13 19 19 9 9 129 80 68 43 

Under 25 years ________________________ 7 3 .4 3 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 37 18 31 10 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yoors_________________________ 71 63 44 46 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yoors_________________________ 99 72 65 55 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ S5 to 64 yoors_________________________ 116 107 80 69 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 65 yeors and ovor ____________________ __ 77 64 60 50 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ Avorage ogo__________________________ _ L- 52.1 53.8 52.4 53.8 200 days or more _____________________ _ ________ ~__________ L-________ ~ __________ ~ 

1Applies only to individual or family operations <sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 190 2643 162 3604 154 2 582 133 3 591 - 278 1 190 247 1 020 225 1 168 185 983 - 35 124 144 398 25 118 118 393 - 255 106 (NAl (NA) 210 101 149 99 - 122 80 138 61 102 78 108 58 - 144 137 135 138 112 130 114 132 - 107 24 95 35 88 20 85 35 - 166 790 165 887 130 776 131 871 - 29 81 38 69 26 72 33 67 

- 190 216 154 181 128 195 124 175 

- 408 723 (NAl (NA) 286 668 (NAl (NA) - 408 609 338 465 286 569 246 438 - 400 441 (NAl (NAl 278 412 239 302 - 174 95 (NAl (NAl 149 92 128 71 - 111 30 (NAl (NAl 99 25 48 31 - 32 3 (NAl (NAl 25 (D) } - 7 5 (NAl (NA) 6 (0) 246 34 - 408 35 (NAl (NA) 286 32 - 262 84 (NAl (NA) 200 75 (NAl (NAl - 83 30 (NAl (NA) 59 23 (NAl (NAl 

Liveslock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for IIveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals Including limo ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ Conlroct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ Pelroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulone, ond propone ________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________________ _ 

Nolural gos ______________________________________ _ 

Kero.ene, molar all, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GARFIELD COUNTY, COLO. 291 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lext) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Fanns Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. excepl ~slure __________________________ _ Paslure and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 144 5964 112 

- 144 5 557 112 

- 20 407 13 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 42 2 156 35 

- - - -

- 5 102 5 

- 72 1 156 60 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 48 (Xl 36 

- 13 (X) 7 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 19 78 and 19 74 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dolfars_ 

Farms by value groupi 

-

-

-

$110 $4.999 __________________________ _ $5.000 - 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomoblles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including plckupL _____________ _ Wheel Iroclors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines ____________ " _____ _ 

Other complckers and picker-shellers ________ _ (" otlonplckers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ PIckup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harveslers. shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

408 327 286 237 machinery and equipment - Can. 8 487 7423 7427 6 356 $20.000 10 $29.999 ______________________ 

20 801 22 700 25970 26819 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

57 50 27 23 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

123 59 57 35 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

93 83 79 60j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

317 527 133 151 252 376 

358 736 142 182 300 554 

386 742 20 25 373 717 

41 41 - - 41 41 

8 8 - - 8 8 

6 6 - - 6 6 

- - - - - - 134 142 27 33 108 109 

208 227 33 40 183 187 

35 36 2 (D) 33 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; see lextJ 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

5460 

5070 

390 

-

1 970 

- 102 

1 006 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

115 7603 (NA) 6597 (NA) 1 006 

- -

(NA) 2898 

- - 4 301 

(NA) 2913 

2 (D) 

19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

49 56 43 46 

37 48 31 43 

30 15 30 14 

~1 16 { 

9 1 9 16 

1 J L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

241 357 161 

285 633 187 

292 671 88 

45 46 8 

1 (D) - 5 5 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

56 57 14 

176 193 56 

36 44 7 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Form. ________________________ - _________________________ _ 

Workers ____________ ----------------------________ -------- 166 69 (X) 125 (X) 130 131 

- 475 (X) 124 (Xl 351 360 609 

Form. wlth1 worker ________ --------------------------------------- 2 worke,. ________ --------------------------------------

3 or " worke,. ____ - ___ ---------------------------------- 510 9 worker. _________________________________________ _ 

10 worke,. or more ____________________ ------------------

- 35 37 37 24 24 35 38 

- 62 18 36 41 82 42 27 

- 37 12 (D) 43 148 32 23 

- 30 2 (D) 16 (D) 19 26 

- 2 - - 1 (D) 2 17 

292 GARFIELD COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Humber Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

AnX~;~~~~ ~~s~u!;he;j)============~============== - 346 ()() 312 (X) 252 ()() 227 ()() 

- 274 ()() 274 (X) 217 ()() 207 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,(XXL 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 306 10284 277 7536 243 10 214 222 7 .cas 

- 271 9462 253 (NA) 222 9 4IJ7 209 7063 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventoryl Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk caws _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 252 38 587 249 45236 202 36 811 192 44 373 

- 208 17 125 209 20898 167 16825 167 20 406 

- 183 16 717 180 20432 150 16442 154 19989 

- 69 408 91 466 54 383 66 417 

- 204 10 471 (NAI (NA) 170 9827 144 10981 

- 218 10991 (NAI (NA) 179 10 159 174 12986 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattl. _________________________________ _ 

- 239 22262 216 27437 200 22 125 187 27219 

- (X) 8001 ()() (NA) ()() 7961 ()() 6 110 

- 118 6 428 (NAI (NA) 100 6354 83 8501 

- ()() 1 UJ7 ()() (NA) ()() 1 591 ()() 1 504 

- 197 15 834 (NAI (NA) 169 15 771 168 18 718 

- ()O 6394 ()O (NA) ()() 6370 ()() 4 UJ7 

- 23 682 (NAl (NA) 15 666 26 790 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - ()() 289 ()() (NA) (X) 282 ()() 252 

- 16 350 (NAl (NA) 15 (0) 17 24IJ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pig'-______________________________ _ 

- 49 1 428 71 1 047 35 1 312 42 734 

- 27 266 (NAl (NA) 21 249 14 86 

- 47 1 162 (NA) (NAl 33 1 063 42 648 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 27 356 28 145 21 335 19 90 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 25 183 22 67 19 168 13 44 

- 19 173 22 78 16 167 13 46 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 37 22693 43 42 105 27 22 459 30 41 852 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 35 17431 (NAl (NA) 25 17285 25 27 467 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 20 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

Horses ond ponies __________________________________ _ - 229 1 773 186 1 344 167 1 303 136 1 147 

Salesr Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 45 2529 45 1 187 31 2 359 33 819 

$1,000_ - ()O 130 ()() (NA) ()() 120 ()() 42 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 17 1 707 9 300 13 1 635 6 117 

$1,000_ - ()() 52 ()() (NA) ()() 50 ()() 2 Sheep and lamb'-___________________________________ _ 

- 38 17 948 43 26667 27 17853 32 26433 Sheep and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ - 34 16937 (NAl (NA) 26 16 779 30 27462 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- ()() 163 146 ()() (NA) ()() 161 622 ()() 250 163 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - 39 1 331 (NAl (NA) 28 1 326 32 911 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - ()() (D) ()() (NAl (X) - ()() - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 54 359 4i 144 36 312 34 134 $1,000_ - ()() 396 ()() (NAl ()() 381 (X) 91 

POULTRY 

Inventoryr Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 80 ()() 100 (X) 52 ()() 70 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 72 1 922 98 4 373 46 1 329 68 3683 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 72 1 762 97 4 117 46 I 258 68 3490 Pullets 3 months aid or alder _____________________ _ - 11 lUJ (NA) (NA) 5 71 3 72 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

TUT~~k!y;for;laUght.;============================= Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NAl - - 1 (D) 

- 4 75 5 391 2 (D) 5 391 

- 6 68 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NAl - - 2 (D) 

- 14 ()() (NAl ()() 9 ()() 6 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets af laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 5 ()() 14 ()() 4 ()() 8 (X) 

- 3 107 13 1 493 3 107 7 1 352 

- 2 (D) 7 1 340 2 (D) 6 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (D) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Paunry and poultry product"-___________________ $1,000_ - I ()() (NAl ()() 1 ()() 1 (X) 

- 27 5 26 14 20 (D) 19 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GARFIELD COUNTY, COLO. 293 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All furms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled lrrigaled 

Fanns Acres Quonlity Fanns Acres Forms Acres Quanlity fonns Acres 

Com for all purposes ---______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 35 916 00 33 821 35 916 00 33 821 

- 52 1 483 00 (NA) (NAl 48 1 453 ()O 47 1 428 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or gneen chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hagged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 23 531 (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 35 916 11 865 33 821 35 916 11 865 33 821 - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 45 1 383 18246 45 1 383 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- - - - - . - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAI (NAl - - (X) - - Wheol for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 44 3 570 62490 28 251 37 3 470 60 428 23 241 1974_ Ools for groin (bushols) _______________________ 1978_ - 50 2 708 46 940 (NAI (NAl 40 2668 46 075 26 384 

- 80 1 139 62357 73 985 66 1 031 56 653 60 886 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 56 742 39 967 43 585 

- 66 2 156 79480 57 1 285 58 2092 75 702 49 1 221 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 48 738 37 320 44 568 

- 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Soybeans for beons (bushels) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CoMon (bolos) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAI (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundrodwoighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 6 15 1 447 6 15 5 (D) (D) 5 (D) 

1974_ - 14 28 4721 (NAl (NAl 11 28 4644 11 28 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (oooloxl>-________________ 1978_ - 326 35 266 76 121 310 34150 233 32 058 71 341 222 31 080 1974_ - 281 33495 72 481 (NAl (NAl 204 31 792 69 179 200 30 413 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 290 28437 64166 281 27 839 219 26 838 61 293 211 26299 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 193 26 929 62 180 191 26 176 Olhor tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (oee lexl) ______ 1978_ - 40 3 376 5 982 34 3 142 28 3 157 5 716 24 2932 

Fiold seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - Alfalfo oeed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (D) - - Rod clovor seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - -

All vegelables harveslod for oale (seo lexl) _______ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 1 (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 41 135 (X) 41 135 12 32 (X) 12 32 1974_ - 19 81 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 53 (X) 11 51 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 29 80 47 960 (NA) (NAl 8 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32 91 440 (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 9 5 1 616 (NA) (NA) 5 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 3 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 4 3 2 000 (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 2 (X) 3 2 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 3 1 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Slrawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 16 (X) 3 16 3 16 (X) 3 16 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

294 GARFIELD COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ____________ -----_ ----------------- ------------ Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~g;!~:~ ~~n~~~e:==========================-per~~t= 

133 308 057 128 305976 116 303331 109 301 551 - 2390 ()() 2615 ()() 2 767 - ()() 2316 ()() 1 186 560 ()() 1 186 560 ()() 1 186 560 ()() 1 186560 ()() - 25.6 ()() 25.4 - 00 26.0 ()() 25.8 ()() 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 996 583 (X) 561 297 (X) 1 081 596 ()() 628 018 (X) 

- ()() '127 - (X) 412 (X) 235 ()() 397 

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 126 50 157 118 48784 111 47970 103 47 158 - 34 893 119 38 778 112 35294 107 38106 102 - By ocres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 10 490cres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

3 22 - (HA) 2 (D) - (HA) 

- (HAl 3 (D) 4 (HA) 5 65 4 - (HA) 2 (D) - (HAl - 4 90 4 

- 9 295 7 (HA) 6 195 5 (HA) 

- 11 748 21 (HA) 10 (0) 17 (HA) 

- 24 3007 21 (HA) 21 2577 21 (HA) 

- 37 11 368 31 (HA) 37 11 368 31 (HA) 

- 16 9200 17 (HA) 16 9200 17 (HA) 

- 10 13983 7 (HA) 10 13983 7 (HA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Omer cropland ___________________________________ _ - 45 8212 50 12272 35 (0) 42 11 047 

- 9 3 167 9 1 218 8 (0) 9 1 218 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (HA) (HA) 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) (HA) (HA) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 (0)1 (HA) (HA) 3 (0) 5 (0) 

- 3 125 (NA) (HA) 2 (0) 6 905 

- 37 38 614 49 41 926 32 37648 41 40 5021 - 32 33417 (NA) (HA) 27 32451 31 26871 

- 9 5 197 (NA) (HA) 9 5 197 16 13631 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 115 219286 114 215266 102 217 713 100 213891 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 99 211 116 (HA) (HA) 92 209 697 78 202 217 

- 63 8 170 (HA) (HA) 55 8016 72 11 674 

Paslureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 124 252 745 (NA) (NA) 109 248 860 (NA) 240 135 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 123 46 733 108 39 753 110 45801 98 39 182 

- 115 34 938 (NA) (HA) 103 34 266 97 33 959 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 45 11 690 (NA) (NA) 42 11 430 (NA) (0) 

- 3 105 (NA) (NA) 3 105 1 (0) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 2 (0) ()() (X) 2 (0) (X) 00 

1)978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All lanns Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 133 5356 128 2907 116 5344 109 2886 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 40 272 (X) 22 711 (X) 46 067 (X) 26477 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (seelexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

lesslhan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seelext) ____________________________ _ 

- 10 2357 6 (NA) 10 2 357 6 (NA) 

- 30 1 879 16 (NA) 30 1 879 16 (NA) 

- 22 609 23 (NA) 22 609 23 (NA) 

- 23 325 22 (HA) 23 325 '12 (NA) 

- 13 110 20 (NA) 13 110 20 (NA) 

- 18 64 12 (NA) 18 64 12 (NA) 

- 16 (0) 28 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _____________ " _________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ COllon and cottonseed _______________________________ .. 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweel corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuls, ond berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Olher craps ________________________________________ _ 

- 56 832 55 712 50 825 (NA) 704 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 53 688 (NA) (NA) 47 682 47 597 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 3 59 1 (0) 3 59 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - llveslack, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ Paultry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Other ~~Z~f~~~~~v;~d:;~~i=============================== livestock and lives lock products (see texl) _________ _ 

- 107 4 525 112 2 176 100 4 519 101 2 163 

- 6 (D) 6 1 5 (0) 6 1 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 92 4402 (NA) (NA) 90 (0) 97 2089 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 15 72 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 18 40 - 30 47 (NA) (NA) 23 46 11 31 

'1974 dolo Include soles of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND COUNTY, COLO. 295 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with Irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 133 Forms with- 128 308 057 119 299 504 38 778 123 302 301 38 138 46 733 

- 2 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 6 3 681 4 465 170 4 465 170 270 

- 4 6 613 3 456 120 4 613 120 220 

- 6 - 1 195 3 599 425 5 995 (0) 821 

- 4 4 946 4 946 357 4 946 357 357 

- 18 19 6540 16 5820 1 793 16 5820 1 793 2081 

- 23 21 15 297 19 12 914 3210 20 13428 3120 4246 

- 16 18 19 768 16 19 768 4967 16 19768 4967 5 187 

- 48 50 262 667 47 258 187 27575 47 259 917 27 225 33 339 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocr8S _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5. __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Ali forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

Ali forms 

1978 

Farms 

133 

119 

55 

48 

51 

49 

27 

22 

93 

22 

16 

2 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

308 057 128 305976 

38 778 112 35294 

78 511 78 132018 

12675 (NA) 18592 

179 207 40 156409 

20 705 (NA) 15 112 

50 339 10 17 549 

5 398 (NA) 1 590 

163 050 (NA) (NA) 

77 706 (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

116 

107 

46 

42 

47 

46 

23 

19 

80 

19 

16 

1 

Forming ______________________________ 77 79 71 73 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 56 36 45 24 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ J 1 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeor"-________________________ 12 10 12 8 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 23 20 20 16 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 47 42 40 38 50 to 99 day"-________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 26 22 22 19 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years ond over ______________________ 24 20 21 16 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age____________________________ 51.3 51.6 51.1 51.9 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

303 331 109 301 551 

38 106 102 34 893 

76488 65 (0) 

12413 (NA) 18321 

177 684 36 155 104 

20535 (NA) 15002 

49 159 8 (0) 

5 158 (NA) 1 570 

159 790 85 184 571 

76340 12 (0) 

(0) 10 73355 

(0) 2 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

100 85 87 73 

24 16 22 14 

9 14 7 10 

67 41 62 40 

8 5 7 3 

1 1 1 1 

3 6 3 6 

14 12 12 10 

32 28 24 16 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Ali forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 52 2 186 70 577 47 2 182 64 573 

- 95 454 111 371 83 447 98 362 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 25 57 84 226 20 53 76 222 

- 97 63 (NA) (NA) 91 62 79 48 

Commercially mixed formula feed5. ____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 12 10 26 14 12 9 (0) 

- 56 318 43 196 53 307 38 193 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 28 35 12 7 26 (D) 11 (0) 

- 75 371 72 395 65 359 68 392 

- 32 48 8 21 32 48 6 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 34 42 38 46 31 40 35 44 

- 133 375 (NA) (NA) 116 362 (NA) (NA) 

- 133 308 126 248 116 299 108 244 

- 126 217 (NA) (NA) 109 212 108 173 

- 92 42 (NA) (NA) 89 41 72 40 

- 55 29 (NA) (NA) 49 27 30 15 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) } 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 104 17 

- 133 19 (NA) (NA) 116 18 

115 54 (NA) (NA) 104 51 (NA) (NA) 

33 12 (NA) (NA) 29 12 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____________________________ - _______ ----

Natural ~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_a~_d_ gas _______________________________________ ~~~~~~ == == == == == ==== == === = == === _ 

Kerosene, motor 011, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________________ -_ -_ - ___ --------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

296 GRAND COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are hosed on a sample of forms· see lext! 

All forms Form. with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Fanns Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________________ - __ Cropland fertilized, excepl ~.Iure __________________________ _ Poslure and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ 

54 16 257 51 -

- 52 14959 51 

14 I 298 12 - lime ________________ - __ ---------- ___ -_ - _____ ----- -- ---- ---- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigonts, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ I (0) I - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- - - - - 20 5066 20 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 14 ()() 14 

- 7 (X) 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per tann ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors _________________________ . __ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _______ • __________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup holers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horveslers, shoor bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sa~s 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

133 125 116 107 machinery and equipment - Can. 

4 715 3400 4454 3 128 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35449 27200 38 399 29 234 $30.000 to $49,999 __ . ____________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

2 6 2 2 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

27 17 16 12 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

36 27 32 24 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

90 118 53 59 52 59 

112 302 67 133 86 169 129 379 35 52 125 327 

1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 65 97 17 26 49 71 

82 110 30 35 54 75 

4 5 1 (0) 3 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see texl! 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

158n 38 9980 

(0) (NA) 8958 

(0) (NA) I 022 

- - -

(0) (NA) 633 

- - -

- - -

5066 (NA) 585 

- - - ()() 6 (X) 

()() (NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

20 35 19 31 

14 23 14 21 

18 II 18 11 

3 1 ~ 3 1 II 6 10 6 

2 J L 2 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

104 150 90 119 249 106 124 337 44 

1 (0) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

29 30 10 76 83 32 

1 (0) -

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Work.rs ________________________________________________ _ - 75 48 (X) 53 (X) 65 68 - 205 (X) 83 (X) 122 187 323 

Farms wllh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 worker. _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 10 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare _____________________________________ _ 

- 22 28 28 16 16 20 14 - 29 12 24 22 44 21 18 - 12 5 16 11 35 12 16 - 10 .3 15 4 27 10 16 - 2 - - - - 2 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND COUNTY, COLO. 297 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 117 00 115 (X) 105 00 104 (X) 

- 100 (X) 108 (X) 96 (X) 100 . (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cot1le. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 107 4525 112 2 176 100 4519 101 2163 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 97 (D) 109 (NA) 94 4470 100 (D) 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

- 93 24310 105 23 748 90 24300 97 23474 

- 86 12382 99 13 136 83 (D) 92 (D) 

- 83 12353 98 13092 82 (D) 91 (D) 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 18 29 26 44 16 (D) 25 (D) 

- 79 7028 (NAl (NA) 78 (D) 82 5539 

- 83 4900 (NAl (NA) 80 (D) 88 4943 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales, 

- Cattle 92 13212 106 II 682 90 (D) 97 II 585 and caIves ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4402 (X) (NA) (X) (0) 00 2089 

- 47 4 156 (NAl (NA) 45 (D) 40 3677 

- (X) 1 157 ()O (NA) (X) (D) 00 474 

- 78 9056 (NAl (NA) 78 9056 92 7908 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 3245 (X) (NA) (X) 3245 (X) 1 615 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 5 37 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) 00 (NA) (X) • (D) (X) 12 

- I (D) (HAl (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 14 I (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - - 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - 1 (D) - - - I (D) - - 1 (D) - -

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 16 I 638 19 I 656 14 (D) 18 (D) 

- 14 1 394 (NAl (NA) 12 (D) 18 996 

- 7 30 (NAl (NA) 6 (D) - -

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 95 I 127 77 922 84 I 041 69 889 

Sales, Hogs and pigs- ____ • ________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - I (D) I (D) I (D) I (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lamb'- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (X) - (X) (HA) (X) - (X) - - 15 I 357 18 I 313 13 (D) 17 (D) 

- 15 I 438 (NAl (NA) 13 (D) 18 1066 

- (X) 13 169 (X) (NA) (X) (D) 00 10016 

- 15 72 (NAl (NA) 13 (D) 18 40 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 26 83 9 63 21 78 8 (0) 

- (X) 42 (X) (NA) (X) 41 (X) 27 

POULTRY 

- 20 (X) 14 (X) 16 (X) 13 (X) 

- 20 698 13 466 16 555 12 (D) 

- 20 (D) 13 401 16 555 12 (0) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - I (D) 

- 4 80 I (0) 4 80 1 (0) 

- I (D) (HAl (NA) I (D) - - - I (0) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - - I (0) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) - - - 5 (X) (NAl (X) 4 (X) I (X) 

Inventoryl Any poultry __________________ - _______ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - ___________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

- 2 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (D) 1 (0) I (D) I (0) 

- 2 (D) I (0) I (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) 2 (D) I (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 6 (D) 6 I 5 (D) 6 I 

Sales, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ________ -------------- Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens - _______________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -_ --------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________________ -------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ - _____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000-

298 GRAND COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(am for all purpos., _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

For groin or seed (buShel.)-------------------l:~:= -

-

- For sllago or g ..... n chop (Ion" groon) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forfoddor, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or v ..... n chop (Ions, groon) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - (ul for dry forogo or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushols) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushols) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Borloy for groin (bushols) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for boons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - . 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potoloes (hundredwoigh/) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweotpolotoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) ( ... lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (s .. text) ______ 1978_ - F .. Id seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweot - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Greon peas excluding cowpea"-_______________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Peochos (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (seo text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8orrle. _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Nurs.ry and v ..... nhou •• product'-______________ 1978_ Oth.r crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Farms 

2 

-

-

-

2 (NA) 

- (HA) 

-

-

-

-

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

- 117 

110 

7 

(NA) 

67 

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

2 

2 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

1 (NA) 

-

-

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

-

-

- (NAl 

1 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

- 35 991 35031 

829 

(NA) 

19027 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Quontity 

00 

00 

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

00 

00 

00 

00 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

00 

00 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

00 

()() 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

- 57003 

46 924 

2047 

(NA) 

33 Oil 

00 

00 

- (HAl 

- (HAl 

00 

()() 

00 

00 

00 

00 

()() 

00 

00 

(X) 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

00 

()() 

- (NAl 

(X) 

00 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

2 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (HA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - 00 - - (NA) (HA) - - (X) - -

- - - - 00 - - (NA) (HA) - - 00 - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - -

- - - - 00 - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (HA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 113 34 391 105 35320 56 667 101 33 720 

(NA) (NA) 100 34 630 46 434 96 33 876 

7 729 6 (D) (D) 6 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 18 2 213 2846 18 2 213 

63 18 187 63 18796 32840 59 17956 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - -

2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) (HAl 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - - - 00 - - (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (X) - - (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) (HA) (NAl - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

) 

GRAND COUNTY, COLO. 299 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acros 

- 161 294 295 160 262 070 130 285 293 120 243928 

- (X) I 828 ()() I 638 (X) 2 195 (X) 2033 

- (X) 2 060 800 ()() 2 060 800 (X) 2060 800 (X) 2060800 

- (X) 14.3 (X) 12.7 (X) 13.8 (X) 11.8 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ____ . _____________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:! 

- 737 765 (X) 403 500 (X) 840 751 (X) 465 000 (X) 

- (X) 423 (X) 246 (X) 412 (X) 229 

Average per farm _____________________________ dallors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 141 58 281 149 58 727 119 (0) 113 50 411 

- 136 40 158 131 35 595 117 39 116 110 34 850 

Total cropland ____________________ .. _________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 2 (0) 4 (NA) I (0) I (NA) 

- 3 (0) 4 (NA) - - 4 (NA) 

- 12 267 7 (NA) 6 124 2 (NA) 

- 12 436 17 (NA) 7 262 8 (NA) 

- 18 I 125 14 (NA) 18 I 125 10 (NA) 

- 26 3 493 30 (NA) 24 (0) 30 (NA) 

- 34 10489 33 (NA) 32 (0) 33 (NA) 

- 20 13 062 14 (NA) 20 13062 14 (NA) 

- 9 II 225 8 (NA) 9 II 225 8 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.0036or more 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 61 17494 79 18 952 46 (0) 50 (0) 

- 5 629 8 4 180 5 (0) 2 (0) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ____ .. _________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 17 20 195 27 8 218 16 (0) 20 8 106 

- 12 18 316 (NA) (NA) II (0) 14 4 109 

- 7 I 879 (NA) (NA) 7 I 879 II 3997 

Other land __ . _______________________________________ _ 

- 138 215819 133 195 125 115 209 646 104 185 411 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasfeland, etc ________ _ 

- 116 212 327 (NA) (NA) 102 206 226 86 177 050 

- 73 3492 (NA) (NA) 57 3 420 73 8361 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 148 248 137 (NA) (NA) 123 240 249 (NA) 196 480 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 140 71 316 124 49020 121 70050 109 48 466 

- 132 39 774 (NA) (NA) 114 38 741 105 33 672 

- 81 (0) (NA) (NA) 73 (0) (NA) 14 794 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigoted _______ . _________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land sef aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AII432 I ,00036forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 161 10030 160 4 970 130 10 005 120 4 931 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 62 300 (X) 31 063 (X) 76960 (X) 41 092 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

- 31 6904 II (NA) 31 6904 II (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 27 I 890 26 (NA) 27 I 890 26 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 786 21 (NA) 27 786 21 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 20 296 23 (NA) 20 296 23 (NA) $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 92 21 (NA) 13 92 21 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 38 12 (NA) 12 38 12 (NA) Less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 28 26 43 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ - 4 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) Less zhon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- 15 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 3 - 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 42 853 41 (0) 36 846 (NA) (0) Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 85 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- 39 841 (NA) (NA) 33 834 28 386 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

I (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 134 9 177 131 4 457 118 9 159 114 (0) 

- 2 (0) 3 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) I (0) 

- 124 7 868 (NA) (NA) 112 7 855 110 4 119 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

- 8 I 273 (NA) (NA) 8 I 273 6 303 

- 21 33 (NA) (NA) 17 28 9 4 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products __________________________________ - __ _ 

Cattle and calves __________________________ .. ________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

300 GUNNISON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY OAT A 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Horve.ted 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All form. ----------------------------- 161 160 294 295 136 253463 40158 

Forms wilh- 1 to 9 ocre"-_______________________ _ 4 3 5 1 (D) (D) 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 15 7 482 11 398 296 SO to 69 ocre"- _____________________ _ 2 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 70 to 99 acre"- ____________________ _ 

- 3 5 248 3 248 64 100 to 139 acre. ___________________ _ 

- 5 5 593 4 493 157 140 to 179 ocre"-___________________ _ 8 16 1 284 7 1 124 394 180 to 219 acro"-___________________ _ 1 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 220 to 259 ocre"-___________________ _ 2 3 (0) I (D) (D) 260 to 499 ocre"- ___________________ _ 15 24 5 548 13 4888 1 465 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

- 30 24 19696 26 16936 4089 1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 28 27 39 732 25 35 632 9 374 2,(M)() acres or more ________________ _ 

- 48 43 225 957 43 193 271 24 142 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 

1978 

Forms 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 161 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 136 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 109 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 88 Part owners __________________________________ _ 47 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 44 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 5 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 4 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 97 Partnership __________________________________ _ 33 Corporation __________________________________ _ 23 Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 8 

All forms 

Acres 

294 295 

40158 

126 484 

22012 

155 686 

17 648 

12 125 

498 

114 360 

(D) 

67 604 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

160 

131 

107 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

262 070 

35 595 

146 650 

24 237 

100 675 

8868 

14 745 

2 490 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigoted land 

Al:.res Harvested 

Farms in forms cropiond 

140 270 183 39 877 

- - -

12 416 287 

2 (0) (D) 

3 248 64 4 493 157 

6 954 344 

I (D) (0) 

1 (D) (D) 

14 5 228 I 465 

27 17636 4089 

26 36 732 9 374 

44 207 955 23922 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

130 

117 

80 

71 

46 

43 

4 

3 

71 

31 

23 

5 

Acres 

285 293 39 116 

117 809 

21 015 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

107 138 

(D) 

67 604 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

120 

110 

84 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

9 (NA) 

72 

24 

23 

I 

Irrtgo1ed 

land 

71 316 

- 359 

(D) 

64 

217 

609 

(D) 

(D) 

2041 

6282 

17 110 

44 402 

Acres 

243928 

34 850 

136 879 23 768 

97620 

8 592 

9429 

2 490 

131 308 

(D) 

65 187 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: forming _____________________________ _ 105 77 Other _______________________________ _ 56 56 

Operators by ago graup, Under 25 yeors _______________________ _ 3 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 14 5 35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 33 28 45 to 54 year'-_______________________ _ 57 36 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 30 40 6S years and over _____________________ _ 24 24 Average oge __________________________ _ 51.0 53.6 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

98 

32 

1 

9 

27 

49 

24 

20 

51.8 

Operators by place of residence: 74 On form operated _____________________ _ 

22 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: 3 None ________________________________ _ 

19 I to 49 dOV'- _________________________ _ 

35 50 to 99 day'- _______ _________________ _ 

21 100 to 149 day'- _____ _________________ _ 

18 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 53.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of farms: see text] 

All forms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

116 76 101 62 36 20 25 13 

9 37 21 

82 56 76 52 13 12 

5 2 5 2 

6 1 6 I 

3 9 I 4 43 40 21 15 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 79 I 976 83 1 112 64 1 969 58 1 106 - 135 1 636 140 853 113 1 631 109 841 

- 47 128 106 248 42 126 84 241 

- 124 118 (NA) (NA) 114 117 99 94 - 23 25 14 21 23 25 13 (D) 

- 63 174 41 89 63 174 36 88 - 41 25 14 12 38 25 II 12 - 95 661 75 427 86 660 71 424 - 26 89 21 47 26 89 19 (D) 

- 45 134 34 30 40 124 30 28 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for IIve.tock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tree. __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

~~~:~~~art~r ,;:;;,chl,;-.-hl,:e~-.-n-d-~.~iol-o-(;;,-a-chl~.,:y- o~d- ----- equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 161 515 (NA) (NA) 136 506 (NA) (NA) 

- 161 425 158 273 136 419 119 261 - 159 263 (NA) (NA) 134 258 118 193 - 78 76 (NA) (NA) 72 75 61 38 - 56 34 (NA) (NA) 56 34 28 14 - 20 8 (NA) (NA) 20 8 } - 4 22 (NA) (NA) 4 22 119 16 - 161 22 (NA) (NA) 136 22 

- 105 78 . (NA) (NA) 94 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 35 12 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

pe~~:ol~e~~~~~~t~_ Dielll fuel _______________________________________ ==== ==== == == == ==== == ====== ==== ==== _ 

~~e~~li butano, and propan. ________________________ _ 

E~::krene, Noturol-g~; motor == ==== all, ======= and grease === ==== _____________________ == == == == ======== == = _ tv --________________________________________ _ 

Other_cool, wood, coke, .tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GUNNISON COUNTY, COLO. 301 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertililer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ .. Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------

- 63 11 452 63 62 11 015 62 7 437 7 

- - - Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 21 2 235 21 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 3 6 3 

- 32 2 556 29 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 31 (X) 28 

- 12 (X) 9 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of 011 

161 154 136 115 machinery and equipment - Can. 

5 826 3 792 5 539 3 343 $20.000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

36 187 24 623 40 729 29 070 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

18 14 12 7 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

29 28 1 15 

2~ ! $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

39 33 j 36 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

11 452 

11 015 

437 

-

2 235 

-

6 

2 553 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________ "" _______ _ 

Motortrucks including p;ckups _______ ...... ______ _ Wheel froctors _______________ • ___________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _. ___________________ ._ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

116 208 61 82 74 126 

155 371 67 99 127 272 

148 413 21 32 145 381 

10 10 - - 10 10 

4 4 - - 4 4 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

65 71 20 24 46 47 

83 90 24 24 59 66 

18 18 8 8 10 10 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

36 5 289 (NA) 4 585 (NA) 704 

- -

(NA) 296 

- - - - (NA) 782 

- - 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 27 16 25 

25 35 25 32 

9 12 9 12 

6 1 5 { 6 1 15 14 5 

3 -' jL 3 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

118 181 111 

137 301 98 

137 354 56 

2 (0) - - - -

1 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 27 4 

74 84 32 

4 6 I 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 95 44 (X) 86 (X) 86 71 

- 377 (X) 104 (X) 273 363 294 Forms • _____________ -_ - - - ___ -- -. ______ -------------- -- --- Workers ______________ - _____________ -_ -------- - --- ---- ---

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ -- ---- -- -- ---- -------------

2 workers ____________ -. ____ - - ------ -- ------------------

3 or 4 workers ________ - _______ ---------- ------------ ---. 5 to 9 workers ______________________ -_ -- ---------------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 24 18 18 28 28 20 11 

- 18 11 22 11 22 13 17 

26 11 37 27 85 26 19 

- 17 4 27 17 108 17 18 

- 10 - - 3 30 10 6 

302 GUNNISON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Humber Forms Number farms Number Forms Number 

UVI!STOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl 

AnX~~:'~~ h~u!~h"P=========================== - 146 (X) 136 (X) 121 (X) 114 (X) 

- 132 (X) 126 (X) 113 (X) 109 00 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.(XXL 

Any cottle, hogs, or shoop ____________________ $1,OO(L - 134 9 177 131 4457 118 9 159 114 (D) 

- 128 (D) 127 (HA) 116 (D) 114 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventoryl Cottle and calve. ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Stoors, stoer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 129 42466 123 44270 110 42007 106 43 581 

- 117 23233 111 22361 103 22 896 97 21 862 

- 114 23200 110 22305 103 22 876 97 21 814 

- 19 33 30 56 12 20 25 48 

- 108 9 174 (NAt (HA) 99 9 113 87 8555 

- 118 10059 (NAt (HA) 104 9998 97 13 164 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,OO(L Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.(XXL Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.(XXL fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,(XXL Dairy products _______________________________ $1.(XXL 

- 124 23312 123 21 968 112 23 278 110 21 769 

- (X) 7868 (X) (NAt 00 7855 (X) 4 119 

- 74 8614 (NAt (NAt 70 8606 75 10456 

- (X) 1 847 (X) (HA) (X) 1 846 (X) 1 511 

- 116 14698 (NAt (NAt 105 14672 93 11 313 

- (X) 6021 (X) (NAt (X) 6009 (X) 2608 

- 10 740 (NAI (HA) 10 740 6 1 560 

- (X) 307 (X) (HA) (X) 307 (X) 520 

- 2 (D) (NAt (HA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for brooding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between - . Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) 3 15 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAt (HA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NAI (NAt 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - Shoop and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 7 21 188 6 11 715 7 21 188 6 11 715 

- 7 12 788 (NAt (NAt 7 12 788 6 7951 Gools _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAt (NA) I (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 117 1 060 79 695 97 930 66 641 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - ()() (D) (X) (NAI (X) (D) (X) (D) fooder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NAI (X) (D) (X) (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 18 125 6 10074 8 18 125 6 10074 Shoop and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 8 18466 (NAt (NAt 8 18466 6 8692 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 203 305 (X) (HA) (X) 203305 (X) 82762 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ - 8 1 273 (NAI (NAt 8 1 273 6 303 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAI (NAI - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NAt (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 21 66 12 23 17 58 9 19 

$1,000_ - (X) 32 (X) (NAt (X) 28 (X) 4 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 (X) 11 (X) 7 (X) 9 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ - 7 177 10 306 5 (D) 8 (D) 

~G:t~~d :~~:~~ ~ldl~lt:~e_===================== - 6 (D) 10 296 4 (D) 8 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAI (NAI 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 2 (D) (HAl (NAI 2 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-typo chickens ________________ _ 

- Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for brooding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (HAl (NAI 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAt (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NAt (HAl - - - - Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 3 (X) (NAt 00 2 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (X) 2 (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NAI (HA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-typo chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (HAl (NAt - - - - - - - - - - - - - Turkeys for slaughtor ____________________________ _ - - - (NAI (NAI - - - - Turkey hens kept for brooding ____________________ _ - - - (HAl (NAI - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (HAl (NAI - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (HAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 (Z) - - 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GUNNISON COUNTY, COLO. 303 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres 

Com for all purposes ---------________________ 1978_ 

197·L For groin or seed (bushelsl ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or g_n chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

- 6 320 00 5 260 6 320 00 5 260 

- 5 206 00 (NA) (HAl 5 206 00 5 206 

- 3 90 3450 2 (D) 3 90 3450 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (HAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 230 4200 5 (D) 5 230 4200 5 (D) 

1974_ Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 5 (D) 3030 5 (D) 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HAl (NA) 00 (HAl (NAl - - .00 - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsl ___________________ 1978_ - - - 00 (NA) (HAl - - 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenl __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (HAl (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed - _________________________ 1978_ - (HAl (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl - - - - - - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl - - 00 - - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (HAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 114 6450 4 74 5 114 6450 4 74 1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 3 48 2400 2 (D) 

- 3 15 1 034 3 15 3 15 1 034 3 15 1974_ Ry. for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl - - - - - - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Poanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

S_lpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see l.xl) _________________ 1978_ - 132 39 725 69256 129 39 443 113 38 683 67823 111 38 410 

1974_ - 129 34 434 56 309 (NA) (NAl 108 33 679 55 289 103 32503 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 20 1 266 3911 18 1 026 17 1 212 3853 15 972 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 16 1 709 4442 16 1 709 Other lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 49 14780 24026 49 14780 43 14 180 23005 43 14180 

Field seed crops ____________ . __________________ 1978_ - - - (JO - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - - - (JO - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Sweet cam ________________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - 00 - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchord'-____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - - - 00 (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (NAl (HAl (NAl (HA) (NAl (NA) Poaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - (NA) (HA) 

- (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (HAl (NAl - - - - - Nursery and V_nhouse produclL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) 00 - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - 00 (NAl (HAl - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

304 GUNNISON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms __________ _ 

Average size of form ____ . _ 

Approximate land oreo___ _ Proportion in forms __ . ___ _ 

Value of land and buildings: l 

Average per form ___ _ 

Average per acre ____ _ 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ___________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ________ . ____ _ 

percent _ 

dollars. 

_ doHars_ 

10 to 19 ocres ___ ._. __________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _________________ • ____ . _____ _ 

30 to 49 acres _____ • ________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______ ._ . _____________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________ _ 

20010 499 acres ____________________ _ 500 to 999 acres __________________ . _____ _ 

1,000 acres or morc ____________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for posture ______________ _ 

Other cropland _________________________ . ___ .. _____ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. __ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ ._ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ____ ._ 

Cropland idle __________ .. __ _ 

Total woodland __________________ .. ________ _ 

Woodland postured ____ ._ 

Woodland not postured _______ . ____ _ 

Other land ______ . _. 

Pustureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodlandlJastured ______ • _____ .. _____________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc ___ _ 

Posturelond, aU types- _____ _ 

Irrigated land ____________________ . _________ ._ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _______________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; sec text. 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

14 7 2861 (X) 520 (X) 674 5601 (X) 1.1 

436 002 (X) 

(X) 838 

8 (D)I 

4 305 

- - - - 2 (0) 

- - 1 ID) 

-

1 (0)1 

- -

-

7 ID) 

- -

- -

- -

-- ~ I 

6 ID) 

5 I 224 

3 10) 

10 3 587 

6 10) 5 ID) 

13 4 950 

9 1 326 

4 305

1 

8 1 02~ 

- -

- -i 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doHars_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold;! $100,000 or more _______________________________ . ____ _ $40,00010 $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________ _ 

$2,50010 $4,999 ________________________ . _________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ __ 

$2,000 to $2,499 ________________________ . ________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 ________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _____________________ ._ . _________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL _________ . ________________ . 

Crops ___ . _ .. _____ . ________________ . ___________ • __ ..• 

Grains. ___ .. __ •. ___ .. ___________ . ___ ... ______________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __ . _ .. ____________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ___ • _______ • ___ • ____ ._. _________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ____ .. _________ .. __ _ 

Tobacco___ ___ _ __ ._ _. ______ ._. 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage._ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __ . 

fruits, nuts. and berries. __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ 

Other crops _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products 

Poultry and poultry products. _ _ . 

Dairy products __ . 

Cotfle ond calves. _ . _ Hogs and pigs _ _ __ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ 

11974 dota include sales of forest products. 

1978 

Forms 

14 

(X) 

2 

3 

-

6 

-

-

3 

I 

-

- - 2 

-

- -

- -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

-

12 

-

-

I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1.000) 

604 

43 145 

(D) 

(D) 

-

84 

-

--

2 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

1974 

Forms Acres 

12 7 9031 (X) 659 

(X) 674 5601 (X) J.2 

262 083 (X) 

(X) 398 

10 I 7241 8 I 250 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I INA) 

- (NA) 

2 (NA) 

2 INA)I 3 INA) 

- INA) 

- INA) 

3 (0) 

1 (D) 

INA) (NA) 

INA) (NA) 

INA) INA)I 

INA) INA) 

4 746 

INA) INA) 

INA) (NA) 

11 5 433 

INA) (NA) 

INA) (NA) 

INA) (NA) 

8 1 620 

INA) INA) 

(NA) (NA) 

INA) (NA) 

(X) IX) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

12 237 

(X) 19 750 

1 INA) 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 (NA) 

3 INA) 

- (NA) 

3 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) INA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- -

(NA) (NA) 

8 225 _. - (NA) INA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

11 5 616 10 (0) I 

(X) 511 (X) (0)1 (X) 674 5601 (X) 674 560 

(X) 0.8 (X) J.I 

389 457 (X) 252 000 (X) 

(X) 76:' (X) 338 

6 (D) 8 ID) 

4 305 7 (0) 

- - - INA) 

- - - INA) 

2 ID) INA) 

- - - INA) 

1 10) 2 INA) 

-

IIld 2 INA) 

1 3 INA) 

- - - INA) 

- - - INA) 

5 10) 2 10) 

- - 1 10) 

- - - -

- - 1 10) 

- =1 

- = I - -

6 ID) 3 ID) 

5 I 224 2 ID) 

3 (D) I ID) 

7 2 157 9 ID) 

3 (D) 8 5 060 

4 (D) 6 ID) 

10 3 400 (NA) 6 069 

7 10) 8 I 620 

4 305

1 

7 1 225 

6 (0) INA) 395 

- - -

- - i IX) IX) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 1$1.000) 

11 (0) I 10 ID) 

IX) 54 688 IX) 10) 

2 ID)I I INA\ 

3 (D) I INA) 

INA) 

6 84

1 

4 INAII - 3 INA) 

-

(X> \ 

- INA) 

(X) I INAI IX) (X) IXI IX) 

(X) (X) (X) IX) 

IX) (Xl (X) IX) (X) IX) (X) IX) (X) (X) IX) IXI 

- INA) (0) 

-

~ \ 

- INA) (NA) - - - (NA) INA) -

= \ - 1 10) 

-

-- -I - I 

II (D) 8 :))~ 

-

- - II (D) 8 n; -

-

1 (D) 

HINSDALE COUNTY, COLO. 30S 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms " __ 

forms with110 9 acres __ 

10 to 49 ocres _ 

50 to 69 ocres __ 

70 to 99 acres __ 

10010 139 acres-_ 140 to 1 79 acres 

180 to 2t9 ocres 

220 to 259 acres __ 

260 to 499 ocres __ . 

SOD to 999 ocres- __ 

1,000 10 1,999 acres _ . __ 

2,000 acres or more __ _ -

Forms 

1978 1974 

14 

1: I I 

1 

-

- - - I I 

I I 

I I 

3 4 

5 3 

- I 

I I 

1978 

~orms With horvcsh"d cropland 

Ac.res Acres Harvested in forms Forms in forms cropland 

7 286 4 I 940 305 

(0) - - (0) - _. 

- - - -

- (0) - - - (0) - - (0) - .. I 020 2 (0) (0) 3 654 2 (0) (D) 

(0) - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms 

Harvested cropland_ 

Tenure of operator; 

Full owners _ _ _ .. 

Harvested cropland 

PorI owners _ 

Harvested c:roplond_ 

Tenants _ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

Type of organilolion: 

Individual or family_ 

Partnership __ Corporation __ .. __ _ _____ _ 

Other .- cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

Opera lars by principal occupation: 

FormIng __ 

Other _ 

Operators by age group: 

... 

ionol, elc .. 

1978 

Forms 

14 

4 

10 

2 

2 

2 

2 

13 

I 

AU forms I 1978 ' 1974 

S 6 

9 5 

All forms 

1974 

Acres FOWlS Acres 

I 286 12 7 903 

305 8 I 250 

5 475 8 6 319 

ID) INA) I 085 (D) 3 (D) 

ID) (NA) 165 (0) I (0) 

INA) 

iD) INA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) INA) 

INA) INA) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 ' 1974 

Operolors by place of residence· 

S 6 On form operated 

6 3 Not on form operated 

No! reported. . -

Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Horvcslcd Irrigated 

Forms in farms cropland lond 

9 5 261 305 I 326 

- - - - 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- - - .. 

- - -

- - - - .. -

1 (D) (0) 101 

1 (D) (0) 1.0) 

2 (0) (D) (0) 

3 2 100 (D) 765 

-

I (0) (0) (0) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or Illore 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

II 5 616 10 (0) 

4 305 7 (0) 

8 (D) 6 (0) 

2 ID) INA) ID) 

2 (0) 3 I 234 

2 (0) INA) ID) 

I ID) 1 (D) 

- (NA) 

10 (D) 8 3 564 

- - I (0) 

I (D) 1 W) - -

All forms Forms with soil'S of 

$L,500 or morf' I 1978 ' 1974 1978 '197·1 

.. - 9 7 9 6 

.-,- 4 2 2 2 

- . 1 2 

Under 25 years _ 

25 10 34 yeors 

35 10 44 years 

45 10 54 yeors 

55 10 64 years 

- - Operotors reporling days of work off farm. 

II 

65 years and over _ . 

AVNage age. 

-

3 

6 

3 

2 

53.2 

2 

4 

4 

1 

51.8 

I 

5 

3 

2 

55.6 

None 

2 11049 days._ 

3 5010 99 days._ 

3 100 10 149 days 

I 15010 199 doys. 

51.2 200 days or more 

'Applies ollly 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see lexl. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo ore bosed on a somple of forrns; sec lexll 

Livestock and poultry purchased 

feed for lives lock and poultry 

Commercially mixed formula feeds 

Anilllol health costs 

Secds, bulbs, plonls, and trees _ 

Commercial 'crliliter 

Olher ogriculturol chemicals including lime 

Hired form lobor 

Conlracl lobar 

CU51omwork, machine hire, and rental of lIlochinery and 

e'Iuipllwlll 

tJlcrgy and petroleum products 

Pt!lroleullI products 

Goso/i,w 

Diesel lucl 

I P gn~, (winne, (Iud propune 

fuel OIl 

NOlurul g(J~ 

Kcro5cne, motor oil, and greasc 

flcclricily 

Orher cool. wood, coke, e'c. 

306 HINSDALE COUNTY, COLO. 

1978 

forms 

5 

12 

I 

13 

4 

3 

8 

5 

14 

14 

14 

5 

5 

14 

" 5 

All forms 

1974 

Expenses 

1$).000) forms 

75 3 

31 9 

(0) 7 

5 (NA) 

1 

6 2 

Il) 

n 4 

1 

4 1 

25 INA) 

19 12 

13 (NA) 

2 INA) 

3 INA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

4 INA) 

2 INA) 

3 S 3 .l 

... . .. 2 2 

I I 

I I I 1 

--_. . .. 8 :I 5 

FUrrH$ wilh soles of $2,500 or ilion' 

1978 197.1 

Expenses Expensf's ~ xpl'n'o.l''o. 

1$1.000) forms 1$ I .000) ~orrm, (i,l.oOn) 

58 4 (0) J ~)H 

34 10 (0) I 1\ (OJ 

18 I (0) I III 

INA) II (0) 8 ., 

(0) I (I)) 

(0) 4 6 2 (Il) 

3 (I) 

9 7 (0) " 'J 

(0) -

(0) 5 4 I 11» 

(NA) II 23 (Nil) 11111 IS 11 18 10 (I)) 

(NA) " 12 10 'J 

INA) 5 2 ,I ., 

INA) 4 (0) :I I 

INA) } Ill) 

INA) - 10 I 

INA) " (0) 

(NA) 9 (0) (Nil) (NAl 

INA) 4 (0) (Nil) INII) , 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are baNd on a sample of farm., see lext) 

All farm. Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

- 4 535 4 

- 4 275 4 

- 3 260 3 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, exceplll1:,lure __________________________ _ 

Paslure and rangeland fert lized _________ ~------------------- Ume ________________ - _________________ --------------------- - - -

- - - - Sprays, dusls, granules, fumiganls, elc. 10 conlrol- In.octs on hay and ather craps _____________________________ _ 

- - - Nematodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - I (D) I 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

- - - - - I ()() I Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insoct canlrol on liveslock and pouUry _______________________ _ 

- 5an~otian and rodenl and bird canlrol _______________________ _ - ()() -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated markel value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ $1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value graup, $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms 

1978 

14 

211 15 103 

S 

5 

1974 

12 

225 

18750 

1 

2 

3 

Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 

11 

191 

17404 

3 

4 

1974 

10 

(D) 

20 400 

2 

2 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of all machinery ond equipment - Can. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30.000 to $49.999 _____________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199.999 ___________________ _ 

535 2 

275 (NAl 

260 (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - - - (D) (NA) 

- - ()() - ()() (NAl 

All forms 

1978 1974 

2 4 

2 2 

=1 -~ 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

()() 

00 

1978 1974 

2 4 

2 2 

-1 

- J $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ - J jL 

~--------~--------~------------------~----~--~~--------~ 

$200.000 or more ______________________ _ 

1978 1974 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _______________________________ 8 16 5 7 5 9 7 18 7 Motortrucks Including plckup'-_______________ 12 20 5 7 9 13 10 20 10 Wheel traclors _____________________________ 1O 16 2 (D) 8 (D) 11 27 6 Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only ____ Com heads for combines ____________________ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers __________ Coltonplckers ______________________________ (NA) (NA) (NA) Mower conditioners ________________________ I (D) 1 Pickup bolers ______________________________ 4 4 (D) 3 (D) 6 7 2 field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type __________________________ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms, see lext) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more Working less Ihon 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 8 6 (X) 5 ()() 7 4 

- ~~~rs-:::::: 2S (X) 8 (X) 17 (D) 7 :::::: :::::::::: :::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: Farms wllh-

- 2 4 (D) 1 (D) 1 3 - 2 2 (D) - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 (D) 1 1 

- 3 - - 2 (D) 3 - tJl~~i$t.~lm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HINSDALE COUNTY, COLO. 307 
Table 9. Uvestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Fonns Number Fanns Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULtlIy 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any callie. hog •• or sheep __________________________ _ - 13 (Xl 9 (Xl 11 (Xl 8 (Xl 

- 8 (Xl 8 (Xl 7 (Xl 7 (X) 

Soles, 

Any IMstock or poultry and their products _______ $1,()()(L 

Any callie. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.0()(L - 12 (D) 8 225 11 (0) 8 225 

- 12 (D) 8 (NA) 11 (D) 8 225 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 8 I 007 8 I 218 7 (0) 7 (0) 

- 5 326 7 632 4 (0) 6 (0) 

- 5 326 7 623 4 (D) 6 (D) Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- - - 3 9 - - 3 9 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 6 167 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 6 163 

- 8 514 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 418 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 12 I sao 8 1 012 11 (D) 8 1 012 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (Xl (D) (Xl 225 

- 8 330 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 214 

- (X) (D) (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (Xl 21 

- 11 12SO (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 8 798 

$1.000_ - (X) S08 (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (Xl 205 Fattened coNte _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (Xl - (Xl - Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventorys Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sheep and Iombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses ond ponies __________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 9 138 6 34 8 (D) 5 (0) 

Soles, Hogs ond pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - - - - - - - - - - (X) - (Xl (NA) (Xl - (X) - Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - - - - - - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (Xl . - (X) - Sheep and Iombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and Iombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) - (Xl (NA) (X) - (Xl - Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000_ Goots __________________________________________ - __ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - _. -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (Xl - - 1 (0) - - 1 (D) - -

- ()() (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (Xl -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________ " ___ --____________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and puilets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 1 (Xl I (X) 1 (Xl 1 (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -_ -_ ------- - ------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

Soles. Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

- - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - -

308 HINSDAU COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ ()() ()() 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NAl ()() 

For groin or .eed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

OolS for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Olh.r small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) (X) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (NAl 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 4 305 425 4 305 4 305 425 4 305 

1974 __ 8 260 1 225 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (D) 7 235 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) (D) (D) (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ ()() (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl (X) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (HAl Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl (NA)! (NA) (NA) 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ ()() (NAl (HA) (X) Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NAl (X) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl (X) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HAl (X) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NAl (X) Apples (paundsL ___________________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1974 __ (HA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) 1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 

eerrles _____________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 1974 __ (X) (NA) (NAl (X) Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl Nursery and greenhou.e producls _______________ 1978 __ (X) (X) Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NA) 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HINSDALE COUNTY, COLO. 309 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with solos of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farhls Acres Fonns Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 240 673 851 201 710431 185 628447 144 675065 

- (X) 2808 (X) 3534 (X) 3397 (X) 4688 - (X) 1 007360 (X) I 007360 (X) I 007360 (X) I 007360 

- (X) 66.9 (X) 70.5 (X) 62.4 (X) 67.0 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate lond oroo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percentValue of lond and buildings:) 

- 341 664 (X) 386 632 (X) 426 557 (X) 497653 ()() 

- (X) 124 (Xl 109 (X) 124 (X) 106 

Average per form _____________________________ doUars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 173 31 759 160 40575 139 28588 116 32389 

- 148 11 315 137 18085 124 10797 102 17 201 

Total cropiond __________________________________ •. ___ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 10 44 5 (NA) 5 22 I (NA) 

- 18 225 9 (NA) 12 148 2 (NAl 

- 17 368 13 (NA) 11 238 7 (NA) 

- 30 I 139 34 (NA) 23 850 19 (NAl 

- 37 2 555 30 (NA) 37 2 555 27 (NA) 

- 25 3 124 28 (NA) 25 3124 28 (NA) 

- 9 (D) 14 (NA) 9 (D) 14 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _ ... __________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 55 13689 50 14269 40 11383 23 8967 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 6 755 44 8221 26 6408 34 6221 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soi/·jmprovement 

- 3 59 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 24 2987 (NA) (NA) 17 2738 20 2925 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 6 1350 (NA) (NA) 6 1 350 17 2970 Cropland idle __________________________________ .. _ 

- 7 2359 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 35 28600 41 29276 26 26770 22 26866 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 30 26456 (NA) (NA) 23 25065 19 16 786 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 10 2 144 (NA) (NA) 6 1 705 10 10080 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 210 613492 173 640 580 165 573089 134 615810 Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 179 608676 (NA) (NA) 149 569041 123 609 584 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ - 97 4816 (NA) (NA) 67 4048 71 6226 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 220 648 821 (NA) (NA) 177 605489 (NA) 635 337 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 111 12634 82 12242 96 12000 68 11909 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 105 6208 (NA) (NA) 90 5889 63 11 142 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 21 6206 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 7 220 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 10 867 (Xl (X) JO 867 (X) (X) 

IJ978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of ogricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 240 6417 201 3 574 185 6360 144 3496 

- (X) 26738 (Xl 17 781 (X) 34 376 (Xl 24278 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 16 3 167 6 (NA) 16 3 167 6 (NA) 

- 21 I 288 12 (NA) 21 I 288 12 (NA) 

- 31 865 20 (NA) 31 865 20 (NA) 

- 46 650 26 (NA) 46 650 24 (NA) 

- 35 253 45 (NA) 35 253 45 (NA) 

- 36 137 30 (NA) 36 137 30 (NA) 

- 55 57 62 (NA) (X) (Xl 5 (NA) 

- 5 11 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 10 17 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 19 24 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 50 252 44 375 41 242 (NA) 370 

- 13 51 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 21 211 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 38 196 (NA) (NA) 31 187 24 160 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (0) - - 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Craps __________________________________ - ____________ _ 

Groins __________________________________________ ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obocco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds. hoy. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 218 6 165 190 3 187 180 6 118 137 3 113 

- 6 2 6 4 4 (0) 5 (0) 

- 12 572 (NAl (NA) 9 571 9 (0) 

- 208 5481 (NA) (NA) 177 5442 137 2374 

- 13 48 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) II 37 

- 20 22 (NA) (NA) 15 19 13 8 

- 25 40 (NA) (NA) 21 37 14 305 

livestock. poultry. and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Oalry products __________________________________ ---_ 

Cattie and calves ______________ ----------------------

Hogs and plg'-_________ - _____ ----------------------- Sheep. Iambs. and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data Include .oies of forest products. 

310 HUERFANO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvnted 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in fonns cropland 

- All farms ___________________________ _ 240 201 673851 148 310 171 11 315 

- 15 6 18 1 (D) (D) 

- 8 - 225 4 134 65 

- 5 - 280 3 161 47 

- 4 1 320 I (D) (D) 

- 4 2 508 3 381 61 

- 7 ,7 I 097 3 46S 105 

- 9 4 (D) 4 795 119 

- 2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- 35 27 12 260 27 9092 1 186 

- 45 37 31 837 30 21 092 2442 

- 41 41 58 244 32 44 410 2704 

- 65 76 566 817 39 233 317 4510 

Forms w~h- 1 to 9 acre"- ______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocreo _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre"-__________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 220 to 259 ac"'s ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acre"-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 acreo ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Charaderistics: 

1978 

Forms 

Lond in farms. __________________________________ _ 240 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 148 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 138 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 84 Port owners __________________________________ _ 78 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 51 T enonts _____________________________________ _ 24 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 13 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 195 Partnership __________________________________ _ 37 Corporation __________________________________ _ 6 

All farms 

Acres 

673 851 

11 315 

135 504 

5 109 

393 899 

4598 

144 448 

1 608 

391 785 

209 306 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

201 

137 

98 

(NA) 

94 

(NA) 

9 (NA) 

Acres 

710 431 

18 085 

181 553 

58n 

509 506 11778 

19372 

430 

Farms with irrigated land 

Ac",s Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

111 297939 7 794 

1 (D) (D) 

4 134 65 

2 (0) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

3 46S 105 

3 595 87 

1 (0) (D) 

20 6647 936 

18 12716 947 

22 30 238 1m 34 246 459 3 720 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

185 

124 

92 

62 

71 

50 

22 

12 

150 

30 

5 

Acres 

628447 

10 797 

(D) 

4651 

362443 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

379 727 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

144 

102 

61 

(NA) 

77 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

112 

25 

7 

Irrigated land 

12634 

(0) 

55 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

235 

272 

(D) 

1 682 

1 033 

3 257 

5763 

Acres 

675 065 

17 201 

165 467 

5294 

491 466 

11 527 

18 132 

380 

379 110 

137 978 

157 977 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

r-~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--T----------- 2 (D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

146 132 115 96 

74 31 58 21 

20 31 12 20 

97 72 82 59 

27 7 14 6 

12 6 9 2 

9 11 6 7 

13 7 13 5 

70 35 53 22 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($I,oool Farms ($1.000) 

- 106 1 292 66 607 103 1 291 59 597 

- 220 765 148 764 159 703 113 730 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed far livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 56 202 111 418 35 193 92 405 

- 174 40 (NA) (NA) 139 37 91 47 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

- 42 18 36 24 38 18 28 23 

- 38 52 8 16 38 52 6 (D) 

- 25 15 9 1 25 15 6 1 

- 95 312 62 296 77 299 54 292 

- 23 63 11 7 23 63 11 7 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tree. __________________________ _ COmmercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hlrtd farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

~~:::'~~rt~r,;:,a;;hln;hl;;,~a-nd-reii.-ai-ofm_.-chiii.,:ya;;d------ equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 37 45 38 32 35 (D) 36 (Dl 

- 241 315 (NA) (NA) 175 302 (NAl (NA) 

- 241 249 198 259 175 238 144 233 

- 228 167 (NA) (NA) 174 159 143 166 

- 92 29 (NA) (NA) 79 26 50 16 

- 48 28 (NA) (NA) 48 28 41 34 

- 20 5 (NA) (NAl 20 

1~ } - 5 2 (NA) (NA) 5 144 17 

- 241 18 (NA) (NA) 175 

- 121 59 (NA) (NA) 110 58 (NA) (NA) 

- 40 7 (NA) (NA) 40 7 (NA) (NA) 

EnergV and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Pe~~:.~~e~~~~~~_ ~~sel fuel _______________________________________ ==== ======:= ======== ========== == == _ 

F ~as, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

E~:~~.ne, N~~u~l-ga;==== motor == ==== ====== ======== ========== == === all, and greos. _____________________ _ 

tv ------------------------------------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, .tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HUERFANO COUNTY, COLO. 311 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexll 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to contro'-

- 29 2 224 29 

- 29 (0) 29 

- 1 (0) 1 

- .. .. -

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - .. - - .. - - - .. .. .. 

- 22 1 019 22 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- .. .. - - 29 (X) 25 

- .. (X) .. 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment __ " __________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________ dollars_ . Farms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ___ • ______________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ -

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ____ • __________ • ____ ._ -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, seff-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _______________ . ___ _ 

Orher compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ COHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ______________ ._. _______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

241 193 175 144 machinery and equipment - Con. 4 134 3 640 3 727 3 073 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

17 155 18 860 21 299 21 340 $30,000 10 $49,999 • _____________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

44 26 24 18 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

75 44 35 29 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

50 53 45 30 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufaclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

123 170 38 47 96 123 

226 405 86 124 188 281 181 343 20 30 171 313 

11 15 - - 11 15 

- .. - - - - .. - - - - - .. .. - - .. - 91 91 21 21 70 70 

102 117 38 38 77 79 

6 7 - - 6 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(l978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

2 224 

(0) 

(0) 

-

.. 

-

- 1 019 

-

(X) 

()() 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

6 744 (NA) 744 (NA) .. .. .. .. ' 

(NA) 9 .. .. .. .. (NA) 14 

- .. 

4 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

22 37 22 34 

31 24 31 24 

11 4 10 4 

~1 { 6 1 5 2 5 

.. -' L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

157 212 104 

180 340 144 

162 336 47 

14 19 2 

1 (0) 1 

1 (0) .. 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

27 27 3 

114 119 22 

12 12 1 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

forms _____ ~ _____________________ • _____________ • ______ -.-- 95 24 (X) 80 (X) 77 54 Workers ______________________________________________ - __ - 263 (X) 48 (X) 215 219 197 

Farms wllh- J work.r __________________________ - ___________ -_ - ___ ---

2 work.rs ____________________ - - __ ---- ____ - _____ --------

3 or.c workers ____ ~ ____________________________________ _ 

- 35 13 13 29 29 30 19 

- 14 3 6 13 26 14 10 

- 37 7 (0) 33 (0) 24 15 5 10 9 workers _____________ • __ ---_ ---- ____ • ___ ._ - ______ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ - 6 1 (0) 2 (0) 6 6 

- 3 - - 3 47 3 4 

312 HUERFANO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,SOO Of" more 

1978 197 .. 197B 197 .. 

Forms Humber Fanns Number Forms Humber Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl 

AnX~~~~~~~ ~~u:'~h;p========================== - 223 ()() 185 (X) 174 ()() 129 (X) 

- 215 ()() 180 (X) 171 (X) 125 (X) 

Salos, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I.O(XL 

Any co"lo. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 218 6165 190 3 187 180 6 118 137 3 113 

- 215 5 551 189 (NA) 179 (D) 137 2 .. 19 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Ca"1o and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 211 27965 178 30820 171 27355 123 29 JOO 

- 178 12698 164 16009 148 12400 121 15321 

- 169 12 131 154 15 687 144 II 8SO II .. 15007 

- 44 567 47 322 37 5SO 40 31 .. 

- 168 7338 (NA) (NA) 143 7 199 105 6892 

- 179 7929 (NA) (NA) ISO 7756 11O 7087 

Salos, Canle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Ca"1e ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 208 17093 187 13789 In 16937 137 13315 

- 00 5481 ()() (NA) (X) 5442 (X) 2 37 .. 

- 146 7229 (NA) (NA) 124 7 144 85 6633 

- ()() I 807 ()() (NA) (X) I 788 (X) 952 

- 146 9864 (NA) (HA) 126 9793 121 6682 

- 00 3674 (X) (HA) (X) 3654 (X) I .. 22 Fa"ened ca"le _________________________________ _ 

- 8 240 (NA) (HA) 8 240 - - $1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 95 (X) (NA) (X) 95 (X) - - 12 572 (HA) (NA) 9 571 9 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl Hags and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 23 339 14 539 18 328 12 (D) 

- 13 99 (NA) (NA) II (D) 6 (D) 

- 20 240 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 10 417 

liners of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 13 141 8 200 II (D) 8 200 Dec. I of preceding yoor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 9 (D) 7 82 7 (D) 7 82 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 7 118 6 (D) 7 118 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 21 556 15 436 14 457 12 348 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 17 321 (NA) (NA) 13 245 12 178 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 24 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 140 475 89 495 118 412 64 424 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 13 I 087 13 I 182 II (D) II (0) 

$1.000_ - 00 48 00 (NA) ()() (D) (X) 37 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

$1.000_ - 00 (D) (X) (NA) ()() (D) (X) (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 20 617 16 362 15 560 13 316 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 17 330 (NA) (NA) 13 242 II 212 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4290 (X) (NA) (X) 3206 (X) 2720 Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 20 22 (NA) (NA) 15 19 13 8 Gaols _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - $1.000_ - Horses ()() (D) (X) (NA) 00 (D) 00 - and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 23 112 13 124 19 104 13 124 

$1.000_ - (X) 39 (X) (NA) 00 37 (X) 305 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldar ______________________ _ - 39 00 32 (X) 29 (X) 27 (X) 

- 37 I 273 26 I 293 29 919 21 I 101 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullat chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Brollars and othar moot-typo chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 34 I 092 26 I 271 28 (D) 21 I 079 

- 6 181 (HA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - I (D) (HA) (HA) I (0) - -

- 9 317 6 I 800 5 162 6 I 800 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 3 00 2 00 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 month. old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of lOVing age _________ . ___________ _ 

Pullet. 3 month. old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullots under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Brollars ond other moot-typo chickens ________________ _ Turkevs _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kopt for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 4 00 3 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

- 3 63 3 400 3 63 2 (D) 

- 3 63 3 400 3 63 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Olher - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 .000_ - - 00 (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 6 2 6 4 4 (D) 5 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HUERFANO COUNTY, COLO. 313 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Forms wilh sales 01 $2,500 or more 

Horvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quonlity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 107 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 106 3056 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - for silage or green chop (tons, greon>- _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - PO - - - - (X) - - - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) I (0) 

for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) I (0) 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - CUI lor dry loroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 13 I 569 20408 I (0) II (0) (0) I (0) 

- 22 2692 56024 (NA) (NA) 22 2692 56 024 3 25 

- 6 81 3040 4 55 6 81 3040 4 55 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 65 I 339 I (0) 

- 3 24 260 I (0) 3 24 260 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ AiioHo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lex!) ______ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 141 9 678 14 283 102 6148 119 9200 13 775 89 5831 

- 123 IS 043 20827 (NA) (NA) 89 14 211 19 728 62 II 067 

- 108 6824 9126 81 4 547 94 6 508 8 699 70 4 310 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 76 12036 16 584 53 9616 

- 31 2 127 2 785 18 I 046 27 2002 2 724 16 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Allollo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omoloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexI) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

314 HUERFANO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 103 437 829 92 470 485 94 364535 87 399 531 

(X) 4 251 (X) 5 114 (X) 3878 (X) 4592 - (X) 1 038080 (X) 1 038 0801 (X) 1 038 080 (X) 1 038 080 - (X) 42.2 (X) (X) 35.1 00 38.5 - 45.3 

Farms ______________ - ___ - ___ -- -------- --------------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~r;.i~~ ~~nto~~~a==== ======== == ====== == ==== -penent: 

- 900 065 (X) 861 511 (X) 818 582 ()() 783 092 (X) 

(X) 212 (X) 168 DO 211 ()() 171 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-

- 88 84 8071 81 94 691 82 (0) 80 (0) 

- 81 73 091 77 75 332 78 73016 76 (D) 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (NA) - - I (NA) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

2 (D) - (NA) - - - (NA) - 1 (NA) - 2 (D) 1 (NA) I (D) 

2 (D) I (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) - (NA) - 3 405 - (NA) 3 405 - - 23 7 799 26 (NA) 23 7 799 26 (NA) 

- 26 17 795 25 (NA) 26 17 795 25 (NA) 

- 21 46 857 22 (NA) 21 46 857 22 (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _________ • ____ • ________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres __ • __________________________ _ 500 10 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 22 (0) 29 17 668 18 (D) 28 (D) 

2 (0) 5 1 691 2 (D) 4 (D) -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) I - - 1 (D!I 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all craps foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ • ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 22 19671 12 12 497 21 (0) 11 (0) 

- 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 8 (D) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 261 

Olher - 93 333 351 85 363 297 87 260 622 80 293 111 land _________________________________________ _ 

- 82 324 487 (NA) (NA) 79 252 454 73 283831 

- 44 8864 (NA) (NA) 39 8 168 46 9280 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 93 352 348 (NA) (NA) 86 279 825 (NA) 312 125 

- 88 103 200 75 90652 86 (D) 74 (D) 

- 78 69 081 (NA) (NA) 77 (D) 71 66 127 

- 51 34 119 (NA) (NA) 50 (D) (NA) (0) 

Irrigated land _______ • _________ . _____________ . ________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______ ._. ________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

Other land irrigated _. _______________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 __ . _____ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars. - 103 11 619 92 5 531 94 II 607 87 5 526 

- (X) 112 805 (X) 60 120 (X) 123 480 (X) 63 517 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

~~:::~ m:~~ ================================== $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seelexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 26 9277 15 (NA) 26 9 277 15 (NA) 

- 23 I 396 30 (NA) 23 I 396 30 (NA) 

- 24 725 15 (NA) 24 725 15 (NA) 

- II 162 18 (NA) II 162 18 (NA) 

- 4 26 4 (NA) 4 26 4 (NA) 

- 6 21 4 (NA) 6 21 4 (NA) 

- 8 (D) 5 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalion loans _________________ _ COllon and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credll Carporallan loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hav, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuls, and berries ______________________________ _ 

NUrsery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 38 I 255 47 I 423 36 (0) (NA) (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 38 (D) (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 46 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock, poultry, and Ihelr products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Olher 

~~~;~j~~~~~;~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ liveslack and liveslock product. (see text) _________ _ 

- 92 10364 87 4 101 86 (D) 84 (D) 

- 2 (D) 4 I 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 85 10 157 (NA) (NA) 82 10 153 82 3 971 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 3 110 

- 16 35 (NA) (NA) 13 31 18 16 

'1974 dolo Include sales of faresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JACKSON COUNTY, COLO. 315 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

- 103 92 437 829 81 345 942 73091 88 355 288 73 036 103 200 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 7 7 13 - - - - - - - - 3 1 97 - - - 3 97 - 77 - 1 - (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- - 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 - (D) 1 (D) (0) 1 (D) (D) (D) 2 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - 1 - (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 2 1 492 3 1 172 800 3 1 172 800 1 075 

- 10 6 7 487 8 5663 2 770 10 7487 2 770 4098 

- 22 14 33 140 20 29 776 6668 20 30 106 6638 7 783 

- 50 60 394 531 47 308 847 62 748 48 315 847 62 748 89912 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocr65 _____________________ _ 

50 to 690cres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5o ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or marc 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________ "._ .. _____________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________ .. __________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________ ..... _______________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership ____ . _____________________________ _ 

Corporation ________ .. _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional. etc._ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Othor _______________________________ _ 

All farms 

1978 

68 

35 

Forms 

103 

81 

45 

34 

38 

38 

20 

9 

59 

24 

18 

2 

'1974 

65 

13 

I 

Acres farms 

437 829 92 73091 77 

75 817 44 

20658 (NA) 

245 669 38 45858 (NA) 

116 343 10 

6 575 (NA) 

135 937 (NA) 

119 961 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Acres 

470 485 

75 332 

170 634 

37 151 

208 329 

34 381 91 522 

3 800 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

94 

78 

40 

32 

37 

37 

17 

9 

51 

24 

18 

1 

1978 '1974 

68 

26 

Operators by place of residence: 64 On form operated _____________________ _ 

IO Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by oge groupl Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 1 1 _ Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 yoars_________________________ 12 8 10 7 Nono ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL________________________ 28 19 26 17 1 to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yoars_________________________ 28 16 25 15 50 to 99 doyL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yoarL________________________ 19 18 18 18 100 to 149 dayL _______________________ _ 65 yoars ond over ______________________ 15 17 14 17 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Avorago oge___________________________ 48.9 52.6 49.4 53.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

364 535 87 399 531 

73 016 76 (D) 

74 528 40 (0) 

(D) (NA) (D) 

(D) 38 208 329 

(D) (NA) 34 381 (D) 9 (D) 

6575 (NA) (D) 

133 327 52 197 878 

119 961 22 123 780 (D) 12 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

64 50 58 48 

29 19 27 17 

10 9 9 9 

45 36 43 35 

16 2 15 2 

4 1 4 1 

7 1 7 1 9 2 9 2 

L- 20 12 14 9 __________ ~ __________ ~ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dora are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 66 2577 55 975 62 2 573 55 975 

- 83 1 672 82 668 78 1 668 78 667 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

F .. d for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 28 211 67 496 27 (D) 64 495 

- 82 118 (NA) (NA) 78 118 69 89 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 108 7 5 7 108 7 5 

- 46 410 25 228 46 410 25 228 

S .. ds, bulbs, plants, and tr .. s __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________ .. _______________________ _ 

- 21 56 7 7 21 56 7 7 

- 66 816 66 572 63 813 66 572 

Other ogrlcultural chemlcols Including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

(antroct labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 7 28 16 112 7 28 16 112 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ ---- 32 256 28 90 30 (D) 28 90 

- 103 536 (NA) (NA) 94 534 (NA) (NA) 

- 103 454 91 319 94 452 87 318 

- 102 286 (NA) (NA) 93 285 87 218 

Energy ond petroleum praduct'- _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ G050Iine _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuol __________________ -_ ---_ ----------------- 60 60 (NA) (NA) 60 60 50 44 

- 39 (D) (NA) (NA) 38 (D) 42 34 

11 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) } 10 14 (NA) (NA) 10 14 87 22 

- 103 34 (NA) (NA) 94 34 

71 (D) (NA) (NA) 71 (D) (NA) (NA) 

13 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~: _a~_d_:~~~~~~== == ==== == ============ ===_ Notural go. ________________ - _ -_ -_ ------------------ Kerosene, motor oil, and gre05e _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________________________ ----

Other -cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

316 JACKSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto orc bosed on 0 ')ornplc of forms· see le;o:l[ 

All forms Form~ wIth soles of $2.~OO or morc 

I 19/8 1978 1974 

fO(fTI~ Acrc~ on whICh used forms 

Commercial fertill/cr 

Cropland f(.'rlili/cd, except posture 

Pasture and rongoland ferrili/cd 

lime 

Sprays, du!>!!). granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol 

Insects on hoy and other crop!:. 

Nematodes in crops 

Diseases in crops and orchurd~ 

Weeds, grus!), or bru\h in crops uHd po~llJrc 

Chemicals for 

Defoliulion or for growth conlrol of uop~ or tlllnninq of Irull 

Im.cct conlrol on livestock and poultry 

Sanitation and rodent and bird conlrol 

, 46 

45 

4 

II 

3 

9 

17 

7 

71 391 46 

23 201 45 

4 190 4 

II 593 II 

6 651 3 

2 071 9 

- (X) 12 

(X) 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

fstimated markel value 01 all 

machinery and equipment 

Average pcr form. _ 

Forms by value group: 

$1 10 $4.999 __ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 _ 

$10,00010 $19.999 

. farms. 

$1.000 

dollors 

11918 doto ore based on a sample of form~; ~t'c l(>xll 

All forms Forms with sole,> 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

103 91 94 86 

S 717 4 365 5 727 4 265 

56 085 47 967 60 921 49 593 

8 jl 6 I 

16 9 5 

16 16 13 

1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenl- (on. 

$20.00010 $29.999 -- --- $30.000 10 $49.999 _ --- 550.00010 $69.999 ._-- $70.000 10 $99.999 ___ 

$100.00010 $199.999_ -- $200,000 or more __ ---

Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

JI 391 2; 15 265 

73 201 (NA) 13 448 

4 190 (NAI 1 817 

-

II 593 (NAI 

-

6 651 - 2 071 (NAI I 677 

(X) 6 (XI 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms wilh soles 

of 57,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

9 12 9 12 

-- 12 21 12 19 

9 21 9 21 

_._._-- 7 , r 7 

--- 1 24 ~ 15 11 24 151 

2 .J iL 2 .J 

)974 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufuctured prior to 1974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles. _. __ . _ _ __ 

Motortrucks including pickups __ Wheel !roctors .. ____________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines ____ ... _ _ _ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker.shollers __ (oltanpickers __ .o ••• __ • ____ • 

Mower conditioners .. ____ . __ _ 

Pickup balers _ _. _______ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or fJywheeltype __ •. _____ . ___ _ 

Hired Farm Workers: 

Table 8. 

Farms Number Forms Number 

72 134 43 61 

100 331 65 116 

87 399 15 24 

3 33 I (D) 

2 (D) 2 (0) 

- -

- - - 45 89 20 30 

68 98 23 33 

2 (D) - -

1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text! 

Monuiactured 

Forms Number forms Number 1970 to 1974 

50 73 )) 124 80 84 215 85 296 117 

83 375 85 428 53 

2 (0) 

- - INA) (NA) INAI 

30 59 18 38 1ft 49 65 59 84 ,13 

2 (D) 7 11 to 

Hired workers--AII forms. 1978 

Farms _ 

Workers 

furms with· 

1 worker .. 

') workers._ 

3 or 4 workers _ 

5 109 workers _ . 

10 workers or more 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Any 

66 

592 

9 

8 

14 

17 

18 

Working 1 SO days or more 

Forms Workers 

44 (X) 

(X) 1?3 

18 18 

9 18 

12 (0) 

2 (0) 

3 37 

Any hir('d workN" 

Forms with !'.ol('s of $7,)00 or more 

Working less Ihan 1 SO doys 

Forms Workers 1978 19/-1 

62 (X) 63 66 (X) 469 587 417 

10 10 8 9 10 20 6 ; 15 50 14 1/ 12 77 II 70 15 312 18 » 

JACKSON COUNTY, COLO. 317 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 92 (X) 88 (X) 86 (X) 85 (X) 

- 86 (X) 86 (X) 82 (X) 83 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 92 10364 87 4 101 86 10 354 B4 (0) 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 88 10 329 87 (NA) B4 10323 B4 4081 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

(ows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows __________________ .0 __________________ _ 

- 83 39 854 85 40412 80 39823 82 40 365 

- 75 20 922 81 22 511 73 (0) 78 22474 

- 74 20852 80 22441 72 (0) 77 22404 

- 32 70 31 70 32 70 31 70 Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves ____________ _ 

-- 68 9 123 (NA) (NA) 65 9 108 69 8425 

-- 74 9809 (NA) (NA) 72 (0) 75 9466 

Sales: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Calves ____________ . _____________________________ _ 

$1.000 Cattle __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- 85 28 249 85 21 455 82 28 235 82 21 435 

-- (X) 10 157 (X) (NA) (X) 10 153 (X) 3971 

-- 58 10 002 (NA) (NA) 56 (0) 55 10 027 

-- (X) 2 692 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I 354 

-- 64 18 247 (NA) (NA) 62 (0) 78 II 408 

-- (X) 7465 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2616 

-- 6 2 078 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 5 I 049 

$1,000 Dairy products ________________________________ $1.000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 399 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pi9L ____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used tor breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 6 32 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 3 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - -- 5 22 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. ) of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombL __ ~. ______________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horscs and ponies ________________________________ _ 

.- 3 6 - - 2 (0) - - -- 2 (0) - - I (0) - - -- 3 (0) - - 2 (0) - -

-- 5 444 2 (0) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

-- 4 299 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 72 960 58 864 67 935 56 (0) 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - -

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - feedcr pigs __________________ . ____ . ______________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lombL ______ . ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __ . ________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and waal ________ . ________ . ______ $1,000 Goats ________ .. _______ .. ___ .. _______________________ _ 

$1.000 Horses and ponies ___ _ 

-- I (0) - - 1 (0) - -

-- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

-- 6 (0) 3 3 748 5 (0) 3 3 748 

.- 5 327 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

-- (X) 4 351 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

-- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 110 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

-- 16 69 16 93 13 59 16 93 

-- (X) 35 (X) (NA) (X) 31 (X) 15 $1,000 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry. ___ . __________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____ : _______________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

-- 9 (X) 11 (X) 8 (X) 9 (X) 

-- 9 208 11 316 8 (0) 9 (0) 

-- 9 (0) 9 285 8 (0) 9 (0) 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meot-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ - _______ ---

Turkeys for sloughter ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

-- - - - - - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ____________________ - _____ ----- - --- _____ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- I (X) 4 (X) I (X) 2 (X) 

- I (0) 4 72 I (0) 2 (0) 

- I (0) 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat· type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ___________________ - ---_ ---_ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ --.. ---------- Turkey hens kept far breeding - ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ._ .•..•.. ____________ • ___________ • __ _ 

Poultry and poultry praductL. __________________ $1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (0) 4 I I (0) 2 (0) 

318 JACKSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushels>.. __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ farfadder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - I (D) 

- 1 (D) (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - For silnge or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (ut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed _____________ . _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I - - (X) - - -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groio ____________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 81 72 509 98 308 78 68 499 78 72 434 98 239 77 (D) 

- 77 75 332 88 290 (NA) (NA) 76 (0) (D) 71 66 127 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 1 468 5 868 6 1 1181 7 1 468 5 868 6 1 118 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 2 093 3 380 6 2 093 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 13 6 830 8 495 13 6 630 12 (D) (D) 12 (D) 

field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAJ (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JACKSON COUNTY, COLO. 319 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fonn. Fann. with sole. of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acre. Forms Acre. Farms Acre. Farms Acres 

- 367 90 417 248 86863 227 70228 177 74061 

- (l() 246 (l() 350 (l() 309 00 418 - (l() 501 120 (Xl 501 120 (l() 501 120 (Xl 501 120 - (l() 18.0 (Xl 17.3 (Xl 14.0 (Xl 14.8 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~~i~~t~ii~n~ Proportion in forms !~~_==================~============== __________________________ percentValue of fond and buildings: I 

- 350 510 (l() 326 359 (X) 448 390 (Xl 392 588 00 - (Xl 1 550 (Xl 932 (X) 1 697 (Xl 938 

Average per form _____________________________ dolkIrs_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ 

Land in farms according to use: 

- 258 19 537 209 19749 165 13844 153 16643 

- 203 9 153 168 7944 137 7545 130 7360 

Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 88 202 73 (NA) 70 141 56 (NA) 

- 30 371 21 (NA) 12 151 12 (NAl 

- 12 (D) 11 (NA) 6 (D) 6 (NAl 

- 25 930 15 (NA) 9 351 10 (NAl 

- 28 1 706 23 (NA) 23 1 398 21 (NA) 

- 11 1 347 14 (NA) 8 1 047 14 (NAl 

- 7 2375 10 (NA) 7 2375 10 (NA) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NAl 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NAl 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to m acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 97 7620 85 9067 51 3772 55 6736 

- 39 2 764 36 2 738 26 2 527 28 2547 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 128 

- 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - - 15 2004 (NAl (NA) 11 1 903 16 2150 

- 15 541 (NAl (NA) 11 443 11 269 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivoted summer follow ______________ _ Croplaod idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 44 10 410 32 15 129 19 5 754 19 12446 

- 29 8 561 (NA) (NA) 14 5039 18 (D) 

- 22 1 849 (NAl (NA) 8 715 2 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured __________________________ .. __ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 257 60 470 163 51 985 160 50 630 119 44 972 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots. ponds .. roads, wastelond. etc _______ _ 

- 102 54 016 (NAl (NA) 65 46 255 54 41 124 

- 218 6454 (NAl (NA) 136 4375 101 3848 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 204 70 197 (NAl (NA) 117 55066 (NAl 60 098 

Irrigoted land ________________________________________ _ 

- 170 6623 138 3678 115 5 181 105 3274 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 131 4205 (NAl (NA) 97 3 714 85 2266 

- 59 2359 (NA) (NA) 35 (D) (NA) 976 

- 7 59 (NAl (NA) 5 (D) 3 32 land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 5 1 377 (Xl (X) 4 (D) (l() (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) 

Market I/olue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 367 13085 248 8848 227 12908 177 8765 Average per form __________________________ dollars_ - (Xl 35 653 (Xl 35677 (X) 56 864 (X) 49520 

farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or moro ___________________________________ _ 

- 30 9453 24 (NA) 30 9453 24 (HAl $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 24 1 613 27 (NA) 24 1 613 27 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 33 869 14 (NA) 33 869 14 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 33 440 17 (NA) 33 440 17 (NAl 

- 44 307 38 (NA) 44 307 38 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 63 225 39 (NA) 63 225 39 (NA) Le •• Ihan $2,500 (.ooloxt) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Los. than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (.ooloxl>- ___________________________ _ 

- 140 176 89 (NA) (X) (Xl 18 (NAl 

- 29 63 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 61 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 35 42 (NAl (NA) (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 40 11 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (Xl 

- - - - (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 150 10 404 125 7028 109 10 352 (NAl 7004 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 17 128 (NA) (NAl 10 118 22 332 Commo::Jity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 5 31 (NAl (NA) 5 31 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Crodlt Corporalion loans _________________ _ T obocco __________________________________ - _____ - __ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - field seed., hoy, forage, and .lIage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and metons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursory ond greenhou.o product. _____________________ _ 

- 50 145 (NAl (NA) 25 117 21 66 

- 16 29 (NAl (NA) 9 (D) 7 26 

- 6 22 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - - 77 10 081 65 6 583 72 10074 61 6580 Olh.r crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Llv.stock, pouitry, and their producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry producls. _________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~~ and r:n1~~1~e~-== plgs. __ • __________________________________ ==== ======== ======== == ======== ==== _ 

Sh .. p, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other IIveslock and livestock producl. (.00 text) _________ _ 

- 225 2681 153 1 812 138 2 556 101 1 752 

- 22 (D) 15 114 9 (D) 11 113 

- 8 776 (NAl (NA) 5 775 8 750 

- 139 1 413 (NAl (NAl 93 1 350 71 685 

- 16 59 (NAl (NA) 11 52 9 (D) 

11 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 87 368 (NAl (NA) 47 319 29 195 

'1974 dolo Includ. sal .. of forest products. 

320 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 367 248 90 417 203 48 227 9 153 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 137 76 455 73 242 144 

851 42 908 566 - 10 80 54 1 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocre5- ____________________ _ 

- 15 15 887 11 644 469 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 18 11 1 446 13 1 040 455 

14 11 1 525 6 653 225 - 100 to 139 ocre5- __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocre5-__________________ _ 12 9 1 926 5 (0) (0) 180 to 219 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

- 7 3 1 428 2 (D) (0) 

220 to 259 ocre5- __________________ _ - 7 4 1 695 3 740 162 260 to 499 ocre5- __________________ _ 27 19 9472 15 5 139 831 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 22 23 15 217 16 10 873 1 060 1,000 to 1,999 ocre5-_______________ _ 

- 17 13 23 781 14 18 277 4486 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 11 10 30 734 3 8460 300 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

367 

203 

246 

135 

79 

42 

42 

26 

291 

41 

32 

3 

All forms 

Acres 

90417 

9 153 

26 731 

2346 

48 777 

3 546 

14 909 3 261 

72 796 

9 030 8 215 

(D) 

1974 

Forms Acres 

248 86 863 168 7 944 

156 34 134 (NA) 2 371 

56 40 362 

(NA) 3 675 

36 12 367 (NA) 1 898 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

170 35344 5 864 

63 249 127 

46 1 010 405 

9 543 301 

10 788 370 

5 567 110 

3 499 185 

3 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

9 3 115 431 

11 8 037 824 

5 5 874 2 598 

4 13 570 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

227 

137 

153 

90 

45 

24 

29 

23 

170 

26 

31 

Acres 

70 2281 7 545 

18 357 

1 564 

39004 

2 879 12 867 

3 102 

55 220 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

177 

130 

107 

(NA) 

48 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

143 

14 

19 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

6 623 

156 

622 

333 

356 

225 

205 

(0) 

(D) 

966 

876 

1 597 

806 

Acres 

74 061 

7 360 

27 331 1 969 

37 197 

3577 

9 533 

I 814 

64 090 

(D) 

2 033 

(D) 

All farms Forms with soles of i All forms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 1]974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 140 97 105 82 On farm operated _____________________ _ 261 169 161 118 Other _________________________ ~______ 227 131 122 7S Not on form operated __________________ _ 71 26 43 17 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 35 33 23 22 

124 77 93 63 

Under 25 years __ __ ____ ________ ______ __ 5 3 Operators reporting days of work oH form: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 34 16 22 5 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 84 35 47 24 1 to 49 dOyL _________________________ _ 22 8 12 4 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 92 64 63 50 50 to 99 doys- ________________________ _ 8 4 5 2 12 4 6 2 27 15 15 11 

154 80 82 45 

55 to 64 yeorL________________________ 90 54 57 39 100 10149 doys _______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 67 54 38 36 150 to 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 52.4 54.8 52.2 55.8 200 days or mor. _____________________ _ 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 139 517 94 284 91 458 66 251 - 258 1 158 154 858 149 981 104 828 

- 103 482 96 447 74 456 72 441 - 180 113 (NA) (NA) 118 82 60 30 - 121 886 104 375 93 874 84 367 - 109 145 88 66 83 134 75 62 - 135 61 71 21 115 59 63 20 - 163 2 566 114 I 792 139 2 541 100 1 787 - 33 78 4 2 33 78 3 (D) 

- 54 49 51 33 36 43 37 29 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ___________________________________ • __ _ Controct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 364 1 652 (NA) (NA) 232 1 601 (NA) (NA) 

- 364 1 340 234 418 232 1 305 172 401 - 343 333 (NA) (NA) 224 310 159 131 - 98 98 (NA) (NA) 58 93 52 65 - 42 29 (NA) (NA) 28 25 30 40 - 21 20 (NA) (NA) 18 20 } - 72 816 (NA) (NA) 67 815 170 164 - 364 45 (NA) (NA) 232 41 - 245 311 (NA) (NA) 179 296 (NA) (NA) 

- 4 (Z) (NA) (NA) 4 (Z) (NA) INA) 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ 

pe~~~~~~e~~~~~~t~_ ==== == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~e?~~i Natural _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ == ==== == == ============ === gas _________ • ____________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor ail, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. woad, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLO. 321 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _________________ . ____________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 85 2 451 64 

- 79 2 073 59 

- 6 378 5 - 4 21 4 

- 72 387 67 

- 4 5 4 

- 39 75 39 

- 52 3 402 42 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 3 6 3 

- 45 00 35 

- 39 (X) 33 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per form ________________ dollars_ - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-sheilers ________ _ (ottonpickers __________________________ . __ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

360 237 227 169 machinery and equipment - Con. 7 168 4 015 6015 3 393 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 910 16941 26497 20077 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

78 58 49 33 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

120 58 42 37 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

55 47 39 32 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

239 358 97 115 179 243 

304 651 102 154 261 497 

244 432 33 36 230 396 

16 17 3 3 13 14 

3 3 3 3 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 35 48 2 (D) 34 (D) 

72 72 11 11 61 61 

17 17 - - 17 17 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data orB based on a sample of forms, see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1 880 

(D) 

(D) 

21 

362 

5 

75 

3 237 

6 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which usod 

75 1 090 (NA) 708 (NA) 382 

- -

(NA) 196 

1 (D) 

7 18 

(NA) 1 121 

- - 11 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with safes 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

36 37 36 32 

38 23 28 21 

13 4 13 4 

12 1 ~ 12 1 2 10 2 10 

6 J L 6 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

164 222 131 

211 438 170 

179 349 89 

15 19 2 

2 (D) - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 24 4 

51 55 10 

8 8 1 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 163 79 (X) 130 (X) 139 100 

- 1 372 (X) 409 (X) 963 1 257 1 262 

forms ________________________________________________ ---

Workers ________________ - _____ - _______ -_ ---_ -------------

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________________________ - _____ _ 

2 workers ____________________ - ___ - __ - --- ___ -- __ --------

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers ________________________ - ____ • ___________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ - _______ -_ ----------------

- 31 14 14 29 29 31 17 

- 47 33 66 33 66 28 15 

- 39 15 52 36 113 39 28 

- 15 10 67 9 55 14 16 

- 31 7 210 23 700 27 24 

322 JEffERSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with saln of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Fanns Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any livestock or pouhry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or lheep __________________________ _ - 261 00 167 00 147 00 112 00 

159 00 112 00 103 00 76 00 -

Soles, 

Any livestock or pouhry and their products _______ $1,(XXL 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,(XXL 225 2681 153 1 812 138 25S'1 101 I 752 - 149 (D) 112 (NA) 99 ([) 74 694 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 150 6820 108 6624 96 6213 74 5979 

- 122 3 S06 90 3 571 80 3 217 65 3249 

- 109 2951 82 276IJ 74 2677 58 2451 

- 24 555 28 811 15 S40 22 798 

- 121 1 774 (NA) (NA) 80 1629 43 I 499 

- 124 1 S40 (NA) (NA) 84 1 367 58 1 231 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$I,(XXL Fattened cottl. _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 139 4073 107 3 872 93 3 859 71 3 6IJ5 

- 00 1 413 00 (NA) 00 1 350 00 685 

- 76 1 384 (NA) (NA) 57 1 300 44 1 821 

- 00 300 00 (NA) 00 283 00 .256 

- 121 2689 (NA) (NA) 85 2559 55 1 784 

- 00 1 113 00 (NA) 00 I 067 00 429 

- 34 300 (NA) (NA) 20 2S6 6 31 

- 00 154 00 (NA) 00 136 00 10 

- 8 776 (NA) (NA) 5 775 8 750 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pI9'------ ________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Oth.r hogs and pig'-______________________________ _ 

- 20 464 14 189 16 325 12 (0) 

- 11 95 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 5 (0) 

- 17 369 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 11 98 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 11 103 8 57 9 (0) 7 (0) 

- 11 68 6 27 9 (0) 5 (0) 

- 7 35 7 30 5 (0) 6 (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 11 116 5 33 4 57 3 (0) 

- 9 65 (NA) (NA) 3 33 3 13 

- 9 48 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 7 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 165 2942 107 1 470 93 1 742 67 1 295 

Sol.s, Hogs and plg'-_____________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 16 790 10 248 11 647 9 (0) 

- (X) 59 00 (NA) 00 52 00 (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 259 6 133 4 (0) 5 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 8 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 2 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 11 66 3 34 5 42 I (0) Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

- 7 71 (NA) (NA) 3 36 - - Pounds of woaL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 571 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) I (D) Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 38 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 00 (NA) 00 - 00 (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 65 249 37 421 42 209 25 368 $1,000_ - (X) 322 00 (NA) 00 294 00 168 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any pouhry ________________________________________ _ 

- 56 00 32 (X) 29 (X) 19 00 Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 49 5410 30 5 545 24 4487 18 5291 Hens<ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 49 5337 29 5 514 24 (D) 17 5 270 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 73 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 4 138 3 320 1 (0) 2 (0) 

TU~~~t!;; Turkey hens f~;:-.i.;ughi.;============================= kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 6 27 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, - 16 (X) (NA) 00 11 (X) 1 00 

AnM~ke~'i 3-.;;~~ihs ~id-o-r-~id~; ==== == == === ========= === Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 10 00 9 (X) 5 (X) 7 00 - 6 1 116 6 23024 4 (0) 5 (0) 

- 6 1 116 5 3009 4 (D) 4 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

TU~~~t!;;f~;:~i.;.;-ght~;============================= Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 3 00 (NA) 00 1 (X) - (X) 

- 22 (D) 15 114 9 (0) 11 113 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLO. 323 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quonlily Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 10 596 (X) 8 577 9 (0) (X) 8 577 

- 7 161 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) (X) 5 156 

- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushe)s) ___________________ 1978_ 

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) I (0) 

- 8 521 6 660 7 512 8 521 6660 7 512 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 III I 856 4 (0) 

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

° 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

- 3 56 (X) I (0) 3 56 (X) I (0) 

- 3 220 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 220 (X) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushe)sL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 56 608 I (0) 3 56 608 I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - 2 (0) 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green> __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 17 3 233 56084 4 (0) 10 3 026 54 520 3 (0) 

- 24 2 645 79 425 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) (0) 5 200 

- 3 78 2 240 - - 2 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 76 2 110 - - - 8 421 14 256 3 119 7 (0) (0) 3 119 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 674 26 786 8 131 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1974 Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 

1974 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- Collan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1974 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - T obocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pataloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 112 4496 5 719 60 I 921 60 3 175 4 615 36 1 528 

- 85 3 802 5 255 (NA) (NA) 59 3334 4 589 34 1 494 

- 68 2171 3 707 45 1 441 39 1 689 3 117 28 I 163 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 40 I 871 3 013 27 1 105 

- 27 1 186 I 441 13 252 IS 882 1 142 7 187 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _____________ • _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext>-________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

° 1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 16 50 (X) 16 50 9 33 (X) 9 33 

- II 51 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 32 (X) 7 32 

- 10 24 (X) 10 24 6 14 (X) 6 14 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 14 (X) 4 14 

- 4 (0) (X) 4 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 4 (X) 3 4 

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegelables harvesled for sole (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomotoes __________________ 0 _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds>- ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 12 68 (X) 12 68 6 38 (X) 6 38 

- 3 5 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 9 56 336 ODO (NA) (NA) 5 37 336 000 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 5 3 191 (NA) (NA) I (0) ° - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (X) I (D) 2 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 77 317 (X) 62 285 72 316 (X) 58 285 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (paunds) __ • ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products. ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

324 JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 

forms Acres 

Farms ___________________ • _____ ._. _______ • ___ • ______ _ 

- 366 I 003 209 Average size of form _________ ._. _______________ . ____ _ 

- (Xl 2 741 

Ap~;~;~~?~~ ~~nta~~~a ==== == ====== == === = == == = = == -p;~~-;'t = 

- (X) I 130 880 

(X) 88.7 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________ . _____ . ___ . _____ dollors. - 425 733 (X) 

Average per acre _. _____________ • ___ • ___ • ___ ._ dollars. - (X) 156 

land in forms according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 325 501 474 Harvested cropland _. _____ ._. _._. ___ • _. ___ ._. _____ • - 281 195 092 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _. ___________ ._. _____ • ___________ _ 

- 3 15 10 to 19 acres _____________ • ___ . _____ . _____ ._. - 4 48 20 to 29 acres ___________ ._. _____ • ___________ _ 

- 3 63 30 to 49 acres _._. _________ . ____ . ____ ._. _____ . - 3 110 50 to 99 acres ___ • ___________________ • _______ _ 

- 38 2 599 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 41 5 745 200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 68 21 911 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 51 35 250 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 70 129 351 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 55 23 231 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 270 283 151 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soi/·improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 46 9 141 Cropland on which oil crops failed _________________ _ - 106 49038 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 222 191 2961 

- 103 33 676 

T alai woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- - - Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- - - Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - - -

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 267 501 735 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 210 493 174 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 162 8 561 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 231 516 405 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 29 6039 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 27 4 135 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 12 I 904 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 231 44 197 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value of agriculturol products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ COHon and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commadily Credll Corporalian loans _________________ _ T00360bacca _______________________________________ _ 

Field soeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

lIveslack, paullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry praducls __________________________ _ 

g~:;r. ~~:~~l~es- == ==== ================ ============== 

~h::p~r::t.:~~~ ;;~d-;ooi== ====== ======== =============== Olher liveslack and Iiveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo include sale. of faresl producls. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

366 

(X) 

51 

76 

52 

46 

49 

32 

57 

7 

4 

12 

34 

3 

267 

259 

85 

-

-

-

45 

-

3 

-

-

211 

7 

- 201 

30 

9 

16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All 

Value 

($1,000) 

18024 

49 246 

10 521 

4800 

I 500 

687 

363 

115 

39 

15 

7 

14 

3 

-

8 60S 

8 157 

I 174 

-

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

9416 

1 

- 9 098 

210 

73 

34 

1974 

forms Acres 

386 I 002 073 

(Xl 2 596 

(X) I 130 880 

(X) 88.6 

289 816 (X) 

(X) 112 

352 475 591 

329 240 627 

3 (NA) 

I (NA) 

2 (NA) 

10 (NA) 

28 (NA) 

50 (NA) 

76 (NA) 

84 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

70 20 218 

275 214 746 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 

4 17 560 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

277 508 922 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

32 12 217 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

386 22 975 

(X) 59 521 

72 (NA) 

88 (NA) 

75 (NA) 

56 (NA) 

37 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

29 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (NA) 

313 16 367 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

239 6 608 

5 2 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres 

306 905 950 363 962 553 

(X) 2961 (xl 2 652 

(X) 130880 I 130 880 (X) I 

(X) 80.1 (X) 85.1 

464 113 (X) 298 631 (X) 

(X) 157 (X) 113 

274 463 894 337 (0)1 258 193 792 319 240 338 

I (0) I (NA) 

- - I (NA) 

I (0) - (NA) 

I (0) 4 (NA) 

28 I 939 28 (NA) 

38 5 2891 50 (NA) 

68 21 911 76 (NA) 

51 35 250 84 (NA) 

70 129 351 75 (NA) 

50 21 708 67 (0) 

223 248 394 266 212 913 

40 7404 24 4 515 

73 32 840 26 6 965 

190 175 415 231 183 451 

91 32 735 49 17 982 

- - 3 (0) 

- - - - - - 3 (0) 

241 442 056 259 474 009 

187 433 6841 196 462 602 

152 8372 179 II 407 

204 455 392 (NA) 482 095 

27 (0) 30 (0) 

26 (0) 30 10 807 

- - (NA) (0) 

11 (0) - - 196 40 477 (X) (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Volue Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

306 17 985 363 22 946 (X) 58 776 (X) 63 212 

51 10 521 72 (NA) 

76 4800 88 (NA) 

52 I 500 75 (NA) 

46 687 56 (NA) 

49 363 37 (NA) 

32 115 27 (NAl 

(X) (X) 8 (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (Xl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

246 8 583 (NA) 16 355 

240 8 135 305 16 103 81 I 173 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 44 (0) 23 253 

- - - - 2 (0) - - - - - - - - - -

202 9403 225 6 591 7 I 5 (0) 

- - 2 (0) 194 9090 218 6 442 30 210 24 123 9 73 8 18 12 28 11 6 

KIOWA COUNTY, COLO. 325 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms ._ .............•...........• Farms with- 1 to90cres __ ~ ____________________ _ IOta 49 acres __________ . ___________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _______ .. ____ . _______ _ 

70 to 99 ocreL._ .. _. ________ • ______ _ lOa to 139 ocres __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _____________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ________________ • __ 260 to 499 acres-. _________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

I ,GOO to 1,999 ocre5- _______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

-

-

Forms 

1978 

366 

12 

2 

4 

4 

16 

6 

4 

49 

48 

64 

157 

Acres 1974 in farms 

386 1 003 209 

9 (0) 

3 (0) 

-

4 329 4 459 

38 2 528 

1 1 159 

3 973 30 18 143 62 34 991 67 95 797 

165 848 733 

1978 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

261 824 572 195092 

2 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - 2 (0) (0) 

- - - 9 1 406 605 6 1 159 526 2 (0) (0) 

33 12 659 4 870 40 30 193 8 724 57 85 837 27 193 

128 692 577 152 677 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

land in farms ___________ ._. ___ . __ _ 366 Harvested cropland ___________ _ 281 

Tenure of operator; Full owners _________ . ______________ _ 110 Harvested cropland _______________ _ 70 Porf owners ______________________ _ 183 Harvested cropland __________ .. _ 155 Tenants ___________________ . __________________ _ 73 Harvested croplond __________________ ~ _____ _ 56 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily ___________________________ _ 292 Partnership ______________ . ________________ . ___ _ 38 Corporation __________________________________ _ 30 Other-cooperative. estote or trust. institutional, etc._ 6 

AI! forms 

I Acres 

003 209 195 092 

172 166 29 294 

702 533 

139 393 

128 510 26 405 

651 112 

146091 

160 326 45 680 

1974 

Forms 

386 

329 

124 

(NA) 

192 

(NA) 

70 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

Acres 

002 073 240 627 

161 570 

32 486 722 784 

174 187 

117 719 

33 954 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

29 53 686 11 107 

1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - - 1 (0) -

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

4 1 836 866 8 5 783 974 

3 4 300 2 268 

9 41 280 6652 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

306 

258 

80 

62 

171 

152 

55 

44 

247 

30 

28 

1 

Acres 

905 950 193 792 

145 499 

28 954 646 313 

139 303 

114 138 

25 535 

612 781 

132 583 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

363 

319 

107 

(NA) 

189 

(NA) 

67 

(NA) 

318 

30 

13 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

6039 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

684 

1 384 

988 

2 734 

Acres 

962 553 

240 338 

153 770 

32 197 

692 304 

174 187 

116 479 

33 954 

784 175 

74 463 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

1978 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ___________ .. _________________ _ 261 Other _______________________________ _ 105 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 15 25 to 34 yeors. _______________________ _ 56 35 to 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 72 45 to 54 yeors. _____________ .. _________ _ 62 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 104 65 yeors and over ___________________ _ 57 Average oge ________________________ _ 49.2 

' 1974 

298 

71 

26 

46 

58 

90 

72 

77 

50.6 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

229 

77 

12 

45 

60 

57 

83 

49 

49.4 

Operators by ploce of residence: 281 On form operated _____________________ _ 

67 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ 

26 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 43 None ________________________________ _ 

55 1 to 49 days .. _ .•.... __ • __ .....• __ ..••• 88 50 to 99 days ____ •.. _ ••. _ .. ____ ._. ___ ._ 

71 100 to 149 days. __ . ____ ._ ... _._ .. __ .... 

65 150 to 199 days._. __ ._._._. __ ._._. ___ ._ 50.0 200 doys or more ___________ .. _________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All farms 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

177 147 162 136 

161 149 120 145 

28 73 24 67 

175 150 155 139 

48 33 43 31 

9 21 9 21 

13 12 12 11 

18 16 14 16 89 53 60 51 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

154 4 608 119 1 833 141 4 550 105 1 818 

- 238 1 582 212 1 272 207 1 558 204 1 266 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed far livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 108 381 122 535 101 377 120 (0) 

- 214 69 (NA) (NA) 200 68 166 63 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 158 534 189 447 146 533 187 (0) 

- 99 476 110 672 82 467 105 670 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees _. ________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __ . ______ . ________________________ _ 

- 193 608 155 367 174 598 150 367 

171 934 134 901 150 924 131 901 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor _______________ • __________________ -- -- --- 28 70 11 88 28 70 11 88 

Customwark. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _________________ • __________ -_ - _____ -- __ ---- 205 730 221 1 612 186 653 213 1 611 

- 356 1 660 (NAl (NA) 302 1 638 (NA) (NA) 

- 356 1 459 378 1 368 302 1 442 355 1 362 

- 354 597 (NAl (NA) 300 582 351 616 

Energy and petroleum products ______________________ .. ___ _ 

Petroleum products _____ • ________________________ ---- Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

- 243 651 (NAl (NA) 243 651 224 500 

- 182 92 (NAl (NA) 164 92 195 134 

- 41 11 (NAl (NA) 41 11 } 39 17 (NAl (NA) 39 17 355 112 

- 356 90 (NAl (NA) 302 89 

278 201 (NAl (NA) 237 196 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel _. __ •• _. __ • __ ._. __ ._ •• __ . ____ . _. __ . ____ _ lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

fuel oil ••. _ .• _____ . __ ._ ••• __________ . ___ • ___ • __ . __ 

Natural gos ________________________________ -- __ ----

Kerosene. motor oif, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electritity __________________________________ ---- __ ----

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc._. ______ • ____ • ______ • __ • __ 

326 KIOWA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of forms, see lexll 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Fonns Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized, excepl ~slure __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

86 44 518 69 -

- 74 .0 65.01 69 

12 864 - - Ume __ ----------------------------------------------------- - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 92 30 495 92 -

- 6 1 800 6 Diseases In crops and orchards _____________ :.. _______________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 146 61 649 127 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insecl conlrol on liveslock and pou~ry _______________________ _ - - - - - 90 ()() 85 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 36 ()() 31 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,O(XL Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel lroclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cotlonplckers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horveslers, shear bor or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

Table 8. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with safes 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

356 358 302 340 machinery and equipment - Con. 

20671 13 823 19343 13 702 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

58064 38612 64 050 40 300 $30,000 1o $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

13 45 13 35 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

33 26 14 22 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

78 52 64 49 $200,(X)() or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

275 371 170 209 137 162 319 1 031 211 344 257 687 310 755 105 177 275 578 

138 190 36 5.01 111 136 

9 9 1 (0) 8 (0) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - 74 92 11 12 64 80 

125 131 32 33 94 98 

35 38 2 (0) 33 (D) 

Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

.0 644 105 62 184 

(NA) 62 184 .0 644 

- (NA) - - - -

30 495 (NA) 60 791 

1 800 - - - - - 59993 (HA) 42819 

- 1 (D) 

(X) 21 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

47 56 47 56 

43 91 31 90 

37 34 30 34 

30 1 54{ 

30 1 52 51 5.01 

23 ..J L 22 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

313 444 307 342 995 419 

309 849 25.01 

183 241 91 16 16 9 

42 42 - (NA) (NAI (NA) 

19 23 4 111 118 37 

54 58 6 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

~~rl.!r.-==== == == == == ==== ==== == ====== == ==== == ==== == ==== == = Farm. wlth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

~ :ro~k::rk;rs========================================== .~ c:"w:r~:;::.. more == == == ====== ======== ========== ====== == 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Any 

171 

616 

21 

53 

50 

42 

5 

Forms Workers 

75 (X) 

(X) 146 

31 31 25 50 17 (0) 

2 (D) 

- -

Farms Workers 1978 1974 

152 (X) 150 131 (X) 470 501 1 038 

54 54 20 44 32 64 51 18 27 91 50 23 36 226 24 20 3 35 5 26 

KIOWA COUNTY, COLO. 327 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Humber Farms Humber Fann" Humber Farms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or pouhry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 219 00 230 (X) 203 00 215 00 - 201 00 226 (X) 192 00 212 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or pouhry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 211 9416 239 6608 202 9-403 225 6591 

- 204 9381 238 (NA) 197 9373 224 6583 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and cawes __________________________________ .. _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod cotved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________ :... _______ _ 

Heifers and hener calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 196 35974 223 42 155 187 35 n4 209 41 750 

- 161 13074 198 20146 154 (D) 187 (D) 

- 161 13040 196 20 115 154 (D) 185 (D) 

- 22 34 21 31 21 (D) 20 (D) 

- 165 10227 (HAl (HAl 158 10 162 168 10237 

- 166 12673 (HAl (HA) 160 12 643 186 11 611 

Soles, (oNte and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 201 25896 232 30203 194 25861 218 30 076 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 9098 00 (NAl 00 9090 00 6442 

- 107 5976 (NAl (NA) 103 5950 118 10891 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 1 331 (X) (NA) 00 1 326 00 1 798 

- 159 19 920 (NAl (NAl 155 19 911 192 19 lB5 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 7 767 (X) (NAl 00 7 764 00 4644 

- 12 1 233 (NAl (NAl 12 1233 9 743 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $I.OO(L - (X) 631 (X) (NAl 00 631 00 229 

- - - (HAl (HAl - - 2 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryr Hogs and pigs ________________________________ .... _____ _ 

- 32 1 941 24 470 31 (D) 23 (D) Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 21 361 (NAl (NAl 21 361 13 (D) Other hogs and plg'- ______________________________ _ 

- 29 1 580 (HAl (NA) 28 (D) 22 337 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 22 249 16 278 22 249 16 278 Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 19 116 14 231 19 116 14 231 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 17 133 10 47 17 133 10 47 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 9 1 292 7 B21 9 1 292 7 821 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 7 1058 (NAl (NA) 7 1 058 6 424 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 105 437 78 432 94 354 75 414 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 30 2 582 26 1 630 30 2582 24 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 210 00 (HAl 00 210 00 123 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 630 5 517 8 630 5 517 

$1,000_ - 00 23 00 (NA) 00 23 00 9 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 424 B 524 8 424' 8 524 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 6 1 125 (NAl (NAl 6 1 125 7 448 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 7336 00 (NAl (X) 7336 00 4441 Sheep, lambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 9 73 (NAl (NA) 9 73 8 18 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies _________ .. ________________________ _ 

- 15 35 12 62 11 19 10 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 33 00 (NA) (X) 28 (X) 6 

POULTRY 

Inventoryr Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 37 00 30 (X) 35 (X) 29 (X) 

- 37 1 186 29 881 35 (D) 2B (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 37 1 125 29 861 35 (D) 28 (D) 

- 5 61 (HAl (NAl 5 61 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chlckens-_______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (HAl (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) 5 (X) 

Solesr Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 5 (X) 2 (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broliers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkey. _________________________________________ _ 

Turke\'s for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - - - (HAl (NAl - - - -

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - -

- - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 7 1 5 2 7 1 5 (D) 

328 KIOWA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farm. wtth aaloa of $2,SOO or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity forms Acrea Forms Acres Quontlty Forms Acres 

Com for all purpose. _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

7 704 (X) 4 284 7 704 C'~ 4 284 - " - 21 3604 (X) (NA) (HA) 19 (D) 00 17 3440 

6 (D) 36 719 4 284 6 (D) 36 719 4 284 - 17 2939 231 318 (NA) (HA) 15 (D) (D) 15 2935 -

- I (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

- (HA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) 6 665 7613 4 S05 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, gr .. nL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI lor dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hagged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 120 34 515 (X) 16 1379 115 34 226 (X) 16 1379 

- 104 30 705 (X) (NA) (NA) 103 (D) 00 9 803 

- 104 30 SOl 866 017 15 I 139 99 30 212 863 441 15 I 139 

- 80 23819 779 624 (NA) (HA) 79 (D) (D) 8 634 

- 14 I 584 14 765 3 240 14 I 584 14765 3 240 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 228 1 470 3 128 

- 12 I 760 4543 - - 12 I 760 4543 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) -48 5 182 5 -487 I (D) 

- 4 670 (X) - - 4 670 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) 12 1 476 00 2 (D) 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 230 141 053 2 817 504 10 I 668 215 140 3SO 2 810 874 10 1 668 

- 293 199096 4 541 197 (NA) (NA) 286 198 860 4 537 189 15 5997 

Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (D) (D) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

- 3 80 I 040 I (D) 3 80 I 040 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) I (D) 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Other small groins for oroin ____________________ 1978_ - 16 4621 (X) - - 14 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 I 773 (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpolotoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 96 14054 15936 14 762 94 (D) (D) 14 762 

- 55 5074 6865 (NA) (NA) 53 (D) (D) 7 360 Affaffa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 17 898 3459 13 715 16 (0) (0) 13 715 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 I 5SO 3 510 7 360 Olher lome dry hay (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 62 8609 8289 3 47 62 8609 8289 3 47 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 9 2098 (X) - - 8 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Moffa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 3 6 (X) 3 6 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 6 15360 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berrie. _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crop. _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KIOWA COUNTY, COLO. 329 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 802 1 277 579 842 I 373 716 739 I 263 871 804 I 364 277 - (X) I 593 (X) I 631 (X) I 710 (X) 1 697 · (X) I 389 440 (X) 1 389 440 (X) I 389 440 (X) I 389 440 - (X) 91.9 (X) 98.9 (X) 91.0 (X) 98.2 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors. 

Average per acre _______________________ • _____ dollars. · 545 496 (X) 286 185 (X) 578 602 (X) 296 448 (X) 

- (X) 336 (X) 175 (X) 334 (X) 175 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland _. _______ • ___ • _________ • _____________ ._ 

Harvested cropland ___ • _________ . ___ • _____________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 732 716 728 788 729 229 682 707 392 761 723 795 

· 672 350 394 756 402 652 648 349 302 738 401 859 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 5 25 3 (NA) 4 (D) 3 (NA) 

· 10 117 16 (NA) 6 (0) .15 (NA) 

· 6 132 2 (NA) 3 67 I (NA) 

· 15 572 34 (NA) 8 343 20 ·(NA) 

- 64 4 670 52 (NA) 58 4 237 52 (NA) 

- 118 17 147 130 (NA) 115 16827 128 (NA) 

- 219 73 716 238 (NA) 219 73 716 238 (NA) 

- 148 102 923 187 (NA) 148 102 923 187 (NA) 

- 87 151 092 94 (NA) 87 151 092 94 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 164 32161 233 44533 154 31 001 224 (0) 

· 644 334 173 624 282 044 602 327 089 606 (D) 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ___ . _____________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ 

Cropland idle._ ._ ...•. ____ • __ . ___ . _______ •• ____ • 

- 63 10783 (NA) (NA) 60 10 723 IS (D) 

.- 189 29 596 (NA) (NA) 165 26 584 49 6 175 

.- 585 275 439 (NA) (NA) 558 272 3621 559 259 341 

.. 176 18355 (NA) (NA) 162 17420 100 12 207 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

.- 6 I 321 18 18 368 6 I 321 18 18 368 

.- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (D) 

.- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 17 (D) 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

.- 663 559 530 663 626 119 619 555 158 635 622 114 Postureland and rangeland. other thon cropland and woodland pasture-i ______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 491 543 819 (NA) (NA) 470 539 710 521 601 804 

-- 463 15 711 (NA) (NA) 433 15 448 475 20310 

Pasturefand. af! types ___________________ . ______________ _ 

.- 562 576 952 (NA) (NA) 534 571 683 (NA) 644 273 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ____ .. ___________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

.- 350 144 712 343 124 259 349 (D) 343 124 259 

· 350 131 377 (NA) (NA) 349 (D) 340 118 255 

- 29 8 172 (NA) (NA) 29 8 172 (NA) 3 709 

- 44 5 163 (NA) (NA) 43 (D) 20 2295 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 469 51 736 (X) (X) 451 51 245 (X) (X) 

1)978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 802 109684 842 97 423 739 109617 804 97 364 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 136 763 (X) 115 704 (X) 148 332 (X) 121 100 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or mor ••....•. _ .• _ •. _. __ ..• ___ ._._. _______ _ - 168 91 351 206 (NA) 168 91 351 206 (NA) 

$40,000 to $99,999 ._._ .. _ •.... _._ ..• __ •.. ____ • ___ . __ - 198 12 292 215 (NA) 198 12 292 215 (NA) $20.000 to $39,999 __ ...• _ •. __ ._ .• _. ___ ._. __ • __ .. ___ _ - 126 3650 141 (NA) 126 3 650 141 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 . __ . ___ •.• ________ ._. __ •• _ ... _. __ _ 

· 105 1 499 114 (NA) 105 1 499 114 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .• _._ •. _ .• _. ____ ... ____ . __ . ________ _ 79 586 93 (NA) 79 586 93 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 . ___ .. ___ • __ ._ .• ___ . __ .• ____ .• _ •.. _. - 63 239 33 (NA) 63 239 33 (NA) 

less than $2,500 (s.elext) _ •. ___ . __ •• ___ .• __ ... __ • ___ . · 63 67 40 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) $2,000 to $2,499 • __ . ____ ••. _._ •.. __ ._ .• ______ . ___ • 

· 11 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1,999 ____ ._. ___ .• _ •.. _ ••• ___ •• ___ . ____ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 __ .•.•.•. __ .•. _._. __ .• _._ •. _._. __ • less than $1,000 ._._. ___ .••• _ .. __ ••..• ___ . _______ • Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 16 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 30 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __ ._ • __ • ___ • __ .. __ .•. _ .• _. _._. _____________ • ___ _ 

- 644 28 100 723 50979 625 28080 (NA) 50 955 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 631 23 989 (NA) (NA) 615 23970 703 34949 Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 206 3 075 (NA) (NA) 202 3073 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Tobacco __ .. _. __ ._ ...•...•.• ______ . __ . ______ .• -_ •. __ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage .. ___ •. _ .•. __ .. _____ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and mefonL ___________________ _ 

fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ 

- 108 I 326 (NA) (NA) 105 I 325 90 892 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

· - - - - - - - - Other crops _ •.•.••• _ .•• _. ___ •. _._ .•.•.•. __ •..• _ •. __ . - 45 2 785 (NA) (NA) 45 2 785 74 15 114 

Livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultrv products .•.. __ ...•.•.• ___ ._._ .• _ .•. Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

(a"'e and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs._ ... __ •.•.• _ •••...•... _ . __ ... ___ • __ ••. 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ..•••• _ •• ____ •.•••.•••. _ .• _._ •• 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) .. _ •• _ .• __ 

- 555 81 584 636 46445 522 81 537 607 46410 

- 22 20 31 28 19 (D) 30 (D) 

- 20 1 051 (NA) (NA) 20 1 051 36 1 013 

· 507 78 461 (NA) (NA) 486 78 431 597 44 579 

· 131 1 903 (NA) (NA) 122 1 890 105 716 

· 14 98 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 12 (D) 

· 21 51 (NA) (NA) 18 50 II 16 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

330 KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, I 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested' 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 802 842 1 277 579 672 1 234 456 350 394 Forms wilh- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 45 31 73 2 (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 17 9 (0) 4 139 79 50 to 69 ocr •• _____________________ _ 2 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 9 5 707 6 467 223 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

- 8 12 I 006 6 758 615 140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

- 47 37 7 487 33 5 266 2916 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

- 15 5 2 920 12 2338 1 547 

- 11 7 2646 7 I 685 556 115 154 43 333 90 33 883 14 574 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

- 134 168 99 678 122 91 210 33 996 

- 181 182 260 796 175 253 354 76066 

500 to 999 acre'- __________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 acre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _. ______________ _ - 218 229 858 446 213 845 246 219 742 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

802 277 579 

672 350 394 

320 274 577 

225 74 153 

354 902 577 

339 240 447 

128 100 425 108 35 794 

672 998 435 

92 (0) 

34 97 795 

4 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

626 680 176 131 

44 37 155 109 130 125 167 218 193 181 113 141 47.8 50.0 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

842 

756 

319 

(NA) 

362 

(NAI 

161 

(NAI 

Acres 

373 716 

402 652 

295 893 

82 533 

955 424 

269 478 

122 399 50 641 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

live.tock and poultry purcha.ed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cast. ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 377 45 179 397 19 766 

- 535 17 168 568 13 189 

- 156 2292 411 3 726 

- 392 421 (NA) (NA) 

- 456 I 637 538 I 340 

- 389 4 373 394 4 379 

- 421 I 368 352 820 

- 261 '.2 994 329 2 950 

- 51 • 166 69 435 

- 418 2 165 532 2 843 

EnergV and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petr~~~li~e~~~~~~t~_ Diesel == == == ==== == == ==:=:= == ======== ==:= fuol _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~as, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oiL _________________________________________ _ 

Natural go. ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Electricltv __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, cako, otc. _________________________ _ 

- 802 6 514 (NA) (NA) 

- 800 4 909 827 3 523 

- 776 I 629 (NA) (NA) 

- 597 I 288 (NAl (NA) 

- 280 318 (NA) (NA) 

- 62 45 (NA) (NA) 

- 216 I 320 (NA) (NA) 

- 800 309 (NA) (NA) 

- 611 1 606 (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (HA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms with jrriQOled land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

350 768 257 239 894 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

I (0) (0) 

I (0) (0) 

4 506 496 

6 980 751 

6 I 184 809 

2 (0) (0) 

36 13 573 8 518 

55 42 099 19 395 

96 136 929 45 733 

141 572 389 163 840 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

739 

648 

272 

207 

351 

337 

116 

104 

611 

90 

34 

4 

Acres 

I 263 871 

349 302 

264 473 

73 345 

901 679 

(0) 

97 719 

(0) 

984 729 

(0) 

97 795 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

804 

738 

290 

(NA) 

357 

(NAI 

157 

(NAI 

712 

61 

31 

Irrigated 

land 

144 712 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

423 

675 

941

1 

16 , ~jl 728 33 827 

84 631 

Acres 

I 364 277 401 859 

289 106 

81 858 

953 304 

269 406 

121 867 50 595 

115 691 

130 108 118 478 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

498 487 465 468 224 217 195 204 

80 107 79 101 

440 396 420 389 94 78 90 78 17 29 13 25 14 15 13 13 23 18 19 17 162 101 132 81 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

371 45 176 383 19 752 488 17 135 541 13 164 132 2 285 394 3 720 367 420 422 314 456 I 637 529 I 336 389 4 373 391 4 376 418 I 368 352 820 255 2994 326 2 948 34 161 69 435 

397 2 156 527 2 842 

747 6491 (NAl (NA) 747 4 893 793 3 515 729 I 618 776 I 588 582 I 285 541 I 203 268 317 328 373 51 45 } 216 I 320 788 350 747 308 561 I 598 (NAl (NAI 

- - (NA) (NA) I 

KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLO. 331 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1976 1976 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 362 139 116 362 139 116 - 362 136 735 362 138 735 - 15 361 15 381 - - - - - Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseoses in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 236 57042 236 57042 

- 26 5 205 26 5 205 - 26 II 652 26 II 852 

- 301 115840 301 115 840 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 4 3 534 4 3534 

- 177 (Xl 174 (Xl 

- 86 (X) 86 (Xl 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____ . _______ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per form ________________ dollarL - Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ --

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheer bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 01/ 802 797 747 763 machinery and equipment - Can. 

53 498 34 273 53 182 33 929 $20.000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

66 705 43 003 71 194 44 468 $30.000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

60 83 51 68 $70.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

139 83 94 75 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

85 134 85 128 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

651 I 000 404 534 350 466 

727 2 251 426 723 602 I 528 

680 I 787 243 385 635 I 402 

375 478 132 143 263 335 

194 219 90 104 114 115 

18 20 3 3 17 17 

- - - - - - 118 118 23 23 95 95 

172 197 35 35 140 162 

176 211 59 62 123 149 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

-- 1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

391 146 187 (NA) 142 969 (NA) 3 218 

- -

(NA) 66 273 

- - 5 I 647 

(NA) 72 499 

3 243 

78 (Xl 

(NAl (Xl 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

108 108 107 104 

92 169 92 169 

55 81 55 80 

47 I { 47 1 153 r 139 153 139 

63 ..J L 63 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

694 962 624 

754 2 272 972 

718 I 909 431 

369 453 139 

174 200 96 

48 48 10 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

57 59 29 

230 235 83 

168 192 76 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 261 129 (Xl 200 (Xl 255 326 

- I 692 (Xl 326 (Xl I 366 I 686 I 911 

Forms ____________________________________________ ,.. _____ _ 

Workers ______________________________________________ ---

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

)0 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 55 55 55 42 42 49 109 

76 43 86 57 114 76 61 - 54 12 42 40 139 54 57 - 36 15 87 31 213 36 52 - 40 4 56 30 858 40 47 -

332 KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Alilarm. Forms with soJes of $2.500 or more 

197t' 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory! 

AnX~~~~~~ h~u!~h;;ii============~============== - 565 (X) 633 (X) 525 (X) 602 DO 

- 535 (X) 626 (X) 502 (X) 595 (X) 

Sales. 

Any livestock or pouh.." and their products _______ $1 ,O()(L 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO_ - 555 81 584 636 46445 522 81 537 607 46 410 

- S46 80 462 635 (NA) 516 (D) 606 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventoryl Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heilers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cow. _____________________________________ _ 

Heiler. and heiler calve. ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- SOl 123216 615 135959 474 122 821 585 135 114 

- 386 25498 481 37234 369 25314 455 (D) 

- 364 24473 447 35399 3SO 24296 421 (D) 

- 75 1025 92 1 835 71 1 018 91 (D) 

- 400 35223 (NA) (NA) 383 35 114 406 32 857 

- 432 62495 (NA) (NA) 415 62393 504 65431 

Sales, Cottkt and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 507 153 463 625 132 492 486 153 312 597 132 290 

- (X) 78461 (X) (NA) (X) 78431 (X) 44 579 

- 232 9901 (NA) (NA) 221 9 797 291 14964 

- (X) 2 703 (X) (NA) (X) 2 688 (X) 2 163 

- 425 143562 (NA) (NA) 412 143 515 514 117 326 

- (X) 75 758 (X) (NA) (X) 75 742 (X) 42416 

- 71 103 843 (NA) (NA) 70 (D) 82 76548 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 59644 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 32018 

- 20 1 051 (NA) (NA) 20 1 051 36 1 013 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 122 11602 101 6684 III 11 402 97 6554 

- 82 1 906 (NA) (NA) 74 1 858 51 992 

- 115 9696 (NA) (NA) 105 9544 89 5 562 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 83 2290 75 1 346 75 2 2SO 73 (D) 

- 69 1 194 65 751 62 1 174 64 (D) 

- 70 1 096 53 595 63 1 076 51 (D) Sheep ond lamb"-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 14 2032 24 3077 12 (D) 24 3077 

- 14 1 139 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 23 996 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 178 562 156 482 161 524 144 433 

Sales. Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

- 131 22 111 109 12045 122 21 931 105 11 970 

$1,000_ - (Xl 1 903 (X) (NA) (X) 1 890 (X) 716 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 26 3833 39 3380 25 (D) 38 (D) 

$1,000_ - (Xl 122 (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) 68 Sheep and Iombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 14 1 667 12 2484 12 (D) 12 2484 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 13 2235 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 10 971 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (Xl 17481 (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (X) 8971 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 14 98 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 12 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (Xl (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 18 66 10 34 16 (D) 8 (D) 

$1,000_ - ()() 46 (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) 10 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any pou~ry ________________________________________ _ 

- 91 (X) 122 (X) 84 (X) 117 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 85 4491 118 6560 79 4243 113 6352 Hens and pullets of laying age _______________ . _____ _ 

- 84 4451 115 5881 79 (D) 110 5 673 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chick. and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chicken'-_______________ _ 

TUrkers ------------------------------------------ Tur eys for slough,er ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 4 40 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 122 

7 3 3SO (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 29 

- 11 569 22 1 297 11 569 22 1 297 

- 3 14 (NA) (NA) 3 14 2 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 15 (X) (NA) (Xl 15 (Xl 5 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 month. old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys lor slaughter __________ . __________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 14 (X) 8 (Xl 13 (Xl 8 (X) 

- 8 1 169 6 1 866 8 1 169 6 1 866 

- 8 1 169 4 1 790 8 1 169 4 1 790 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 5 516 1 (D) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Other 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 

- 22 20 31 28 19 (D) 30 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLO. 333 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

(om for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 306 80 497 (X) 297 78621 306 80 497 (X) 297 78 621 1974_ - 316 78446 (X) (NA) (NA) 316 78 446 (X) 306 77 006 for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 280 62 433 6 484 189 272 61 258 280 62 433 6484 189 272 61 258 1974_ - 288 62918 6 102 364 (NA) (NA) 288 62 918 6 102 364 280 61911 For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 135 18064 323 609 129 17363 135 18064 323 609 129 17 363 1974_ for lodder. hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 146 (0) 191 909 143 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 140 17 166 (X) 66 7229 138 (0) (X) 66 7 229 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 170 15 250 (X) (NA) (NA) 160 15 012 (X) 27 1 640 

- 91 12 208 424 629 44 5 761 91 12 208 424 629 44 5 761 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 54 5 247 115 293 (NA) (NA) 52 (0) (0) 13 756 

- 50 3 022 22 743 26 (0) 50 3 022 22 743 26 (0) 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974 Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 30 1 857 19 572 12 648 

- 11 1 365 3366 - - 9 (0) (0) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 97 6461 7 886 6 (0) 

-- 6 571 (X) 1 (0) 6 571 (X) I (0) 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 21 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

-- 571 210 230 4 369 212 120 21 003 557 209 643 4 359 078 120 21 003 

-- 671 263 768 6 764 702 (NA) (NA) 660 263 450 6 758 710 71 9 710 

-- 7 569 10 390 2 (0) 7 569 10 390 2 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 357 11 600 3 97 

-- 61 5 288 213 385 45 3833 59 (0) (0) 45 3 833 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 30 2 100 57 780 8 459 

-- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - 1974 Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

-- 23 3 646 (X) 5 269 23 3646 (X) 5 269 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 22 2 222 (X) 2 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - CoMan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _____ ______ ______ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 278 22 244 50 227 129 9087 271 22 059 50 140 128 (0) 

-- 274 19 561 40 140 (NA) (NA) 270 19 317 40038 115 7 372 

-- 121 7 574 29 392 106 6760 120 (0) (0) 106 6 760 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 6 133 22 505 84 5 199 

-- 94 7407 10 117 18 1 100 92 (0) (0) 17 (D) 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 42 (X) 1 (0) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land ;n orchards _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 

1974 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978 

1974 Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

eerrles _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 Other crops _________________________________ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- 75 13 328 (X) (NA) (NA) 75 13 328 (X) (NA) (NA) 

334 KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______ -_ ------ ----- ----- ------- - ---------- ----- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~~~~i~~ ~~n~~~~a ==== ==== ==== ==== == == == === =-P;;ce~f= 

- 11 10 277 10 16 892 5 8405 4 16 107 

- (X) 934 (X) 1 689 (X) I 681 (X) 4 027 

- (X) 242 560 (X) 242 560 (X) 242 560 I (X) 242 560 

- (l0 4.2 (l() 7.0 (X) 3.5 (X) 6.6 

Value of land and buildingsl i 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 668 284 (X) 150 400 (X) 1 317 875 (X) 174 500 (X) 

- (X) 715 (X) 89 (X) 784 (X) 43 

land in forms according to usel Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 8 (0)1 9 6 068 2 (D) 4 (0) I 

- 6 915 7 952 2 (0)1 3 (0) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - 2 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- I (0) - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) I (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) I (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) I I (NA) - (0)1 

I (NA) I 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 2 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 5 5 116 I (0) 3 (0) 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - - - - -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA)I -

= I 

- =1 - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - -

- 3 (0) 3 281 I (O~ I 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I 

(0) I 2 (D) 

- 11 8677 10 10 543 5 7 540 4 10009 

- 10 8 190 I (NA) (NA) I 5 (0) I 3 9900

- 8 487 1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 109 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 11 8 693 (NA) (NA) 5 7 490 (NA) 15 118 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 9 6 103 8 5 090 4 5 731 4 4910 

- 6 915 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 810 

- 6 5 188 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (NA) 4 100 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1]978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors-- 11 (0) 10 293 5 (D) 4 286 

- (X) (D) ()O 29 300 (X) 156 058 (X) 71 500 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) I (0) - (NA) $10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

- I (0) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) $5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see te.t) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see te.t) ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 6 8 7 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ - 3 (D) 2 (D) I (D) (NA) (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Colton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________ .. ________ _ T oboeco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Fruits, nuts, ond berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock. poultry. and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Other ~~:::~~::~~~v;~d=;~~~========:=======:=========:=::: livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 8 775 10 287 5 770 4 (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 772 (NA) (NA) 4 766 3 280 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, COLO. 335 
Table 3. Fanns, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

forms with harvested cropland forms wllh Irrlgaled land 

Acres Acres HalVesled Acres Harvested 1978 1974 In forms forms in tonns cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- forms wilh- 11 10 10277 6 2993 915 9 8477 915 

- - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 

- - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 1 155 2 (0) (0) 3 1 155 (0) 

- 1 2 (0) - - - - - - - 3 - 3005 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 

- 1 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (0) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 10 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 10 69 ocres-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre'-____________________ _ 100 10 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 10 179 acre5 ___________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocres ___________________ _ 220 10 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 10 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

lond in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type af organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership ___________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

" 6 

4 

2 

4 

3 

3 

1 

10 

I 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

10 277 10 915 7 

1 619 4 (0) (NAl 2 278 2 

765 (NAl 6380 4 (0) (NA) 

(0) (NAl 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

16892 

952 

(0) 

62 

(0) 

180 

16058 

710 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

2 

2 

2 

Acres 

8405 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

8405 

1974 

forms 

4 

3 

(NAl 1 

(NAl 3 (NAl 

4 

Irrlgaled fond 

6 103 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

- 141 

-

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

16 107 

810 

(0) 

180 

(0) 

630 

16 107 

All farms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: farming ______________________________ 4 3 4 2 On form operaled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 7 7 1 2 Nolan form operoled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years________________________ _ 1 None ________________________________ _ 3510 44 year'-________________________ 1 1 I I 110 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 10 54 yeors_________________________ 3 4 1 3 5010 99 doy'-________________________ _ 5510 64 years_________________________ 6 5 3 100 10 149 doy'-______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 150 to 199 days-______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 51.5 52.4 51.6 46.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

1978 

8 

2 

1 

>1974 

6 

1 

3 

6 

4 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 

L-__________ ~ ________ ~ ~----______ ~ ________ ~ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 4 5D4 3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 9 207 8 29 5 204 4 23 

- 2 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 9 1 (NAl (NA) 4 I 4 3 

- 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - -

- 1 (0) 1 (0) I (0) - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - 2 (0) 4 7 2 (0) 3 (0) 

- 4 2 - - 2 (0) - -

Llvellock and poullry purchosed _________________________ _ fetd for IIveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- ____________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hlrwd farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ______________________________ - _______ ---

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - CUllomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machInery and equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 11 13 (NAl (NA) 5 10 (NA) (NA) 

- 11 10 10 7 5 8 4 6 

- " 8 (NAl (NA) 5 6 4 5 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - - - } (NAl (NA) - 4 I 

- 11 (Z) (NAl (NA) 5 (Z) 

- 8 (0) (NAl (NA) 4 2 (NAl (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Entrgy ond pelrol.um producls __________________________ _ Pelroleum producll _________________________________ _ Galollne _________________________________________ _ 

01e .. 1 fuel ______ - ___________________ --------------

Nalural ~::.y~ji _~~I~~~~ gal ________________________ _a_~d_~:~~~~ == ======== -==== _____________ ======== === _ 

Koro .. nt, molar all, and greale _____________________ _ 

Electrlclty. _________________ - _______________ --------- Other-cool, wood, colee, elc. _________________________ _ 

336 LAD COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are booed an a sample of farml, _ lexl) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1978 197~ 

Fann, Acres on which used Farms Acres on which uoed Farms Acres on which uoed 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized, excepl po.lure ___________________________ _ poolure and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ 

Ume ------------------------------------------------------- Sproys, dusts, gronu~s. fumigants. etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes In crops _______________________________________ _ 

DI ..... s In crops and orchord'-_____________________________ _ Weeds, gross, or brus~ in crops and posture __________________ _ 

Chemical. for-

(D) (D) 

(~ 

(~ 

INA) 

(HAl 

Defollollon or for 9rowlh conlrol of crop. or Ihinnlng of fruil ------ (X) 

Insec! conlrol on I,veslock and pouhry_________________________ (X) ()() (X) ~~~~and~~OOdWrdW~~ _______________ ~ _____________ ()()~~ _____________ ()()~~ _____ (_~ ________ ~ 

Tobie 7. MachinelV and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equlpment ____________ forms __ 

$I,ODD __ Average per form ________________ dollors __ 

forms by value groupi $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 

11 

185 

16 817 

1 

3 

3 

1974 

9 

87 

9607 

All forms 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

5 

125 

25077 

1974 

4 

60 

15 000 

1978 

All. MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - (on. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$IDD,ooo to $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

Monufoctured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Molortruck. including pickups _______________ _ Wh .. 1 lraclors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combine., self-propelled only ___ _ Corn h .. ds for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cotlonplckers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

F~ld forage harvesler., shoor bar or flywh .. 1 Iype _________________________ _ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Worken: 

8 

11 

9 

3 

5 

17 

18 

17 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sampl. of farms, see lext] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

5 

8 

9 

10 

10 

17 

All forms 

1978 

3 

1 

=1 

- J 

Forms 

8 

9 

6 

(NA) 

1 

5 

1974 

-~ jL 

1974 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

3 

1 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

9 

10 

10 

(NA) 

(D) . 

5 

Any hired workers2 

4 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 2 - (Xl 2 (Xl 2 3 - (D) (Xl - (Xl (D) (D) 8 

Farm. 

Warker,-== == == == == == ==== ==== == ====== == ==== == ====== ====== = Farm. wlth_ 

- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 (D) 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - tfl~~~i!~~il~~m~m~~mm~~~~~m~~~~~~~m~~~~~~ 1 - - 1 (D) 1 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, COLO. 337 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

UVESTOCK AND POUlTIIY 

Inventory, Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any - caHle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

-

Soles. 

Any livestock or poultry and their oraducts _______ $I,(XXL - Any cottle, hogs; or sheep ____________________ $I,OO(L -

CATTlE AND CAlVES 

Inventoryl "Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef - cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk - cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

-

SoIeSI Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- $I,OO(L Catves __________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ -

- $1,000_ Dairy praducts _______________________________ $1.000_ -

-

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Hov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Hov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and Iombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year oki or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles. Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and Iombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1,000_ 

Goots __________________________ -_ - - - - --------------

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any poultry __________________ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ ---___________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chicken'-_______________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Solei. Any poultry __________________ -------- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older - _______ --------------- Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ________ --------------

Pullet chicks and pullet. under 3 months old ------------

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ----------------- Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

338 LAKE COUNTY, COLO. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

-

-

All forms 

197B 

Forms Number 

10 ()() 

6 (X) 

8 775 

7 (D) 

6 (D) 

5 138 

5 (D) 

1 (D) 

4 44 

6 (D) 

7 (D) 

(X) 772 

5 185 

(X) (D) 

4 (D) 

(X) (D) 

- - (X) - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - - -

- - 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

7 81 

- - (X) - - - ()() -

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

(X) (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

(X) -

2 (D) 

(X) (D) 

1 ()() 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - - - 1 (D) 

- - - -

- - - ()() 

- (X) 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - (X) 

- -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 197B 1974 

Farms Humber Farms Humber Farms Number 

9 ()() 5 ()() 4 (Xl 8 ()() 4 ()() 3 ()() 

10 287 5 770 4 260 

9 (NA) 4 (D) 3 (0) 

8 2 311 4 (D) 3 2 132 

6 229 3 (D) 2 (0) 

6 227 3 (D) 2 (0) 

1 (D) I (D) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 1 016 

(NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

9 1 905 4 (D) 3 (D) 

(X) (NA) ()() 766 ()() (D) 

(NA) (HAl 3 (D) 2 (D) 

()() (NAI ()() (D) ()() (D) 

(HA) (HA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

()() (HA) ()() (D) ()() (D) 

(NA) (NAI - - - - ()() (HA) ()() - ()() - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - -

(HA) (HA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (HA) - - - - 7 64 3 62 3 47 

- - - - - - ()() (HA) ()() - (X) - - - - - - - (X) (HA) ()() - (X) - 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (HA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

()() (NA) ()() (D) ()() (D) 

(NA) (HA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (HA) - - - -

()() (NA) (X) - (X) - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

1 ()() - (X) - (X) 

1 (D) - - - - 1 (D) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) - ()() - (X) 

- (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with ...... of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated Horwsled Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quonlity Fanns Acres Forms A<:rn Quantity Forms A<:rn 

Com for all purposeo _________________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ 00 (NA) (HA) 00 for groin or seed (bulhel.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) 

for silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HA) 00 

Sorghums for "" purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ 00 (NA) (NA) (X) 

for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) for siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl 00 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HAl Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (NAl 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (HAl Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl (X) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HAl Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Irish pololoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl Hoy crops (tons, dry) (s .. ,exl) _________________ 1978 __ 6 915 563 6 915 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

1974 __ 7 952 699 (NA) (NAl 3 810 537 3 810 Motfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 

Other lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 4 no 478 4 770 (D) (D) (D) 

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 00 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ 00 (NA) (NAl 00 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NAl (NA) 00 (NA) (HAl (X) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 00 00 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl ()() Green peas excluding cowpea'-_______________ 1978 __ 00 ()() 

1974 __ (HAl (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl ()() 

land in archardL ____________________________ 1978 __ 00 ()() 1974 __ 00 (NA) (NAl ()() Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ (NA) (HAl (NA) (NA) 1974 __ (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978 __ (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 1974 __ (HAl (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAl 1974 __ (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 

eerrles _____________________________________ 1978 __ (X) ()() 1974 __ 00 (NA) (HA) ()() Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978 __ (X) ()() Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 00 (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, COLO. 339 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~~~i~~ ~~nf~~~~o== ======== == == == ==== ==== = =-p;~c-e~t= 

- 569 609 542 527 591 082 364 278 702 345 290 983 

- (X) I 071 (X) I 122 (X) 766 (X) 843 - (X) I 077 120 (X) I 077 120 (X) I 077 120 (X) I 077 120 

- (X) 56.6 (X) 54.9 (X) 25.9 (X) 27.0 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollorsAverage per acre _____________________________ do/lors_ - 378 521 (X) 296 772 (X) 414 027 (X) 261 342 (X) 

- (X) 353 (X) 265 (X) 540 (X) 310 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 533 109 537 486 115 396 345 89 228 323 93 929 

- 471 51 932 426 55399 308 45 165 295 45 554 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 40 240 33 (NA) 15 108 2 (NA) 

-- 49 666 56 (NA) 12 156 14 (NA) 

-- 59 I 359 42 (NA) 29 655 24 (NA) 

-- 104 3 916 62 (NA) 56 2 125 43 (NA) 

-- 93 6 075 92 (NA) 76 5042 73 (NA) 100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 67 9 064 72 (NA)I 63 8515 72 (NA) 

-- 40 II 816 49 (NA) 40 II 816 48 (NA) 

-- 14 10 223 17 (NA) 13 (D) 17 (NA) 

-- 5 8 573 3 (NA) 4 (D) 2 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 327 39953 340 46 207 220 28686 236 35 433 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 179 17 652 122 13 790 123 15 357 93 12 942 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen t grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 25 I 381 (NA) (NA) 14 917 II 577 Cropland on which all crops failed ________________ _ 

-- 43 2 313 (NA) (NA) 25 I 836 36 3 643 Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

-- 73 9 9011 (NA) (NA) I 58 9370

1 

57 7 285 

- 84 4 057 (NA) (NA) 60 3234 27 I 437 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 238 282 265 239 295 898 145 51 792 169 55030 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 155 197 946 (NA) (NA) 101 36 207 120 37 214 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 117 84319 (NA) (NA) 66 15 585 63 17 816 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 438 217 740 429 179 788 280 137 682 283 142 024 

Postureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 195 201 533 (NA) (NA) 143 126 206 154 131 007 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. efc _______ _ - 383 16 207 (NA) (NA) 237 II 476 236 II 017 

Pastureland, all typeL ________________________________ _ -- 475 439 432 (NA) (NA) 313 191 099 (NA) 203 654 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ -- 477 64 675 412 72 728 314 50 588 282 56 652 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 404 28 369 (NA) (NA) 270 23053 258 25 120 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 299 35 417 (NA) (NA) 206 26900 (NA) 30 III Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 38 889 (NA) (NA) 26 635 23 I 421 

land set aside in the federal form pragroms in 1978 ________ _ - 23 I 136 (X) (X) 23 I 136 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Valve 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- 569 12 591 527 7 885 364 II 754 345 7 470 

- (X) 22129 (X) 14 962 (X) 32 290 (X) 21 652 

Forms by value of ogriculturol products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________ • _______________________ _ 

.e" than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

ADnormal forms {see f8xt) ______________ . _____________ _ 

- 16 5 194 9 (NA) 16 5 194 9 (NA) 

- 52 3 144 32 (NA) 52 3 144 32 (NA) 

- 54 I 525 67 (NA) 54 I 525 67 (NA) 

- 70 979 65 (NA) 70 979 65 (NA) 

- 83 582 89 (NA) 83 582 89 (NA) 

- 89 330 62 (NA) 89 330 62 (NA) 

- 203 (D) 200 (NA) (X) (X) 21 (NA) 

- 33 73 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 41 51 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 103 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ - ___ ----------

Groins __________________________________________ - __ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abacco ______________________ - _______ - ___ -_ ---- ----

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________________ --- _ - __ 

- 245 1 745 245 I 712 170 I 470 (NA) I 601 

- 122 828 (NA) (NA) 99 776 116 I 081 

- 5 10 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 141 790 (NA) (NA) 88 569 60 450 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 12 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 18 

- 4 (D) 8 50 4 (D) 8 50 

- 6 II (NA) (NA) 6 II 2 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry praducts---------------------------

Dairy products ________________ -------- ---------- ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~~::p~~:,:~~~ ~~d-~~oi======== ======== =============== Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 418 10 846 419 6 134 312 10 284 298 5 868 

- 40 87 35 46 23 (D) 28 44 

- 24 839 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 30 687 

- 360 8 974 (NA) (NA) 287 8 509 280 4 536 

- 48 288 (NA) (NA) 35 281 34 189 

- 60 380 (NA) (NA) 42 320 53 285 

84 278 (NA) (NA) 54 254 40 128 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

340 LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 569 527

1 

6lYI 542 471 581 722 51 932 

- 13 11 39 2 (0) (D) 

- 84 77 2 516 64 (D) (0) 

- 26 13 1 543 23 1 360 586 

- 61 53 4 958 49 3999 1 631 

- 43 18 5074 35 4091 1 336 

- 61 61 9 723 51 8 123 2 340 

All forms ---------------------------- Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 oereL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 aereL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 aereL __________________ _ 

140 10 179 aeres. __________________ _ 

- 18010 219 oereL __________________ _ 30 28 5 817 26 5 022 1 694 

- 19 13 4510 13 3 095 903 

- 91 97 33 220 82 30023 7 604 

- 73 73 51 738 65 46 063 9661 

- 40 51 52 580 35 46 685 12 376 

- 28 32 437 824 26 431 284 12 785 

22010 259 oereL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 aereL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 569 6lYI 542 527 591 082 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 471 51 932 426 55 399 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 373 391 510 318 364 233 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 292 17863 

162 207 787 

(NA) 22 153 

156 205 042 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 152 30 843 (NA) 29 895 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 34 10 245 53 21 807 Harvested cropland __________ ., _______________ _ 27 3 226 (NA) 3 351 

Type af organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 491 227 153 (NA) (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 66 64 427 (NA) (NA) Corporation __________________________________ _ 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 

2 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

477 558 012 37 112 

3 21 (D) 

76 2284 (D) 

26 1 543 586 

52 4232 1 426 

38 4488 I 256 

53 8466 2043 

25 4 813 1 550 

15 3529 738 

73 26 662 5 481 

61 43177 6495 

31 40 453 7 758 

24 418 344 8 789 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

364 

308 

211 

164 

127 

121 

26 

23 

305 

51 

8 

Acres 

278 702 

45 185 

77 687 

12915 

192 596 

29188 

8 419 

3 082 

195 469 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

345 

295 

172 

(NA) 

143 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

299 

35 

10 

1 

Irrigoted 

land 

64 675 

16 

I 476 

1 014 

2846 

2 252 

4 487 

2688 

1 794 

10 203 

13 479 

9805 

14 615 

Acres 

290 983 

45 554 

78 170 

13 231 

202 182 

29 566 

10631 

2 757 

232 663 

48 030 

(D) 

Other-cooperative, (D) estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

r-~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--r---------~ 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

450 384 297 265 

78 60 42 40 

41 69 25 29 

176 160 141 120 

42 40 31 28 

25 17 22 15 

36 19 19 13 

47 40 24 25 

221 160 108 65 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 230 3809 243 1 715 181 3 796 179 1 606 

- 420 1 788 392 1 416 289 1 604 284 1 312 

119 360 278 603 88 331 217 589 

- 442 122 (NA) (NA) 312 106 218 99 226 213 221 80 150 181 161 73 256 554 208 429 199 427 158 374 168 100 112 44 143 84 101 44 240 805 200 760 190 692 170 643 42 78 39 20 30 74 26 16 

186 158 224 145 143 134 167 122 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and tree. ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

~ther agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

C~::~;k.~~bor ------------------------ ----------------

Cust?mwork, r";~~hin-e- hire~-a-nd;;~t~j -;{ ;;'~-chi~;,y- ~~d ------- equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

568 958 (NA) (NA) 369 825 (NA) (NA) 568 799 519 512 369 692 342 456 511 484 (NA) (NA) 359 428 335 283 298 148 (NA) (NA) 201 119 215 105 133 101 (NA) (NA) 114 96 89 29 36 5 (NA) (NA) 20 4 } 11 15 (NA) (NA) 4 9 338 39 568 46 (NA) (NA) 369 36 350 146 (NA) (NA) 262 122 (NA) (NA) 49 14 (NA) (NA) 32 11 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Pe~~!~'~e ~~~~~~t~_ =::= :::::::::::::::: =::::::::: =: ::: Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulone, and propane _________________________ _ 

~~~~~~I-g~; ==== = = == == ==== == == == == == == == == == == == == == EI ke~osene, motor oil, and grease ---- __________________ _ ect<lelty ___________________________________________ _ 

Other - coal, wood, cake, ele. __________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO. 341 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

r1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ - 245 24 752 189 20 828 

li!~ 5_t ~~~ _o_"_d_ ~~ :~~I~ ~~ _ ~e_~~i~~~ _ =~ = == == = = = == = ~ = === = = = = = = = = = = = 

- 238 18 401 188 15 361 - 63 6 351 41 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 59 3 446 52 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 10 780 10 

- 149 10 476 130 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ___________________ .. ___ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 6 117 6 118 (X) 105 52 (X) 51 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL __________ farms- - $1,000_ - Average per form _____________ • __ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- ________________________ • __ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker.shellers ________ 0_ 

cottonpickerL __ . _________________ • ______ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _________ . ____ . _____________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

11978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

568 494 369 334 machinery and equipment-Con. 

11 310 8 746 8 752 6 879 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 913 17 704 23 719 20 596 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

76 78 41 30 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

169 104 57 50 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

139 156 102 107 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

388 549 168 204 273 345 

498 877 242 315 346 562 

509 972 66 123 491 849 

34 39 - - 34 39 

I (O) I (O) I (O) 

I (0) - - I (0) 

- - - - - -

211 219 77 79 140 140 

242 260 59 67 188 193 

40 44 12 12 32 32 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

5 467 

-

3 180 

- 780 

7 865 

117 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

158 20 741 (NA) 14 589 (NA) 6 152 - -

(NA) 2 815 1 (O) 

2 (O) 

(NA) 4 936 

1 (0) 

34 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

83 85 72 80 

56 54 56 52 

23 10 21 10 

7 1 ~ 7 1 12 7 12 5 

3 ..J L I ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

353 503 255 

443 859 270 

463 958 125 

59 69 3 

I (O) I 

10 10 I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

78 90 28 

223 269 72 

58 63 12 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________ ---_ - ____ • ________ - ___ • ____________ ._ 

Workers ___ • ________________ - ________ • _________ • ________ _ - 240 72 (X) 203 (X) 190 170 

- 794 (X) 144 (X) 650 591 692 

- 44 46 46 33 33 38 41 

- 83 10 20 71 142 66 36 

62 13 40 56 177 48 34 

- 48 - - 42 (0) 36 48 

- 3 3 38 I (O) 2 II 

Forms with- 1 worker • _______ ," ___________ - ___ --- _____________ -------

2 workers _________________ --. -_ - _____ ---------_ - ______ _ J or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ • ___________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ ._ - ___ - _________ - ______ _ 

342 LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

491 (X) 433 (X)' 325 (X) 302 (X) 

- 398 (X) 402 (X) 291 (X) 285 (X) 

Soles, Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 418 10 846 419 6 134 312 10284 298 5 868 

- 386 9 642, 404 (NA) I 297 9 110, 290 5 010, 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 373 33019 387 39 740 282 30434 275 35 636 

- 331 15 125 360 21 362 248 13 984 265 19 145 

- 300 14 175 325 20 214 228 13 081 237 18064 

- 116 950 153 1 148 86 903 115 1 081 

- 305 8 527 (NA) (NA) , 230 7 897 223 7 733, 

- 319 9 367 (NA) (NA) 247 8 553 247 8 758 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 360 23 894 389 25 488 287 22 933 280 24 199 

- (X) 8 974 (X) (NA) (X) 8509 (X) 4 536 

- 199 6 206 (NA) (NA) 162 571fJ 168 8 877 

- (X) 1 709 (X) (NA) (X) 1 596 (X) I 097 

- 304 17 688 (NA) (NA) 243 17 173 222 15 322 

$1,000_ fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 7 265, (X) (NA) (X) 6 913, (X) 3 440 

- 33 856 (NA) (NA) 25 838 17 521 

- (X) 293 (X) (NA) (X) 287 (X) 169 

- 24 839 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 30 687 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 69 2246 59 1 888 49 2 129 49 1 819 

Used or ta be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ ~ ______________ _ 

- 36 337 (NA) (NA) , 28 301 23 231, 

- 60 I 909 (NA) (NA) 44 1 828 45 1 588 

- 41 409 32 21fJ 32 394 27 252 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 36 210 23 139 29 202 20 (0) 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 29 199 22 121 23 192 20 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 60 9739 77 13 624 41 7 649 54 11 183 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 56 7441 (NA) (NA) 39 6248 49 8 678 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 175 (NA) (NA) 6 65 4 20 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 347 2 669, 237 1 507, 221 1 428, 156 I 051, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 48 3288 41 2 705 35 3 193 34 ·2 653 

$1,000_ - (X) 288 (X) (NA) (X) 281 (X) 189 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 604 14 272 13 (0) 9 238 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 7 

- 59 6 320 74 9 101 42 5 207 53 8 189 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 57 7 747 (NA) (NA) 40 6 519 47 9 992 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 76 817 00 (NA) (X) 65 017 (X) 96 360 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 60 380 (NA) (NA) , 42 3~' 53 285 

- 9 119 (NA) (NA) 4 - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - - 62 213 45 113 41 170 33 89 $1,000_ - (X) 128 (X) (NA) (X) 111 (X) 33 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 139 (X) 105 (X) 83 (X) 79 (X) 

- 126 11 062 104 9 488 75 9350 78 7 666 

- 124 10628 101 9 045 74 9 124 76 (D) 

- 14 434 (NA) (NA) 7 226 2 (D) 

- 4 57 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 15 486 11 684 5 112 8 569 

- 17 66 (NA) (NA) 12 

- 8 35 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 7 31 

- 11 31 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 10 

- 39 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 17 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and ather meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 22 (X) 18 (X) 14 (X) 15 (X) 

- 13 2431 15 2 152 9 2 349 12 I 288 

- 13 2 431 15 2 152 9 2 349 12 I 288 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 116 2 (D) 4 116 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (xq - 40 87 35 46 23 (0) 28 44 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO. 343 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres forms Acres Quanllty Forms Acres 

- 35 2021 00 35 1 696 31 1 901 00 31 1 596 

- 34 2034 (X) (NA) (NAl 32 (0) (X) 31 1 836 

- 2 (~) (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 5 39 18204 (NA) (NAl 4 (0) (0) 3 231 

- 34 (0) 31 055 34 (0) 31 (0) 29 635 31 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 28 1 685 15 182 28 1 605 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

Com for all purposes -------__________________ 1978_ 

197.L For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenl-_________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ For siloge or green chop (Ions, gr .. nL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 106 11772 185 515 33 674 88 11 115 175072 28 637 

- 133 10426 171 553 (NA) (NAl 112 10 179 164 546 57 1 .(12 

- 85 1 713 79699 72 1 349 69 1 326 61 143 60 1068 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 45 1 049 42333 41 812 

- 47 1 805 56 161 28 790 39 1 638 49828 23 671 

1974_ Sortey for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 38 1 427 25 881 24 469 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Co"on (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Irish polatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 7 26 (0) 7 26 6 (0) . (0) 6 (0) 

1974_ - 6 7 4D6 (NAl (NAl 3 4 320 3 3 

- - - - - - - - - - - Sweelpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

197.L - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 413 28392 53 273 379 23 991 269 23047 45 754 255 192.(1 

1974_ - 355 32 968 55 523 (NAl (NAl 254 23841 39 201 250 20 652 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 293 18325 37 758 264 16226 207 15 257 32 763 193 13503 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 177 12 267 22 289 174 11 890 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 130 7321 10 547 115 5357 82 5494 8349 74 3 765 

- 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - Foeld seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- 4 4 (X) 4 4 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) 00 (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Green peas excluding COWpeaL _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 32 118 00 32 118 15 46 (X) 15 46 

- 1974_ 18 57 (X) (NAl (NAl 11 34 (X) 11 33 

- 32 94 79856 (NAl (NAl 15 44 54 741 (NAl (NAl 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 33 181 825 (NAl (NA) 

Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 1 - (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- 1 (0) (0) (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NAl 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - - Berrie. _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Strawberrtes (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 47 00 3 47 4 47 (X) 3 47 

- 20 6 705 00 (NA) (NAl 18 (0) (X) (NAl (NA) Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

344 LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________ - _______________ -_ ---___________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~~~~~~i~~ li~n~~~esa============ ==== ==== ==== ==-p;;c~~t= 

1 022 574 4511 945 721 8671 748 497 344 705 590 236 - (X) 562 (X) 764 (X) 665 (X) 837 - 671 040 (X) 1 671 040 (X) I 671 040 (X) 1 671 040 (X) 1 - (X) (X) 43.2 (X) 29.8 (X) 35.3 - 34.4 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 441 394 (X) 275 680 (X) 541 396 (X) 319 577 (X) 

- (X) 361 (X) 773 (X) 382 - (X) 740 

Land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 876 145919 828 1552441 648 134 7161 625 147 152 - 751 101 735 730 98402 574 97 567 581 95 442 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres. _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

110 480 75 (NA) 45 157 23 (NA) - 67 (NA) 38 495 29 (NA) - 86 1 133 

- 66 1 512 55 (NA) 31 729 26 (NA) 

- 70 2 682 115 (NA) 56 2 147 93 (NA) 

- 104 7209 114 (NA) 95 6616 107 (NA) 

- 148 20 9871 140 (NA) I 145 20 6271 140 (NA) 

- 134 39 743 126 (NA) 131 38 807 125 (NA) 

- 24 16490 30 (NA) 24 16490 30 (NA) 

- 9 11 499 8 (NA) 9 11 499 8 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 406 20 040 402 30 327 280 14 880 288 26686 

- 223 24 144 186 26 515 181 22269 163 25 024 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 35 1 500 (NA) (NA) 28 1 143 21 1 022 

- 39 1 472 (NA) (NA) 28 1 239 18 788 

- 109 17990

1 

(NA) (NA) I 98 17301 109 19272 

- 99 3 182 (NA) (NA) 72 2586 45 3942 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastored _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 59 37 336 44 25 790 40 35 176 34 22948 

- 42 32 101 (NA) (NA) 29 30 312 28 21 287 

- 29 5 235 (NA) (NA) 19 4864 12 I 661 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 784 391 196 733 540 833 589 327 452 566 420 136 

Pastoreland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house Jots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 313 378 020 (NA) (NA) I 247 316 159 244 398 500 

- 660 13 176 (NA) (NA) 489 11 293 501 21 636 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 670 430 161 (NA) (NA) 484 361 351 (NA) 446 473 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 750 95 881 699 86 851 580 91 642 552 83 713 

- 660 83407 (NA) (NA) 5?5 80649 515 75 6()7 

- 267 11 556 (NA) (NA) 192 10149 (NA) 7 951 

- 31 918 (NA) (NA) 23 844 7 155 

- 50 2048 (X) (X) 45 1 984 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based an a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - ]" 022 80863 945 53 996 748 78 192 705 52 150 Average per form ___________________________ doJlars_ - (X) 79 122 (X) 57 139 (X) 104 535 (X) 73972 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 146 63 739 111 (NA) 146 63 739 111 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 126 8404 141 (NA) 126 8404 141 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 109 3060 107 (NA) 109 3 06() 107 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 116 1 655 104 (NA) 116 1 655 104 (NA) 

- 124 870 135 (NA) 124 870 135 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 127 465 86 (NA) 127 465 86 (NA) 

- 265 297 253 (NA) (X) (X) 21 (NA) 

- 42 94 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 44 75 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 83 100 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 96 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 2 374 8 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 501 12905 520 15 876 405 12 702 (NA) 15 741 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 283 3963 (NA) (NA) 262 3917 294 5 488 - 20 41 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobocco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, foroge, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 336 3629 (NA) (NA) 270 3 490 281 3 300 

- 25 199 (NA) (NA) 19 197 23 666 - 9 35 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

- 31 2 624 20 1 147 28 2 619 18 (D) 

- 83 2454 (NA) (NA) 81 (D) 90 5087 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products-------___________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Caltle ond colves ___________________________________ _ 

~h::p~i':.:~~~ ~~d-.;,ool== ==== =::: ==== == :===:: ::==:: :== Other livestock and livestock products (see texl) _________ _ 

- 772 67958 734 38 114 599 65 489 560 36404 - 65 273 64 382 34 244 43 345 

- 88 8 313 (NA) (NA) 80 8069 88 5 842 

- 567 51 647 (NA) (NA) 472 49 620 491 23 531 

- 99 3 311 (NA) (NA) 79 3 256 83 2 288 - 102 3 639 (NA) (NA) 69 3600 77 3 446 

- 166 774 (NA) (NA) 97 701 67 952 

'1974 dolo include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LARIMER COUNTY, COLO. 345 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

All lanns ___________________________ _ 

Fonns wilh- - 1 022 945 574 451 751 442 534 101 735 750 411 793 94045 95881 

1 109 ocre"-______________________ _ 

10 10 49 OCntL ____________________ _ 

50 10 69 OCnts _____________________ _ 

701099 OCntL ____________________ _ 

100 10139 OC'"L __________________ _ 

140 10 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 

180 10 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 10 259 ocre"-__________________ _ 260 10 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 145 98 512 46 210 136 65 287 124 204 

- 241 186 5884 165 4 170 2 440 177 4 308 2072 2958 

- 61 48 3 574 43 2563 1 620 49 2 898 1 474 2074 

- 80 87 6577 63 5 174 2972 61 4 989 2 723 3462 

- 41 64 4887 35 4 169 2 371 31 3691 2 262 2 516 

- 86 75 13059 81 12320 8 176 76 11 537 7 898 8 575 

- 36 34 7 130 34 6 735 4 375 30 5 957 4 109 4 299 

- 42 36 9942 40 9 464 6 753 38 9 015 6 508 6484 

- 128 137 45 120 111 39066 24 781 103 35996 23 240 23 588 

- 64 76 43 014 53 35 789 15 629 49 32981 14848 14 262 

- 47 52 64 679 38 51 571 16 127 33 45060 15 011 13 765 

- 51 52 370 073 42 271 303 16355 38 255 074 13 776 13694 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All larms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _____________________ • ___ _ 

--------- 1 022 574 451 945 721 867 748 497 344 705 590 236 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 751 101 735 730 98 402 574 97 567 581 95 442 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ___ . _____________________ _ 

-----.--- 594 128 070 511 200 112 387 115 698 337 174 257 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _______________ • _________ _ _.------- 378 22 492 (NA) 24 238 244 20200 (NA) 22 150 

--------- 220 343 596 226 449 798 176 283 951 185 345 444 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ -----.--- 199 43 520 (NA) 41 943 166 42 035 (NA) 41 234 

.-------- 208 102 785 208 71 957 185 97 695 183 70 535 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 174 35 723 (NA) 32 221 164 35 332 (NA) 32058 

Type of organlzationt Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 833 298 965 (NA) (NA) 592 280 468 584 387 599 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 130 111 671 (NA) (NA) 107 109 863 80 (D) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 47 103 554 (NA) (NA) 46 (D) 40 109 103 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, ins,itut ionol, etc._ 12 60 261 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

All farms Forms with soles of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation, Operators by place of res idence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 500 498 457 455 On form operated ______________________ 801 614 584 457 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 522 398 291 209 Not on form operated ___________________ 159 151 120 114 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 62 131 44 93 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ 

- 35 31 28 21 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 173 100 127 70 None _______________________________ ._ 389 330 341 301 351044 yoors- ______________________ _ 

- 243 178 144 117 1 1049 days ___________________________ 91 57 79 50 451054 yeor"- ______________________ _ 

- 238 256 183 203 501099 days- _________________________ 34 31 25 25 5510 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 219 206 190 167 100 10 149 doys ________________________ 50 32 36 23 

- 114 125 76 86 15010199 doys-_______________________ 55 33 30 14 

- 47.5 49.5 48.0 49.9 200 days or more ______________________ 373 290 209 145 

6S yeors and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies onlv to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All lorms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

lIveslock and poullry purchased _________________________ _ 

fHd for IIveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

- 427 28837 431 15 277 323 28 152 341 14 640 

- 720 17439 680 12 865 504 16 576 513 12 101 CommercIally mIxed lonnula leedL ____________________ _ Anlmol heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ - 367 4470 431 5003 275 4 186 358 4972 

- 583 494 (NA) (NA) 442 465 404 302 Seeds, bulbs, planls, and tr .. s __________________________ _ Commercial lerll1lz" __________________________________ _ - 540 1 281 484 568 477 1 263 422 561 

- 498 1 485 502 1 266 410 1 437 426 1 249 

Olher ogrlcullural chemical. includIng lime ________________ _ Hired fann lobar ______________________________________ _ - 540 540 433 354 476 528 376 350 

- 477 3463 379 2635 412 3 269 333 2 444 Conlrocl labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 109 370 86 238 98 354 77 231 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlol 01 machInery ond equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 491 786 466 861 385 754 389 844 

Energy and ""Iroleum producl' __________________________ _ Petroleum producls _________________________________ _ 

Gasollne ____________________ -- ____ -_ -_ -- _________ _ 

- 1 010 3 011 (NA) (NA) 743 2 904 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 004 2432 910 1 497 737 2 355 697 1 441 

- 966 1 146 (NA) (NA) 715 1 091 674 854 Diesel luel ________________ -_ -- ______ - ____________ _ 

~~ey~~; NOlurol _ ~~I~_~~ _o_n_d_ ~~~~~ == == == == = = ==== == == == == === gas __________________ - _________ - _______ - __ 

Kerose"., molar all, and gntO,e _____________________ _ Eleclrlclty ____________________________ ----- _______ ---

Olher-cool, wood, cok., .Ic, _________________________ _ 

- 433 679 (NA) (NA) 403 669 354 372 

- 176 114 (NA) (NA) 156 109 165 85 

- 59 15 (NA) (NA) 52 14 

- } 110 338 (NA) (NA) 110 338 695 130 

- 1 004 140 (NA) (NA) 737 134 

- 626 569 (NA) (NA) 525 539 (NA) (NA) 

- 41 10 (NA) (NA) 37 9 (NA) (NA) 

346 LARIMER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on 0 sample of forms; see texl] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

482 56 115 398 - 55 049 368 - 452 

51 I 066 38 -

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl p'os!ure __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ________ ---___ -_ ---___ - ___________ ---_______ ----------- - - -

236 26 837 218 -

- 32 2 544 30 

25 1 034 21 -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 399 38 674 351 

1 (0) 1 - 280 (X) 225 -

- 99 (X) 74 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insc<:t control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - Motortrucks including pickups _______________ Wheel - tractors ____________________________ - Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ Com heads for combines ___________________ -

- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ Cottonpickers - _____________________________ 

Mower - conditioners _______________________ Pickup balers _____________________________ -

- Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or IIvwheellype _________________________ -

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms 

1978 

1 016 34497 

33954 

141 

214 

206 

1974 

905 23 496 25962 

168 

152 

207j 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

743 

31 389 

42 246 

67 

85 

162 

1974 

681 20 894 

30 681 

I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Can. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 fa 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

767 1 193 375 441 496 752 

906 2 181 393 570 791 1 611 816 2 097 191 288 775 1 809 

161 206 41 57 127 149 79 91 38 49 41 42 

27 28 3 3 24 25 

- - - - - - 232 240 39 39 193 201 

389 412 69 74 325 338 

217 242 53 56 169 186 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

54 359 53459 

900 -

26 397 

(D) 

1 030 

37 679 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

123 

133 

94 

23 .., 

42 L 

40J 

Farms 

679 

820 

787 

119 

38 

37 

(NAl 

109 

351 

201 

426 

(NA) 

(NA) 

-

(NAl 

11 

13 

(NAl 

1 

89 

(NAl 

1974 

107 

138 

57 r 

48 589 

<46 085 2504 

- 24094 

392 n4 29 081 

(D) 

(X) 

(Xl 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

101 94 

132 133 

93 56 

22 1 76 1-1 42 73 

jL 39 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

1 029 535 1 965 549 2 069 348 

142 13 41 5 

38 7 (NAl (NAl 115 11 372 88 

218 78 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 477 186 (Xl 411 (Xl 412 333 - 2091 (X) 471 (Xl 1 620 1 847 2 131 

Forms ___ ~ ______________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 187 92 92 179 179 151 122 - 101 25 50 89 178 95 48 

- 55 44 150 42 148 54 63 - 76 20 109 64 376 61 57 - 58 5 70 37 739 51 43 

1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LARIMER COUNTY, COLO. 347 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 19 78 and 19 74 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

AnA~~v~~~~~ ~~s~u~~~h;;P=========================== - 826 (X) 756 (X) 594 (X) 556 (X) 

- 687 (X) 703 (X) 528 (X) 524 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000-

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 772 67958 734 38 114 599 65489 560 36 404 

- 661 58 597 694 (NA) 540 56 475 538 29 265 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ 

Heifers ~~~ ~~:~ and heifer ====================================== calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 610 90 482 646 83 700 471 87302 488 78 984 

- 425 25 863 483 27 956 339 24996 364 26 106 

- 335 19 335 388 21 337 265 18 660 286 19 706 

- 136 6 528 181 6 619 110 6336 147 6400 

- 447 31 514 (NA) (NA) 360 31 013 362 22 554 

- 512 33 105 (NA) (NA) 401 31 293 397 30 324 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 567 110 011 627 73 545 472 105 883 491 70 018 

- (X) 51 647 (X) (NA) (X) 49620 (X) 23 531 

- 296 10 799 (NA) (NA) 237 10434 220 10 315 

- (X) 2427 (X) (NA) (X) 2 373 (X) 1 399 

- 459 99 212 (NA) (NA) 394 95449 427 59 703 

- (X) 49 220 (X) (NA) (X) 47 247 (X) 22 132 

- 135 75 370 (NA) (NA) 125 71 857 111 39 701 

- (X) 39903 (X) (NA) (X) 38 014 (X) 16830 

- 88 8 313 (NA) (NA) 80 8069 88 5 842 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

-- 129 20636 109 18 243 90 20 152 77 17 314 

- 66 2 237 (NA) (NA) 48 2 136 43 1 837 

- 115 18 399 (NA) (NA) 80 18 016 73 15477 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 70 3 447 65 3372 52 3 346 49 3 231 

- 62 1 636 52 I 769 49 1 588 40 1 706 

- 60 1 811 59 1 603 48 I 758 43 I 525 

- 94 41 150 95 82 817 63 40 322 70 82 018 

- 80 5 685 (NA) (NA) 55 5216 52 6 167 

- 21 168 (NA) (NA) 8 78 10 479 

- 392 2 925 259 1 816 255 2077 175 1 405 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL _________________________ - _________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goots ______________________________ ----------------

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 99 35 664 107 36 782 79 35 136 83 36049 

- (X) 3 311 (X) (NA) (X) 3 256 (X) 2 288 

- 35 5 241 26 8 556 29 5 120 21 8 467 

- (X) 170 (X) (NA) (X) 165 (X) 267 

- 97 47 747 96 97 451 66 47 227 75 96 228 

- 88 44 196 (NA) (NA) 61 43 445 62 56 678 

- (X) 232 458 (X) (NA) (X) 226 128 (X) 288 323 

- 102 3 639 (NA) (NA) 69 3 600 77 3446 

- 12 133 (NA) (NA) 4 88 5 200 

- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 3 

- 128 523 79 339 79 416 54 273 

- (X) 627 (X) (NA) (X) 569 (X) 147 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________________________ L ___________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

H~ns and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ --------------- Turkey!. __________________ ---_ --------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - _____ -- ---------------

- 143 (X) 159 (X) 80 (X) 100 (X) 

- 122 22 868 155 35 976 67 18 873 96 32 557 

- 121 22 544 152 35 266 66 (D) 95 32 202 

- 7 324 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 7 118 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 35 

- 20 2 640 19 5 184 9 1 175 12 855 

- 10 381 (NA) (NA) 5 134 7 92 

- 5 135 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- 7 246 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 55 (X) (NA) (X) 26 (X) 15 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ____________ -------------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________ -- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________ - _____ - _______ ------ ---------

Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 44 (X) 37 (X) 27 (X) 27 (X) 

- 20 14 212 28 19 813 12 11 102 18 16 925 

- 20 (D) 28 19 557 12 (D) 18 16 807 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 8 (D) 9 3 500 5 (D) 6 395 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 1 216 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 15 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 7 (X) 

- 65 273 64 382 34 244 43 345 

348 LARIMER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

328 32472 (X) 322 31 945 312 31 618 (X) 307 31 431 - (X) 293 23 419 308 23 549 (X) (NA) (NA) 295 23 436 - I 094 640 178 10 881 - 192 II 185 I 101 224 186 10958 183 11068 

160 6 994 702 165 (NA) (NA) 157 6 962 698 638 156 6954 - 240 20 550 - 250 21 287 423 662 249 20 987 240 20 550 415 831 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 224 16 397 309 870 223 16 388 - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 77 (X) 5 77 -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ '978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

6 142 (X) 6 142 4 (0) (X) 4 (0) - 8 245 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (X) 6 226 - (0) (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) 1 - I (0) I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - 90 (0) 3 90 - 3 90 (0) 3 90 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 108 I 105 3 93 - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) D() (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 84 13 155 242 168 18 I 647 74 12 819 236 713 16 (0) 

143 17 843 487 221 (NA) (NA) 130 17 672 481 397 56 2 831 -

- 33 547 28 772 30 504 28 508 27 297 27 478 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 392 23 365 22 353 

- 208 9 721 588 618 187 8 386 197 9480 578 849 179 8 218 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 214 9 352 566 000 204 8 739 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA)I 2 (0) (0)1 I (0)1 

- I (0) (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 10 I 118 (NA) (NA) 3 7 I 060 3 7 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 612 36 952 96 000 538 31 505 465 34 402 92 481 428 29 655 

- 611 37 285 100 235 (NA) (NA) 487 34 796 96 453 437 30 603 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 485 22 225 69 0891 433 20 2351 378 20 665 66 606 351 19 0221 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 408 24048 75 984 373 21 270 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 111 5 942 8 621 90 4814 80 5 403 8 062 68 4 358 

field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 15 (X) 2 (0) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 25 541 (X) 25 541 19 539 (X) 19 539 

1974_ - 27 I 019 (X) (NA) (NA) 24 I 015 (X) 24 I 015 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 46 (X) 6 46 5 (0) (X) 5 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 39 (X) 8 39 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 I (X) 3 I 2 (0) P() 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) 3 3 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) I (0) 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 25 130 (X) 25 130 13 54 (X) 13 54 1974_ - 18 71 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 51 (X) 7 50 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 22 64 251 940 (NA) (NA) 13 47 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 85 012 (NA) (NA) Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 31 451 (X) 29 450 28 449 (X) 27 (0) 

- 128 9 587 (X) (NA) (NA) 125 9 478 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA LARIMER COUNTY, COLO. 349 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate lond Qrco _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 411 2 156 118 407 2 118 270 363 2 056 618 298 2 005 238 - (X) 4 578 (X) 5 205 (X) 5666 (X) 6 729 - (X) 3 068 160 (X) 3 068 160 (X) 3 068 160 (X) 3 068 160 - (X) 70.3 (X) 69.0 (X) 67.0 (X) 65.4 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars. 

Average per acre _. ___________________________ dollars-- 418 895 (X) 306 781 (X) 466 569 (X) 366 389 (X) 

- (X) 92 (X) 59 (X) 86 (X) 54 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _____________ . _______ • _______ • ________ _ 

Harvested cropland _. _____ . _______ • _______ • _______ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 302 60 207 261 65 846 226 52 799 189 56 424 

- 238 26022 220 25 825 189 24831 168 24 741 

I to 9 acres _____________________________ • ___ _ 

10 to 19 acres ____ . ___ ._._. ___________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________ .. ___________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ________ _ 

;gg 1,000 ~~ acres ~~~ ~~~:~ or more ===~===~==~================== __________________________ _ 

- 22 113 9 (NA) 13 63 2 (NA) 

- 37 496 31 (NA) 18 235 8 (HA) _. 20 456 22 (NA) 13 296 II (NA) _. 38 I 365 39 (NA) 30 I 099 32 (HA) 

.- 47 3 259 48 (NA) 43 (D) 44 (NA) 

-- 41 5 204 40 (NA) 39 (D) 40 (NA) 

_. 22 7425 18 (NA) 22 7425 18 (NA) 

-- II 7 704 12 (NA) II 7 704 12 (NA) 

-- - - I (NA) - - I (HA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 112 18 270 79 17836 77 13523 46 II 170 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 106 15915 80 22 185 82 14445 68 20 513 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvemen t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

(ropland on which 0/1 crops foiled ________________ _ 

.. 17 I 090 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 7 5484 

-- 56 5095 (NA) (NA) 41 4464 33 4 191 Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. _____ _ .- 29 7 476 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 23 9 536 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 35 2 254 (NA) (NA) 25 I 837 14 I 302 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 45 44 202 42 30 278 34 42 144 24 25 638 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ -- 42 41 200 (NA) (NA) 32 (D) 21 21 787 Woodland not postured ________ . __________________ ._ -- 8 3002 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) 6 3 851 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 420 2 051 709 355 2 022 146 332 I 961 675 272 I 923 176 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ -- 363 2 013 965 (NA) (NA) 300 I 927 406 250 I 906904 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc ______ _ _. 199 37 744 (HA) (NA) 149 34 269 135 16272 

Pasture/and, all typeL_. ______________________________ _ .- 427 2 073 435 (NA) (NA) 338 I 980 III (NA) I 939 861 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- III 17 600 129 9287 125 15 724 96 8 569 Harvested crop/and irrigated __ .. ______________________ _ 

-- 156 12 120 (NA) (NA) 112 II 046 92 7366 Postureiond irrigated ~ _____ .. _~_. ______________________ _ - 29 4959 (NA) (NA) 26 4333 (NA) (D) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 12 521 (NA) (NA) 8 345 I (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 68 4 160 (X) (X) 62 4 114 (X) (X) 

11978 dora are based on 0 sample of forms; see text, 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market v'llue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Averag~ per form ___________________________ doJlors_ - 471 16348 407 8 230 363 16217 298 8 1I8 

- (X) 34 709 (X) 20 221 (X) 44 675 (X) 27 242 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more._. ______ . __ • _____ ..... _ ... _______ ._ 

$40,000 to $99,999._._. __ . _____ .. _. ___ . __ . __ . ______ _ $20,000 to $39,999._. _____ ._._ .. _. ___ . _____________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 . _______ .. __ .. _____ .. ________ . ___ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____ . ____ • ___ .. _ .. ______ . __________ _ 

- 42 10 165 21 (NA) 42 10 165 21 (NA) 

- 53 3 222 34 (NA) 53 3 222 34 (NA) 

- 37 1 011 38 (NA) 37 I OIl 38 (NA) 

- 59 858 64 (NA) 59 858 64 (NAl 

- 93 667 65 (NA) 93 667 65 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______ . __ ._. ______________ • _______ ._ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ______ . ____________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 • ___ ._. _____ . _____ • ____ • ________ .. $1,500 to $1,999 __ ._ .. ____ . ___________ . _________ ._ $1,000 to $1,499 ________ .. _______________________ _ 

less than $1,000 ____________________ . ____________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 79 293 47 (NA) 79 293 47 (NA) 

- 107 (D) 136 (NA) (X) (X) 29 (NA) 

- 23 51 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

22 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________ -_ - _ -_ ---_ ------ ~---

Groins ________________________ ~ _________________ - __ 

Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ________________ - __ - - ___ - ___ ----

- 89 648 116 (D) 76 633 (NA) (0) 

- 51 336 (NA) (NA) 50 (D) 63 773 

- 7 44 (NA) (NA) 7 44 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T oboccD ________________________________ - ______ - ----

Field seeds, hoy, foroge. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ___________ . _________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries. ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________________ -----

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 52 (0) (NA) (NA) 39 264 33 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

1 (D) I (D) I (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts __________ . _______________ _ 

Dairy products ______ .. _________ -_ - __ - -- - - --- - ---- ---- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________ -- - ___ -- --------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ - _____ ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 432 15 700 383 7 148 347 15 584 289 (D) 

- 14 7 12 (D) 10 7 10 (D) 

- 9 568 (NA) (NA) 9 568 9 325 

- 417 14966 (NA) (NA) 344 14 866 288 6608 

- 19 62 (NA) (NA) 16 59 12 15 

- 21 18 (NA) (NA) 15 II 8 10 

- 54 79 (NA) (NA) 48 74 39 88 

'1974 doto include sofes of forest products. 

350 LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ - 471 407 2 156 118 238 I 085 966 26 022 

Farms with- I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 14 20 14 - - - 10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 27 13 810 19 562 287 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ - 5 2 293 3 173 68 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 16 8 1 238 14 I 078 439 100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

- 12 18 1 423 9 I 052 320 140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ - 13 10 2 013 7 I 087 558 180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ - 8 8 1 643 5 I 029 260 

- 17 13 4037 13 3 120 914 

- 52 39 18 681 25 9 231 1 616 

- 75 59 55 634 31 22 921 I 529 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 acre'- _______________ _ 

- 64 47 85 389 36 47 622 4 117 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - 168 170 1 964 943 76 998 091 15 914 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

237 243 

234 150 

10 5 

46 39 

94 76 

93 96 

134 103 

94 74 

52.4 52.1 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

407 

220 

206 

(NA) 

174 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

118 270 

25 825 

485 713 

7 377 

501 323 

16 558 

131 234 

I 890 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dora are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 241 5 380 159 2 156 

- 418 2 930 348 1 632 

- 94 566 206 862 

- 351 146 (NA) (NA) 

- 142 55 102 78 

- 47 52 49 59 

- 82 56 49 12 

- 198 572 123 443 

- 58 119 30 35 

- 143 232 110 129 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- ____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs. plants. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment _______________ • __________________________ _ 

- 470 812 (NA) (NA) 

- 470 669 401 520 

- 465 511 (NA) (NA) 

- 111 52 (NA) (NA) 

- 119 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 10 4 (NA) (NA) 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 470 40 (NA) (NA) 

- 321 131 (NA) (NA) 

- 63 11 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _____ . ___________________________ _ 

Gasoline _______ . _________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~eY~~i _~~t~~~:_a_n_d_~~~~~:~ gas ______________________________________ == ====== =: =============== _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

' ..... Other-coal. wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

III 872 992 13 026 

- - - 19 568 267 

3 173 68 

13 1 000 361 

9 I 043 315 

7 I 087 558 

5 I 029 260 

10 2 403 781 

24 8 466 1 043 16 II 427 552 

24 32 822 3 230 

41 812 974 5 591 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

363 

189 

152 

74 

175 

100 

36 

15 

306 

38 

17 

2 

I Acres i 

2 056 618 

24 831 

304 661 

5 418 

652 593 

18 103

1 99 364 

I 310 

238 961 

(D) 

501 590 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

298 

168 

129 

(NA) 

148 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

246 

40 

II 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

17600 

- 274 

68 

SOO 

336 

588 

260 

643 

I 749 

I 558 

3 376 

8048 

Acres 

2 005 238 

24 741 

459 889 

6 764 

416 049 

16 140 

129 300 

1 837 

390 844 

376 180 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

339 246 270 177 

103 69 72 53 

29 78 21 56 

179 141 144 118 

47 30 41 26 

16 10 12 8 

22 16 16 11 

41 30 30 14 

138 112 93 68 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or marc 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

202 5356 124 2 121 354 2 878 265 1 572 80 555 170 838 311 144 186 65 118 51 81 75 47 52 44 58 78 56 47 (D) 186 568 103 435 58 119 26 34 

128 227 93 123 

380 791 (NA) (NA) 380 652 293 483 375 497 292 352 99 51 86 35 118 (D) 135 62 10 4 } 10 (0) 291 34 380 38 261 128 (NA) (NA) 

63 111 (NA) (NA) 

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLO. 351 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dala are bosed on a sample of farms, see lexl] 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

- 42 3 617 42 

- 42 3 352 42 

- 6 265 6 - - - -

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 24 2309 24 

- - - - - 7 664 7 

- 47 6492 43 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumtgonts, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals far-

- - - - - 77 (Xl 65 

- 20 ()() 20 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ - Motortrucks including pickups _______________ Wheel - troctors ____________________________ - Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only ___ - (orn heads for combines ___________________ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ____ ~ ____ - Cottonpickers _____________________________ - MO'Ner Pickup conditioners ------------------------ bolers _____________________________ - Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel Iype _________________________ -

[1978 dote are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 

470 

8 521 

18 131 

59 

149 

145 

1974 

397 

6995 

17620 

82 

72 

111 

Forms with sates 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 

380 

7 717 

20 307 

59 

87 

119 

1974 

291 6 138 21 093 

38 

41 

87 

1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Con. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 ta $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________ _ 

$200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

All forms Monufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

323 482 166 194 213 288 410 968 217 323 339 645 334 567 34 34 306 533 

30 42 3 7 27 35 2 (0) 2 (0) - -

3 3 - - 3 3 

- - - - - - 87 89 7 7 80 82 

132 135 19 19 113 116 

15 17 2 (0) 13 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of forms, see le.l] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

3 617 3352 

265 

-

2309 

- 664 

6480 

-

()() 

()() 

All forms 

1978 

51 

35 

5 

17 81 

1.J 

Forms 

302 

362 

314 

33 

5 

7 (NA) 

51 

137 

35 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

1974 

58 

53 

15 

6 

44 

(NAl 

(HAl 

-

(HAl 

-

5 (HAl 

-

33 

(HAl 

~ L 

1974 

4408 

4208 

200 

-

680 

-

64 

847 

-

(X) 

(X) 

Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

51 53 

34 51 

4 15 

8 1 17 6 

1 .J 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

441 252 

827 339 

590 125 

37 6 

5 - 7 1 (NA) (NA) 

53 10 

148 44 

36 9 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

- 198 62 (X) 164 (Xl 186 103 Workers _____________ • ____________________________ -_ ---__ - 607 (X) 106 (Xl 501 575 327 

Forms wilh-

- 77 41 41 65 65 76 41 

- 41 12 24 36 72 31 19 

I worker _. ____ • _______________________________________ _ 

2 workers ________________________ - ___ - _________ -------- 3 or" workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 41 6 20 30 101 41 17 

- 34 3 21 31 (0) 34 22 

- 5 - . - 2 (0) 4 4 

5 10 9 workers ________________________________ ---------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

352 LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL lURE"':' COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.soo or more 

1978 1974 197B 1974 

Forma Numbel- Funns Number Forms Number Fonns Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any livestock or pouhry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 446 00 371 (X) 347 00 2l>8 (X) 

- 424 00 362 00 335 00 262 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or pouhry ond their products _______ $I,(XXL Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OO(L 432 15700 383 7 148 347 15 584 289 7051 -

- 423 15046 380 (NA) 345 14936 288 6633 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heWers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 417 66 305 352 58915 334 64 825 261 56 572 

- 381 30 377 297 29295 303 29 693 '127 28 141 

- 371 29 718 286 28 835 296 29 049 218 27710 

- 78 659 80 460 66 644 65 431 

- 350 16726 (NAl (NA) 285 16294 211 13 837 

- 376 19202 (NAl (HA) 305 1883B 219 14594 

Soles, Come and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ (alves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 417 44 666 376 36586 344 44 234 288 35 793 

- ()() 14966 00 (NA) 00 14866 00 6608 

- 307 15 102 (NA) (HAl 250 14820 215 16167 

- 00 4068 00 (HA) 00 4015 00 2400 

- 322 29 564 (HAl (NA) 275 29 414 234 19626 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - 00 10 898 ()() (NA) ()() 10852 00 420B 

- 19 1 574 (NA) (NA) 16 1 564 14 588 

$1,000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1.000_ - ()() 593 ()() (NA) 00 590 ()() 176 

- 9 568 (NA) (NA) 9 568 9 325 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs ond pig"-_____________________________________ _ 

- 36 528 24 471 24 487 18 422 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 22 135 (HAl (NA) 17 117 11 112 Other hogs and pig"- ______________________________ _ 

- 28 393 (NAl (HA) 20 370 18 310 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 22 156 14 114 17 141 11 109 Dec. 1 of preceding year ond Moy 31 ______________ _ 

- 18 85 10 59 13 76 8 (D) June 1 ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 18 71 9 55 14 65 8 (D) Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

- 22 497 25 358 16 358 12 245 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 20 275 (NAl (HAl 15 237 7 126 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 114 (NAl (NA) 5 114 4 240 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 237 1 242 171 909 193 1 118 130 802 

Salesl Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

- 19 939 15 293 16 874 12 285 $1,000_ - ()() 62 ()() (HA) ()() 59 (X) 15 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 495 3 64 5 (D) 3 64 $1,000_ - (X) 16 (X) (HA) ()() (D) 00 1 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 18 361 10 337 14 248 8 (D) Sheep ond lombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 20 372 (HAl (HAl 14 '124 8 229 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 00 2774 ()() (HA) 00 1 3BB ()() 1 324 Sheep, lambs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 21 18 (HAl (HA) 15 11 8 10 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- ()() (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- 51 119 34 115 4S 100 33 (D) 

- (X) 58 ()() (NA) 00 53 (X) 21 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any pouhry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 81 ()() 86 00 66 (X) 54 (X) 

- 79 2 536 86 2608 65 2 144 54 1 812 

- 79 2460 83 2491 65 (D) 53 (D) 

- 8 76 (NAl (NAl 7 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 12 248 6 291 7 48 4 (D) 

- 7 34 (NAl (NAl 4 13 4 46 

- 4 29 (NAl (NAl 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 5 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 11 ()() (NAl 00 10 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old-__________ _ 

Broilers and other moot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 6 (X) 1 (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

- 5 550 1 (D) 5 550 I (D) 

- 5 550 1 (D) 5 550 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

Poultry and poultry products-___________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NAl ()() - (X) - (Xli - 14 7 12 (D) 10 7 10 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLO. 353 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 17 508 ()() 16 506 16 (0) ()() 15 (0) 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or g ..... n chop (Ions, gr .. n>-_________ 1978_ 

- 21 818 ()() (NA) (NA) 19 (0) (J() 19 770 

- 9 204 12607 9 204 8 (0) (0) 8 (0) 

- 12 419 12398 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) (0) 10 413 

- 11 304 4 118 10 302 11 304 4 118 10 302 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 321 2665 10 317 

- - - ()() - - - - ()() - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 78 (X) 3 40 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 20 1 731 ()() 8 111 19 (0) ()() 7 (0) 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 24 2 142 (X) (NA) (NA) 21 20SO ()() 7 222 

- 9 876 7642 5 71 9 876 7642 5 71 

1974_ for silage or g ..... n chop (tons, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 8 (0) 1 470 3 40 7 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 261 1 500 3 185 

- 4 453 1 210 - - 4 453 1 210 - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 1 327 1 184 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) ()() - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 7 462 (X) 2 (0) 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 42 8446 126747 12 252 42 8446 126 747 12 252 

1974_ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 63 11788 187 363 (NA) (NA) 54 11 663 186094 9 192 

- 9 349 19412 7 110 9 349 19412 7 110 

1974_ Sarley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 460 9 100 6 140 

- 13 378 13601 11 258 12 (0) (0) 10 (0) 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 316 8866 8 99 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other smoll groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 11 489 (X) 3 7 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tabocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polotoes (hundredweighl>- _________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 206 14678 22248 ISO 10 942 158 i3 582 21 092 107 9963 

1974_ - 163 9817 14397 (NA) (NA) 120 8969 13397 87 5878 Alfalfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 156 9014 16094 122 7624 116 8 102 15 105 87 6806 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 101 7 169 11 435 76 4890 

Olher lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - SO 3304 4032 36 2246 39 3 177 3905 25 2 122 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 17 104 (X) 15 78 Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 104 11 200 15 78 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978 

1974_ -- - - ()() - - - - (X) - - - - - ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 -- - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - ()() - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

lond In orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 3 84 ()() (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

• 1974_ - 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berrles _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

354 LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________ -------- ____ - _ - _____ - __ 

Average sizo of farm ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~:!~i~~ :~nf~~~~o============ ======== ==== ~=-p;r-c~~t= 

475 1 606644 444 1 614 592 442 1 545 578 420 1 594 988 - (X) 3 382 (X) 3 636 (X) 3497 (X) 3 798 - I 659 520 (X) I 659 520 (X) 1 659 520 (X) 1 659 520 (X) - 93.1 (X) 96.1 - (X) 96.8 ()O 97.3 (X) 

Value of land and buildings" Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 511 994 (X) 297 626 (X) 540 674 (Xl 311 026 (X) 

- (X) 145 (X) 82 (X) 147 (X) 82 -

land in forms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ .. ____________ _ 370 381 100 350 362 799 346 (0) 343 (0) 

- (0) 325 185 319 - 332 (0) 330 185 486 315 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

20010 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- - 3 (NA) - - I (HA) - (HA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 

9 (0) 5 (NA) 7 (0) 5 (HA) - (NA) 9 334 6 (HA) 13 484 7 

37 2 647 32 (NA) 28 1 999 30 (NA) - 37 (NA) 47 6 6371 37 (HA) - 47 6 6371 107 34 748 114 (HA) 106 (0) 114 (HA) - 73 (NA) 71 (0) 73 (HA) 72 50 481 45 72 246 57 (NA) 45 72 246 57 (NA, 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 103 (D) 79 24 900 102 (0) 75 (0) 

- 283 193 805 257 152 413 264 191 458 256 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ . ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

70 7380 (NA) (NA) 67 7 348 12 (0) 

77 19 724 (NA) (NA) 66 18 623 33 6 328 

- 247 156 083 (NA) (NA) 233 155004

1 

234 136093 

- 59 10 618 (NA) (NA) 55 1048J 37 8 013 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 9 4 741 12 13 515 8 (0) 10 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 10 (0) 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 407 1 220 803 387 1 238 278 384 I 163 701 369 1 220905 

Pastureland and rongeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 350 I 211 119 (NA) (NA) 332 1 154 403 315 I 210 337 

- 231 9684 (NA) (NA) 219 9 298 250 10568 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 393 1 231 595 (NA) (NA) 375 I 174 859 (NA) I ~ 833 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form progroms in 1978 ________ _ 

- 38 8 530 35 4 606 37 (0) 33 (0) 

- 33 5 483 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 29 4209 

- 6 2090 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (NA) 260 

- 7 957 (NA) (NA) 7 957 3 (0) 

- 208 26 288 (X) (X) 199 26 158 (X) (X) 

1]978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 475 46 767 444 27 036 442 46 692 420 27 002 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 98 456 (X) 60 892 (X) 105 637 (X) 64 290 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 69 35843 63 (NA) 69 35 843 63 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 108 6616 106 (NA) 108 6 616 106 (HA) $20,000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 86 2 442 109 (NA) 86 2 442 109 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 90 1 298 70 (NA) 90 1 298 70 (NA) $5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 47 344 43 (NA) 47 344 43 (NA) $2,500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 42 148 25 (NA) 42 148 25 (NA) less Ihan $2,500 (se.'exl) ___________________________ _ 

- 31 (0) 27 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) $2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

l.ss Ihon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (s •• ,ex,) ____________________________ _ 

- 5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (XI (X) 

- 9 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 278 6 757 286 (0) 265 6 704 (NA) (D) Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 265 6304 (NA) (NA) 255 6 292 273 11 360 Commodity Credit Corporotion loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 82 1 699 (NA) (NA) 81 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ To bacD) ___ "" _________ .,. ________ .. ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, torage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

- 52 297 (NA) (NA) 49 256 37 266 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - ond greenhouse products _____________________ _ - 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (Z) 

llveslock. poullry. and their producls ____________________ _ 

Pouilry and poullry producl'-_________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and plgL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslock and liveslock products (se. lexl) _________ _ 

- 385 40010 369 15 378 369 39 988 351 (0) 

- 22 (D) 18 13 18 (0) 16 (0) 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 9 4 

- 363 38975 (NA) (NA) 352 38958 347 14 663 

- 81 975 (NA) (NA) 78 972 56 532 - 10 9 (NA) (NA) 10 9 6 124 

- 33 33 (NA) (NA) 29 31 16 15 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, COLO. 355 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 "in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All farm. ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 475 444 1 606 644 332 1 207 874 167471 

- 22 15 40 - - - - 13 7 354 1 (D) (0) 

- 2 3 (0) 1 (0) (D) 

- 3 3 247 - - -

1 to 9 ocr95 _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 3 6 331 2 (D) (0) 

- 20 1 3 156 13 2056 1 041 

- 3 5 605 2 (D) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 35 31 12462 23 8005 3 149 

- 75 53 56845 51 38 656 10 754 

- 93 111 138 722 77 114 333 26931 

- 204 207 1 393 298 161 1 043 874 125 214 

100 to 139 OCf95 ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocros ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre. ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, eslole or trust, institulional, etc._ 

All form. 

1978 

forms 

475 

332 

182 

108 

214 

177 

79 

47 

406 

46 

21 

2 

All forms 

Acres 

606 644 

167 471 

302 907 

35 864 

101 531 

116 583 

202 206 

15 024 

093 299 

(D) 

311 713 

(D) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

'Applies only 10 Individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

444 

330 

171 

(NA) 

212 

(NA) 

61 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

614 592 

185 486 

335 037 

41 458 

008 636 

127 540 

270 719 

16488 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All form. 

1978 19'4 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 247 20892 233 7063 

- 385 8 924 343 3 676 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 157 1 867 232 2091 

- 325 255 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mlxod formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 197 342 173 198 

- 99 474 85 134 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _________ -----

- 192 527 100 109 

- 211 1 010 181 714 

Olher agricultural chemlcols Including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar __________________________ - _____________ _ 

- 47 98 23 101 

Customwork, machine hire, and ronlal of machinery and equlpmenl ________________________________ -----_____ _ 

- 205 888 229 1 036 

- 475 1 680 (NA) (NA) 

- 470 1 398 428 1 148 

- 456 794 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum product. ______________________________ ---- Gasoline ______________________________________ ----

- 299 413 (NA) (NA) 

- 160 91 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 4 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 1 (NA) (NA) 

- 470 95 (NA) (NA) 

- 373 267 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 15 (NA) (NA) 

Olea.1 fuol __________________________ -_ ------------

Natural ~~.y~~r _~~t~~~:_a~_d_~~~~~~~== ====== == =============== go. ______________________________________ _ 

Kfro.ene, motor all, and ;reao"-____________________ _ 

Eloctrlclty ____________________________ ---------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

forms in farms cropland 

38 266 417 13041 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2 357 1 044 

3 2 240 210 

5 8031 1 115 

23 253 789 10672 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

442 

315 

162 

96 

209 

174 

71 

45 

379 

42 

21 

Acres 

545 578 

165 881 

275 854 

(0) 

072 423 

116258 

197 301 

(0) 

1 065 821 

168 044 

311 713 

1974 

Forms 

420 

325 

153 

(NA) 

211 

(NA) 

56 

(NA) 

368 

39 

13 

Irrigated 

land 

8 530 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1 291 

392 

680 

6 167 

Acres 

594 988 

185319 

318 348 

41 331 

(D) 

127 540 

(D) 

16448 

155 163 

203 958 

235 867 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1918 '1974 1978 '1974 

338 312 321 294 

101 68 86 67 

36 50 35 46 

251 • 189 238 167 

53 42 49 39 

10 14 8 14 

15 14 15 14 

13 18 11 9 

102 59 92 51 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

235 20 890 216 7048 

358 8908 325 3 661 

146 1 860 225 2 085 

313 254 265 121 

191 339 166 198 

99 474 85 134 

191 (0) 98 (0) 

200 1 005 180 (0) 

47 98 23 101 

204 (0) 227 (D) 

439 1 655 (NA) (NA) 

434 1 376 410 1 144 

425 780 405 653 

292 410 241 279 

149 88 170 125 

26 4 } 6 1 409 88 

434 94 

365 264 (NA) (NA) 

26 15 (NA) (NA) 

356 LINCOLN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 98 30 362 98 - Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 98 (D) 98 -

- 2 (D) 2 lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - - Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops __ " __________________________ _ II 4 507 II - Nematodes In crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - - 7 I 675 7 -

- 179 107 337 178 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 148 (X) 147 

37 (X) 37 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of aU machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Farms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

475 427 439 406 machinery and equipment - Can. 

21 680 13 790 21 385 13 625 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

45 641 32 295 48 714 33 559 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

41 42 39 32 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

62 451 34 40 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

82 88j 77 84 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

384 647 195 270 245 377 429 I 235 281 401 359 834 409 I 016 121 160 370 856 198 321 40 52 174 269 15 17 2 (D) 14 (D) 

3 3 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - 72 84 21 21 57 63 152 168 45 45 109 123 

28 39 9 9 19 30 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are bosed on 0 sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

30 362 85 21 081 

(0) (NA) 20 896 

(NA) 185 (D) 

- - -

4 507 (NA) II 064 

- - - I 675 3 2 330 

(D) (NA) 22 5641 

- - (X) 50 (x1/ (X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

72 66 71 65 

50 103 50 102 

51 39 51 39 

46 1 , 46 , 56 4411 ~ 441 56 

15 -' lL 15 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

376 552 322 398 I 116 460 377 920 185 

171 231 57 9 12 6 

20 20 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

39 41 24 167 173 68 

42 46 6 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 211 98 (X) 176 (X) 200 180 - 683 (X) 179 (X) 504 620 619 

Forms with- 1 worker _______ • _____ ~ _________ • ______________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 76 53 53 81 81 76 72 - 37 29 58 26 52 37 26 - 53 12 36 40 136 52 39 - 40 3 (D) 25 152 30 32 - 5 1 (D) 4 83 5 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA LINCOLN COUNTY, COLO. 357 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 376 (X) 362 (X) 359 (X) 3M (X) 

- 362 (X) 351 (X) 349 (X) 333 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catlle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 385 40010 369 15378 369 39988 351 15348 

- 380 39958 368 (NA) 367 39939 350 15319 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________ . ______________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 349 79 857 347 73904 337 79686 329 73 559 

.- 268 23473 300 34 412 256 23 338 286 34 246 

- 259 23 354 294 34 262 248 23224 281 34 113 

- 58 119 71 150 55 114 63 133 Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 292 26864 (NA) (NA) 285 26838 251 17914 

- 300 29 520 (NA) (NA) 293 29 510 292 21 399 

Sales: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 363 91 437 364 66618 352 91 300 347 66 385 

$1,000_ - (X) 38975 (X) (NA) (X) 38 958 (X) 14663 Colves __________________________________ . ________ _ 

- 201 12 392 (NA) (NA) 191 12 275 197 18936 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 3 750 (X) (NA) (X) 3 740 (X) 2 759 

298 79 045 (NA) (NA) 291 79025 305 47449 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 35 225 (X) (NA) (X) 35 218 (X) II 904 

- 32 (0) (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 27 17 576 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 4 957 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 9 4 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________ . _______________________ _ 

- 75 6 796 55 5 068 70 6 734 53 (D) Used or to be used tor breeding _____________________ _ - 46 950 (NA) (NA) 42 923 37 (0) Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 71 5846 (NA) (NA) 68 5 81l 50 4 430 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 51 I 257 39 994 47 I 242 38 (0) 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 43 635 33 445 41 (0) 32 (0) June J and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 44 622 34 549 41 (0) 34 549 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 9 199 7 2 896 9 199 6 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 6 111 (NA) (NA) 6 III 6 2 744 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 27 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 156 554 137 507 150 529 129 490 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 81 12421 59 9 707 78 12 357 56 9 694 

$1,000_ - (X) 975 (X) (NA) (X) 972 (X) 532 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 24 3 261 24 3 255 21 3 199 23 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 126 (X) (NA) (X) 124 (X) 51 Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

- 10 146 7 3 365 10 146 6 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 6 164 (NA) (NA) 6 164 6 4 827 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) I 926 (X) (NA) (X) I 926 (X) 49044 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 10 9 (NA) (NA) 10 9 6 124 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 '(D) I (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 30 72 14 32 26 63 13 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 33 (X) (NA) (X) 31 (X) 10 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ - 74 (X) 83 (X) 66 (X) 73 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 72 I 921 80 3 388 64 I 741 70 3 016 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 72 I 869 73 3 205 64 (0) 69 (0) 

- 3 52 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 mOJlths old ___________ _ - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Olher poullry ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 539 3 343 8 (0) 3 343 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 8 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles: Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 14 (X) 10 (X) 12 (X) 

- 12 356 II 679 10 (0) 9 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 11 (0) 10 655 10 (0) 9 (D) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Olher poullry ____________________________________ _ 

Poullry and paullry producls ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) I (X) 

- 22 (0) 18 13 18 (0) 16 (0) 

358 LINCOLN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for groin (bushels) ____ ~ ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ T - omot .. s _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peos excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 197B __ 

1974_ - Strowberrips (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other - crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

14 

20 

6 

8 

12 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

54 

80 

34 

35 

8 

(NA) 

19 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

244 

267 

1 

(NA) 

11 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

7 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

-

171 

137 

36 

(NA) 

66 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

1 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

2 037 

1 876 

935 

246 

1 102 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

11 137 

16 479 

6 575 

6 550 

721 

(NA) 

3 396 

(NA) 

445 

(NA) 

132 101 

146 912 

(D) 

(NA) 

934 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 035 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(O) 

-

- 21 921 

16 464 

2 768 

(NA) 

8 714 

(O) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(D) 

272 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms 

(X) 12 

(X) (NA) 

80500 6 

14 775 (NA) 

13 560 10 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) 

(X) 4 

(X) (NA) 

83 819 3 

108 268 (NA) 

2 470 - (NA) (NA) 

2 726 1 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

2 469 958 2 

3 718 927 (NA) 

(O) -

(NA) (NA) 

29 344 3 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - (D) (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

20 087 24 

16 282 (NA) 

7 7651 22 

(NA) (NA) 

5 738 2 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

(D) 1 

(NA) (NA) 

- -

(NA)I (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) I (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

1 950 14 2 037 (X) 12 1 950 

(NA) 20 1 876 (X) 10 1 183 

935 6 935 80500 6 935 

(NA) 8 246 14 775 4 143 

1 015 12 1 102 13 560 10 1 015 

(NA) 13 1 280 13 314 9 1 040 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 3 350 00 - -

416 53 (D) (X) 4 416

1 (NA) 79 (D) (X) 4 521 

(0) 34 6 575 83 819 3 (0) 

(NA) 35 6 550 108 268 2 (D) 

- 7 (O) (0) - -

(NA) 6 865 4 370 1 (O) 

(D) 19 3 396 2 726 1 (O) 

(NA) 57 8 406 5434 3 216 

- 5 445 (X) - -

(NA) I 10 (O) (X) I - -

(0) 234 131 121 2 462 452 2 (D) 

(NA) 265 (D) (O) 8 660 

- 1 (D) (O) - - (NA) 1 (0) (O) 1 (D) 

170 11 934 29 344 3 170 

(NA) 17 970 26 095 2 (D) 

- - - - - -

(N~I 1 (D) (0) - - 7 1 035 (X) - -

(NA) 22 2 296 (X) -

;1 - - - - -

(NA) . - - - -

- - - - -

~I (NA) - - - -

- - - - -

(NA) - -

=1 

-

(NAJI - - - =I - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (O) 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

2 287 160 21 311 19 134 23 (D) 

(NA) 134 16404 16 215 18 1 695 

1 9811 34 (D) (D)I 21 (O) I 

(NA) 37 2756 5 556 17 1 330 

(0) 59 8 401 5 592 2 (0) 

(D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) (X) - - (D) 1 (D) (0) 1 (D) 

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -I 

(D) 1 (O) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (D) 1 (0) (X) I (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) -

(NA~I (NA) - - (X) - (NA) - - - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 6 272 (X) (NA) (NA) 

LINCOLN COUNTY, COLO. 359 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

AP~~~~i~~t~i~~nOJ Proportion ~~~~==== ======= == =====~== ============ in farms __________________________ percent-

- 1 013 1 132 352 1 031 1 149 769 937 1 086 319 971 1 098944 

- (X) 1 118 (X) 1 115 (X) 1 159 (X) 1 132 

- (X) 1 166 080 (X) 1 166 080 (X) 1 166 080 (X) 1 166 080 

- (X) 97.1 (X) 98.6 (X) 93.2 (X) 94.2 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form __ ___________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars-- 326 601 (X) 212 768 (X) 347 242 (X) 220 422 (X) 

- (X) 275 (X) 191 (X) 282 (X) 195 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 888 521 463 952 546 457 840 (0) 902 536 135 

- 852 282 840 902 284 267 816 281 917 882 283 835 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres ______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare __________________________ _ 

-- 16 93 19 (NA) 6 27 11 (NA) 

-- 20 278 27 (NA) 12 174 24 (NA) 

-- 10 231 14 (NA) 6 143 12 (NA) 

-- J4 1 327 26 (NA) 26 1 034 22 (NA) 

-- 76 5 413 100 (NA) 70 5041 97 (NA) 

-- 189 27 4091 215 (NA) 189 27409 215 (NA) 

-- 330 102 265 333 (NA) 330 102 265 333 (NA) 

-- 139 94 339 133 (NA) 139 94 339 133 (NA) 

-- 38 51 485 35 (NA) 38 51 485 35 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 242 38 944 319 51 131 226 (0) 286 44 638 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 575 199 679 609 211 059 560 (0) 598 207 662 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen t grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ -- 110 6 382 (NA) (NA) 108 (0) 58 3 130 Cropland on which all crops failed ________________ _ 

-- 82 7 446 (NA) (NA) 78 (0) 60 5 678 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 483 171 998 (NA) (NA) 473 170 853 526 190 222 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 205 13 853 (NAI (NA) 200 13 733 76 8 632 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 13 1 735 22 6 866 12 (0) 22 6 866 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 12 1 173 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 14 5 693 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 835 609 154 829 596 446 774 566 568 795 555 943 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ -- 551 581 622 (NA) (NA) 531 539 777 500 526 889 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 634 27 532 (NA) (NA) 583 26 791 684 29 054 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 713 622 049 (NA) (NA) 677 579 217 (NA) 572 700 

Irrigated fond _______________________________________ _ 

-- 425 106 295 419 87 124 407 105 946 411 86 922 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 417 99 443 (NAI (NA) 403 99 171 408 82 128 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 65 5500 (NA) (NA) 60 (0) (NA) 3 690 Other fond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 33 1 352 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 20 1 104 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 422 27 764 (X) (X) 418 27 722 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dallars_ - 1 013 137 097 1 031 144 983 937 136 988 971 144 915 

- (X) 135 337 (X) 140 624 (X) 146 199 (Xl 149 243 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 148 112 374 135 (NA) 148 112 374 135 (NA) 

- 251 15060 310 (NA) 251 15 060 310 (NA) 

- 208 6 008 230 (NA) 208 6008 230 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 179 2 643 137 (NA) 179 2643 137 (NA) 

- 90 676 109 (NA) 90 676 109 (NA) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- 61 227 46 (NA) 61 227 46 (NA) 

- 75 (0) 63 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 20 45 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

13 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Abnormal forms (see fextL ___________________________ _ -

Crops __________________________________________ -_ - __ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 786 23 580 837 32 679 759 23 544 (NA) 32 668 

- 710 16 749 (NA) (NA) 693 16 723 721 20 479 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton ond cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity (redit Caroorotion loons _________________ _ 

T obocco 

- 181 1 698 (NA) (NA) 178 1 696 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and me/anL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -_ - ___ - - ----- - ---

- 297 3 889 (NA) (NA) 287 3 879 268 3 522 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 105 2 890 (NA) (NA) 105 2 890 160 8 628 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ ----

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. _________________________________ -----

Sheep, lambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 729 113 517 764 112 304 677 113 444 723 112 246 

- 38 20 50 26 36 (0) 47 24 

- 26 901 (NA) (NA) 25 (0) 36 676 

- 651 107 195 (NA) (NA) 614 107 146 683 108 727 

- 141 4957 (NA) (NA) 129 4 943 146 2 665 

- 54 119 (NA) (NA) 46 112 35 65 

- 45 324 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 30 88 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

360 LOGAN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland fond 

- I 013 I 031

1 

I 132 352 852 983 928 282 840 425 450 677 122 714 106 295 

- 78 47 178 8 43 37 10 57 29 52 

- 41 39 998 26 601 494 15 351 320 324 

17 17 I 006 II 651 497 10 591 377 454 

35 27 2 895 28 2 342 I 480 20 I 681 1 209 I 369 

27 23 3 145 20 2 326 I 708 14 1 646 1 378 I 378 

- 57 82 9033 49 7 772 4979 35 5543 3888 3 955 

- 34 27 6 7541 30 5 934 4094 26 5 156 3 995 3 959 

- 31 32 7 370 27 6 411 4 357 27 6 411 4 357 4 476 

171 218 64 18

1

1 162 60948 30842 90 32 368 19614 19 792 

- 192 200 140 763 186 136 622 54 323 73 51 598 25 375 23 371 

- 194 192 271 095 187 261 915 88 572 59 84 254 28 174 22 860 

- 136 127 624 934 118 498 363 91 457 46 261 021 33 998 24 305 

Aliform. ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre'-____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre. ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'- __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 I 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 013 132 352 031 I 149 769 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 852 282 840 902 284 267 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 386 174 850 393 241 785 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 271 53 525 (NA) 60 427 Port owners __________________________________ _ 404 831 894 387 757 098 

380 177 756

1 223 125 608 

201 51 559 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

(NA) 168 653 

251 150 886 (NA) 55 187 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 847 736 951 (NA) (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 107 167618 (NA) (NA) Corporation __________________________________ _ 55 190 503 (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

937 

816 

329 

249 

396 

374 

212 

193 

774 

105 

55 

3 

Forming ______________________________ 716 757 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 221 176 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __ --- - ---- -- ---------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 43 49 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 107 89 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 190 195 1 to 49 doy. __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeor._________________________ 236 237 50 to 99 dOyL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeor._________________________ 222 255 100 to 149 dOyL ______________________ _ 

65 year. and over______________________ 139 108 150 to 199 dOyL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 49.4 49.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

086 319 971 098944 

281 917 882 283 835 

170 642 353 233 923 

53 064 (NA) 60 110 

792 917 383 717 725 

177 595 (NA) 168 593 

122 760 235 147 296 

51 258 (NA) 55 132 

727 416 837 805 574 

(D) 96 113 445 

190 503 38 179 925 (0) 

AI! forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

717 673 675 647 

205 177 182 164 

91 142 80 122 

478 426 466 407 

136 80 130 78 49 33 47 31 

45 30 43 30 50 33 42 33 200 173 155 143 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Aliform. Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 463 67 486 514 57 621 436 67 225 478 57 600 

- 684 26 357 698 38 774 632 26 265 652 38 736 - 246 2 812 499 4 928 234 2 800 461 4 909 - 564 797 (NA) (NA) 543 791 561 508 - 579 I 131 587 801 549 1 129 568 800 - 516 3 108 531 2 368 502 3 101 527 2 367 - 518 1 112 440 532 503 I 074 433 532 - 458 3 246 427 3 209 428 3 216 421 3 208 - 122 297 115 394 118 294 113 (D) 

- 599 2066 627 2 183 583 2 022 623 2 181 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for IIve.tock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health co.t. ___________________________________ _ 

Seed._ bulb., plant., and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 1 002 4 561 (NA) (NA) 925 4 534 (NA) (NA) 

- 987 3 376 983 2 461 920 3 356 945 2 450 - 971 1 732 (NA) (NA) 909 1 716 909 1 285 - 718 1 076 (NA) (NA) 713 I 074 661 780 - 398 238 (NA) (NA) 389 237 349 205 - 56 11 (NA) (NA) 56 11 } - 44 98 (NA) (NA) 44 98 938 181 - 987 221 (NA) (NA) 920 220 - 828 1 181 (NA) (NA) 782 1 175 (NA) (NA) - 26 3 (NA) (NA) 21 3 (NA) (NA)! 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Go.oline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~eY~~f _~~t~~~:_o_n_d_~~~~~~~:: :::::::: :::: ::::::::::: Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other_cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LOGAN COUNTY, COLO. 361 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays.flusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insect's on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 506 126 809 492 125 889 - 506 124 207 492 123 287 

- 14 2 602 14 2602 - - - - -

- 309 65084 299 64984 

- 19 518 19 518 - 46 3 199 46 3 199 

- 305 79678 290. 73 403 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 41 3 150 41 3 150 

- 310 ()() 289 (X) 

- 121 (X) 110 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

listimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker.shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ___________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _______________ ._._. ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 002 985 925 931 machinery and equipment-Con. 46 554 33 284 46 117 32 734 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

46 461 33 791 49 856 35 160 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

68 110 48 93 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

134 129 84 107 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

155 169 148 162 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to J974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

872 1 512 539 747 530 765 

907 2672 462 731 798 1 941 

880 2 732 287 362 795 2 370 

375 526 56 60 344 466 

87 104 27 29 68 75 

154 163 40 41 116 122 

- - - - - - 229 244 76 76 153 168 

293 326 54 56 242 270 

221 252 74 83 154 169 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

527 106 658 (NA) 103 816 (NA) 2842 

- -

(NA) 38 343 20 940 7 679 (NA) 44 547 

1 (D) 

117 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

162 155 162 151 

145 215 145 213 

112 III 112 109 

88 1 ~ 88 1 120 96 120 96 

18 -' L 18 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

897 I 399 767 

921 2 613 865 

868 2 571 478 

354 474 61 50 62 21 

157 166 44 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

87 93 26 

299 313 76 

179 214 74 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ______________________ - ___ - ___ -_ -_ --- - ------- ------- 458 128 (X) 396 (X) 428 421 Workers _______________________________________________ _ 

- I 812 (X) 399 (X) I 413 I 779 I 780 

- 216 70 70 182 182 187 168 

- 65 26 52 59 118 65 68 

- 87 19 61 75 246 86 88 

- 51 7 44 50 343 51 66 

- 39 6 172 30 524 39 29 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ________________ --- _ - - - - --- - - - ---------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ________ . ________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________________ ------- __________ _ 

362 f.OGAN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Humber Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 728 (X) 751 (X) 673 (X) 710 (X) 

- 687 (Xl 728 (Xl 636 (X) 688 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 729 113 517 764 112 304 677 113444 723 112246 

- 714 112 271 759 (HA) 664 112 201 719 111 457 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 628 161 879 674 159 498 589 161 160 643 158898 

- 497 27 871 537 36 224 469 27 674 514 35 96<> 

- 466 26840 SOD 35 020 442 26654 482 34 771 

- 73 1 031 110 1 204 67 1 020 104 1 195 

- 510 90 032 (HAl (HA) 476 89 591 468 64 837 

- 532 43 976 (NA) (HA) 504 43 895 536 58 095 

Sales, (attle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 651 235 616 719 285 582 614 235 417 683 285 320 

- (X) 107 195 (X) (HA) (X) 107 146 (X) 108 727 

- 300 13 192 (HAl (NA) 275 13043 318 17691 

- (X) 3 353 00 (NA) DO 3 324 (X) 2 6<>2 

- 514 222 424 (NAl (HA) 495 222 374 598 267 629 

- (X) 103843 00 (HA) 00 103 822

1 

00 106065 

- 118 '186 394 (NAl (HA) 112 186 377 123 228 203 

- (X) 91 569 (X) (HA) (X) 91 559 (X) 95 952 

- 26 901 (NAl (NA) 25 (0) 36 676 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 137 30 213 142 24627 124 29 957 128 24 441 

- 93 3055 (NA) (HA) 87 3026 90 2 815 

- 125 27 158 (HAl (HAl 113 26931 119 21 626 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of pr and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of pre year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. _____________________________ _ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 97 4 517 112 4 307 90 4482 102 4 279 

- 85 2322 94 1 674 82 2 311 86 1 6<>3 

- 93 2 195 95 2 633 86 2 171 86 2 616 

- 56 3 177 37 2 451 47 3 007 37 2 451 

- 48 2240 (NAl (HA) 41 2 129 32 1 645 

- 5 15 (NAl (HA) 4 (D) 4 5 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 223 869 175 671

1 

206 823

1 

163 612

1 

Hogs and pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 141 56 764 153 42 285 129 56 527 146 42 125 

- (X) 4957 (X) (NA) (X) 4943 (X) 2 6<>5 

- 36 13938 51 12400 32 13 845 50 (D) 

- (X) 560 ()() (NA) (X) 557 (X) 317 

- 52 2037 33 1 917 44 1 928 33 1 917 

- 49 2 155 (HAl (HA) 42 1 995 30 1 865 

- (X) 18 785 (X) (NA) (X) 17 525 (X) 13 477 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 54 119 (HAl (HA) 46 112 35 65 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (HA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 35 109 29 65 34 (0) 28 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 51 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 76 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 135 (X) 147 (X) 124 (X) 142 (X) I - 126 5097 140 6 175 117 4 839 135 5 950 Hens and pullets of laying age ________________ ,---- Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 126 4709 138 5 753 117 (D) 133 5 528 

- 10 388 (HAl (NA) 9 (0) 4 90 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NAl (HA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 24 1 619 20 2 139 22 (D) 19 (D) 

- 3 16 (NA) (HA) 3 16 4 19 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (HAl (NA) 2 (D) 3 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 22 (X) (HAl (X) 21 (X) 15 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 23 (X) 26 (X) 21 (X) 23 (X) 

- 15 692 16 1 415 13 (D) 14 (D) 

- 15 (D) 14 1 363 13 (D) 12 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 4 775 9 2 000 4 775 7 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) - - 2 (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1.000_ 

- 1 (D) (HAl (NAl - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (HAl - - -

- 5 (X) (NAl (X~i 4 (xq 4 (X) 

- 38 20 50 26 36 (D) 47 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LOGAN COUNTY, COLO. 363 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled lrrigaled Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quonlity Fonns Acres Forms Acres Quantity Form. Acres 

(om for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 369 54 524 ()() 353 52955 360 54 «l2 (X) 344 52833 

- 360 46 407 ()() (NA) (NA) 358 (D) (X) 335 43 023 

- 311 39 634 4432958 297 38 267 305 39 582 4 427 220 291 38 215 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- 285 29 193 2 S34 296 (NA) (NA) 283 (D) (D) 266 26096 

- 208 (D) 295 923 201 (D) 205 (D) 295653 198 (D) 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 216 17 180 290 326 208 16893 

- 1 (D) ()() 1 (D) 1 (D) ()() 1 (D) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 3 34 (X) 3 34 

Sorghums lor all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 48 2 577 (X) 6 191 46 (D) (X) 6 191 

- 65 2348 ()() (NA) (NA) 65 2348 (X) 13 599 

- 24 1 369 22 213 1 (D) 23 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 6 251 2051 (NA) (NA) 6 251 2 051 1 (D) 

- 10 364 4098 3 81 10 364 4098 3 81 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 594 2819 2 (D) 

- 6 228 427 2 (D) 6 228 427 2 (D) 

1974_ (ul for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 869 , 318 4 143 

- 8 616 (X) - - 7 (D) (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14. 634 (X) 7 426 

Wheat lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - SOB 157914 4 438 706 40 3457 497 157 553 4430032 40 3457 

- S64 174 020 4 846 913 (NA) (NA) 562 (D) (D) 35 1 918 

- 27 601 23 202 14 275 24 S68 22 231 13 (D) 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 34 685 25 115 12 254 

- 40 1 406 46 783 27 726 40 1 406 46 783 27 726 

1974_ 80rley lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 44 1 874 63 686 24 725 

- 5 191 2 970 - - 5 191 2 970 - - 1974_ Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 85 1 090 - - - 95 9226 (X) 5 180 93 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 53 4634 (X) 2 (D) 

Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 9 283 5 311 8 266 8 (D) (D) 8 266 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (oMan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - Tabocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish palaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay craps (Ions, dry) (soolexIL ________________ 1978_ - 548 48192 136 369 350 31 700 531 47 869 135 972 343 31 562 

1974_ - 556 41 864 107 928 (NA) (NA) 545 41 494 107 447 298 22995 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 404 31 785 115 373 334 26473 393 31 591 115 098 329 26364 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 410 29 583 94099 291 20 366 Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 76 4025 4 199 14 292 75 (D) (D) 14 292 

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 57 (X) 3 52 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 52 440D 3 52 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled lor sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 5 24 (X) 5 24 5 24 (X) 5 24 

1974_ - 2 (D) ()() (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - land in archard'-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

Peach .. (pounds) ________________ : __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - ()() - - - - (X) - - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - 146 11 009 ()() (NA) (NA) 146 11 009 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse product'- ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

364 LOGAN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

Farms __________ -_ -_ ---------- ------ - - -- -- --- - - - - - ---- I 257 482 856 Average size of form _______ • _____________ ._._._. ____ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i~~ ~~n~~~~a==== ======== == ==== == == ==== -p;~c~~t = 

- (X) 384 112640 1 (X) 2 - (X) - 22.9 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _________ ._. __ • _. _________ ._._ doHars. - 276 584 (X) 

Average per acre ___________ ._._._._. _____ ._._ dollars. (X) 759 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland __________________ .. ___________________ _ I 181 100 3781 - Harvested cropland _. _______ • _____________ ._. ___ ._. I 087 61 481 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ___ • __________________________ .. __ • 282 I 439 10 to 19 acres _________ • _____ • ___ • _____ . _____ _ 233 3 165 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ - 101 2 343 30 to 49 acres _____________________ . _________ _ 141 5 202 50 to 99 acres ________ " _______ • _______________ _ 

- 160 10959 100 10199 acres _____________________________ _ 89 12 573 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 76 22 582 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 5 3 218 1,000 acres or mare __________________________ ~_ 

- - - Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 444 30396 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 233 8 501 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 39 845 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 47 936 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ________ . ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 958

1 - 153 5 762 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 65 16 522 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 41 II 503 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 27 5 019 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 913 365 956 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 259 342 671 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 817 23 285 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 621 384 570 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- I 148 103540 Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ . 

- I 062 58 850 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 407 42438 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 97 2 252 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 17 282 

1J978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less Ihan $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $7,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see I.xt) ____________________________ _ 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and collonse.d _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seods, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _______ • _. ______________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~:;r. ':nodd~~l!e~- == ============ ======== == ======== ==== 

Olher ~h~P~'~m"~~~ livestock ~~d- ond ";'~~I Iiveslock == ==== products == ==== == (se. == == t.xt) = = == _________ == == == == = _ 

'1974 dato includ. sales of forest products. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

I 257 

(X) 

74 

104 

109 

150 

152 

191 

473 

73 

80 

92 

228 4 

706 

216 

3 

-

-

- 428 

43 

202 

14 

12 

695 

57 

47 

510 

148 

122 

140 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

38 188 30381 

23 802 

6887 

3091 

2 163 

I 053 

677 

479 

164 

138 

III 

66 

35 

9 803 

2 428 

(0) 

-

-

- 2 430 

759 

2965 

1 120 

101 

28 385 

29 

3 113 

21 186 

2 134 

1 563 

360 

1974 

Farms Acres 

I 180 504 162 

(X) 427 

(X) 2 112 640 

(X) 23.9 

162 992 (X) 

(X) 381 

I 131 108 9031 

I 044 61 854 

284 (NA) 

209 (NA) 

92 (NA) 

144 (NA) 

143 (NA) 

88 (NA) I 

76 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

511 40 942 

192 6 107 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA)I 

(NA) (NA) 

49 27087 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

891 368 172 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

I 051 83 642 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

1 180 27 007 ()O 22 887 

52 (NA) 

118 (NA) 

106 (NA) 

149 (NA) 

173 (NA) 

140 (NA) 

439 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 (NA) 

725 12 223 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

16 462 

(NA) (NA) 

695 14 728 94 33 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

780 4581671 761 489 471 

(X) 587 (X) 643 

(X) 21126401 (X) 2 112640 

(X) 21.7 (X) 23.2 

369 672 (X) 222 662 (X) 

(X) 656 (X) 346 

730 88 8971 730 100 460 I 683 55 642 705 58 230 

81 395 94 (NA) 

123 I 698 106 (NA) 

60 I 391 66 (NA) 

104 3 856 126 (NA) 

146 (0) 141 (NA) 

88 (0)1 8e (NA)I 

76 22 582 76 (NA) 

5 3 218 6 (NA) 

- - 2 (NA) 

287 26 427 304 37 335 

148 6 828 139 • 895 

26 659 30 529 

29 517 31 I 299 

17 853

1 

24 983 

98 4 799 69 2084 

37 14 988 37 26012 

27 10 856 25 24 016 

12 4 132 13 I 996 

597 354 282 597 362 999 

194 334 5461 206 344 9641 519 19 736 533 18 035 

410 371 829 (NA) 406 315 

709 93 907 700 77 914 

665 53 262 675 53 307 

249 39 043 (NA) 23 725 

53 I 602 40 882 

14 264 (X) (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

780 37 674 761 26 5331 (X) 48 299 (X) 34 866 

74 23 802 52 (NA) 

104 6 887 118 (NA) 

109 3 091 106 (NA) 

150 2 163 149 (NA) 

152 I 053 173 (NA) 

191 677 140 (NA) 

(X) (X) 23 (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

485 9 530 I (NA) II 977 

180 2 390 226 2 469 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 286 2 276 256 2 061 34 (0) 25 171 142 2 890 196 4 027 14 1 120 13 458 10 (0) 51 2 791 

493 28 144 460 14 500 34 24 39 26 37 3 109 54 2 648 392 21 043 384 9277 III 2 107 99 1 050 85 I 540 76 I 298 95 321 43 200 

MESA COUNTY, COLO. 365 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms _________________ _ 1 257 Forms with- 1 180 482 856 1 087 382 563 61 481 1 148 430 782 60 192 103 540 

232 177 1 136 165 915 717 184 1 020 715 875 

- 462 458 10981 412 9 688 6677 442 10 363 6 597 8318 

- 74 83 4 273 72 4 150 2 595 70 4 043 2 493 2872 

- 95 90 7 747 90 7 337 4399 90 7 337 4 23~ 5 276 

- 63 60 7 253 56 6 473 3 714 59 6 793 3 714 4 609 42 43 6631 38 6002 2 723 38 6029 2 591 3 637 

- 27 25 5 359 27 5 359 1 788 27 5 359 1 788 2 538 

- 31 36 7422 27 6420 2 769 26 6 195 2 694 3 712 98 86 34 844 87 30 951 13 471 93 33 089 13051 16 776 

- 52 46 35 778 47 31 760 9466 47 31 958 9333 12 859 

- 32 30 47 066 28 41 869 4625 29 43 657 4 443 9 545 

- 49 46 314 366 38 231 639 8 537 43 274 939 8 537 32 523 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres __________________ . ___ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres 

220 to 259 ocres:::::::::::::::::::: 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms ________________________ .. _________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 

Port owners ________________ .. _________ .. _____ . __ 

Harvested cropland ________________________ .. __ 

Tenants ___________________ .. _______________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________ " _______________ _ 

Type of organization; Individual or family __ . __________________________ _ 

Partnership ________ .. _________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

257 

087 

919 

785 

270 

248 

68 

54 

106 

111 

32 

8 

'1974 

II 

Acres Farms Acres 

482 856 180 504 162 

61 481 044 61 854 

208 575 884 242 132 

29 716 (NA) 32484 

237 971 251 239 138 

27 851 (NA) 23 541 

36 310 45 22 892 

3 914 (NA) 5 829 

248 524 (NA) (NA) 

131 834 (NA) (NA) 

100 768 (NA) (NA) 

1 730 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

780 

683 

510 

437 

223 

209 

47 

37 

661 

86 

30 

3 

Forming ____________________ 624 596 479 SOlOn form operated _____________________ _ 

Other __________________________ 633 551 301 230 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under25years___________________ 15 7 9 6 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeor'- _____________ .. __________ 137 102 97 58 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 282 227 164 119 1 to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 year'-________________________ 314 329 200 209 50 to 99 day'- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 year'-________________________ 312 284 205 196 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ 197 198 105 143 150 to 199 day'-______________________ _ 

Average oge _____________________ : __ .___ 50.7 52.0 50.3 53.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

458 167 761 489471 

55642 705 58 230 

190 173 530 231 381 

25 195 (NA) 29880 

235 117 193 235 405 

27031 (NA) 22 609 

32877 38 22 685 

3416 (NA) 5 741 

226036 665 260 141 

130 665 66 132 333 

(D) 27 96930 

(D) 3 67 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 <1974 1978 <1974 

015 872 623 557 

137 110 95 73 

105 165 62 101 

466 311 342 249 

83 83 60 70 

38 37 18 26 

52 37 34 19 

84 81 52 46 

494 419 238 165 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 366 10 803 463 3 866 273 10692 271 3 755 

- 642 5 420 701 4 823 461 5 327 417 4 673 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 204 1 583 430 1 949 156 1 564 305 1 910 

- 549 309 (NA) (NA) 411 294 302 221 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 569 919 556 371 424 854 421 356 

- 804 1 775 763 1 444 571 1 706 534 1 390 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 779 417 588 387 526 345 452 372 

- 529 2 373 602 2440 372 2 177 459 2 385 

- 145 147 122 298 89 105 100 292 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ____________________ .. _ .. _________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and (ental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________ . _______ _ - 677 891 632 622 420 795 424 566 

1 231 2 136 (NA) (NA) 777 1 956 (NA) (NA) 

- I 226 1 797 I 153 1 212 777 1 653 749 1 121 

- 1 191 1 042 (NA) (NA) 742 945 702 714 

565 420 (NA) (NA) 474 399 448 224 

- 286 118 (NA) (NA) 232 112 255 87 

- 54 9 (NA) (NA) 47 7 

- } 116 87 (NA) (NA) 98 83 747 97 

- 1 226 120 (NA) (NA) 777 106 

- 711 311 (NA) (NA) 522 280 (NA) (NA) 

128 28 (NA) (NA) 107 23 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _____________________ -_ ---

Petroleum producfs _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____________________________________ ----

lP gas, butane. and propane ________________________ . Fuel oiL ________________________________________ . __ 

Natural gas ______________________________ -- - - -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________________________ ---

Other-coal. wood. coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

366 MESA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textl 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except P.!'sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 769 54 228 562 

783 47 920 556 - 6 308 81 - 123 Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ___________ • __________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

521 27 398 376 - 7 103 5 - 227 3 194 94 - 261 16 419 229 - Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

27 625 9 -

- 170 (X) 154 

- 65 (X) 49 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, setf~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker~shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 240 I 143 782 741 machinery and equipment - (on. 

25 915 18 S46 22 440 15 290 $20,000 to $29,999 ____________ --------- 20899 16226 28 695 20634 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

226 274 80 121 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

372 278 174 138 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

284 279 200 198 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

842 I 214 337 442 592 772 I 007 I 930 375 506 826 I 424 I 116 2 082 219 290 I 034 I 792 

80 86 10 10 70 76 42 51 6 6 37 45 

83 83 22 22 61 61 

- - - - - - 222 235 61 62 161 173 357 394 112 114 261 280 

134 141 33 33 101 108 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

51 623 534 35934 

45 561 (NA) 34 584 

6 062 (NA) I 350 

- - -

26 005 (NA) 18 451 

(D) 23 I 446 

1 838 90 2 887 

15 831 (NA) 15 871 

548 18 210 

(X) 44 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

137 128 120 107 

105 120 93 113 

38 28 37 28 

19 -, r 19 -, 

46 ~ 36~ 46 ~ 36 1 13 ..J iL 13 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

870 I 298 576 1 041 I 914 613 999 I 934 327 

50 51 12 25 32 II 

68 68 9 (NAl (NAl (NAl 

103 113 34 349 371 96 

101 106 27 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 529 162 (X) 465 (X) 372 459 

- 2 725 (X) 481 (X) 2244 2 202 4 064 

Forms wlth- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ___ • _. _______________________________ _ 

- 147 61 61 125 125 108 103 - 83 35 70 97 194 64 47 - 118 34 III 91 327 67 85 - 114 27 162 100 602 66 92 - 67 5 77 52 996 67 132 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MESA COUNTY, COLO. 367 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

AnA~~v~~~~~ ~~s~u!~~h;;p=========================== - 816 (X) 803 (X) 529 (X) 495 (X) 

- 670 (X) 718 (X) 460 (X) 452 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 695 28385 695 14 728 493 28144 460 14500 Any cat1ie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 606 24 883 617 (NA) 450 24690 435 11 625 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: CoNte and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 590 74872 654 77432 409 72 709 408 74 599 Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ 

- 506 28 735 553 39 772 362 27 765 367 38 563 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 418 25 863 471 35987 308 24989 312 34 968 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 189 2872 278 3 785 130 2 776 176 3 595 Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 465 17672 (NA) (NA) 338 17007 314 19612 

- 500 28465 (NA) (NA) 356 27937 349 16424 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 510 57 566 532 39 155 392 57083 384 38 491 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 21 186 ()() (NA) (X) 21 043 (X) 9277 

- 251 11 184 (NA) (NA) 204 11 023 189 9938 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 2681 (X) (NA) (X) 2647 (X) 1 430 

- 452 46 382 (NA) (NA) 346 46 060 348 28 553 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 18 505 (X) (NA) (X) 18397 (X) 7847 

- 118 4029 (NA) (NA) 90 3965 90 6 135 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 1 795 (X) (NA) (X) 1 771 (X) 2 228 

- 47 3 113 (NA) (NA) 37 3 109 54 2648 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 182 11345 207 9 862 123 11 002 115 9 256 

- 97 2010 (NA) (NA) 77 1 935 57 1 252 

- 157 9335 (NA) (NA) 106 9067 108 8004 

Utters of pigs forrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 106 2953 99 2 228 83 2876 62 2 111 

- 93 1 445 78 1 102 77 1 412 56 1 053 

- 84 1 508 82 1 126 67 1 464 54 1 058 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 129 28 195 125 43460 90 27645 75 42358 

- 103 20251 (NA) (NA) 73 19923 65 32418 

- 15 59 (NA) (NA) 6 29 6 56 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 461 2482 400 1 905 285 1 693 219 1 166 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds ot wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 148 23 599 152 16094 111 23098 99 15447 

- (X) 2 134 (X) (NA) (X) 2 107 (X) 1 050 

- 48 3 559 50 3007 36 3298 32 2 798 

- (X) 115 (X) (NA) (X) 109 (X) 59 

- 115 25 411 112 37 137 84 25021 75 36368 

- 95 22 548 (NA) (NA) 68 22 186 63 34 208 

- (X) 227 584 (X) (NA) (X) 224 349 (X) 325 391 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _______________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 122 1 563 (NA) (NA) 85 1 540 76 1 298 

- 6 29 (NA) (NA) 3 • 22 2 (D) 

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) (D) 

- 110 312 74 230 77 239 34 134 

- (X) 259 (X) (NA) (X) 226 (X) 156 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ - ___ -----------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of loying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ - ___ -------- ---

- 227 (X) 266 (X) 126 (X) 123 (X) 

- 204 5980 262 10 351 111 4001 120 6 185 

- 203 5 703 256 9097 111 3825 116 5824 

- 21 277 (NA) (NA) 8 176 7 159 

- 12 576 (NA) (NA) 7 535 2 (D) 

- 27 588 24 1 079 15 361 12 622 

- 44 299 (NA) (NA) 23 122 15 143 

- 31 204 (NA) (NA) 15 79 11 98 

- 32 95 (NA) (NA) 17 43 6 45 

- 55 (X) (NA) (X) 31 (X) 8 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________ -_ ---------------

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pull.t chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8rollers and olher meat·typo chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ---------------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Olher poultry ______________ ----------------------- Paullry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 41 (X) 59 (X) 26 (X) 26 (X) 

- 20 751 58 2005 13 551 25 1 130 

- 20 751 49 1 641 13 551 23 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 294 3 42 4 294 3 42 

- 8 43 (NA) (NA) 4 13 2 (D) 

- 8 43 (NA) (NA) 4 13 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) - (X) 

- 57 29 94 33 34 24 39 26 

368 MESA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

293 16 592 (Xl 285 16 327 244 16058 (X) 237 15798 

- 324 13366 (X) (NA) (NAl 276 13079 (X) 274 12963 

- 908 731 172 9498 

- 210 9 914 923004 203 9 751 178 9656 

250 8 321 804 807 (NAl (NAl 211 8 136 795700 210 8 132 

- 103 486 116 (0) 

- 135 6 515 105 189 134 6413 117 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 131 (D) 78906 129 (0) 

3 163 (X) 3 163 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

- (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl I (D) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green>-- ________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

6 165 (X) 6 165 5 (D) (X) 5 (0) 

- 19 404 (X) (NAl (NAl 14 387 (X) 14 387 

- (D) (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) (0) 2 (D) 

- 3 (0) 8 344 

- 10 346 22 617 (NAl (NAl 8 (0) 

3 (D) 610 3 (D) 3 46 610 3 46 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 4 39 215 4 (0) 

-

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 20 566 12 111 16 202 13 416 8916 11 176 

- 60 1 207 52 913 (NA) (NAl 54 1 152 52 014 50 873 

- 107 1 712 102 127 107 1 712 79 1 373 86 918 79 1 373 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 75 853 46 821 71 795 

- 118 5 358 355 698 115 4 953 103 5 159 347 305 100 4 754 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 84 2 793 161 617 83 2 783 

- 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (JO (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Conan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- 9 60 10 320 9 60 8 (0) (0) 8 (0) 

- 13 73 10066 (NAl (NAl 13 73 10066 13 73 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- 755 32 578 96892 736 31 086 502 29186 89 287 488 27 816 

- 695 34 828 99 652 (NA) (NAl 48J 32 452 93970 446 28 147 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- 682. 27 717 88 182 669 26 739 467 25 117 81 574 456 24209 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 457 26404 83 260 424 24564 

- 67 1 966 2 532 63 1 718 37 1 649 2 132 36 I 447 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 11 134 (J() 10 84 6 108 (X) 5 58 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 15 48J (X) 14 J63 

- 6 47 4210 6 47 2 (0) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 5 180 28000 4 60 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegelobles harvested for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 43 590 (X) 43 590 34 58J (X) 34 583 

- 38 204 (X) (NAl (NAl 27 192 (X) 27 192 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 19 104 (X) 19 104 16 102 (X) 16 102 

1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 15 53 (X) 15 53 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 23 54 (X) 23 54 18 52 (X) 18 52 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NAl 21 34 (X) 21 34 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 3 I (X) 3 I 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 345 4 336 (X) 345 4336 164 3 018 (X) 164 3 018 

1974_ - 326 4 027 (X) (NA) (NAl 202 3 479 (X) 200 3 457 Apples (poundsl ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 143 1 220 6 328 523 (NAl (NAl 69 739 5 950 656 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 810 10 OJ8 772 (NAl (NAl Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 244 2 226 10 991 850 (NAl (NAl 119 I 681 10 796 544 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 929 16934 635 (NAl (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 27 30 38684 (NAl (NAl 9 14 19 721 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 11 18 8000 (NAl (NAl 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 14 60 (X) 11 59 14 60 (X) 11 59 

- 16 464 (X) (NAl (NAl 15 (D) (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MESA COUNTY, COLO. 369 
Table 1. Fa"!,S, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acrel\. 

- 11 11 831 10 9516 

- 00 1 076 00 952 

- 00 589 «0 00 589 «0 

- 00 2.q 00 1.6 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Av~ size of farm ________________________________ _ 

~ ~"ta::..":==========================-pen;ent= 

- 358 212 00 174 300 00 - 00 333 00 183 

Valut of land and buildings.' A~ per farm _____________________________ doUars_ 

A'I""'D" per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land In farms accardlng to uso. 

- 5 880 8 (0) 

- 4 (0) 7 (0) 

Total cropIand ______________________________________ _ 

Harveated cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested. 

- - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) 

- - - 4 (NA) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acre. _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to m acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 acres or mo-;';============================ - 3 (0) 5 710 

- 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- - Cropland Idle ___________________________________ _ - (NA) (NA) 

- 3 2569 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 10 8382 5 4849 Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 6 7740 (NA) (NA) land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ - 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Pastureland. aillypes __________________________________ _ 

- 9 9565 (NA) (NA) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 8 2240 6 210 Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 5 1 945 (NA) (NA) Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) 

Land set aside in the federal farm progroms in 1978 ________ _ - - - 00 00 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of farms, see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

Markel volue of ogrlculturol products solf/' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ -

-

Fa$ioo~&;;a!~e:!.:~~~~~~I-~~~~~~-~~~~~-------------- - $40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 - to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

-

U?~~O$~.I~_================================== -

- $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- ..... than $2.500 (soetext) ___________________________ _ - $2.000 to $2A99 _________________________________ _ 

- $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

- '1.000 to $IA99 _________________________________ _ 

- ..... than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

- Abnormal farms ( .. etexf) ____________________________ _ 

-

Crop. __________________________ ----------------------- Groin. ____________________________________________ _ 

- Commodity Credit Corparotlon loons _________________ _ 

Cotton ond cotton.eed _______________________________ _ 

-

- Commodity Credit Corparotlon loons _________________ _ 

- TOO3643ZAlJ.. ____________________ --------------------- fltld Hod •• hoy. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vooetablos •• woet com. and melans ____________________ _ 

Fruit •• nut •• and berrle. ______________________________ _ 

-

-

- Nursery and groenhou .. product. _____________________ _ 

- Other crop. __________________________ - _____________ _ 

-

Uve.tock. paultry. and their products _____________________ _ 

Paultry and paultry product. ____________ ----------------

g:~ ':n1~~e.- == ==== ======== == ==== == == ======== ===== 

~':,~~':b~: ~~jj-;ooi== ====== == ==== == ==== ====== == ==== Other Ilve.tock and llve.tock product. ( ... text) - _________ _ 

'1974 dota Includ. 1010. of fare.t product •. 

Farms 

(Xl " 

1 

I 

I 

2 

1 

-

5 

I 

-

-

4 

-

2 

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

-

-

-

7 

-

-

6 

-

-

I 

All 

1974 

Value Value 

($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

409 10 46 

37 157 00 4600 

(0) - (NA) 

(0) - (NA) 

(0) 1 (NA) 

(0) - (NA) 

(0) 1 (NA) 

- 2 (NA) 

(0) 6 (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(0) 6 18 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) 5 28 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acrel 

6 10267 4 5836 

00 1 711 00 1 459 

00 589 «0 00 589 «0 

00 1.7 00 1.0 

376388 00 145 750 00 

00 220 00 100 

3 (0) 2 (0) 

3 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) 

1 (0) - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

1 (0) - (NA) 

- - 1 (NA) 

1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

- - - -

3 (0) 1 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) - - 6 7003 3 (0) 

4 (0) 2 (0) 

4 (0) 1 (0) 

5 8140 (NA) (0) 

5 1475 1 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) (NA) - 1 (0) - - - - 00 (X) 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

6 406 4 39 

00 67644 00 9750 

1 (0) - (NA) 

1 (0) - (NA) 

1 (0) 1 (NA) 

2 (0) - (NA) 

1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - 2 (NA) 

00 (Xl - (NA) 

00 00 00 (X) 

00 00 00 (X) 

00 00 (X) (X) 

00 00 00 (X) 

00 00 (X) (X) 

1 (0) (NA) (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - -

- - (NA) (NA) 

co - - - -

1 (0) I (0) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 6 (0) 4 (0) 

- - - -

- - - - 6 (0) 4 26 

- - - - - - - - - - I (0) 

370 MINERAL COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms wi1h harvested cropland forms wi1h Irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horv.sted 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 11 10 11 831 4 5 124 545 8 11 347 545 

- 1 - (D) - - - - - - forms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 10 - - - - - - - - - to 49 ocre'-____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 1 - (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- 2 4 (D) 1 (0) (D) 1 (0) (D) 

SO to 69 ocr05-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acre'-__________________ _ 140 to 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 180 10 219 ocre'-__________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- 2 2 (D) 1 (D) (0) 1 (0) (D) 220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocros ___________________ _ 

- - 1 - - - - - - -

- 2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 3 3 8184 1 (D) (D) 3 8 184 (D) 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator! Full owners __________________ . ________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

11 

4 

8 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

Acres 

9516 

600 

9516 

600 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

forms Acres forms 

6 10267 4 

3 (D) 2 

4 5743 4 

1 (D) (NA) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) (NA) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) (NAl 

2 (D) 3 

4 (D) 

Irrigated land 

2240 

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

1 360 

Acres 

5836 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

r-~------_r------~--~--------~-------r------~--~--------~ All forms I 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with soles of All forms $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

7 6 4 

2 2 2 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 4 1 3 1 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 7 8 3 2 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

2 1 

5 6 3 

4 

2 2 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 1 1 1 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 1 1 lIto 49 doys __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeorL________________________ 2 1 1 501099 doys _________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 6 5 2 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 65 years and over __ ____________________ 1 1 1 ISO to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ ~ __________ 53.6 54.7 ~ ________ 51.5 ~ 51.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ ________ ___ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

livestock and poultry purchosed __________________________ - 6 (D) 1 feed for liveslock and paultry ____________________________ - 10 (D) 6 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ - 2 (D) 4 Animal health costs ____________________________________ - 9 4 (NA) Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ - 2 (D) 1 Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ - 3 2 - Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ - , 3 1 - Hired form labor _______________________________________ - 4 11 3 Contract lobar _________________________________________ - 1 (D) 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ - 2 (D) - Energy and petroleum praducl'-__________________________ - 11 (D) (NA) Petroleum products __________________________________ - 11 13 10 Gasollne ___________________________ ~ ______________ - 10 8 (NA) Diesel fuel ________________________________________ - 3 1 (NA) 

~~eY~~i _~~t~~~~_o~_d_~~~~~~~ == == == == == ============ === - 5 3 (NA) 

- - - (NA) Natural gas _______________________________________ - - - (NAl Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ - 11 1 (NAl Electricity ___________________________________________ - 6 (D) (NA) Other-cool, wood, coke, etc, __________________________ - 2 (D) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(D) 

11 

7 (NAl 

(D) 

-

-

2 

(D) 

-

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

4 

5 

1 

4 

2 

2 

3 

3 

2 

6 

6 

6 

3 

2 

6 

3 

1 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(D) 

11 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

12 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

~} (D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

4 

3 

1 

1 

(NAl 

4 

4 

2 

1 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

5 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

MINERAL COUNTY, COLO. 371 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of farms. see text] 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

· 3 82 · 3 82 · - - · - -

· 2 (0) 

· - - · - -

· 1 (0) 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except postu-re _____ = ===================== Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

Ume ..................................................... . Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ___________ ~ __________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

· - - · - (X) 

· - (X) 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird co01rol _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

[1978 da1a are based on a sample of forms: see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all Estimated market value of all 

2 

2 

-

-

2 

-

-

1 

-

-

-

machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms__ 11 10 6 4 machinery and equipment-Con. 

$1.000.. $20.000 10 $29.999 .....•.•.••••••••••••• Averoge per form •••••... _._ ••••• dollars.. 10 484 11 900 11 459 13 500 $30.000 10 $49.999 ...•.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••• 

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

DO 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

1974 

Farms 

- (NA) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

-

- (NA) 

1974 

Acres on which used 

Fanns with sales of $2.500 or more 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

1978 1974 

farms by volue group, $50.000 10 $69.999._ •••••.•.•.•......•.. 

$110 $4.999 -........................... $70.000 10 $99.999...................... = 1 r - 1 

$5.00010$9.999 •••••• __ ._............... $100.00010$199.999.................... I 1 I 

$10.000 10 $19.999 .•.•.••••••.•.... _ .• _.. $200,000 or more _._.................... - .J L - .J 

~------~--------~--------------~.-------~--------4 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Whee' troctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers-____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _________________ .: _____ _ 

Pickup bolers _ ... _ .. ___ ._ .. _ .... _ •••••.•••• 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

All farms 

Forms 

10 

10 

8 

2 

2 

Number 

17 

15 

10 

(0) 

(0) 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 

Forms Number 

5 

(0) 

(0) 

Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms 

8 12 7 9 (0) 9 8 !O 7 

(NA) 

(0) 1 (0) 6 

1974 

Number 

8 

14 

!O 

(NA) 

(0) 

6 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

(NA) 

orf~h~l~pe ______ •••• _ .• ___ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 Any hired workersForms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ••••.•• _ ••••••••••.•...• _ •••••••••••••.•... _ ..••• 

forms wilh- 1 worker ••.•.•.••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••• _ •.•..... 2 workers ______________________________________ --------

3 or 4 workers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• -.-_ •••••• 

5 10 9 workers ••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••..•.•••••••••• 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

372 MINERAL COUNTY, COLO. 

Any 

· 4 

· 15 

· 2 

· - · 1 

· - · 1 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

1 (X) 

(X) (0) 

- - 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less Ihan 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

4 (X) 3 2 (X) (0) (0) (0) 

3 3 2 2 

- - - - - - 1 -

- - - - 1 (0) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 10 (X) 10 (X) 5 ()() 4 ()() 

- (X) 

- 4 (X) 5 (X) 4 ()() 4 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.00(L 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,(XXL 7 (D) 5 28 6 (D) 4 (D) 

- (NA) 6 (D) 4 26 - 6 (D) 5 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

4 (D) 5 1 039 4 (D) 4 (D) - 587 4 (D) 3 (D) 4 (D) 4 - 587 4 (D) 3 (D) - 4 (D) 4 Milk - cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 273 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 179 -

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 6 1 152 5 215 6 1 152 4 (D) 

(X) (D) ()() (NA) ()() (D) ()() 26 - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 178 - (X) 4 ()() (NA) ()() 4 ()() 19 -

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 (D) 

- (X) (D) ()() (NA) (X) (D) ()() 6 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - ()() -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOOS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - - - - - - - - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 7 109 6 55 3 271 1 (D) 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - - - - - - - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) ()() - ()() - Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - ()() (NA) ()() - ()() - Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) - ()() (NA) (X) - ()() - Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - ()() - (X) (NA) (Xl - ()() - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- - ()() - (X) - (X) - (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkevs for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - ()() (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Salesz Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- - ()() - (X) - (X) - (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8roile" and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 00 (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MINERAL COUNTY, COLO. 373 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales 01 $2,500 or mo", 

Horvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

For grain or seed (bUshelsL __________________ :~~~~~ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) For silage or green chop (1ons. greenL _________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

For groin or seed {bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

(otton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 __ 4 545 427 4 185 (0) (0) (0) 

1974 __ 7 600 772 (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (0) 

Alfolfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NAll (NA) (NA) 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see tex!) ______ 1978 __ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (D) (0) 

Field seed crop,-_____________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Sweet coro ________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Lond in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Apples (pounds) __________________ : _________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

374 MINERAL COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;!~?~~ ~~n1a~~~o == == == == == == == = = == = = = = == == -perce~t = 

259 1 169062 249 1 146 394 217 1 125440 225 1 122 674 - (X) 4 514 00 4604 (X) 5 186 00 4990 -

- (X) 3035 520 00 3 035 520 00 3 035 520 00 3 035 520 

(X) 38.5 (X) 37.8 (X) 37.1 (X) 37.0 -

Value of land and buildings, I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ - 795 771 (X) 495 265 (X) 879 029 00 541 004 (X) 

(X) 183 00 108 (X) 175 00 108 -

land In farms according to usel Tolal croplond---- __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 229 135 437 219 137 337 192 (D) 199 (D) 

215 71 361 209 61 711 187 70341 193 61 368 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

)0 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acre. _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 5 20 2 (NA) 3 (D) - (NA) 

- 3 31 10 (NA) 1 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 10 232 5 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 15 529 16 (NA) 7 268 10 (NA) 

- 38 2 701 29 (NA) 30 2 151 29 (NA) 

- 49 6 736 46 (NA) 49 6 736 46 (NA) 

- 57 17 233 62 (NA) 57 17 233 62 (NA) 

- 23 16 607 30 (NA) 23 16607 30 (NA) 

- 15 27272 9 (NA) 15 27272 9 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher croplond ___________________________________ _ - 54 (D) 70 16 825 39 (0) 64 (0) 

- 104 (D) 105 58801 90 (D) 103 (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 2646 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 6 1 328 

- 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 (D) 

- 85 44 122 (NA) (NA) I 75 42 951 98 55 701 

- 31 5 168 (NA) (NA) 25 4 910 7 1 101 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured __________________________ __ _ 

- 12 (D) 25 36 329 11 (D) 23 (D) 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 17 30082 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 8 (D) 

Olher lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 231 1 027 682 230 972 728 199 989892 212 950 961 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, efc _______ _ 

- 187 1 005 674 (NA) (NA) 170 972 370 165 904 291 

- 143 22008 (NA) (NA) 115 17 522 147 46 670 

Poslurolond, 011 IypeL- ________________________________ _ - 216 1 022 474 (NA) (NA) 186 986 102 (NA) 949 916 

Irrigoled lond ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 126 23 249 119 22 036 113 22098 116 22 006 

- 121 17 548 (NA) (NA) 108 16999 112 17 455 

- 39 5609 (NA) (NA) 35 (D) (NA) (D) 

- 3 92 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 38 6027 00 (X) 38 6 027 (X) (X) 

1J978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agriculturol products sold I _______________ _ - 259 14042 249 9441 217 13999 225 9 418 Average per farm ___________________________ dallars_ - (X) 54 217 (X) 37 916 (X) 64 513 (X) 41 858 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; I $100,000 or moro ___________________________________ _ 

- 37 9 585 27 (NA) 37 9 585 27 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 40 2 523 38 (NA) 40 2 523 38 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 ___________ • _____________________ _ 

- 30 868 44 (NA) 30 868 44 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 45 658 52 (NA) 45 658 52 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 36 259 24 (NA) 36 259 24 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Lesslhon $2,500 (soeloxl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 29 106 29 (NA) 29 106 29 (NA) 

- 41 (D) 34 (NA) (X) (X) 11 (NA) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seolexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 8 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______ .. ________________________________________ _ 

- 137 2 230 145 2 738 119 2 210 (NA) 2 729 Grain. ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodily Credil Corporation loons _____ • ___________ _ COIIon ond collonseed _____ • _________________________ _ 

- 102 1 973 (NA) (NA) 98 1 967 109 2 557 - 18 136 (NA) (NA) 18 136 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corparotian loons _________________ _ Tobocco _________ • _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field .eeds, hoy, foroge, and siloge _______________ • ____ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, ond melons ____________________ _ - 50 257 (NA) (NA) 37 244 50 169 

- Fruits, nuls, and berries ______________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 2 

liveslock, poultry, and Ihelr producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls---. ______________________ _ 

Doiry producls _____________________________________ _ Cottle and calv •• ___ • ___ • ___________________________ _ 

~~::p~~:,,;~~~ ~~d-;,.~;i== ====== ======== ====== ====== === Olher IIveslock and liveslock producls (seelexl) _________ _ 

- 184 11 813 205 6 702 165 11 789 193 6 689 

- 13 26 15 26 13 26 14 (D) 

- 6 5 (NA) (NA) 6 5 4 110 - 156 6 174 (NA) (NA) 144 6 160 169 3 217 - 11 16 (NA) (NA) 7 13 7 7 

- 50 5481 (NA) (NA) 44 5475 64 3 288 - 25 III (NA) (NA) 22 110 17 (D) 

1)974 dolo include soles of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MOFFAT COUNTY, COLO. 375 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 In forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 259 249 1 169 062 215 I 066 618 71 361 

All fanns ___________________________ _ 

Fonns with-

- 12 10 23 I (0) (0) 

- 13 9 400 9 263 131 

- 3 - 162 2 (0) (0) 

- 6 2 489 2 (0) (0) 

- 8 2 (0) 5 592 334 - 2 7 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

- 3 2 586 3 586 123 

- 3 4 697 2 (0) (0) 

- 27 24 9 727 26 9296 2 578 

- 40 38 29 839 36 26838 6 184 

- 41 46 56657 37 51 274 9891 

- 101 105 1 069284 91 976 871 51 870 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 99'9 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 259 169062 Harvested cropkJOd ____________________________ _ 215 71 361 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 118 281 649 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 88 16453 Part owners __________________________________ _ 105 821 721 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 99 42954 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 36 65692 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 28 11 954 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 208 661 907 Partnership __________________________________ _ 37 339 654 Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 13 (0) 

1 (D) 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

167 171 

92 68 

9 6 

26 26 

49 46 

61 57 

65 65 

49 39 

51.1 51.2 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and portnershipsi see text. 

1974 

Farms 

249 

209 

109 

(NA) 

115 

(NA) 

25 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

146 394 

61 711 

296 511 

15 192 

791 339 

40 307 

58 544 

6212 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 89 2329 128 1 818 

- 151 1 568 197 1 376 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for IIve.tock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 61 219 105 535 

- 136 102 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 47 108 74 47 

- 83 188 57 106 

Seeds, bulb., plants, and tree. __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 98 210 70 73 

- 96 1 370 111 893 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 29 53 33 113 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 133 257 111 280 

- 259 887 (NA) (NA) 

- 259 753 247 597 

- 247 451 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline ___ • __________________________ ------------ Diesel fuel __________________________ - _______ ------- 151 227 (NA) (NA) 

- 46 32 (NA) (NA) 

- ~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_ ~~~~~~:::::::::: ::::::::::::::: 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 259 42 (NA) (NA) 

- 144 124 (NA) (NA) 

- 31 10 (NA) (NA) 

Natural gas ____________________________________ ---

Kerollne, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity _. __________________________ - _____ ---------

Other-coal, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

126 864 364 36543 

I (0) (0) 

3 58 29 

2 (0) (0) 

3 235 (0) 

5 572 274 

1 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

11 3977 1 215 

11 7 888 1 049 

17 22 798 2569 

69 827 962 31 081 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

217 

187 

89 

70 

97 

93 

31 

24 

170 

35 

12 

Acres 

125 440 

70341 

257 662 

15 900 

803 324 

42665 

64 454 

11 776 

650 617 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

225 

193 

91 

(NA) 

112 

(NA) 

22 

(NA) 

193 

23 

8 

1 

Irrigated land 

23249 

(0) 

37 

(0) 

63 

339 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

I 339 

1 083 

2 276 

17641 

Acres 

122 674 

61 368 

280 777 

15009 

783 678 

40211 

58 219 

6 148 

642406 

292 097 

(0) 

(0) 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

167 141 139 128 

74 57 60 49 

18 41 18 39 

102 101 94 98 

32 17 29 17 

14 19 12 15 

14 8 13 7 

14 4 8 4 

72 40 51 30 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

83 2326 123 1 811 

138 1 563 185 1 369 

54 215 100 535 

130 101 143 89 

47 108 69 47 

77 182 56 (0) 

98 210 68 (0) 

90 1 366 107 893 

29 53 30 111 

126 255 104 279 

215 881 (NA) (NA) 

215 747 225 592 

203 445 216 370 

151 227 141 143 

46 32 60 38 

11 (0) } 2 (0) 225 40 

215 41 

144 124 (NA) (NA) 

31 10 (NA) (NA) 

376 MOFFAT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Farms wrth sales af $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on whtch used Forms Acnn on which uSoCtd 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________________ . ___________ _ 83 II 212 77 - Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 83 10 552 77 

9 - 9 fHJ lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumtgonts. etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 15 6 212 15 Nematodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - - I (0) I - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 66 23 654 66 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 50 (X) 50 

9 (X) 9 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 _______________________ • __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___ • ___________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

t1978 dota are based on 0 sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

259 238 215 218 machinery and equipment - Can. 

10 695 6924 10 231 6 685 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

41 293 29092 47 588 30 665 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

36 17 19 12 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

21 21 I 15 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

36 55 30 50i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

145 231 63 82 109 149 228 535 105 196 184 339 227 456 77 105 187 351 59 101 6 

~I 56 93 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87 98 34 34 S3 64 

127 147 S4 56 74 91 

9 10 I (D) 8 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

10834 56 6262 

6 ()0.4 10 174 (HAl 

fHJ (HAl 258 - - -

6 212 (HA) 5 295 

- - - (0) 2 (0) 

23 654 (HAl 14 8<17 

- - - (X) 19 (X) 

(X) (HAl (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

37 61 37 58 

32 50 32 49 

54 19 54 19 

13 ., ~ 13 ., 25 ~ ~ 15 25 15 

5 .J L 4 .J 

1974 

Manufoctured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

180 258 153 

228 566 224 208 495 117 

53 63 14 - - - 6 6 - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

43 4S 18 115 126 43 

13 13 6 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 1 SO days or more Working less tho n 1 SO days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 96 47 (X) 83 00 90 107 - 491 (Xl 192 (X) 299 479 469 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker . ________ . ____________________________________ _ 

2 workers _~ _~ _~ _______________________________ ~ _______ _ 

3 or 4 workers _____________________________________ . ___ _ 

5 10 9 workers _________________________________________ _ )0 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 12 12 12 19 19 12 29 - 31 8 16 38 76 25 19 - II 7 24 7 22 II 27 - 31 16 90 12 72 31 19 - II 4 50 7 110 II 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MOFFAT COUNTY, COLO. 377 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl 

- 197 (X) 214 (X) 171 (X) 197 (X) 

- 172 (X) 206 (X) 153 (X) 189 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hOlls, or sh .. p __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 184 11 813 205 6 702 165 II 789 193 6689 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 178 11 671 203 (NAl 160 11648 191 6 512 

CA111E AND CALVES 

1nventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- ISO 32 148 187 35972 137 31 875 170 35 586 Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

- 133 17 582 167 20616 124 17 S04 159 (0) Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 127 17 513 166 20454 119 17441 158 (0) Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 30 69 33 162 27 63 31 (0) Heifers and heifer carves ___________________________ _ 

- 132 7925 (HAl (NA) 121 7 762 132 7 541 Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 140 6641 (NAl (NA) 129 6609 150 7 586 

Soles, CO"1e and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 156 18593 181 18 752 144 18548 169 18668 

- $1,000_ (X) 6 174 (X) (NA) (X) 6 160 (X) 3 217 

- 96 9830 (NAl (NA) 88 9800 120 10346 

- (X) 2461 (X) (NA) (X) 2453 (X) I 206 

- 115 8 763 (NAl (HA) lOB 8748 125 8322 

Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ (X) 3 713 (X) (NA) (X) 3 707 (X) 2011 Fonened conle _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 4 4 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) I 

- 6 5 (NAl (NA) 6 5 4 110 $1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl 

- 12 273 12 149 8 233 11 (0) 

- 7 72 (NAl (NA) 5 (0) 6 (0) 

- 10 201 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 11 123 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 7 91 7 19 5 (0) 7 19 

- 7 52 3 8 5 (0) 3 8 

- 5 39 5 II 4 (0) 5 II 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Hov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yoor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Hov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 52 105 263 61 110 702 44 105 106 60 (0) 

- 47 77 925 (NAl (NA) 42 77 836 54 82 427 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) - - I (0) 

Sh .. p and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 146 I 199 110 1 728 125 1 lOB 99 I 675 

Soles, HOlIS and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

$I,()()(L Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Sh .. p and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sh .. p and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 11 331 7 152 7 298 7 152 

- (X) 16 (X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) 7 

- 4 221 I (0) 4 221 I (0) 

- (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) (0) 

- 50 86 576 64 92 739 44 86479 64 92 739 

- 46 88 520 (NAl (NA) 42 88451 57 93 165 

- (X) 865 550 (X) (NA) (X) 865 050 (X) 874 249 

Sh .. p, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,OO(L - 50 5481 (NAl (NA) 44 5 475 64 3 288 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$I,(XXL 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 25 306 16 238 22 303 14 (0) 

- (X) 111 (X) (NA) (X) 110 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

- 35 (X) 44 (X) 31 (X) 39 (X) 

- 34 3480 43 5 160' 30 3402 39 5 014 

- 34 (0) 43 5056 30 3402 39 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) - - - I (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - I (0) 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 6 (X) (HA) (X) 5 (X) I· (X) 

Inventoryl Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chlckens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ________________________ -----

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

- 8 (X) 12 (X) 8 (X) 12 (X) 

- 6 724 11 2 458 6 724 11 2458 

- 6 724 II 2 458 6 724 II 2 458 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - -

- 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - -

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - -

- - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) I (X) 

- 13 26 15 26 13 26 14 (0) 

Soles, 

Any paultry ______________ - ___ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other moot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ --- __________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughte'-_____ - _______ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry ______________ -------_ --------------- Poultry and paultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

378 MOFFAT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, gr .. n>-_________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

4 122 (X) 3 108 4 122 00 3 108 -

- 7 154 00 (NA) (NA) 7 154 00 - -

- 3 (0) 338 1 2 (0) 3 (0) 338 2 (0) 

- 7 154 3 405 (HA) (HAl 7 154 3405 - -

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl (NAl - - - - - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (HA) (X) (HA) (NAl - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- 1 (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - For silage or green chop (tons, gr .. n>-_________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - - 00 - - - - (NA) (NA) 00 (HA) (HAl - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

95 44 666 672 749 6 435 91 44 523 670 121 6 435 -

- 114 36471 694490 (NA) (HAl 107 36 331 692 658 8 579 

- 19 1 295 25966 4 (0) 19 1 295 25966 4 (0) 

- (NA) (HA) (NAl (NA) (HAl 9 236 9076 2 (0) 

- 30 3 208 70044 6 110 30 3208 70044 6 110 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 33 1 655 42953 4 182 

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (HA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - 00 - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (HA) 00 (NA) (NAl - - 00 - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (HA) (NAl - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 7 11 507 (NAl (NAl 4 8 235 3 8 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 162 23080 36 173 115 16913 139 22 205 34 862 103 16366 

- 171 22978 42 237 (NAl (NAl 163 22 811 42043 110 16829 

Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 112 10 555 19030 74 7202 98 9968 18002 69 6868 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (HAl (HAl 135 11 648 21 294 87 8374 

Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 38 4 761 6057 29 3 796 35 4665 5964 27 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl 00 (HAl (NAl 5 314 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) (HAl (NA) (HAl 1 (0) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (HAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (HAl 00 (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Green pees excluding cowpees ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (HAl (HAl (NAl (HAl (HA) (NAl (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (HAl - - - (NAl (NAl 

- (NAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (NAl (NAl (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (HAl - - - (HAl (HA) 

1974_ - (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl 1 (D) - (HAl (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) 00 1 (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (HAl - - (X) - - Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - - - - - (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse produclL ______________ 1978_ - - - 00 - - - - (X) - - Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (HAl (NAl - - (X) (HAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MOFFAT COUNTY, COLO. 379 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sqles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres 

- 585 869436 580 831 196 414 285 304 349 243503 

- (Xl I 486 (Xl I 433 (Xl 689 (X) 698 - (X) I 340 160 (Xl 1 340 160 (X) 1 340 160 (X) I 340 160 

- (X) 64.9 (Xl 62.0 (Xl 21.3 (Xl 18.2 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i~~ ~~n~~~~o==========================-p;;c~""nt= Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 315 741 (X) 173 009 (X) 262 967 00 189 112 (X) 

- (X) 219 (X) 121 (X) 427 (X) 271 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 546 116 000 547 117 957 384 107 738 339 107032 - 496 81 302 465 83 342 361 78637 323 80898 

Total croplaod ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

-- 54 300 57 (NA) 8 47 8 (NA) 

-- 62 861 49 (NA) 23 327 14 (NA) 

-- 54 I 231 52 (NA) 35 811 18 (NA) 

-- 71 2633 68 (NA) 50 I 880 51 (NA) 

-- 90 6161 77 (NA) 81 (0) 70 (NA) 

-- 59 7 792 58 (NA) 58 (0) 58 (NA) 

-- 53 16815 40 (NA) 53 16815 40 (NA) 

-- 36 24022 49 (NA) 36 24022 49 (NA) 

-- 17 21 487 15 (NA) 17 21 487 15 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres ______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 279 24 273 345 27 753 181 19791 174 20223 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 147 10425 104 6862 101 9310 69 5 911 Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soil.improvemen I 

-- 27 I 506 (NAl (NA) 19 I 441 13 519 

-- 44 2464 (NAl (NA) 27 2085 14 I 006 

grosses, ~ot harvested or pastured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ 

-- 40 2 613 (NAl (NA) 35 2496 37 3 580 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 70 3842 (NAl (NA) 45 3288 18 806 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 219 144 020 196 35461 163 40 364 123 31 450 Woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 136 132 495 (NAl (NA) 109 31 084 90 21 863 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 106 11 525 (NAl (NA) 71 9280 54 9 587 

Olher land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 439 609 416 433 677 778 311 137 202 263 105021 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 222 582 906 (NAl (NA) 166 112 958 123 89878 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 362 26 510 (NAl (NA) 251 24244 229 15 143 

Postureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 448 739 674 (NAl (NA) 311 163833 (NA) 131 964 

lrrigaled land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 428 36417 416 33268 287 32054 235 28023 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 382 19629 (NAl (NA) 259 17 611 218 16515 Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 269 16468 (NAl (NA) 182 14 171 (NAl (0) Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 22 320 (NAl (NA) 17 272 I (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 50 2420 (X) (X) 46 2363 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 585 8 788 580 7904 414 8486 349 7 645 

- (X) 15022 (X) 13 628 (X) 20496 (X) 21 905 

Farms by value of agricultural products sokl: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ Le •• Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormol farms (see I.xl) ____________________________ _ 

- 15 2 225 6 (NA) 15 2225 6 (NA) 

- 36 I 961 52 (NA) 36 I 961 52 (NA) 

- 71 I 988 60 (NA) 71 I 988 60 (NA) 

- 82 I 115 78 (NA) 82 I 115 78 (NA) 

- 113 843 72 (NA) 113 843 72 (NA) 

- 97 353 68 (NA) 97 353 68 (NA) 

- 170 (0) 243 (NA) (X) (X) 13 (NA) 

- 21 46 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 37 63 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 45 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 76 (0) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 296 3669 289 (0) 230 3600 (NA) (0) 

- 155 2492 (NA) (NA) 143 2482 163 4 295 

- 14 65 (NAl (NA) 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 162 I 057 (NA) (NA) 115 I 005 95 550 

- 14 35 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) I (0) 

- 22 72 (NAl (NA) 16 71 8 83 

- - - 3 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 6 12 (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 16 100 

Crop. __________________________________ --------------

Groins __________________________________________ ---

Commodity Credll Corporallon loon. _________________ _ Colton and cotlonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________ -_ - ____________ _ 

Field ... ds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegelable., sw .. 1 corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berrles ______________________________ _ Nur.ery and gr .. nhou.e producls _____________________ _ 

Other craps __________________________ ---------------

- 393 5 118 412 2 786 299 4886 244 (0) 

- 18 9 31 3 8 8 10 (0) 

- 9 354 (NA) (NA) 9 354 10 210 

- 345 4368 (NA) (NA) 272 4 165 211 I 904 

- 23 41 (NAl (NA) 16 39 10 11 

- 67 202 (NAl (NA) 53 184 60 437 

- 46 144 (NAl (NA) 33 136 21 38 

Llveslock, poullry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl. __________________________ _ 

g~~ ':,'n1~~1!e~- == ==== ==== ==== == :===== ============== Hog. and pIVL _______________ -------- --------------- Sh .. p, lomb •• ond wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher live.lock and IIve.lack producls (s .. lexl) _________ _ 

>1974 data Include .aie. of fore.I producls. 

380 MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 585 580 869436 496 256404 81 302 

Forms with- I to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 12 10 37 1 (D) (0) 10 10 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 85 80 2676 64 (D) (D) 50 to 69 ocr85 _____________________ _ 

- 20 33 I 131 17 951 369 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 62 62 5048 55 4 485 1 567 100 10139 ocre"-__________________ _ 

- 46 49 5 339 46 5339 1 832 

47 68 7447 39 6208 2086 - 140 10179 ocre"-__________________ _ 

554 - 19 21 3799 14 2 785 18010219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010259 ocre"-__________________ _ 

- 39 26 9336 36 8623 3060 260 10 499 ocre"-__________________ _ 

- 97 71 35 722 80 29 571 11900 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ - 72 98 48 952 67 45495 19957 

57 39 75 540 54 71 597 31 750 - 1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 29 23 674409 23 79 310 7429 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

585 869436 580 831 196 

496 81 302 465 83 342 

379 698 399 375 680 829 

306 21 817 (NAl 23 163 

155 145 941 157 134 106 

145 51 905 (NA) 54 543 

51 25096 48 16261 

45 7580 (NAl 5 636 

507 232 958 (NA) (NAl 

59 39 338 (NA) (NAl 15 25 186 (NA) (NAl 4 571 954 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in farms cropland 

428 192 230 31 148 

4 21 (D) 

77 2429 (D) 

18 I 021 316 

55 4451 1 349 

44 5088 I 714 

32 5050 I 369 

13 2 535 349 

30 7 141 I 923 

64 22913 5 919 

43 28 074 7 107 

26 36164 5819 

22 77 343 4503 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

414 

361 

234 

193 

140 

132 

40 

36 

357 

39 

15 

3 

Acres 

285304 

78637 

117881 

19819 

143 441 

51 553 

23982 

7265 

216631 

35 821 

25 186 

7 666 

1974 

Forms 

349 

323 

198 

(NAl 

128 

(NAl 

23 

(NAl 

304 

33 

II 

I 

Irrigated fond 

36 417 

13 1 551 

603 

2 712 

2647 

2494 

845 

2 750 9 105 

5 093 

4386 

4218 

Acres 

243503 

80 898 

100 070 

21 068 130 754 

54 357 

12 679 

5 473 

197940 

27296 (D) 

(D) 

All forms I Fonns with sales of I All forms Forms wjth so~s of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of residence: Farming ______________________________ 309 314 262 245 On form operated _____________________ _ 452 422 316 256 Olher ________________________________ 276 253 152 92 Nol on farm operated __________________ _ 82 86 56 38 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 51 59 42 43 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 14 9 11 6 O~rotors reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeors_________________________ 51 58 40 31 None ________________________________ _ 206 153 169 112 351044 yeors_________________________ 137 117 89 45 I 1049 days-_________________________ _ 36 44 30 24 451054 yeors-________________________ 130 185 87 109 501099 doys-________________________ _ 28 16 23 12 551064 yeors-________________________ 147 139 109 105 100 10 149 doys _______________________ _ 27 18 17 14 65 years and over __ ____________ ______ __ 106 59 78 41 150 10 199 days _______________________ _ 48 35 31 16 Average oge__________________________ _ 50.9 49.1 51.2 51.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ ________ ~ L-__________ 205 204 ~ ________ 115 ~ 71 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo ore based on a sample of forms, see lextJ 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 161 1 131 207 805 114 I 093 129 749 

- 349 709 376 862 270 660 218 714 

liveslock and poullry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for IIveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

- 65 106 226 277 56 101 148 253 

- 257 48 (HAl (NA) 191 43 162 48 

- 220 202 182 88 181 194 120 81 

- 247 361 177 200 179 340 134 187 

- 239 79 159 35 188 1I 109 33 

- 209 614 237 459 173 571 190 448 

- 73 161 28 31 69 160 28 31 

Commercially ml.ed formulo feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olher agricullurol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ________ .. _____________________________ _ Conlracllabor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 227 300 241 151 III 290 145 133 

- 587 856 (NAl (NA) 417 784 (NA) (NA) - 587 758 571 550 417 704 344 500 - 563 446 (NAl (NA) 408 412 325 272 - 358 188 (NA) (HA) 288 180 221 162 - 153 66 (NA) (NA) 132 62 85 31 - 23 2 : (NA) (NA) 19 1 } - 5 3 (NAl (NA) 5 3 344 34 - 587 52 (NA) (NA) 417 46 

- 331 80 (NA) (NA) 268 66 (NAl (NA) - 80 18 (NA) (NA) 58 14 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum producl'-_________________________ _ Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasollne _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP gas, bulono, and propano ________________________ _ Fuel 011 __________________________________________ _ Nalurol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, molor 011, and greos"-____________________ _ Eleclriclty __________________________________________ _ 

Olher-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLO. 381 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

cO~r~;I~C~~1 ::;:i\li~~'-;;~;Pt-p~;h;r-e- ====== ==== ======== ======== = 

. 242 17 412 174 16 123 

. Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 242 15875 174 14686 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, ~rs:!~~~ grass, ~~~~~P:nd-o-r~h~~d~=========~==================== or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 39 1 537 35 

- - - -

- 166 7 299 128 - - - - - 20 420 15 

- 80 2 483 64 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 39 (X) 35 

- - (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doliarL 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oHonpickerL ___________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

587 552 417 330 machinery and equipment - Con. II 074 9 261 9349 7 382 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

18 865 16 777 22 420 22 370 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

67 104 49 33 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

176 143 89 55 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

147 146 90 101 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

401 544 184 205 272 339 

519 960 242 300 416 660 

512 866 64 75 474 791 

114 133 5 5 113 128 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 159 174 56 56 103 118 

228 247 57 57 175 190 

40 45 4 4 36 41 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

I 437 -

6667 

-

335 

I 979 

-

(Xl 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

134 9553 (NA) 8184 (NA) I 369 

- -

(NA) 5 149 

- - 5 499 (NA) 2306 

- - 13 ()() 

(NA) ()() 

All farms Fonns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

107 69 107 55 

44 49 36 45 

24 29 24 29 

101 { 10 1 II 12 II 12 

I.J L I .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

421 614 245 

484 856 303 464 799 124 

108 121 9 

- - -

5 5 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

52 53 14 

179 181 44 

23 26 2 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________ -_ ---_ - ___ ------------ 209 59 (X) 186 (X) 173 190 Workers __________________________________ - _____ -_ - ___ ---- 928 (X) 100 (Xl 828 880 I 106 

- 77 46 (D) 60 60 46 71 

- 6 2 (D) 10 20 6 15 

- 72 5 15 64 215 68 40 

- 31 6 35 34 251 30 30 

- 23 - - 18 282 23 34 

Forms with- I worker ____________________________ ------------------- 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ________________________________ -_ - ___ ---_ 

10 workers or more ____________________ -_ - _____ -- -------_ 

382 MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~;~~~~~ ~~s~u~~~h"p=========================== 443 (X) 474 (X) 315 (X) 267 (X) 

- (X) 396 00 426 (X) 292 00 241 -

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their praducts _______ $I,OO(L 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,(lOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

393 5 118 412 2 786 299 4886 244 (D) 

- 374 4 612 377 (NA) I 290 4388 236 2 352 -

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 377 27 247 407 27090 280 24 109 229 21 928 

- 342 15 638 365 16006 259 13841 213 12473 

- 326 15 152 323 15446 247 13 384 204 12036 

- 77 486 114 560 58 457 57 437 

- 301 6 187 (NAl (NA) 234 5 609 180 4867 

328 5 422 (NAl (NA) 252 4659 175 4588 -

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 345 14160 321 13 575 272 12 715 211 II 553 

- (X) 4368 (lO (NA) (X) 4 165 (X) I 904 

- 224 6886 (NAl (NA) 184 5610 133 5 280 

- (X) I 595 (lO (NA) (X) I 446 (X) 618 

- 265 7 274 (NAl (NA) 215 7 105 173 6 273 

- (X) 2 773 (lO (NA) I (X) 2 719

1 

(lO I 286 

- 22 129 (NAl (NA) 17 121 27 518 

- (X) 48 (X) (NA) (X) 44 00 150 

- 9 354 (NAl (NA) 9 354 10 210 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Olher hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 32 776 47 341 22 737 19 207 

- 21 160 (NAl (NA) 14 138 9 30 

- 26 616 (NAl (NA) 19 599 18 177 

- 21 114 20 44 14 101 12 19 

- 17 58 14 24 13 54 9 II 

- 14 56 14 20 11 47 8 8 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 66 5 704 92 22 371 52 4 571 60 20 243 

- 60 3 662 (NAl (NA) 48 2899 58 13 659 

- 7 216 (NAl (NA) 6 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 263 I 134 225 I 165 188 874 114 680 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 23 786 19 330 16 7171 10 223 

- (lO 41 (lO (NA) (X) 39 (X) II 

- 8 525 10 106 5 475 3 56 

- (X) 12 (lO (NA) (lO II (X) I Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 66 4077 93 13 547 53 3 679 60 II 832 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 59 4160 (NAl (NA) 48 3 379 60 16508 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (lO 40 289 (X) (NA) (lO 33 747 (X) 153 766 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - 67 202 (NAl (NA) 53 184 60 437 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 240 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) - - $1,000_ - (lO 5 (lO (NA) (X) (0) (lO - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 32 125 28 83 21 105 17 66 

$1,000_ - (X) 120 (lO (NA) (lO 114 (X) 34 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pouilry ________________________________________ _ 

- 99 (lO 136 (X) 60 (X) 70 (X) Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 94 2900 136 3 368 58 2 030 70 I 826 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 94 2 743 131 3 217 58 I 948 65 (D) 

- II 157 (NAl (NA) 4 82 2 (D) Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 28 (NAl (NA) I (D) 2 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 8 272 14 745 5 225 9 571 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 13 88 (NAl (NA) 9 61 3 17 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ - 9 64 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) I (D) 

- 8 24 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) Olher poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 (lO (NAl (lO 10 (X) 4 (X) 

Soles, Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

- 6 579 6 145 3 499 3 (0) 

- 6 579 4 128 3 499 3 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and paultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - (lO (NAl (X) - (XJi - (X) 

- 18 9 31 3 8 10 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLO. 383 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quonlity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974 .. For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 14 310 (X) 12 304 14 310 (X) 12 304 

- 37 594 (X) (NA) (NA) 35 (D) (X) 31 552 

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 14 237 (NA) (NA) 5 14 237 2 (D) 

- 12 (0) 2 667 11 (D) 12 (D) 2 667 11 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 29 552 7 465 26 540 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or see<! (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 142 21 087 298 217 16 267 126 20 757 293 745 9 223 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 155 25 251 382 592 (NA) (NA) 146 25 121 381 323 25 1 084 

- 39 866 23 823 34 368 35 827 22 583 30 329 

1974_ 60rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 160 7 26B 15 122 

- 22 571 32 840 20 482 21 (D) (D) 20 482 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 823 40 090 22 615 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans {bushels} ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 197B_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1976_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 8 91 4940 8 91 6 (D) (D) 6 (D) 

1974_ - 20 120 6 665 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) (D) 18 115 

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ___________ _____ 197B_ - 369 21 932 53 376 344 17944 279 19 991 49 952 239 16 161 

1974_ - 348 16 445 31 965 (NA) (NA) 234 14 594 29 522 209 12 915 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1976_ - 329 17 002 45 579 293 13 877 239 15 639 42 938 207 12 566 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 202 11 126 24460 186 9987 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1976_ - 55 2 555 4304 40 2 153 46 2360 3 942 32 2 018 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 140 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 14 35 (X) 14 35 10 31 (X) 10 31 

1974_ - 15 70 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 8 (X) 8 8 5 8 (X) 5 6 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 69 498 (X) 69 498 37 267 (X) 37 287 

1974_ - 63 469 (X) (NA) (NA) 34 362 (X) 31 296 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 61 451 948 220 (NA) (NA) 33 265 924 770 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 276 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) _________________ : _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 21 11 525 (NA) (NA) 9 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 30 163 817 (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 12 7 7626 (NA) (NA) 6 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 101 36 930 (X) (NA) (NA) 96 36 723 (X) (NA) (NA) 

384 MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Fonns Acres Forms Acres Forms Acros 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

~::;!~f~~ ::n~~~:=========================-P;r~t= 

- 787 449 781 769 429 137 601 428 868 520 406 529 

- 00 572 00 558 00 714 00 782 

- 00 I 432320 00 I 432320 (X) I 432320 00 I 432 320 

- 00 31.4 00 30.0 00 29.9 00 28.4 

Value of land and buildings. I Average per fann _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 331 796 00 177 055 IXI 407093 (XI 236704 1/1 

(XI 548 (XI 317 IXI 527 IX} 303 -

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ - 735 100 270 724 96291 568 92 501 498 85 845 

- 678 70659 667 60546 530 67633 480 56 971 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __ "- __________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 61 335 53 (NA) 15 85 10 (HA) 

- 98 I 327 87 (NA) 50 694 31 (NA) 

- 69 I 628 90 (NA) 44 I 047 32 (NA) 

- 99 3621 100 (HA) 81 3000 76 (NA) 

- 114 7896 132 (HA) 105 7322 128 (HA) 

- 128 17698 122 (NA) 127 (0) 120 (HA) 

- 95 28 363 72 (HA) 94 (0) 72 (HA) 

- 13 (0) II (NA) 13 (0) II (NA) 

- 1 (0) - (HA) I (0) - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 354 22 975 425 32 146 263 19525 269 25694 

- 137 6636 102 3599 102 5343 84 3 180 

Cropfond in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grassesr not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 24 778 (NAl (HA) 16 476 13 I 370 

- 36 I 126 (NA) (HA) 25 790 18 509 

- 20 908 (NAl (HA) 15 585 20 416 

- 80 3824 (NAl (NA) 64 3492 41 885 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 87 22084 68 19098 64 19650 42 18280 

- 65 18338 (NAl (NAl 50 16894 30 11292 

- 31 3 746 (NAl (HA) ~ 2 756 15 6988 

Other land _______________________________________ c __ - 608 327 427 633 313 748 477 316717 440 302404 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 288 287 419 (NA) (NA) L36 279370 196 282365 

- 512 40 008 (NA) (HA) 398 37347 388 20 039 

Postureland, all type,-_________________________________ _ - 543 328 732 (NAl (NA) 408 315 789 (NA) 319351 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 720 106 533 654 75849 563 100 944 482 70516 

- 658 68 899 (NA) (HA) 519 66 011 463 54 087 

- 332 35912 (NA) (NA) 255 33 463 (NAl 15878 

- 46 I 722 (NA) (NAl 35 I 470 30 551 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 15 290 00 (X) 15 290 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) farms ($1.000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ doJlars_ - 787 36 869 769 24 258 601 36 646 520 23983 

- (X) 46 848 00 31 545 00 60 975 00 46 121 

Fonns by value of agricultural products sold, I $100,000 or more ______________________ . _____________ _ 

- 66 23858 46 (NAl 66 23858 46 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 109 7205 107 (NAl 109 7205 107 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 102 2906 89 (HA) 102 2906 89 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 104 1 510 101 (NA) 104 I 510 101 (NA) 

- III 786 88 (NA) III 786 88 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

loss than $2,500 (see toxt) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to ;2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnonnal farms (s.e text) ____________________________ _ 

- 109 380 71 (NA) 109 380 71 (NA) 

- 186 223 266 (NAl (X) (X) 18 (NA) 

- 36 79 (NAl (HA) (X) 00 00 (X) 

- 37 64 (NAl (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

- 45 54 (NAl (NA) (X) 00 (X) 00 - 68 26 (NAl (NA) 00 (X) 00 (X) 

- - - I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 445 8749 480 9 155 377 8 673 (NA) 9052 Grains _____________ : ______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 278 4098 (NAl (NA) 264 4090 298 3888 

- 19 77 (NAl (NAl 17 (0) (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T obocco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Vegetables, SWHt corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and grHnhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 305 2385 (NAl (NA) 257 2 328 198 I 792 

- 51 I 776 (NAl (NA) 51 I 776 33 784 

- 19 315 (NAl (NA) 12 305 15 345 

- 8 (0) 5 163 6 (0) 5 163 

- 4 (0) (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 49 2080 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~h~ Hogs and ~:t~~~es-==================================== plgL _____________________________________ _ 

ShHp, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other IIv.stock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 572 28 121 574 15 071 446 27973 398 14 899 

- 46 60 51 37 33 56 27 34 

- 43 3106 (NAl (NA) 38 3 104 39 1 478 

- 429 20 241 (NAl (NA) 352 20152 340 10 236 

- 102 I 357 (NAl (NA) 83 I 347 88 882 

- 113 3077 (NAl (NA) 82 3049 81 2 129 

- 77 279 (NAl (NA) 56 265 32 140 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 385 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 787 769 449 781 678 425 822 70659 

- 52 29 194 15 73 43 

- 168 172 4 785 138 4088 2 233 

- 39 52 2 303 34 1 971 1 037 

- 79 90 6495 73 6 025 3 335 

- 57 62 6661 51 5 965 3027 

- 46 56 7 285 44 6954 3 920 

- 45 44 8 894 44 8 676 4 257 

11090cres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

- 29 22 6900 29 6900 4097 

- 109 93 38 264 97 34 283 17 287 

- 62 59 43 987 60 42 564 11 158 

- 45 41 59 755 41 55 120 6 481 

- 56 49 264 258 52 253 203 13 784 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 787 449 781 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 678 70659 

Tenure of operator: full owners __________________________________ _ 495 206 127 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 402 26 218 Port owners __________________________________ _ 232 219 194 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 222 39 320 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 60 24 460 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 54 5 121 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 660 260 670 Partnership __________________________________ _ 113 143 401 Corporation __________________________________ _ 13 (0) 

Other - cooperotive. estate or trust. institutional, etc._ I (D) 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

446 477 

341 274 

23 14 

82 76 

166 170 

203 184 

197 203 

116 104 

50,5 S05 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

769 

667 

510 

(NA) 

200 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

429 137 

60 546 

173 048 

26901 

228 041 

28 732 

28 048 

4 913 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 313 9 168 385 3 825 

- 546 8929 537 5 276 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________ .. _____ . __ Feed for livestock ana pOultry ___________________________ _ 

- 148 1 436 336 1 910 

- 495 288 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mixed formulo feedL ____________________ _ Anlmol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 458 703 416 312 

- 541 1 721 500 1 383 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 385 340 335 244 

- 260 1 934 305 1 375 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ____________________________________ - __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ - __ - 60 163 48 89 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ ------ 430 678 445 381 

- 777 1 860 (NA) (NA) 

- 777 I 497 735 952 

- 747 878 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -_ -_ ---------- Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

- 436 436 (NA) (NA) 

185 77 (NA) (NA) 

- 62 6 (NA) (NA) 

15 4 (NA) (NA) 

- 777 94 (NA) (NA) 

455 319 (NA) (NA) 

- 140 44 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

}~8y~~j _ ~~t~~~ ~ _a_n_d_ ~~~~~~ = = = = == = = == == == ==:= == == ==:- " ... "Jral gas _____________________________ ~ ______ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___ ~ _________ ~~ ______ _ Electricity ______________________________________ -_ - __ _ 

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

Forms with Irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in farms cropland 

720 430 063 69438 

20 108 40 

154 4468 2 156 

38 2 235 1 037 

79 6495 3 335 

51 5 995 2903 

44 6958 3 755 

43 8476 4 231 

29 6900 4097 

105 36 836 17 106 

60 42 569 10953 

44 58 705 6 181 

53 250 318 13644 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

601 

530 

346 

285 

203 

197 

52 

48 

486 

103 

12 

Acres 

428 868 

67633 

189 380 

24 074 

215 801 

38 592 23 687 

4 967 

241 406 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

farms 

520 

480 

309 

(NA) 

163 

(NA) 

48 

(NA) 

443 

60 

17 ' 

Irrigated 

land 

106 533 

76 

3 192 

1 510 

4439 

3448 

4 535 

4 781 

4 551 

20461 

13914 

9461 

36 165 

Acres 

406 529 

56971 

155 345 

24035 

223 751 

28 132 

27433 

4804 

249 452 

121 SOl 

35 576 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

625 556 496 396 

77 73 52 37 

85 122 53 70 

330 241 293 205 

56 46 52 34 

25 31 20 22 

30 27 19 16 

38 50 21 29 

269 205 161 81 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

251 9 128 250 3 708 

415 8 746 356 5 175 

110 1 393 237 I 880 

393 280 284 173 

403 699 317 297 

444 1 645 405 I 348 

317 331 282 240 

232 1 915 237 1 355 

60 163 44 88 

329 643 323 354 

593 1 773 (NA) (NA) 

593 I 433 512 894 

573 840 502 547 

388 422 296 224 

145 73 160 58 

62 6 } 15 4 512 66 

593 88 

397 304 (NA) (NA) 

108 36 (NA) (NA) I 

386 MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All farms Forms with sok!s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

529 54 178 437 - 506 51 040 421 - 98 3 138 75 lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nemotodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseoses in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

251 16253 218 - 10 256 10 - 16 2 218 16 - 250 20 3(J.4 210 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for ~rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on hvestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird coo.rol _______________________ _ 

4 42 4 - 157 ()() 110 - 64 - 71 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ farms-

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractor. ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combine., .elf-propelled only __ _ Corn hood. for combine. __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup baler. ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harve.ter., shear bar or flywheel type _______________________ ,._ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of all 

782 740 593 508 machinery and equipment - Can. 

22 866 15 335 21 460 13 223 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

29 241 20 723 36 189 26 030 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

108 134 87 58 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

251 152 1(J.4 78 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

III 183 100 122 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

612 818 296 334 380 484 

671 I 606 282 395 564 I 211 659 I 562 173 214 616 I 348 

149 208 1 (D) 148 (0) 

77 77 5 5 72 72 

25 25 I (D) 24 (D) 

- - - - - - 238 247 51 54 193 193 379 387 89 89 292 298 

125 143 32 33 103 110 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

51 531 405 37 ()8.4 

48 840 (NAl 34 602 

2 691 (NAl 2 482 

- - -

15 874 (NA) 15 172 

256 7 308 

2 218 27 I 549 

19 734 (NAl 13 351 

42 3 55 

(X) 39 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

• 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

84 105 74 91 

94 92 94 86 

48 42 48 42 

30 -, r 30 

~ l 1 31 1 45 32 45 

II ..J L II ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

581 777 370 

675 I 449 423 

650 I 394 249 

137 153 7 

31 31 7 

30 30 5 (HA) (HAl (HA) 

6,0 65 16 

306 309 77 

89 93 32 

Any hired workers _ 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 260 161 (X) 176 (X) 232 237 - 1 005 (X) 320 00 685 961 I 250 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________ • ______________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ________________________ ,, _____________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 worker. or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 103 87 87 48 48 86 71 - 39 47 94 30 60 33 30 - 41 16 53 55 188 36 51 - 59 9 (D) 30 191 59 46 - 18 2 (D) 13 198 18 39 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 387 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 640 (X) 595 (X) 474 (X) 406 (X) 

- 557 (X) 574 (X) 425 (X) 392 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 572 28 121 574 15 071 446 27973 398 14 899 

- 534 24675 547 (NA) 424 24 548 389 13 247 

CATTl.E AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that hod calved ____________________ _ - 482 65 847 508 62083 369 64 431 344 59 501 

- 422 23 735 443 26 414 335 23 042 306 25 311 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ - 367 21 316 404 24 548 295 20664 282 23 608 

- 128 2 419 202 1 866 106 2 378 124 1 703 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 385 21 717 (NA) (NA) 301 21 429 251 15881 

- 416 20 395 (NA) (NA) 319 19960 292 18309 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 429 49 103 479 37 916 352 48 811 340 37 151 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 20 241 (X) (NA) (X) 20 152 (X) 10 236 

- 222 9 014 (NA) (NA) laa 8943 176 9027 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 2266 (X) (NA) (X) 2250 (X) 1 515 

- 359 40 089 . (NA) (NA) 292 39868 287 28 124 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 17976 (X) (NA) (X) 17902 (X) a 721 

- 67 17 512 (NA) (NA) 55 17481 58 10491 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 4096 

- 43 3 106 (NA) (NA) 38 3 104 39 1 478 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 107 11 644 140 8 347 81 11434 102 7867 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 67 1 457 (NA) (NA) 54 1 410 56 968 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 92 10 187 (NA) (NA) 70 10024 97 6899 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and NOli. 30 ________________ _ 

- 72 1 721 77 1 582 57 1 679 61 1 525 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 64 850 71 82a 53 829 55 792 June land NOli. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 57 871 55 754 46 a50 48 733 Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 113 53 578 113 77 331 81 52987 80 76 133 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 100 43 665 (NA) (NA) 73 43 274 n 50 838 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 15 119 (NA) (NA) 6 38 5 49 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Solesl 

- 349 1 833

1 

236 1 276 266 1 384 169 967 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 102 14484 114 12 731 83 14274 88 12430 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 357 (X) (NA) (X) 1 347 (X) 882 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 30 2 151 35 1 090 19 2014 25 986 

$1,000_ - (X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 15 Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

- III 48 433 105 68 979 80 48 033 79 67379 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 95 48 393 (NA) (NA) 73 48 001 n 50334 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 480360 (X) (NA) (X) 476 558 (X) 504 955 Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1.000_ - 113 3 on (NA) (NA) 82 3049 81 2 129 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 53 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 34 

$1.000_ - (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 59 156 48 104 48 136 22 46 

$1,000_ - (X) 93 (X) (NA) (X) 84 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 143 (X) 158 (X) 80 (X) 87 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 136 7 301 156 9 045 76 5851 85 7059 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 133 7080 148 8 463 75 5784 79 6622 

- 14 221 (NA) (NA) 4 67 6 356 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 5 74 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickefls ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Dther poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 19 490 28 646 9 346 9 510 

- 17 140 (NA) (NA) 7 94 2 (D) 

- 12 108 (NA) (NA) 6 n 2 (0) 

- 10 32 (NA) (NA) 4 17 2 (D) 

- 27 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) - (X) 

Solesl Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 37 (X) 32 (X) 24 (X) 20 (X) 

- 18 2 074 28 4 224 13 1 896 16 3 824 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 18 2074 28 4 224 13 1 896 16 3 824 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) 4 248 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

- 46 60 51 37 33 56 27 34 

388 MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 263 16 129 (X) 258 15 784 250 16045 (X) 246 15 703 

- 251 9721 (X) (NA) (NA) 227 9596 (X) 224 9422 

- 178 7636 721 289 175 7 336 174 7 607 720 694 171 7 307 

- 143 3 982 348 624 (NA) (NA) 124 3909 347 623 123 3 756 

- 158 8 493 146 536 155 8448 149 8438 145 946 147 8396 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 151 5 527 100294 148 5 506 

- - - ()O - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NA) 4 160 (X) 4 160 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 175 (X) 2 (D) 3 175 (X) 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- I (D) (0) (NA) (HA) I (D) (D) I (D) 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) I (D) 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (D) (X) I (D) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) 1 - -

- 85 2 228 124 485 81 2 104 82 2208 123 155 78 2084 

- 176 3 962 176 720 (HA) (NA) 151 3 717 170 024 141 3 398 

- 132 2 011 115 761 124 1 880 103 1 744 104 378 97 1 647 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 83 1 098 55 699 73 960 

- 225 10 035 737 289 213 9 770 213 9 941 734 618 205 9 719 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 206 8 716 498 739 199 8 514 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 3 37 960 3 37 

- I (D) 00 I (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 60 ()() 2 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 65 1 490 3 62 3 (D) (D) 3 62 

- 5 75 I 568 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) 3 69 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 5 49 (D) 5 49 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) 

- 17 193 24 941 (NAl (NA) II 192 24 905 II 185 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 585 33 112 98 047 573 32 388 459 30 661 92 757 451 29 990 

- 559 28 714 78 870 (NA) (NAl 400 25 946 73 486 374 24 014 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 521 24 761 80 6971 515 24 4421 421 23 119 76 749 416 22 806 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 355 18 253 55 736 335 16831 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 77 4 468 8836 70 4218 54 3 975 7 970 SO 3 742 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - II 304 (X) II 304 9 (D) (X) 9 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 10 181 (X) 8 156 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 9 194 79 668 9 194 9 194 79668 9 194 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 51 I 666 (X) 51 I 666 51 I 666 (X) 51 1 666 

1974_ - 34 608 (X) (NAl (NA) 33 (D) (X) 33 607 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 16 (X) 4 16 4 16 (X) 4 16 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 4 7 (X) 4 7 T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 3 (D) ()() 3 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 30 369 (X) 30 369 17 306 (X) 17 306 

1974_ - 43 419 (X) (NAl (NAl 17 374 (X) 17 376 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 26 309 3 487 870 (NA) (NAl 14 252 3401 070 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 317 2 971 700 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 9 25 (D) (NA) (NAl 8 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 28 310 293 (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 3 - (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

8errles _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (D) (X) 3 2 I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) - - - - - - (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (HAl - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 68 (X) 5 67 6 (D) (X) 5 67 

- 105 5 483 (X) (NAl (HAl 102 5441 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 389 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 939 777 833 934 748 407 872 769 637 878 739 837 

- (X) 828 ()() 801 ()() 883 (X) 843 

- (X) 817920 ()() 817 920 (X) 817 920 (X) 817 920 

- (X) 95.1 ()() 91.5 ()() 94.1 ()() 90.5 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 413 790 (X) 222 458 (X) 446 583 ()() 232 481 (X) 

- (X) 449 ()() 278 (X) 446 ()() 276 

land in farms according to us.e: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 798 321 248 830 302 448 751 (0) 793 299 824 754 215 735 792 197 084 724 214880 765 196 837 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ )0 fa 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ________ . _____________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 14 69 25 (NA) 6 27 6 (HA) 

- 15 194 8 (NA) 9 114 6 (NA) 

- 27 652 J7 (NA) 18 430 13 (HA) 

- 27 I 042 35 (NA) 24 916 33 (NA) 

- 107 7 676 130 (NA) 104 (0) 130 (HA) 

- 201 29 242 256 (NA) 200 (0) 256 (NA) 

- 263 81 949 235 (NA) 263 81 949 235 (HA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 76 52 343 61 (NA) 76 52343 61 (NA) 

- 24 42 568 25 (NA) 24 42 568 25 (HA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 195 23896 267 30871 182 (0) 254 (0) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 315 81 617 289 74493 295 78 814 283 (0) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 82 7 945 (NA) (NA) 78 7431 39 4927 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 71 5 497 (NA) (NA) 59 4434 29 (0) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 184 57348 (NA) (NA) I 173 56357 180 61 496 

- 123 10 827 (NA) (NA) 120 10 592 85 4446 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 7 247 13 1 290 6 (0) 9 1 250 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 701 456 338 697 444669 656 452 437 666 438 763 Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 356 435 233 (NA) (NA) 340 431 720 348 417529 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 542 21 105 (NA) (NA) 503 20 717 539 21 234 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 513 (0) (NA) (NA) 485 455 201 (NA) 446 690 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 657 158 402 671 130 536 624 157614 646 130 279 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 640 148 458 (NA) (NA) 615 148 019 625 122 578 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 62 7884 (NA) (NA) 56 7841 (NA) 6 707 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 50 2060 (NA) (NA) 45 1 754 28 994 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 199 12 816 (X) (X) 191 12418 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold! _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dotlors_ - 939 200 016 934 148686 872 199 938 878 148 630 

- (X) 213 010 (X) 159 193 (X) 229 287 (X) 169 282 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more_. _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________ • _______________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 232 177 657 187 (NA) 232 177 657 187 (NA) 

- 236 15 131 265 (NA) 236 15 131 265 (NA) 

- 166 4 822 198 (NA) 166 4 822 198 (NA) 

- 115 1 647 108 (NA) 115 1 647 108 (NA) 

- 69 481 67 (NA) 69 481 67 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___ ._._. ___________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 ______ • ________________ • _________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _____________________________ •• __ _ less than $1,000 _____________ • _____ • _____________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 54 200 48 (NA) 54 200 48 (NA) 

- 67 78 61 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 12 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 22 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________ - _ ---_ --- ---

Groins ____________________________ -_ - ___ ------------ 662 29 756 707 (0) 638 29 721 (NA) (0) 

- 578 19 146 (NA) (NA) 568 19 132 625 20 721 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________ - _______ ----

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ - ___ -- ---------------

- 83 I 187 (NA) (NA) 82 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 345 3 781 (NA) (NA) 331 3 762 348 3 560 

. 6 55 (NA) (NA) 6 55 8 62 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 21 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 146 6 752 (NA) (NA) 144 (0) 189 11 314 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___ • ______________ - ___ - ___ _ 

Dairy products ________________ -- - ___ -- -- ------------ Cottl. and calves _________________ • _______________ • __ 

Hogs and pigs- ____ • ___________ • ______ - ___ -------. ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool. __________ • ___ • _. __ -------- ---

Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 674 170 260 683 112 873 642 170 217 645 (0) 

- 35 (0) 61 (0) 33 (0) 56 (0) 

- 48 (0) (NA) (NA) 47 (0) 70 3 121 

- 584 157 314 (NA) (NA) 562 157 288 583 99952 

- 159 7 793 (NA) (NA) 150 7 784 155 9 287 

- 36 41 (NA) (NA) 28 35 34 35 

- 35 156 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 43 75 

'1974 data inc/ude sales of forest products. 

390 MORGAN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland 

- 939 934 777 833 754 682 352 215 735 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 74 65 207 8 36 30 

- 50 37 1 305 22 600 399 

- 16 25 958 14 829 683 

- 58 63 4629 54 4316 3280 

- 32 30 3 728 29 3396 2697 

- 110 ISO 17 567 102 16 285 12041 

- 41 

:1 

8214 35 6997 5 025 

- 58 13 775 55 13058 10069 

- 191 177 69 188 166 59904 41 525 

- 129 III 90923 112 79 295 38 382 

- 94 90 129 825 83 114 975 41 511 

- 86 85 437 514 74 382 661 60 093 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

939 

754 

422 

295 

282 

255 

235 

204 

759 

116 

59 

5 

All forms 

Acres 

777 833 

215 735 

201 009 

59 893 

477 202 

103 613 

99 622 

52 229 

516 029 

124 848 

134 374 

2 582 

1974 

Forms Acres 

934 748 407 

792 197 084 

469 252 310 (NA) 71 187 

244 415 554 (NA) 84 710 

221 80 543 (NA) 41 187 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

657 459 198 162 393 

14 61 30 

26 709 399 13 777 664 

SO 4008 3 055 

28 3296 2617 

94 14986 11 489 

34 6 817 4 815 

49 !1 6SO 9 212 

158 57000 40 387 

93 64210 32 895 

55 72 843 29746 

43 222 841 27084 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

872 

724 

377 

276 

278 

253 

217 

195 

700 

108 

59 

5 

Acres 

769 637 

214 880 

197 358 

59 531 

476 282 

(D) 

95 9971 

(0) 

509 314 

123 367 

134 374 

2 582 

1974 

Farms 

878 

765 

423 

(NA) 

241 

(NA) 

214 

(NA) 

759 

81 

35 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

158402 

49 

469 

676 

3 078 

2682 

11 781 

~~'I 41 128 

31 583 

28 334 

24 312 

Acres 

739 837 

196 837 

245 788 

70 983 

414 828 

84 708 

79 2211 

41 146 

574 341 

100 268 

64 295 

933 

All forms ! Forms with sales of All farms i Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming -----_________________________ 707 750 686 723 On farm operoted _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 232 146 186 117 Not On form operated __________________ _ 689 619 652 598 171 129 147 106 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -_______________________ 56 29 50 26 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 years_________________________ 139 157 133 148 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 184 154 173 148 1 to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 247 239 226 217 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 211 223 200 210 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 102 94 90 91 150 to 199 doy'-______________________ _ 

79 148 73 136

1 

495 422 476 416 106 102 102 99 41 22 40 20 39 28 39 24 30 24 21 22 Average oge___________________________ 47.4 48.4 47.2 48.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ 175 93 143 76 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 464 88 936 465 49984 443 88 931 438 49966 - 592 36 282 594 41 599 556 36 267 559 41 567 - 227 5 945 419 5 953 227 5 945 404 5946 - 520 1 183 (NA) (NA) 505 1 181 476 731 - 637 2 520 675 1 384 632 2 518 662 1 382 - 605 4704 662 3433 588 4686 647 3 432 - 632 1 499 479 704 620 1 484 463 703 - 373 4 276 433 3 462 368 4 276 427 3 462 - 176 760 105 445 176 760 104 (D) 

- 510 1 627 578 1 761 479 1 601 574 1 760 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formulo feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ . ________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Controct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 939 6340 (NA) (NA) 845 6 282 (NA) (NA) , - 939 3815 906 2 457 845 3 786 867 2 452 - 902 1 762 (NA) (NA) 823 1 744 857 1 360 - 691 1 340 (NA) (NA) 659 1 331 599 759 - 339 280 (NA) (NA) 312 280 264 134 - 92 29 (NA) (NA) 92 29 } - 30 171 (NA) (NA) 30 171 867 199 - 939 234 (NA) (NA) 845 232 - 753 2 518 (NA) (NA) 701 2 490 (NA) (NA) - 38 7 (NA) (NA) 33 6 (NA) (NA) , 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ____________ • _____________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MORGAN COUNTY, COLO. 391 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; see lexll 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

farms Acres On which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 599 170 723 582 170 070 

- 594 170 400 582 169 822 

- 14 323 9 248 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 369 68 779 357 68 361 

- 25 2 769 23 (Dl 

- 55 10434 53 (Dl 

- 466 87 261 464 (Dl 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 3 221 I (Dl 

- 295 (X} 282 (X} 

- 173 (X} 171 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1 974 

ALI. MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$I,OO(L 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled anly __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners __ -------------v----- __ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywhe.1 type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 939 903 845 849 machinery and equipment-Con. 

51 726 34 508 51 033 34 045 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

55 086 38 215 60 394 40100 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

75 64 62 50 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

167 108 106 86 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

91 154 76 141 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number farms Number 

770 I 187 447 533 474 654 

885 2 841 501 763 776 2 078 

768 2 654 287 409 732 2 245 

235 323 57 58 192 265 

141 153 51 52 95 101 

265 296 88 88 192 208 

- - - - - - 224 234 55 57 170 177 

247 270 67 73 190 197 

275 314 93 98 195 216 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

- Farms Acres on which used 

647 114 779 (NA) 113 833 (NA) 946 

- -

(NA) 46 547 

29 946 

3 142 

(NA) 56 683 

7 407 

88 (Xl 

(NA) (Xl 

All farms Fanns with sates 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

104 137 99 132 

160 233 160 233 

77 100 77 100 

86 1 107 ~ 86 1 136 136 107 

43 ..J 1'- 43 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

808 I 194 673 

870 2 607 768 

822 2 755 473 

185 223 44 

67 70 28 

284 303 100 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

94 99 18 

267 279 78 

225 251 75 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any farms Workers forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 373 207 (Xl 308 (Xl 368 427 

- 4 133 (Xl 563 (Xl 3 570 4 113 2 204 

Farms ________________________________ - ___________ -------

Workers __________________________________________ -- ____ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________________ - ___ ---------------

2 workers ________________________ ---------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________ ---____ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or morG _____________________________________ _ 

- 112 120 120 115 115 112 143 

- 65 29 58 54 108 65 64 

- 68 35 112 46 157 63 80 

- 67 12 70 46 280 67 78 

- 61 II 203 47 2 910 61 62 

392 MORGAN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 673 (X) 683 (X) 635 00 645 O() 

- 631 (X) 653 (X) 599 00 618 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $LO(XL 

Any coHIe, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 674 170 260 683 112 873 642 170 217 645 112 825 

- 656 165 148 670 (NA) 624 165 106 636 109 274 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colvoo ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Stears, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 559 211 053 608 150 927 537 210 833 576 ISO 260 

- 385 25 963 456 31 943 367 25 874 433 31 646 

- 326 22 345 383 28 033 312 22 272 363 27 746 

- 103 3 618 134 3 910 96 3 602 127 3900 

- 420 100 692 (NA) (NA) 401 100 635 415 60 922 

- 448 84 398 (NA) (NA) 431 84 324 461 57 692 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ CoHie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 584 300 471 613 256 154 562 300 361 583 255 903 

- (X) 157 314 (X) (NA) (X) 157 288 (X) 99 952 

- 222 9 457 (NA) (NA) 207 9 382 209 10 120 

- (X) 2 697 (X) (NA) (X) 2 684 (X) 1 415 

- 492 291 014 (NA) (NA) 478 290 979 506 245 783 

- (XI 154 616 (X) (NA) (X) 154 604 (X) 98 537 

- 156 245 922 (NA) (NA) 154 (0) 125 199841 

- (X) 138 034 (X) (NA) 00 (0) (X) 85 032 

- 48 (0) (NA) (NA) 47 (0) 70 3 121 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pig5- _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig5-______________________________ _ 

- 153 46 275 145 43 964 142 45 898 137 43 846 

- 96 6880 (NA) (NA) 89 6 780 83 4 104 

- 147 39 395 (NAI (NA) 137 39 118 130 39 742 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 101 10410 98 7 089 94 10 336 94 7 067 

- 87 5 087 84 3 843 84 5060 81 (0) 

- 92 5 323 81 3246 B6 5 276 79 (0) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 39 1 019 37 1 033 31 842 30 920 

- 35 534 (NA) (NA) 27 435 29 583 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) Horses ond ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 178 841 160 707 168 796 149 637 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 159 96238 163 146 202 ISO 96 042 155 146 061 

- (X) 7 793 (X) (NA) (X) 7784 (X) 9 287 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 48 35 581 41 27 527 42 35 423 38 27 427 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 421 (X) (NA) (X) 1 415 (X) 802 Sheep and lombs. ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 684 39 1 213 27 578 32 1 148 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 29 535 (NA) (NAI 22 447 27 713 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5020 (X) (NA) (X) 4087 (X) 5 595 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 36 41 (NA) (NA) 28 35 34 35 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 31 98 42 124 31 98 38 98 

$1,000_ - (X) 122 (X) (NA) (Xl 122 (X) 17 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 111 (Xl 151 (X) 99 (Xl 141 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 100 (0) 139 58 055 90 (0) 129 57 822 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 100 (0) 135 51 455 90 (0) 125 51 237 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 280 (NA) (NA) 6 166 5 6 210 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 18 2 127 30 3 093 14 1 407 28 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 8 85 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 11 115 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 4 54 (NA) (NA) 4 54 9 90 Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 4 31 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 6 25 Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 21 (X) (NA) (X) 16 (X) 14 (X) 

Salesl Any poultry _ . ______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 25 (X) 34 (X) 23 (X) 31 (X) 

- 10 (0) 22 31 659 9 (DI 20 (0) 

- 10 (01 21 19 541 9 (0) 19 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Broilors and othor meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughtor ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hons kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 9 6406 10 4 657 8 (D) 8 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 275 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (Xl 6 (X) 

- 35 (0) 61 (0) 33 (0) 56 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MORGAN COUNTY, COLO. 393 
Tobie 100 Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _________ .: ___________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Wheol for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 -- 1974 DaIs -- for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 

8arley for groin (bushels>---------"J~---- ------l~~: 

--

--

-- Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Soybeons for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- 1974 Colton -- (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Dlher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 -- Field seed crops. _____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 -- 1974 -- Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- T omolees _________________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 -- 1974 --

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Apples (pounds) _________________ 0 ___________ 1978 

1974 --

-- Peoches (poundsL __________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 

1974 --

--

aerries _____________________________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 --

-- Nursery and greenhouse products ____ ' ___________ 1978 Dlher crops ____________________ , ____________ 1978 --

--

394 MORGAN COUNTY, COLOo 

,. 

Farms 

557 

577 

S02 

S02 

266 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

32 

42 

21 

18 

12 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

215 

286 

22 

(NA) 

99 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

5 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

16 

II 

-

- S4J 

561 

490 

(NA) 

43 

2 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

9 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

I 

I (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

- (NA) 

4 

219 

All farms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity Forms 

89 539 (X) 549 

68 680 (X) (NA) 

73 380 8 236 226 496 54 598 5 442 425 (NA) 

16 159 302 761 262 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

2 053 (X) 22 

2990 (X) (NA) 

I 118 36 502 12 I 381 34699 (NA) 

(0) lD 198 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

62094 I 547 456 90 

67 549 I 893 046 (NA) 

788 40 D63 18 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

4464 232 454 83 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

94 I 825 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

819 (X) 3 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

75 2 806 5 

(D) (D) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

3 701 I 113 479 16 

2 350 631 670 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

37 826 124 358 474 

31 977 100 003 (NA) 

26 854 103 868 446 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 154 4642 17 

(0) (X) 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

195 (X) 6 

143 (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) I 

(0) (X) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

II (X) 4 

17 295 (X) (NA) 

Forms wilh sales 01 $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrlgaled 

Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres 

88 935 553 89 SOl (X) 545 88897 (NA) 558 68 566 (X) 556 68 317 73 043 498 73 342 8 232 426 492 73005 (NA) 495 54 496 5 440 218 494 54 370 15892 266 16 159 302 761 262 15892 (NA) 301 13 874 261 685 300 13 751 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 7 196 (X) 7 196 

I 359 32 2 D53 (X) 22 1 359 

(NA) 42 2 99D (X) 26 I 133 

549 21 1 118 36 502 12 549 

(NA) 18 I 381 34 699 8 276 

810 12 (0) ID 198 12 810 

(NA) 16 911 13 410 15 814 

- - - - - - (NA) 8 587 685 2 (0) 

- I (0) (X) - - (NA) 3 III (X) 2 (0) 

6 D57 208 61 708 I S4J 771 87 6007 

(NA) 283 67 503 I 892 390 113 5435 

523 20 (0) (0) 16 (0) 

(NA) 32 547 32 850 22 334 

3 430 96 4 413 231 634 80 3399 

(NA) 114 3 763 165 506 100 2 711 

(0) 4 94 I 825 I (0) 

(NA) 6 225 3 650 I (0) 

74 9 819 (X) 3 74 

(NA) 14 333 (X) 4 38 

75 5 75 2 806 5 75 

(NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - 3 701 16 3 7DI I 113479 16 3 701 

(NA) 10 (0) (0) ID 2350 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

29683 523 37470 123 657 455 29 387 

(NA) 554 31 902 99 818 477 23 772 

23 752 473 26 578 103 207 429 23476 

(NA) 503 27 368 91 827 451 21 796 

I 504 42 (0) (0) 17 I S04 

(0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) ID 158 (X) 3 44 

(0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 6 100 4 800 2 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

195 6 195 (X) 6 195 

(NA) 8 (0) (X) 8 131 

(0) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

II 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

(NA) 217 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
· Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Fa""' Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

fanns ______________________________________________ _ 

Average aize of farm ________________________________ _ 

Apr,~;:,~~~ ~"t.,~':'========:=================-pe;~~t= 

576 763 287 550 637396 464 686 850 446 621 309 - 00 I 325 00 I 159 00 I 480 00 I 393 - 00 S02 560 00 802 560 00 802 560 00 S02 560 - 00 95.1 00 79.4 00 85.6 00 77.4 

- Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 253 866 00 159 585 00 291 599 00 187395 00 - 183 00 135 - 00 179 00 138 00 

Land in forms according to use, T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ Horvesled cropland _______________________________ _ 476 83 750 463 95527 387 (ll) 382 91 830 - 362 54 451 - 450 61 080 424 55720 372 59449 

BV ocres harvestedl I 10 9 ocr.s _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _____________________________ .., __ 30 to 49 acre. _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 44 262 20 (NA) 17 96 8 (HA) 

- 59 800 60 (NA) 31 447 39 (NA) 

- 31 738 50 (NA) 24 575 34 (NA) 

- 44 1 606 46 (NA) 37 I 360 35 (NA) 

- 82 5951 75 (NA) 74 (D) 73 (NA) 

- 96 13432 83 (NA) 95 (0) 83 (NA) 

- 72 21 172 69 (NA) 72 21 172 69 (HAl 

- 16 9640 18 (HAl 16 9640 18 (NA) 

- 6 7479 3 (NA) 6 7479 3 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasfure ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~jmprovement 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 161 10091 190 34406 128 (D) 136 32 274 

- 199 12579 119 5401 169 (D) 100 5 105 

- 23 996 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 12 I 219 

- 68 5672 (HAl (NA) 59 2675 33 971 

- 34 1443 (NA) (NA) 29 1 394 16 307 

- 138 4468 (NA) (NA) ll9 3511 55 2608 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 12 2203 14 2097 II (D) II 1 957 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 4 4S6 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 9 I 501 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 458 677 334 459 539772 376 608 107 378 527 522 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 194 659040 (NA) (NA) 167 590 640 168 513948 

- 379 18294 (NA) (NA) 307 17467 313 13574 

Pasturelond, alltypes __________________________________ _ 

- 304 670685 (NA) (HAl 251 601 094 (NA) S46 678 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrioated __________________________ _ Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 465 67785 450 60434 381 65 589 374 58 656 

- 440 59195 (NA) (NA) 364 57 598 358 53 608 

- 95 6416 (NA) (NA) 72 5966 (NAl 4063 

- 74 2 174 (NA) (NA) 63 2 02S 34 985 

- 127 2510 00 00 ll8 2463 00 00 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of fanns; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - 576 70742 550 55068 464 70 sao 446 54 926 

- (X) 122817 00 100 124 00 152 113 (X) 123 152 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 69 60 928 58 (NA) 69 60 928 58 (NAl $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 80 5 190 74 (NA) 80 5 190 74 (HAl 

- 82 2464 78 (HA) 82 2464 78 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 94 I 325 88 (NA) 94 I 325 88 (NAl 

- 59 386 55 (NA) 59 386 55 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

les5than $2,500 (seelexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ lesslhon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seetexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 80 287 85 (HA) 80 287 85 (HAl 

- 110 (D) III (HA) 00 00 8 (HAl 

- 22 48 (NA) (NA) 00 00 (X) DO 

- 22 37 (HAl (HAl 00 (X) 00 00 

- 36 48 (HAl (HAl 00 00 (X) (X) 

- 30 (0) (HAl (HAl 00 00 (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) I (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

- 357 11445 358 10771 306 II 362 (HAl 10719 Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporation loans _________________ _ Callan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 225 2902 (HAl (NA) 208 2880 264 3642 

- 23 77 (NA) (HA) 23 77 (HAl (NAl 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (HAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (HAl - - - - field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables, sweel com, and melons ____________________ _ fruits, nuls, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 292 3814 (HAl (NAl 252 3764 257 2426 

- 82 3994 (HAl (HAl 79 3986 54 2336 

- I (D) (NA) (HAl - - I (D) 

- 10 (D) 3 7 10 (D) 3 (D) 

- 39 576 (HAl (HAl 38 (D) 50 2 305 

lIveslock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Paultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

g~h~ Hogs and ':~~~l~e~-=::====:::::::::::=======:=:::=====: pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- 380 59297 395 44297 318 59218 314 44 207 

- 19 2 28 4721 12 1 13 4 717 

- 8 767 (NA) (HA) 7 (D) 9 414 

- 309 56 454 (NAl (NA) 264 56 399 273 37 709 

- 102 I 298 (HAl (NAl 89 1 286 78 922 

- 22 573 (NA) (HAl 18 569 20 345 

- 43 204 (HAl (NAl 34 (D) 28 100 

>1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTERO COUNTY, COLO. 395 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

- 576 550 763 287 450 433 704 61 080 All farms ___________________________ _ 

farms with-

- 58 40 199 17 92 75 

- 112 121 2966 94 2 518 1 630 

- 20 27 1 191 18 1 064 523 - 47 43 3 856 41 3 339 2 371 

- 38 30 4 431 33 3 870 2 652 - 54 43 8 479 51 7989 5 183 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

to to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

10010 139 acreL __________________ _ 14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 20 25 3 987 18 3 587 2 138 

- 23 16 5 442 22 5204 3031 - 79 79 28 312 72 25 597 14038 

- 51 45 35 068 44 29 956 16413 

- 18 22 25 898 16 23 898 6485 

18010 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ - 56 59 643 458 24 326 590 6 541 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 576 763 287 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 450 61 080 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 303 72 534 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 232 18 745 Part owners __________________________________ _ 168 643 377 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 137 27 933 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 105 47 376 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 81 14402 

Type af organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 484 332 500 Partnership __________________________________ _ 63 153 261 Corporation __________________________________ _ 25 210 944 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 4 66 582 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

'Applies only to individuol or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

550 

424 

324 

(NA) 

158 

(NA) 

68 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

637 396 

55 720 

118 635 

21 932 

468 467 

23 662 

50 294 

10 126 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 258 33 597 234 18 198 

- 383 11 983 353 15 772 

- 106 1 218 237 4 687 

- 310 374 (NA) (NA) 

- 377 498 338 355 

- 292 805 327 915 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

feed for liveslock and poullry _______ .. ___________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animol health costs ______________________________ .. ____ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 351 330 261 282 

- 273 2600 220 2 469 

- 71 782 66 260 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobor ____________________________________ -----

- 301 568 338 632 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ -_ - _____ -------

- 576 1 927 (NA) (NA) 

- 576 1 500 542 1 267 

- 576 767 (NA) (NA) 

- 297 395 (NA) (NA) 

- 251 203 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 33 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 576 102 (NA) (NA) 

- 443 426 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________ - _____ ---- Gasoline ______________________________________ ----

~iesel fuel __________________________________ -_ ----

}~e1~~I_~~t_o_n~~_o_n_d_~~~~~:~ Natural gas ____________________________________ == == ==== == ============ -=== __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________________________ -------

Other-cool. wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested farms in farms cropland 

465 417081 60522 

17 102 73 

104 2 743 1 610 

16 934 483 

43 3517 2 371 

35 4 091 2 652 

51 7 979 5093 

18 3 587 2 138 

22 5 204 3031 

72 25 597 14 038 

45 30 668 16 413 

16 23 898 6485 

26 308 761 6 135 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

464 

372 

215 

170 

154 

127 

95 

75 

383 

56 

23 

2 

Acres 

686 850 59 449 

62 970 

17454 

577 753 

27 680 

46 127 

14315 

324 881 

149 086 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

446 

362 

234 

(NA) 

151 

(NA) 

61 

(NA) 

394 

29 

22 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

67 785 

85 1 939 

604 

2 554 

2927 

5 324 

2 196 

3318 

15372 

16 515 6893 

10058 

Acres 

621 309 54 451 

106 698 20827 

465 904 

23 523 48 707 

10 101 

328 955 

(0) 

187914 (0) 

All forms I Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

433 378 350 300 

87 72 73 63 

56 76 41 60 

228 164 198 148 

55 30 48 29 

32 28 27 28 

18 23 17 15 

37 17 26 12 

178 163 123 98 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

235 33 584 189 18 163 

326 11 961 272 15 711 

99 1 215 194 4670 

264 370 203 222 

354 495 305 353 

276 800 308 911 

307 323 243 281 

249 2 590 204 2461 

64 780 58 255 

240 543 279 620 

466 1 876 (NA) (NA) 

466 1 468 442 1 242 

466 747 429 681 

293 393 181 272 

235 196 194 177 

21 (0) } 32 (0) 442 113 

466 100 

343 408 (NA) (NA) 

3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

396 OTERO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

~~~f~~~~~d~~~~~io~~c~~~ft~~r~- ==== == ==::::: :=::::::::=: =: 281 31 288 266 - 281 30 943 266 - 345 7 - 7 Urne _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes In crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

239 24 603 216 - 20 21 899 - 26 2 309 25 - 162 - 174 15 236 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control at crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

17 1 147 17 -

- 123 (X) 116 

- 28 (X) 22 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$I,OO(L Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group, $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker~shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pk:kup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

{1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,5{X) or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimoted market value of all 

576 538 466 441 machinery and equipment - Can. 

18 611 14 396 17 753 13 477 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

32 310 26 758 38 097 30 560 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

61 94 49 60 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

151 86 68 66 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

98 145j 94 III i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

428 605 222 238 262 367 550 I 449 252 380 443 I 069 481 I 389 84 141 455 I 248 126 154 13 13 118 141 84 116 19 19 70 97 

24 24 - - 24 24 

- - - - - - 155 157 39 40 116 117 246 264 87 88 163 176 

71 107 20 22 63 85 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are bosed on Q sample of farms.· see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

31 147 308 29 759 

30802 (NA) 29 241 

345 (NA) 518 

- - -

24 439 (NA) 26845 

(0) 3 91 

(D) 12 I 152 

14 571 (NA) II 7461 

1 147 5 23

1\ (X) 35 IX) 

(X) (NA) IX) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

85 83 74 74 

72 66 72 66 

42 35 42 35 

32 , r 32 , 26 ~ 29 11 26 f- 29 1 9 J i L 9 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

440 611 336 495 I 173 420 

469 I 146 188 

74 85 15 

59 69 14 

46 46 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

38 38 7 

203 215 63 

69 90 24 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 273 135 (X) 227 (X) 249 204 

- 1 958 (X) 321 (X) I 637 I 921 I 590 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 93 74 74 76 76 71 67 - 52 30 60 55 110 51 33 - 45 12 38 28 95 45 46 - 35 13 72 22 142 35 20 - 48 6 77 46 I 214 47 38 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTERO COUNTY, COLO. 397 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 413 (X) 410 (X) 331 (X) 323 (X) 

- 363 (X) 389 (X) 301 (X) 307 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.00(L - 380 59297 395 44 297 318 59 218 314 44 207 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 361 58 325 373 (NA) 305 58 254 307 38976 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 315 81 506 356 70329 262 80844 282 69297 Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ 

- 251 12 616 289 15 172 204 12379 235 14690 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 220 11 864 252 14 528 185 11 660 206 14074 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 63 752 81 644 44 719 64 616 

262 41 943 (NA) (NA) 220 41 740 217 23 887 

- 267 26947 (NA) (NA) 223 26 725 238 30 720 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 309 123 425 324 102 694 264 123216 273 102 294 

$1,000_ - (X) 56 454 ()() (NA) (X) 56 399 (X) 37 709 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 185 14423 (NA) (NA) 156 14286 140 8379 

- (X) 4463 (X) (NA) (X) 4432 (X) 1 297 

- 238 109002 (NA) (NA) 210 108 930 235 93915 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - (X) 51 991 (X) (NA) (X) 51 966 (X) 36 412 Fattened coUle ________________________________ _ 

-- 43 79 561 (NA) (NA) 40 79 555 49 77 495 

$1,000_ - (X) 40 131 (X) (NA) (X) 40 128 (X) 32444 

-- 8 767 (NA) (NA) 7 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 (D) 9 414 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- III 9 182 110 8 215 90 8961 82 7 928 

-- 75 1 431 (NA) (NA) 62 1 388 49 838 

-- 96 7 751 (NA) (NA) 80 7 573 75 7090 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 76 1 782 78 1 525 63 1 730 60 I 432 

-- 72 886 63 804 59 859 52 755 

-- 63 896 63 721 55 871 47 677 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year end May 31 _____________ _ 

June 1 end Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 21 7912 29 5085 17 7471 18 4831 

-- 15 1 003 (NA) (NA) 11 897 13 412 

-- 4 310 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 193 886 167 973 151 730 126 808 

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lamb,-__________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 102 15 268 96 15 739 89 15020 78 15 119 

-- (X) I 298 (X) (NA) (X) I 286 (X) 922 

-- 31 2 821 28 2 606 24 2639 16 2 146 

-- (X) 92 (X) (NA) (X) 87 (X) 41 

-- 20 9 273 29 9318 16 9 191 20 9 107 

-- 18 2 766 (NA) (NA) 14 2642 16 6453 

-- (X) 13 612 (X) (NA) (X) 12 545 (X) 36 838 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 Goots ____________________________________________ _ -- 22 573 (NA) (NA) 18 569 20 345 

-- 3 48 (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) 

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$l,ooo 

-- (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

-- 35 99 34 178 30 88 24 168 

-- (X) 62 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 61 

POULTRY 

-- 84 (X) 91 (X) 57 (X) 63 (X) 

-- 78 I 886 89 9208 53 I 152 61 7 718 

-- 78 I 758 86 8 421 53 I 090 58 (0) 

-- 7 128 (NA) (NA) 3 62 2 (0) 

-- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

-- 6 46 6 258 4 (D) I (0) 

-- 5 14 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

-- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

-- 14 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________ - ________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying ege ___________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 )Tlonths old __________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ Turkeys ________________________________ -- __ -----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - _____ - __ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ Other poultry ___________________________________ _ 

-- 12 (X) 11 (X) 9 (X) 8 (X) 

- 5 153 9 177 400 5 153 6 177 195 

-- 5 153 7 6400 5 153 4 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 3 (0) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 2 (D) - - 1 (0) - -

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

-- I (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 2 (X) 

- 19 2 28 4 721 12 I 13 4 717 

Salesl Any poultry __________________ - ___ -- ------- --------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ----------------- Turkeys ____________________ -------- -------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________ ---- --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ -- --------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

398 OTERO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quontity forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974 For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 

1974 

- 257 18 779 (X) 255 18 453 235 18636 ()O 233 18310 

- 276 18487 (X) (NA) (NA) 254 18 302 (X) 253 18 112 

- 175 9 772 I 011 598 172 9456 157 9660 I 003 2141 154 9344 

- 235 12444 I 041 883 (HA) (NA) 223 12334 I 035 875 222 12 184 

- 128 9007 138 130 127 8 997 124 8 976 137 760 123 8966 

-- (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 101 5894 84 401 100 5854 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 74 (X) 3 74 

Sorghums for all purposes ______________ . _______ 1978_ 

1974 For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 

1974_ CUi for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974 Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 

1974 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 120 4 286 (X) 115 3 718 106 4096 (X) 102 3 531 

-- 143 4039 (X) (NA) (HA) 127 3 775 (X) 127 3 745 

-- 102 3613 152 602 97 3045 89 (D) 147491 85 (D) 

-- 122 3 353 195086 (NA) (NA) 119 3 319 193 132 119 3309 

-- 27 673 9 513 27 673 26 (D) (D) 26 (O) 

- (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 13 274 2995 13 254 

- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) I (O) - 1 (D) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (HA) I 6 (D) (X) 6 (0)1 

- 92 2 709 129 324 89 2460 89 2 693 128 348 86 2444 

- 97 3 039 143 865 (NA) (NA) 89 2 987 141 734 B3 2894 

- 12 167 8 250 II 121 II (D) (D) 10 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) 19 543 22 851 18 539 

- 26 394 19 704 26 394 24 (0) (D) 24 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 25 576 28 716 24 542 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (H~I - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- 4 261 55 589 (NA) (NA) 4 261 55 589 4 261 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (tans, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - - 392 29 047 88 506 385 28 314 328 27 708 85 951 323 27006 

- 380 23 248 72 784 (NA) (NA) 334 22 557 71 309 332 22 153 

- 371 25 525 80431 364 24 864 313 24 516 78 314 308 23 886 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 324 20841 67 475 323 20622 

- 23 I 060 2 609 22 I 040 20 I 007 2 562 19 987 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 62 (X) 5 62 4 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

- (HA) (NA) (X) (HA) (HA) 24 335 (X) 20 247 

- 4 56 9 188 4 56 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 285 43 915 16 206 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 83 4 173 (X) B3 4 173 80 4 168 (X) 80 4 168 

- 57 2454 (X) (NA) (NA) 54 2446 (X) 54 2 432 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 7 (D) (X) 7 (D) 7 (D) (X) 7 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 16 (X) 6 16 Tamaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 29 719 (X) 29 719 27 (D) (X) 27 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 23 428 (X) 23 418 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (O) 

land in archards-____________________________ 1978_ - 3 4 (X) 3 4 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 3 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 6 (X) 3 6 Apples (paunds) ____ " _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 2 - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 22 850 (HA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (O) (D) (NA) (HA) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (D) (0) (HA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (s.e lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) I (D) - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (HA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sirawberries (pounds>-______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 10 107 (X) 9 106 10 107 (X) 9 106 

- 51 2 066 (X) (NA) (NA) 50 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

.. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTERO COUNTY, COLO. 399 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 19 74 

Ali farms Farms with salos of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;!~?~~~i~n!;!~===========================~;c~~;= - 78 153 245 75 157 300 70 152 429 63 155098 

- (X) I 965 (X) 2097 (X) 2 178 (X) 2 ~2 

- (X) 345600 (X) 345 600 (X) 345 600 (X) 345 600 

- (X) 44.3 (X) 45.5 (X) 44.1 (X) 44.9 

Value of land and buildingst' Average per form _____________________________ dollol"S_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 650 606 (X) 370 787 (X) 716 457 (X) 413 413 (X) 

- (X) 331 (X) 177 (X) 329 (X) 168 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 71 19 335 68 27 828 63 (D) 59 (D) 

- 66 13 865 65 13206 62 13 795 58 (D) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- 3 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 5 105 6 (NA) 4 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 3 124 7 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 12 766 12 (NA) 12 766 12 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ - 26 3577 23 (NA) 26 3 577 23 (NA) 

- 8 2 121 10 (NA) 8 2 121 10 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 4 2 625 3 (NA) 4 2625 3 (NA) 

- 3 4500 2 (NA) 3 4 500 2 (NA) 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 31 5 022 37 14 110 25 (D) 29 13 243 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 10 448 7 512 7 (D) 5 (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Cropiond on which ali crops faiied _________________ _ - 3 105 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 (D) 

CropJand in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 356 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 134 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 20 16 181 18 19 593 18 (D) 17 (D) Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 17 15016 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 12 15041 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 5 1 165 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 7 (D) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 66 117729 66 109 879 63 117 707 58 lOB 925 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 55 115 141 (NA) (NA) 55 115 141 48 105991 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - ~ 2588 (NA) (NA) 43 2566 45 2934 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 71 135 179 (NA) (NA) 65 134645 (NA) 134 275 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 69 16 796 61 15 218 63 16 549 54 14981 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 62 13433 (NA) (NA) 58 13 363 53 12 396 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 35 (D) (NA) (NA) 31 3 186 (NA) 2 585 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 2 (D) (X) (X) 2 (D) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sofes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products ~old' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 78 3950 75 1 554 70 3944 63 1 542 

- (X) 50 640 (X) 20 720 (X) 56 338 (X) 24476 

Farms by value of agricultural products soldl' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see te") ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see te.tL ___________________________ _ 

- 8 2477 3 (NA) 8 2 477 3 (NA) 

- 13 716 7 (NAl 13 716 7 (NAl 

- 14 387 10 (NA) 14 387 10 (NA) 

- 20 282 18 (NA) 20 282 18 (NA) 

- 8 54 16 (NA) 8 54 16 (NAl 

- 7 27 7 (NA) 7 27 7 (NA) 

- 8 6 14 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 (Z) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps ____________________________________________ ----

Groin~ ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation laons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation laons _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ ----

Fiold seeds, hay, farago, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

- 25 581 32 370 24 (D) (NA) (D) 

- 9 37 (NA) (NA) 9 37 9 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 20 544 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 27 308 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nur ... ry and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - I (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and th.ir products ____________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________ - _____ --------------

Co";' and calves ______________________ -- ________ ----

Hogs and pigs ________________________ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and waa'-_____________________________ _ 

Othe, livestock ond IIveatock products (He text) _________ _ 

- 72 3369 70 1 178 67 (D) 60 (D) 

- 6 3 8 6 5 (D) 4 (D) 

- 5 13 (NA) (NA) 5 13 7 5 

- 68 3 233 (NA) (NA) 64 3229 59 I 099 

- 5 4 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 3 

- 11 93 (NA) (NA) 11 93 7 55 

- 9 23 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 4 3 

'1974 doto Inelud. 10;'1 of fornt productl. 

400 OURAY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 78 75 153 245 66 144 543 13865 69 145 517 13 675 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 3 3 3 - - - - - - - 3 2 90 I (0) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- I I (D) I (0) (D) I (D) (D) 

- 7 4 561 6 486 129 5 416 79 

- 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

- 4 2 792 4 792 400 4 792 400 

10 to 49 ocre'-____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

- I 5 (D) I (0) (D) I (0) (0) 

- 12 8 4 591 II 4 272 1 533 12 4591 1 533 

- 18 18 12 722 15 10 882 2201 18 12722 2201 

- 7 13 10227 6 9 227 1 142 6 9 227 1 142 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 ocro'-_______________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 19 17 123 572 18 118 172 8 184 17 117 032 8044 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Ch aracteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms forms Acres Forms 

78 

66 

44 

34 

27 

26 

7 

6 

67 

9 

2 

70 

62 

36 

30 

27 

26 

7 

6 

59 

9 

2 

152 429 

13 795 

45 207 

4384 

95 644 

6356 

11 578 

3055 

113 737 

(D) 

(D) 

63 

58 

35 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

51 

9 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

16796 

-

(0) 

(D) 

177 

(D) 

(D) 

350 

(D) 

2032 

2926 

1 267 

9804 

Acres 

155098 

13 017 

41 799 

5 442 

(D) 

6832 

(D) 

743 

137 602 

15248 

2248 

All farms All forms I Forms with sofes of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 11974 1978 '1974 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 51 51 48 50 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other -_____________________________ __ 27 21 22 10 Not on form operated __________________ _ 64 57 56 47 9 7 9 5 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 5 8 5 8 

Under 25 yeors ---------_______________ - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 6 5 4 5 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 14 6 13 4 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yoars-________________________ 19 20 19 16 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 26 26 22 21 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 13 15 12 14 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

36 32 34 32 10 3 9 3 3 I 3 1 

3 3 6 4 4 2 Average oge___________________________ 53.9 55.7 54.2 56.2 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 20 16 18 7 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 39 728 43 194 36 724 34 192 - 66 456 67 328 61 454 56 320 - 26 43 47 140 23 42 42 137 - 63 23 (NA) (NA) 58 23 47 15 - 22 14 16 20 20 (D) 14 (D) - 56 130 34 100 53 130 32 (D) - 20 6 13 3 19 (D) 12 (D) - 33 191 28 100 32 (D) 24 97 - 14 33 12 19 13 (D) 10 (D) 

- 30 95 31 30 28 (0) 30 (D) 

- 78 153 (NA) (NA) 70 150 (NA) (NA) - 78 123 72 94 70 120 62 90 - 77 90 (NA) (NA) 69 88 62 65 - 36 (D) (NA) (NA) 35 (0) 39 15 - 20 5 (NA) (NA) 17 5 12 3 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - -

} - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 62 7 - 78 10 (NA) (NA) 70 10 - 52 28 (NA) (NA) 49 27 (NA) (NA) - 13 2 (NA) (NA) 10 2 (NA) (NA) [ 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mIxed formula feed'-____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ HIred form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _____________________ , __________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hIre, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasallne _________________________________________ _ 

DIesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~ey~ii _~~t~~:~_~d_~~~~~~~ gas _____________________________________ == == ==== == == == == == == == === ,_ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OURAY COUNTY, COLO. 401 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial 'fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 55 7 266 52 

- 55 6894 52 

- 8 372 7 

- - - -

- 3 230 3 

- - - - - - - - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 16 520 15 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 13 (X) 12 

- 6 (X) 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,OO(L Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: 

-

-

- $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 - to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, seft-propel/ed only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar - or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

78 75 70 63 machinery and equipment - Con. 1 904 1 416 1 860 1 294 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 416 18880 26 578 20540 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

7 14 5 8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

18 12 12 9 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

22 16, 22 15 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

57 93 27 38 39 55 71 147 35 49 54 98 67 161 11 21 63 140 

3 3 I (0) 2 (0) 

1 (0) - - I (0) 

I (0) I (0) - -

- - - - - - 22 26 7 7 18 19 45 47 11 11 35 36 

13 13 3 3 10 10 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

7 191 

(0) 

(0) 

-

230 

-

-

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

32 6992 (NA) 6832 (NA) 160 

- -

(NA) 345 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 181 

- - 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

9 17 9 17 11 14 11 12 7 1 7 1 

~1 ~ 1 1 1 2 1 

I J L I J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

57 98 53 69 126 40 

58 141 19 

4 4 - - ~ -

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

14 20 6 

48 49 15 

3 3 I 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Wo~king 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ____________________________________ -_ - _____ ------ - - 33 20 (X) 23 (X) 32 24 Workers __________________________________________ - ___ - __ - 104 (X) 38 (X) 66 (0) 111 

Forms wlth- 1 worker ____________________________________________ - __ - 13 10 10 11 11 12 7 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ - 5 5 10 4 8 5 3 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ - 8 4 (0) 5 16 8 8 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 5 1 (0) I (0) 5 3 

- 10 work.rs or more ________________________________ - ____ _ 2 - - 2 (0) 2 3 

402 OURAY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~v~~~~~~ h~~u~~~h~~p=========================== - 76 (X) 73 (X) 69 00 61 00 

- 69 (X) 68 (X) 64 00 59 00 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 72 3369 70 1 178 67 3363 60 (D) 

- (NA) 66 (D) 59 1 157 - 70 3 329 66 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

67 15684 68 11 347 62 15 618 59 11 166 -

- 60 9057 64 7332 56 (D) 56 (D) 

- 57 8977 62 7 265 54 (D) 56 (D) 

- 16 80 23 67 14 (D) 21 (D) 

61 3468 (NA) (NA) 56 3432 51 I 871 -

- 60 3 159 (NA) (NA) 57 3 149 55 2073 

Sales, Cottle and colv8s ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

. $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 68 9364 66 6093 64 9352 59 6 ()'c9 

- (X) 3233 00 (NA) 00 3229 00 1 099 

- 49 3972 (NA) (NA) 47 (D) 46 4 185 

- (X) 1 127 00 (NA) (X) (0) 00 555 

- 48 5 392 (NA) (NA) 46 (D) 47 1 864 

- (X) 2 106 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 S44 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 (D) (X) (D) 

- 5 13 (NA) (NA) 5 13 7 5 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 29 6 50 5 (D) 3 39 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 29 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 39 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 11 1 832 7 1 360 11 1 832 7 1 360 

- 10 1 392 (NA) (NA) 10 1 392 5 fl.48 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 47 270 43 237 41 235 37 216 

Sales I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 5 38 6 58 4 (D) 4 (D) 

- (X) 4 00 (NA) 00 (0) (X) 3 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - 00 (NA) 00 - 00 - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 11 I 477 7 1 373 11 1477 7 1 373 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - 9 1 281 (NA) (NA) 9 1 281 7 1 385 

- (X) 12 101 (JO (NA) (X) 12 101 00 13561 Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1 ,000_ - 11 93 (NA) (NA) 11 93 7 55 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 25 4 12 6 (D) 4 12 

$1.000_ - (X) 23 (X) (NA) 00 (D) 00 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 15 (Xl 21 (Xl 12 00 17 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 14 513 20 1 038 11 451 16 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 14 (D) 18 732 11 451 16 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 00 (NA) (X) 1 (Xl 2 (X) 

Sofes! Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 7 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (D) 5 469 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) 3 319 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 manth~ old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - BroUers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - 2 (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - - (Xl (NA) (X) - (Xl - (X) 

- 6 3 8 6 5 (D) 4 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OURAY COUNTY, COLO. 403 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- 4 192 (X) 4 192 4 192 (X) 4 192 

- 3 76 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 76 (X) 3 76 

- 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 (D) 2 125 3 (D) 3 (D) 2 125 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 76 1 314 3 76 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 171 3 551 - - 3 171 3 551 - -

- 6 169 3 270 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 7 54 2035 5 33 7 54 2035 5 33 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 9 187 12000 7 158 9 187 12000 7 158 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 155 5997 6 98 

Wheal for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dols for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweighl} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 65 13 266 29 210 61 13 057 62 13 198 29 134 58 12989 

- 65 12698 18979 (NA) (NA) 58 12 527 18738 52 12 137 

- 31 2 200 5 455 29 2056 30 (D) (D) 28 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 2996 6 550 22 2938 

- 22 5 856 15 528 21 5 841 19 5 818 15472 18 5 803 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- . - (X) - - - - (X) - - --

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - aerries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

404 OURAY COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i~~ ~~n~~~~a=======:==================-P;;c~nt= 

- 87 361 236 80 366281 56 298 286 53 296993 

- 00 4 152 (X) 4 579 00 5 327 00 5604 

- (X) 1 383680 00 1 383 680 00 1 383 680 00 1 383 680 

(X) 26.1 (X) 26.5 00 21.6 00 21.5 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 761 676 (X) 550 200 (X) 1 042 319 ()() 666 283 (X) 

(X) 183 (X) 120 (X) 196 00 119 -

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 63 21 236 59 28734 40 17 832 42 26 703 - 54 16086 50 17645 38 14671 38 16645 - By acres harvested I 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 18 - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- 4 46 2 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

- 3 67 2 (NA) 2 (D) - (NAl 

- 6 215 9 (NA) 3 115 3 (NA) 

- 5 310 5 (NA) 4 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 7 850 8 (NA) 5 (D) 8 (NA) 

- 12 3 780 9 (NA) 11 (0) 9 (NA) 

- 11 (D) 12 (NA) 10 (D) 11 (NAI 

- 2 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 19 4841 14 5669 8 (D) 8 (D) 

- 7 309 4 5420 2 (D) 3 (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 4 159 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 4 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 21 9552 25 17 131 8 6404 11 12975 

- 2i 8 532 (NA) (NA) 8 6404 11 9994 

- 3 1020 (NAl (NA) - - 5 2 981 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 72 330 448 58 320 416 53 274 050 43 257 315 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 59 322 142 (NA) (NA) 46 265 974 41 244202 

- 37 8306 (NAl (HA) 23 8076 20 13 113 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 79 335 515 (NAl (NA) 52 275424 (NAl 258 884 

Irrigoted land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 42 32589 42 32642 34 31 S84 32 31 840 

- 38 (D) (NAl (NAl 32 14 139 30 (D) 

- 15 17485 (HAl (NA) 13 (D) (NAl 17250 

- 1 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 1 (D) ()() (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

1)978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

Ail forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 87 2 880 80 1 579 56 2841 53 1 527 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 33 108 ()() 19738 (X) 50 724 (X) 28 811 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold I' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 1 534 4 (NA) 4 1 534 4 (HA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 13 799 6 (NAl 13 799 6 (NA) 

- 10 255 11 (NAl 10 255 11 (HA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 10 151 8 (HAl 10 151 8 (HA) 

- 11 74 10 (HA) 11 74 10 (NAl $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 8 27 9 (NA) 8 27 9 (HA) 

- 30 (D) 31 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (HA) 

- 7 16 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 (D) (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 3 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Cra> s _______________________________________________ _ 

- Groins ____________________________________________ _ 15 123 19 185 11 105 (HAl 148 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Coiton and collonseed _______________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (HA) 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (HAl (NA) - - (NAl (HA) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons ____________________ _ - 14 (D) (NAl (HA) 11 105 9 148 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ - - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops _____________________________________ .. __ _ - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (HA) - - - - livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry product'-_________________________ _ 

Hogs g:~'r. and ~;~~1~.~- pigs ______________________________________ == ==== ======== == ==== == ========== == == _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 73 2758 70 1 392 56 2 735 52 1 379 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (HAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 68 2 701 (NAl (HAl 54 2685 52 1 374 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 21 (HAl (NAl 7 (D) 3 (D) 

- 16 21 (NAl (NA) 12 15 3 2 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PARK COUNTY, COLO. 405 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvesled 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Forms In forms cropland 

- 87 80 361 236 54 252 414 16086 42 246 496 15 363 All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 5 3 9 - - - - - - - 4 5 145 2 (D) (D) - - - - 2 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- 2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 7 1 844 3 365 133 2 (D) (D) 

- 7 10 1 098 3 466 98 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

14010 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

- - 1 - - - - - - - - 4 6 1 420 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 7 8 4563 5 3360 90 4 2694 57 

- 14 10 18 565 12 15849 3 915 10 13 542 3855 

- 35 35 334 315 26 231 515 II 54D 22 229 ll5 II 160 

22010 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ SOO to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 87 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 54 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 37 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 19 Port owners __________________________________ _ 38 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 28 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 12 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 7 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 74 Partnership __________________________________ _ 10 Corporation __________________________________ _ 2 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 1 

All forms 

Acres 

361 236 16086 

24 100 

2 738 

206 898 

II 063 

130 238 

2 285 

206 070 

28 826 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

80 

50 

39 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

II 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

366 281 17 645 

45 898 3 llO 

275 996 

12 783 

44 387 

1 752 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

56 

38 

17 

9 

29 

23 

10 

6 

47 

7 

2 

Acres 

298286 

14671 

(D) 

(D) 

148 726 

9970 (D) 

(0) 

194 785 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

53 

38 

17 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

46 

5 

2 

Irrigated land 

32589 

-

-

(D) 

-

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

92 5 355 

26 722 

Acres 

296993 

16645 

(0) 

2 790 

216061 

12 103 

(D) 

1 752 

173 423 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms Farms with sales of 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 39 41 Olher _______________________________ _ 48 36 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 1 12 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 20 15 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 20 18 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 29 24 65 years and over _____________________ _ 17 8 Average age __________________________ _ 54.3 49.6 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

33 

23 

14 

II 

23 

8 

54.3 

Operators by place of residence: 37 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

14 Not on farm operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting doys of work off farm: 4 None ________________________________ _ 6 1 10 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

16 5010 99 days _________________________ _ 

18 100 10 149 doys _______________________ _ 7 15010 199 days _______________________ _ 

53.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

62 45 39 31 

23 20 16 13 

2 12 1 7 

34 22 24 18 

8 5 7 4 

5 3 2 2 

3 1 2 1 

5 4 3 3 30 30 16 12 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 35 518 49 1 060 24 509 34 1 053 

- 79 559 74 279 54 540 49 265 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 23 84 50 96 18 79 36 95 

- 70 34 (NA) (NA) 53 32 40 29 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 1 7 2 3 1 5 (D) 

- II 43 3 1 5 40 2 (D) 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

- 8 3 1 (0) 5 3 1 (D) 

- 39 208 33 176 32 163 30 171 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor __________________________________ -----

Contract labor ____________________________________ -_ ---- 3 46 6 34 3 46 5 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________ - _______ ---- 10 21 12 40 7 8 9 34 

- 87 160 (NA) (NA) 56 142 (NA) (NA) 

- 87 130 79 ll2 56 113 53 106 

- 85 96 (NA) (NA) 54 82 52 69 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ Petroleum products ______________________________ - __ _ Gasoline ______________________________________ - __ _ 

- 27 11 (NA) (NA) 21 10 17 10 

- 24 15 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 19 20 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 

- } 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 53 7 

- 87 8 (NA) (NA) 56 6 

56 (D) (NA) (NA) 44 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 7 (D) (NA) . (NA) 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel ____________________________________ - __ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil ________________________________________ - __ 

Nolural gas ____________________________________ - __ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Eleclricity ________________________________________ ----

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

406 PARK COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 11 3 841 5 - Cropland fertilized, except p'?sture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ (D) 5 - 11 

1 (D) 1 Lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 1 (0) 1 Nematodes - in crops ______________________________________ _ - - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ - - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

504

1 

2 - 5 

- -

~I - - 3 3 

2 1 -

Table 7. MachinelY and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _______ • ____________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

87 78 56 51 machinery and equipment - Con. 

I 805 1 529 1 595 I 290 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 752 19603 28 483 25 294 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999" _____________________ 

6 10 4 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

1~! 35 19 1 11 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

22 19j 18 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

61 89 27 34 44 55 83 182 34 55 68 127 70 177 3 6 70 171 

1 (D) - - I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 26 34 5 5 23 29 39 43 8 8 32 35 

8 17 I (D) 8 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on Q sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

3 700 2 (D) 

(D) (NA) (D) 

(D) (NA) - - - -

(D) (NA) -

- - -

- - -

(OJ (NA) 40

1 

-

~I (NA) 

- ~11 ~) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

7 17 6 14 

8 8 8 8 

3 3 3 3 

3 .., 

21~ 3 

~ 1 2 2 2 

1 .J j L 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

59 74 31 

77 163 64 

57 154 24 

- - - I (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

13 14 2 34 40 12 

I (D) --

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 39 15 (X) 33 (X) 32 30 - 133 (X) 30 (X) 103 106 104 

Forms _________ w ______ ~ ____________________________ • ____ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ___ • __________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _______________________ • _____ • _______________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 15 9 9 14 14 10 12 - 5 2 (D) 5 10 5 4 - 9 2 (D) 6 21 9 8 - 8 2 (D) 7 (D) 7 3 - 2 - - 1 (D) I 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PARK COUNTY, COLO. 407 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 82 (X) 74 (X) 55 (X) 51 (X) 

- 71 (X) 67 (X) 53 (X) 51 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,O{XL 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _________________ • __ $1,000_ - 73 2 758 70 I 392 56 2 735 52 I 379 

- 7J (D) 67 (NA) 56 2 719 52 I 377 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ___ • ______________________ . __________ _ 

Milk cows . ________ . _____ • _______ ._. _________ MM. 

Heifers and heifer calves _____________ ._. _______ • ___ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

69 II 285 65 16 177 52 10 990 51 15 970 

- 66 5 234 54 6 461 49 5068 45 6 396 

62 5 211 54 6 437 47 5 049 45 6 383 

- 18 23 17 24 14 19 9 13 

- 57 I 805 (NA) (NA) 43 I 764 43 3 538 

. 62 4246 (NA) (NA) 47 4 158 47 6036 

Soles: Cottle and calves _. _________________________________ _ 

- 68 7 753 63 8 824 54 7 700 52 8 766 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 2 701 (X) (NA) (X) 2 685 (X) I 374 

- 49 3 276 (NA) (NA) 42 3 261 39 6 663 

$1.000. (attle __ • ________________________________________ _ - (X) 833 (X) (NA) (X) 830 (X) 896 

- 59 4477 (NA) (NA) 47 4 439 46 2 103 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) I 867 (X) (NA) (X) I 854 (X) 478 

- 5 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

$1.000. Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________ • _ •• _____________________ _ 6 (0) 4 10 3 (D) - - Used or fa be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 6 79 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 3 69 - - I (D) - - Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ • 

- 2 (0) - - I (0) - - June land Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ .- 2 (0) - - I (D) - - Sheep and lambs- ___________________ . _______________ • 

- 9 (D) 9 158 8 (0) I (D) Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) I (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

. 3 II (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Horses and ponies ___ • __ • __________________________ _ 

-- 69 481 51 383 48 405 33 313 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ___________________ • _____________ • ___ _ 

-- 3 (D) 3 8 2 (D) I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) Feeder pigs ____________________________ • ________ _ 

.- 2 (D) - - I (0) - -

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lambs. ___ • ___ • __ .' __ .• _. __ • ____ . ______ ._. _. 8 263 5 147 7 (D) 3 (01 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- 8 449 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ _. (X) 3 560 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool ___ • _ .• __ .. _____ .••. _ •. _ $1,000 -- 8 21 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 (D) Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - $1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

.- 15 33 5 13 12 26 3 (0) 

$1,000 -- (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _. __ ._ •. _ ••. __ . __ . _ •. _____ • __ . ______ . __ _ 

-- 18 (X) 15 (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

-- 17 465 14 55i' 9 272 3 56 Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ .- 17 465 14 484 9 272 3 55 Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ .- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickeM _______________ _ .- I (0) - - . - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _________________________ • __ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) - (XI I (X) 

Soles: Any paultry._ .. ____ • ____ . _. ____ ._._._ ... _ .. - •• --.••. - - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ._ .. _ •• ___ • ______ ._. __ - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ___________________________________ • _____ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________ - - ___ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ._ .• ____ ..•..••.•• _ •.•. _._ .• __ ._ .----

Poultry and poultry products .•.•• _ .•• __ •... __ . __ $1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 3 (0) I (D) 2 (0) ." ". 

408 PARK COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purpose. _________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (HAl (HAl (X) 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl 

For silage or green chop (tons, greon) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (HAl (X) For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) (X) (HA) (HA) (X) 

Sorghums for all pUl»oses _____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HAl 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl 

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) (NA) (HA) (HAl Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ (X) ()O 1974 __ (NA) (HA) (Xl (HA) (HA) (X) 

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (HAl 

Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (HA) (HAl (HAl 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (HA) (HAll (HAl (HAl 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ (X) (Xli 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (X) (HA) (HAl (X) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NAl (HAl 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974 __ (0) (0) (HA) (HA) (0) (0) 

Sweet potatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 __ 53 16088 12 784 36 15084 38 14 671 11 696 32 14 139 

1974 __ 49 17 634 16660 (HA) (NAl 38 16644 15 754 30 14500 

Alfo~a hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 4 112 161 3 (0) 4 112 

~I 3 (0) 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 3 402 3 400 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 __ 5 1 270 1 230 3 850 4 (0) (0) 3 850 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ (Xl (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (HAl (Xl (NAl (HAl (X) 

Alfa~a seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAl Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl (HAl (NAl (HAl 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ (Xl (X) 

1974 __ (Xl (HAl (HAl (X) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (NA) (NAl (Xl (HAl (HAl (X) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl (Xl (HAl (NAl (X) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ (Xl (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (NAl (X) (NAl (HAl (X) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ (Xl (X) 

1974 __ (Xl (HAl (HAl (X) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ (NAl (HAl (NAl (HAl 1974 __ (NA) (NA) (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (NAl (HA) (HAl (HA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ (HAl (NAl (HAl (NA) 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (HAl (NAl (NAl (HA) (HA) (HA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ (NAl (NAl (HAl (NA) 1974 __ (NA) (HA) (NA) (HAl (NAl (HA) (NA) 

Berries ______ .. ______________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (Xl (HA) (NAl (X) Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HAl (HAl (NAl 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978 __ (X) (X) Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (HAl (HA) (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PARK COUNTY, COLO. 409 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~~~~t\~n!£~~===========================~~c~~~= - 445 479 528 444 467 309 422 476 216 429 466 462 - (X) I 078 (X) I 052 (X) I 128 (X) I 087 - (X) 435200 (X) 435200 (X) 435200 (X) 435 200 - (X) 110.2 (X) 107.4 (X) 109.4 (X) 107.2 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 498084 (X) 338 387 (X) 526 651 (X) 348 970 (X) 

- (X) 533 (X) 322 (X) 533 (X) 321 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By ocres harvested: 

- 419 392 229 420 375 500 400 389 811 410 374914 

- 410 213 263 412 217 896 394 212 432 406 217 728 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 3 (NA) I (0) I (NA) 

- 2 (0) 3 (NA) - - 3 (NA) 

- 5 126 3 (NA) 2 (0) I (NA) 

- 6 230 7 (NA) 5 (0) 6 (NA) 

- 37 2628 31 (NA) 32 2 270 30 (NA) 

- 67 9 582 51 (NA) 65 (0) 51 (NA) 

- 122 39893 149 (NA) 122 39 893 149 (NA) 

- 117 81 798 120 (NA) 117 81 798 120 (NA) 

- 50 78955 45 (NA) 50 78955 45 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland _______ .. ___________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses. not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 81 (0) 108 18590 79 (0) 104 (0) 

- 364 (0) 341 139014 351 (0) 338 (0) 

- 44 (0) (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 16 (0) 

- 67 8 148 (NA) (NA) 63 7 732 32 4599 

- 332 147 678 (NA) (NA) 322 146 546 312 126 710 

- 132 10 522 (NA) (NA) 129 10508 35 6135 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 4 80 9 739 4 80 9 739 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 8 (0) 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 317 87 219 326 91 070 305 86 325 315 90 809 Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 140 74866 (NA) (NA) 138 (0) 159 80 524 

- 273 12353 (NA) (NA) 262 (0) 255 10 285 

Postureland, all Iyp.,-_________________________________ _ 

- 199 84 175 (NA) (NA) 195 83 378 (NA) 98856 

frrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 179 88 046 145 60950 174 87939 143 (0) 

- 179 82840 (NA) (NA) 174 82 743 142 60 155 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) II (0) (NA) 527 

- 19 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 2 (0) 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 245 22 253 (X) (X) 238 22082 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 445 44 198 444 45017 422 44163 429 44 992 Average per farm ______________ -,. ____________ dollars_ - (X) 99 322 (X) 101 390 (X) 104 652 (X) 104 876 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold ,I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 108 34 870 113 (NA) 108 34 870 113 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 87 5481 121 (NA) 87 5481 121 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 81 2351 83 (NA) 81 2351 83 (NA) $10.000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 70 992 66 (NA) 70 992 66 (NA) 

- 51 375 22 (NA) 51 375 22 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 25 95 23 (NA) 25 95 23 (NA) le .. Ihon $2,500 (s.e lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 23 35 16 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

- 7 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

le •• Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (se. te.,) ____________________________ _ 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ - 404 26821 404 33 829 391 26 796 (NA) 33 820 

- 395 24 129 (NA) (NA) 386 24 112 399 28 633 Commodlly Credil Corporollon loans _________________ _ CoHan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 120 3020 (NA) (NA) 118 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodlly Credll Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________________ -_ - __ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field .eeds, hay, forage, and .IIoge ____________________ _ 

Vegelable., sweel corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Frulls, nul., and berrle5-_____________________________ _ 

- 43 (0) (NA) (NA) 42 (0) 40 502 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 6 4 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ____________________________________ - ___ _ - - - - - - - - -

- 41 2 275 (NA) (NA) 38 2 269 40 4682 

lIve,'ock, pouilry, and Ihelr producls ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

g~~ Hogs and ':,'n1~~:!es- plgL ___________________________________ == ============ ======== == ======== ==== - __

Sheep,lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and IIveslock producls (s .. lex!) _________ _ 

- 185 17378 253 II 188 178 17367 242 II 172 

- 15 II 19 18 15 II 16 17 

- 9 991 (NA) (NA) 9 991 12 618 

- 157 15696 (NA) (NA) 154 15692 227 9676 

- 40 621 (NA) (NA) 37 (0) 47 775 

- 13 53 (NA) (NA) II (0) 21 78 

- 9 5 (NA) (NA) 9 5 9 8 

1]974 dolo include 10ieS of fore" producls. 

410 PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 445 444 479 528 410 473 730 213 263 

Farms with- J to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 18 12 41 3 12 12 10 to 49 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

- 13 16 311 5 145 118 50 to 69 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

- 7 2 402 5 286 204 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 5 5 429 4 346 206 100 to 139 ocrOL __________________ _ 

- 5 1 607 5 607 460 140 to 179 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 34 26 5422 32 5 102 2 785 180 to 219 acros ___________________ _ 

- 4 2 760 4 760 379 220 to 259 ocrOL __________________ _ 

- 8 11 1 912 8 1 912 993 260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

- 66 78 24 842 64 24 222 13016 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

- 112 125 83952 110 82 632 39 424 1,000 to 1,999 ocrOL _______________ _ 

- 111 112 157 602 108 154 458 71 693 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 62 54 203 248 62 203 248 83 973 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

AI/farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 445 479 528 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 410 213 263 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 128 75010 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 103 33 095 Port owners __________________________________ _ 223 353 809 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 220 156 246 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 94 50 709 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 87 23 922 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 371 345 683 Partnership __________________________________ _ 51 (0) Corporation __________________________________ _ 22 72 286 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional, etc._ 1 (0) 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

444 

412 

153 

(NA) 

215 

(NA) 

76 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

467 309 

217 896 

108379 

49 478 

318 257 

146061 

40 673 

22 357 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and paultry purchased _________________________ _ 

- 144 9677 143 4 651 Feed for IIvostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 192 3 147 227 2 774 

- 58 941 133 755 

- 141 123 (NA) INAI 

Commercially mixed formula leeds _____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

- 247 1 354 284 61\1 Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 240 3 713 256 2 534 Other agricultural chomlcols Including lime ________________ _ 

- 228 918 168 563 Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

- 192 1 713 190 1 212 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

- 30 204 28 114 

Custamwork, machlno hire, and rental 01 machlnory and equlpmont __________________________________________ _ 

- 271 1 306 287 1 459 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ 

- 440 3 631 (NAl (NA) Petraloum products _________________________________ _ 

- 440 1 666 436 1 334 Gasolino _________________________________________ _ 

- 433 634 (NAl (NA) 

- 341 694 (NAl (NA) 

- 136 109 (NAl (NAl 

- 98 51 (NAl (NA) 

- 19 68 (NA) (NA) 

Diesol luol _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~as, butano, and propono ________________________ _ Fuo 011 __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

- 440 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 365 1 964 (NA) (NA) 

korosene, motor all, and grea.e ___________ " _________ _ Electricity _______ " __________________________________ _ 

Othor-coal, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 22 2 (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

179 264 033 128 970 

3 12 12 

4 107 90 

3 180 160 

2 (0) (0) 

3 358 358 

8 1 278 1 048 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

20 8088 6 291 

42 32290 20 349 

48 69 753 34 856 

44 151 401 65 453 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

422 

394 

115 

97 

222 

219 

85 

78 

351 

48 

22 

1 

Acres 

476 216 

212 432 

73317 

32 823 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

342 557 

(D) 

72 286 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

429 

406 

140 

(NAl 

215 

(NA) 

74 

(NAl 

372 

42 

15 

Irrigated land 

88 046 

12 

100 

160 

(0) 

358 

1 079 

(0) 

- 5807 

18 697 

20 407 

41 173 

Acres 

466 462 

217 728 

IDI 

49350 

318 257 

146061 

(D) 

22 317 

369 888 

54 662 

41 912 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,SOO or mOrt! 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

289 264 280 255 

131 109 118 106 

25 56 24 53 

216 174 209 169 

62 42 61 40 

26 22 25 20 

28 17 24 17 

17 18 17 17 

66 40 56 36 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses E~enses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

135 9668 135 4 648 182 3 138 216 2 764 

53 937 129 752 133 122 168 80 241 1 354 280 861 231 3 711 254 (D) 224 918 168 563 192 1 713 188 (0) 

30 204 28 114 

259 1 296 280 1 458 

418 3 620 (NA) (NA) 418 1 659 422 1 331 412 630 401 590 340 (D) 354 514 131 108 143 107 89 (0) } 19 68 422 120 418 110 343 1 959 (NAl (HA) 14 2 (NAl (NA) 

PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLO. 411 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text J 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercia' fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except P.!lsture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

. 239 101 709 230 101 583 

- 239 97 949 230 97863 

- 13 3 76{J 9 372O 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 159 56 813 159 56813 

- 11 564 11 564 

- 13 3 592 13 3 592 . 125 56 753 121 56 737 

Chemicals forDefoliation or tor growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 73 (X) 73 (X) 

- 27 (X) 27 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 •.•.. _ ... _. ___ .• __ ._._ •• __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999. ___ ....... _ .•. _. ____ • __ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ______ .•. __ ._ .. _ ..... 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelred only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners __________________ : ___ _ 

Pickup balers .•..•.•• __ •. ___ •• __ •. _. ___ .•. 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type .. __ • ___ ••. _. __ •. __ ._ ••. _ 

-

· 

· 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

· 

-

-

-

· 

· 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

440 424 418 412 machinery and equipment - Can_ 28 043 18 757 27915 18 677 $20,000 to $29,999 _. ____ .. _ .•. _._ •• _ •. _. 

63 734 44 238 66 782 45 333 $30,000 to $49,999 _. _____ ._ .•. _._ .. _._ .. 

$50,000 to $69,999._ .•. _._._ .•. _. ___ ._._ 

33 32 29 25 $70,000 to $99,999 __ ._._._ .•.•.•. _._._ .• 

62 33 45 30 $100,000 to $199,999 ... _ •........ ___ .... 

77 79 76 77 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

391 578 231 279 221 299 

414 1 239 222 374 336 865 

379 967 108 172 349 795 

244 341 65 75 186 266 

113 130 58 64 58 66 

20 25 3 3 17 22 

- - - - - - 38 43 17 22 21 21 

72 75 22 22 52 53 

29 30 18 18 12 12 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

254 107 701 (HAl 107122 (HAl 579 

- -

(HAl 36 191 

3 465 4 1 001 

(NAl 41 580 

1 (D) 

21 (X) 

(HAl (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

47 58 47 58 

64 98 64 98 

56 49 56 49 

211 { 21 

1 45 75 45 75 

35 .J L 35 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

386 575 357 

394 1 199 456 381 1 007 285 

252 327 88 98 121 66 

30 39 10 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

25 27 11 

53 61 12 

35 37 8 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working ISO days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

. farms ________________________________ - ___ ---------------. 192 92 (X) 163 (X) 192 188 Workers __________________________________ - _______ -------- 935 (X) 198 (X) 737 935 793 

Forms with- 1 worker __________________________ -_ -------------------

2 workers __________________ -_ --- ----- ---------- ---- ----

3 or 4 workers ________________ -_ -- -- --*------------------ 5 to 9 workers ________________ -_ -----------------------

10 workers or more ____ -- ---------- -------------A;-------

- 64 41 41 63 63 64 76 

- 50 30 60 36 72 50 29 

- 32 15 50 37 131 32 38 

. 27 5 (D) 10 54 27 24 

- 19 1 (D) 17 417 19 21 

412 PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 199 (X) 256 O() 190 (X) 245 (X) 

- 232 (X) 

- 181 (X) 242 (X) 173 (X) 

SaIeSI Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,(XXL 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 185 17 378 253 11 188 178 17 367 242 11 172 - 183 16370 251 (NA) 176 16 359 240 10529 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 155 28 797 230 33 170 152 28 730 220 33 052 

- 122 5 528 190 10061 120 (D) 180 (D) 

- 112 4689 178 9 273 110 (D) 168 (D) 

- 23 839 38 788 23 839 36 (D) 

- 121 13 301 (NAl (NA) 119 (D) 158 12651 

- 128 9968 (NAl (NA) 125 9948 185 10398 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ ~airy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 157 35 298 233 32580 154 35 279 227 32 535 

- (X) 15 696 (X) (NA) (X) 15 692 (X) 9 676 

- 78 3 192 (NAl (NA) 77 (D) 128 4 598 

- (X) 643 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 699 

- 128 32 106 (NAl (NAl 126 (D) 181 27 937 

- (X) 15053 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 8977 

- 35 23 217 (NAl (NA) 33 (D) 33 14 293 

- (X) 11 946 (X) (NAl (X) (D) (X) 5 873 

- 9 991 (NAl (NA) 9 991 12 618 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig'- ______________________________ _ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 43 4639 46 5 186 39 4 523 42 5 128 

- 22 453 (NAl (NA) 21 (D) 24 846 

- 39 4 186 (NAl (NA) 35 (D) 40 4 282 

- 23 874 32 1 332 22 (D) 28 1 315 

- 21 439 29 675 21 439 27 (D) 

- 22 435 26 657 21 (D) 22 (D) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 13 1 320 24 2890 11 (D) 22 (D) 

- 13 1 124 (NA) (NAl 11 (D) 20 1 947 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Salesl 

- 63 280 53 208 60 238 47 198 

I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 40 7 154 51 12342 37 7099 47 12 235 

- (X) 621 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 775 

- 14 1 685 12 2 825 14 1 685 11 (D) 

- (X) 66 (X) (NAl (X) 66 (X) 69 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of woal ___________________________________ _ 

- 13 1 065 22 2 010 11 (D) 20 (D) 

- 13 997 (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 21 2 248 

- (X) 9300 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 20 828 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 13 53 (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 21 78 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 8 9 37 7 8 9 37 

$1,000_ - (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 8 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 46 (X) 53 (X) 46 (X) 50 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 41 2 169 52 3443 41 2 169 49 3 203 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 41 (D) 52 3348 41 (D) 49 3 108 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 5 48 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chlckens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 4 208 5 505 4 208 5 505 

- 3 15 (NAl (NA) 3 15 3 31 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) 3 (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NAl 3 (D) 1 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 (X) (NAl (X) 10 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 9 (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 

- 4 416 8 875 4 416 6 (D) 

- 3 (D) 8 875 3 (D) 6 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8roilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 4 500 2 (D) 4 500 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ - 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X;! - 15 11 19 18 15 11 16 17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLO. 413 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes ----- _____ .. ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen'- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grozed _______________ \978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _________________ .. __ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain Of seed (bushels) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (fons, dry) _________ 1978_ 

1974. Hogged or grazed ______________ _1978_ 

1974. 

Wheat for grain (bushelsL ___________ . ________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) ______________________ .~ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~ ~ _ ~ _ ~ _ ~ _ _ _ __ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for grain _______________ . ___ 1978_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 

Cotton (boles) ____ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) __ 

1974_ 

_ ___ 1978_ 

1974. 

.1978_ 

1974. 

.1978_ 

1974_ 

.. ___ ... 1978_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight}_. _____ _ 1974. 

.. 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________ _ __ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL____ _ ___ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) __________ .• _____ . ____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___ _ ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Red clover seed (pounds) __ _ ____________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ______________________ ~ ___ ~_~ ___ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes ____________ _ ... _______ .. ____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeaL_ _ __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land inarchards ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds). _ .. _______ ... _. _ •. ___ . ___ ._1978. 

1974_ 

Peaches {poundsL ______________ . __ ~ _ _ __ _ _ _ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries ____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries {poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops __ __ _ . ________________ 1978_ 

414 PHILLIPS COUNTY, COLO. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

182 

171 

181 

166 

30 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

22 

58 

13 

31 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

330 

355 

8 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

34 

(NA) 

4 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

105 

118 

46 

(NA) 

29 

-

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

6 

-

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

-

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

62 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

71 561 (X) 157 

47 676 (X) (NA) 

69 594 8 145 804 157 45 990 4 402 916 (NA) 

(0) 37 134 28 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

I 997 (X) 7 

4 947 (X) (NA) 

I 390 41 046 6 

3 382 66 746 (NA) 

289 1 735 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

318 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

117 646 3 211 987 15 

138 522 4 267 257 (NA) 

204 3 737 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

370 10374 5 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 940 (X) 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

496 11 898 4 

(D) (0) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

9 336 23 615 42 

10 118 28 022 (NA) 

3 698 14 486 34 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 760 3 491 7 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - 6 (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) 2 

- (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) -

- (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) -

10000 (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

66072 181 (D) (X) 156 (D) 

(NA) 171 47 676 (X) 124 39 180 

64300 180 (D) (D) 156 (D) 

(NA) 166 45 990 4 402 916 122 37 763 

I 772 30 1 797 37 134 28 1 772 

(NA) 32 (0) 26 302 25 I 417 

- I (D) (Xl - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

613 22 I 997 (X) 7 613 

(NA) 58 4 947 (X) 5 405 

(0) 13 1 390 41 046 6 (0) 

(NA) 31 3 382 66 746 2 (0) 

(0) 5 289 I 735 1 (0) 

(NA) 10 655 5 675 2 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) 18 763 I 351 - - - 5 318 (X) - - (NA) 5 147 (X) I (0) 

I 988 323 117 375 3 205 420 15 I 988 

(NA) 352 138 442 4 265 443 18 1 757 

(0) 8 204 3 737 2 (0) 

(NA) 8 164 4 260 - - 273 8 (0) (0) 4 (D) 

(NA) 8 344 10 060 I (D) 

(D) 3 (D) (0) I (D) 

(NA) 3 105 2 230 - - (D) 30 3 583 (X) I (D) 

(NA) 23 1 961 (X) - -

496 4 496 II 898 4 496 

(NA) I (0) (D) I (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - 3 928 101 9 192 23 456 40 (D) 

(NA) 116 (D) (D) 38 4998 

3 046 46 3 698 14 486 34 3046 

(NA) 49 5 478 20 783 33 4 450 

481 27 (D) (D) 6 (D) 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) 2 (D) (X) I (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) I (D) - I (D) 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 6 6 (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) .. - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - (NA) 59 9 988 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms ________________ ... _________________ . _____ ~ ____ _ 

Average size of form ____________ . _____ _ 

Approximate land oreo _______________________________ ... _ 

Proportion in forms _______________ " ______ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form ______________ .. __ _ 

Average per acre _______________ _ 

land in forms according to ~se: 

_ dollars_ 

dollors._ 

Total croplond _________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________ .. _ .. ____ _ 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres ___________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________ . ________________ _ 

2010 29 acres _____________ _ 

30Io490cres __ ._____ _ 50 to 99 acres _______ ... ______ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________ . 500 to 999 ocres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture _________________ . ___ _ Other cropland __ .. ______________ .. ______ . __________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _________ . _____ _ Cropland an which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ . ______ _ Cropland idle ______________________________ _ 

Total woodland ______ .. ___________________________ . ___ _ 

Woodland pastured ____________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________ _ 

Other lond _____________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc __ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ___ ¥ ____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _______________________ • ________ _ 

Other land irrigated _______________ ¥ _________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

-

1 

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

62 57 868 

(X) 933 

(X) 622 720 I (XI 9_3 

015 949 (X) 

(X) 1 088 

58 12 2241 

54 7 2051 

5 21 

2 (0) 

2 (0) 

3 127 

10 669 

20 2 8091 11 2 754 

1 (Oll 27 (D) 

2 (D)I 

I (0) 

I (D) 

-

- =1 

8 891

1 5 (0) 

4 

54 44 7(~~1 35 40 465 

39 4 288 

50 45 588 

58 II 814 

51 6 845 

37 4 969 

-

-

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 62 2 067 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ (X) 33 341 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 3 999 $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 7 354 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 176 $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 6 81 $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 13 93 $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

7 

16 241 13 

1 (0) 

3 (0) $1.00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ - 4 5 less thon $1.000 __________________________________ _ 8 1 Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 3 327 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 22 131 Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - - Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ . ______ _ - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ - - - Tobacco _____________________________________ " _____ _ - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __ ... ________________ _ 19 121 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____ .. ". _____________ _ - - Fruits, nuts. and berries ______________________________ _ - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ______________ .". _____ _ - - - Other crops _ _ _ ____________________________________ _ 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____ • ______________ _ 43 I 936 Poultry and poultry products~ _______________________ . __ 5 (0) 

Dairy products ___________________ ~ ________________ _ 6 (0) Cottle and calves .. _______ . __ .. __________ • ____________ _ 40 1 680 Hogs and pigs __ .________ _ _______ . ___________ _ - 7 7 Sheep, lambs, ond wool _____ . __________________________ _ 3 6 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ _ - 7 10 

'1974 dato include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

1974 

Forms Acres 

48 48 7851 

(X) I 016 

(X) 622 720 I (X) 7_8 

469 854 (X) 

(X) 462 

45 16 7661 

39 5 8221 

2 (NA) 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

2 (NA) 

7 (NA) 

12 (NA)I 15 (NA) 

- (NA)I - (NA) 

35 10 944 

- -

INA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAil 

(NA) (NA) 

II I 996 

INA) INA) 

INA) (NA) 

43 30 023 

INA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

45 9 113 

INA) (NA) 

(NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) IX) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

48 948 

(X) 19 750 

I (NA) 

3 (NAI 

6 (NA) 

11 (NAil II (NA) 

5 (NA)I 8 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

3 (NA) 

19 69 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

-

(NA) 

39 (::~I 3 115 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 19/4 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

! 39 694 43 41 8471 41 

(X) 973 (X) 968 

(XI 622 720 I (XI 622 720 

(XI 6.4 (XI 6_7 

1 208 527 (X) 520 049 (X) 

(X) 1 242 (X) 537 

42 (D)I 40 (D) 

41 5 634 36 (0) 

3 (0) I (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

2 (D) I (NA) 

2 (D) I (NA) 

9 (D) 7 (NA) 

17 2 3841 12 (NA) 

7 I 754 14 (NA) 

I (0) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

18 (0) 31 10 222 

I ID) -

I (0) - - -

= I - = I 6 (0) 1 10 (D) 

4 (0) 10 I 313 

2 

81~~1 I (0) 

36 31 38 22 540 

27 29 377 19 19 657 

24 2 476 32 2 883 

35 33 389 (NA) 31 192 

42 9 430 39 8 278 

39 5 324 35 5 D91 

25 4 106 (NAI 3 187 

- (X) (X) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 I 1974 

Value I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

43 I 727 41 806 (X) 40 166 (X) 19 659 

3 999 I (NA) 

7 354 3 (NA) 

7 176 6 (NA) 

6 81 I II (NAI 

13 93 II (NA) 

7 

241 

5 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) (X) (X) (XI (XI (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)I (X) (XI (XI (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

17 1171 (NA) (0) 

4 (0)1 3 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) -

- (NA) (NA) - - - 14 106 15 52 

I 

35 I :~~I 35 (0) 4 (0) 2 (01 6 (0) 8 116 33 I 489 34 604 7 7 4 2 2 (0) 6 I 6 (0) 3 27 

PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. 415 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

62 48 57 868 54 48 770 7 205 All forms _______ . 

forms with3 2 12 2 (0) (D) 

- 6 3 147 4 88 32 - 4 2 227 4 227 158 - I I (0) I (0) (0) - 3 2 300 2 (D) (D) 

5 3 788 5 788 427 

- 2 - (0) 2 (D) (0) 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (0) 7 4 2 683 6 2 288 816 13 16 10 056 12 9 536 2 157 9 6 12 271 9 12 271 I 548 7 7 30425 5 22 405 I 438 

110 9 acreL__ _ ___ . ______ . ___ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _______________ .. __ . __ 

5010 69 ocre5-. _____ ._. __ 7010 99 acres _________ _ 

100 to 139 acres____ _ ______ _ 140 to 179 ocre5- ____________ . ______ _ 

180 to 219 acres. ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres _______________ • ___ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to I. 999 acres 2,000 acres or more ____ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms. _ 

Harvested cropland _ 

Tenure of operator: 

full owners __ . 

Harvested cropland 

PorI owners __ 

Harvested cropland __ 

Tenonts _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

Type of organizotion, 

Individual or family _ . _________ _ 

Partnership _ _ _______________ _ 

Corporation __ .___ _ _________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estote or trust, institutional. elc._ 

All forms 

Acres 

57 868 

7 205 

30 III 

4 150 

13 396 

I 798 

14 361 

I 257 

37 554 

(D) 

(D) 

II 727 

1974 

Farms Acres 

48 48 785 

39 5 822 

29 26 419 

(NA) 3 336 

17 (0) 

(NA) 2 238 

2 (D) 

(NA) 248 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

58 51 845 7 145 

3 12 (D) 

5 134 22 

4 227 158 

I (D) (D) 

3 300 (D) 

5 788 427 

I (0) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

7 2 683 816 

12 9 536 2 157 

9 12 271 I 548 

6 25 145 I 438 

1978 and 1974 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

43 

41 

26 

25 

II 

10 

6 

6 

32 

6 

Acres 

41 847 

5 634 

15 176 

2 908 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

34 097 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

41 

36 

23 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

32 

6 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

11 814 

8 

68 

204 

(D) 

258 

565 

(D) 

(D) 

I 340 

2 426 

2 622 

3 878 

Acres 

39 694 

5 536 

17 334 

3 056 

(0) 

2 232 

(D) 

248 

29 080 

6807 

3 807 

Farms with soles of I All forms Farms with soles of 

Operators by principal occupation; Forming _______ _ 

Other __ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

33 

10 

, 1974 

Operators by place of residence: 29 On form operated ___________ _ 

9 Not on farm operated ___________________ _ 

Operators by age group; Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ . _ _ _ Operators reporting days of work off form: 2S 10 34 years .. _____ __________________ 4 None _____ .. _________________ _ 

3S to 44 yeors-_____ 6 4 I to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_______ _____________ 10 II 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

5510 64 years______ __ 13 II 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and ovcr__ 10 12 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Averageoge __ .~ _____ ~________________ 54.3 59.0 200 days or more ______________ , ___ . __ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

52 33 36 30 

5 3 2 2 

5 6 5 6 

29 21 19 20 

6 6 3 

4 4 

6 5 

4 3 

~ 

12 5 __________ ~ __________ ~ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

tApplies only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

livestock and poultry purchased ______________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry _______ ._ ._. ______________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds. ____________ , ___ -- __ 

Animal health costs ______ . ___ .. _________ . _______ . ______ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___ .. , ____________ .. ___ .. __ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________ . __________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______ . _., __ 

Hired form labor __ _ 

Contract labor. _ _ _ ._ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment _ _ __ 

Energy and petroleum products __ 

Petroleum products ___ _ 

Gasoline ._ 

Diesel fuel _ _ _ ,. _ .. 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ ._ 

fuel oil. __ 

Natural gas _ _ _ _ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease, __ _ 

Electricity __ 

Other - coal, wood, coke, etc. __ . __ . 

416 PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. 

1978 

Farms 

- 27 

42 

- 16 

- 41 

16 

22 

- 13 

32 

12 

- 23 

- 62 

62 

62 

25 

12 

3 

4 

- 62 

46 

9 

AU forms 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) Forms 

589 22 

292 41 

36 37 

21 (NA) 

15 9 

39 10 

3 2 

141 25 

20 2 

20 13 

119 (NA) 

91 47 

68 (NA) 

12 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

I (NA) 

2 (NA) 

5 (NA) 

26 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

131 21 476 19 107 

316 31 215 37 261 

167 14 (0) 33 112 

(NA) 33 19 28 30 

2 15 (0) 7 (D) 

14 17 26 10 14 

(0) II (0) 2 (0) 

97 22 III 21 90 

(0) 8 18 2 (D) 

10 20 15 13 10 

(NA) 43 103 (NA) (NA) 

93 43 82 40 87 

(NA) 43 63 38 45 

(NA) 21 II 12 3 

(NA) 6 2 12 32 

(NA) 2 (0) } (NA) 2 (0) 40 7 

(NA) 43 4 

(NA) 34 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based an a sample of farms· see textl 

All farms Forms with sa~s of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________ . ___ . _____ . ____________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture _. ________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________ • ___________ • __ _ 

22 I 560 17 - 20 I 247 16 - 313 5 - 7 lime ___________________________________________________ . __ - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 3 107 I - Nematodes in crops _____ ._._. _______________ • ____________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchards _________ . _________ . ___ . _____ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _. _____ ._._. _____ _ 

- - - -

- 9 249 9 

Chemicals for- Defoliotion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 9 00 8 Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ - 5 ()() 4 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms· see textJ 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 011 

62 47 43 40 machinery and equipment - Can. 

I 409 847 I 117 680 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 720 18021 25 972 17000 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

6 5 4 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

16 141 8 13 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

15 10i 13 9 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufoctured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

40 65 16 21 30 44 

59 101 27 32 41 69 

56 115 9 12 53 103 

6 6 - - 6 6 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 25 29 5 5 21 24 

28 31 I (D) 27 (D) 

7 9 I (D) 6 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

I 030 10 634 

(D) (HAl 380 

(D) (HAl 254 

- - -

(D) (NA) - - - - - - - 249 (HAl -

- - - ()O I 00 

(X) (NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

10 12 5 II 

4 3 4 2 

9 2 7 2 

I 1 ~ I 1 -I I I I 

- ..J L - ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

27 39 21 

35 72 15 

35 80 10 

2 (D) -

- - -

- - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

8 9 2 32 34 16 

2 (D) I 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n I 50 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 32 18 (X) 25 (X) 22 21 - 86 (X) 28 (X) 58 55 65 

Farms _________________________________________________ ._ 

Workers __________________________ • _____________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ________________________ .. ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _______________________________ • _________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 7 Jl Jl II II 5 5 - 13 4 8 6 12 10 5 - 7 3 9 4 14 5 6 - 5 - - 4 21 2 5 - - - - - ~ 

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. 417 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Ali farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 53 (X) 44 (X) 38 (X) 39 (X) 

- 39 (X) 39 (X) 31 (X) 36 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 43 1 936 39 879 35 1610 35 (D) 

- 41 1 693 37 (NA) 33 (D) 34 607 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 37 5 147 38 6 758 31 4 785 36 (D) 

- 34 1 911 36 2949 29 (D) 35 (D) 

- 31 1 829 33 2830 26 (D) 32 (0) 

- 13 82 15 119 12 (0) 15 119 

- 33 1 592 (NA) (NA) 28 1 507 30 1 698 

- 34 1 644 (NA) (NA) 29 1 550 31 1 971 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 40 4541 36 3 520 33 4018 34 (D) 

- (X) 1 680 (X) (NA) (X) 1 489 (X) 604 

- 24 1 006 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 17 2377 

- (X) 266 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 324 

- 34 3 535 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 26 (0) 

- (X) 1 414 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 280 

- 7 118 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) I (0) 

- (X) 46 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 8 116 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 8 120 4 87 7 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 12 (NA) (NA) 3 12 - - - 7 108 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (D) 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 3 18 2 (0) 3 18 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - - - 3 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

- 5 98 7 47 4 (D) 6 (0) 

- 3 42 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 28 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 34 550 24 278 24 265 21 266 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June J and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 141 5 97 7 141 4 (D) 

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 2 

- 2 (O) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 3 78 6 36 2 (D) 6 36 

- 3 68 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 636 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) . 6 1 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 5 6 3 6 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

. $1,000_ Sheep and lombs __________________________ - _______ - __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL _______________________________ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goots ______________________ - ___ -- __ - _ --------------

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 8 (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) 7 (X) 

- 8 (D) 8 (D) 6 239 7 273 

- 8 (D) 7 (D) 6 239 6 261 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

Inventory: 

Any poultry ______________ - ___ -_ ------ --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____ ' _________________ _ 

Puliet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -_ ------------------ ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ ----------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________ - ------ -- ---------------

- 2 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 1 (D) I (D) - - - -

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 5 (0) 3 115 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Sales, 

Any poultry ____ - ___ ---- ------ -------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ----------------------

Turkey s for slaughter ____ - _______ -- --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

418 PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - DaIs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (seelexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978'_ - 1974_ - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

-

-

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

Forms 

2 

I 

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

2 

13 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

-

-

-

52 

39 

34 

(NA) 

16 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

I 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

Harvested 

Acres 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

22 

(0) 

167 

(NA) 

53 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

- 7 018 

5 656 

4 577 

(NA) 

I 802 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

I 045 

(D) 

9 580 

(NA) 

3 600 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

- II 802 

10 057 

7 832 

(NA) 

2 849 

(X) 

(X) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

- (NA) 

(X) 

(X) 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (0) 

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) I (D) (D) I (I) 

(X) - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - . (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

4 22 4 22 I 045 4 22 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) 2 (D) 

12 127 12 (D) (D) II (0) 

(NA) (NA) 7 102 6 915 6 87 

4 53 4 53 3600 4 53 

(NA) (NA) 4 33 2 500 4 33 

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - =1 - (X) - (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

] - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

I (0) I (D) (D) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

49 6 698 40 5 452 10 176 38 5 182 

(NA) (NA) 36 5 372 9 687 35 4939 

34 4 537 28 3 760 7 245 28 3 720 

(NA) (NA) 27 3 613 7 218 26 3 243 

13 I 572 10 I 053 I 810 8 873 

- - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA} (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. 419 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All lorms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate lond orco _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 578 975 237 618 I 020 856 522 952 682 547 998 020 

- (X) I 687 (X) 1 652 (X) I 825 (X) I 825 

- (X) 1 037440 (X) 1 037440 (X) 1 037 MO (X) I 037440 

- (X) 94.0 (X) 98,4 (X) 91.8 (X) 96.2 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 375 580 (X) 258 432 (X) 399 240 (X) 286 660 (X) 

- (X) 225 (X) 156 (X) 221 (X) 157 

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 503 446 433 556 459 863 472 (0) 505 (D) 

- 481 260 345 524 283 164 463 259 486 494 282 601 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 7 35 8 (NA) 3 11 1 (NA) 

- 11 146 17 (NA) 6 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 8 194 11 (NA) 7 (D) 8 (NA) 

- 25 990 23 (NA) 21 845 15 (NA) 

- 31 2310 41 (NA) 31 2310 41 (NA) 

- 95 14 117 116 (NA) 91 13 517 116 (NA) 

- 146 47 453 131 (NA) 146 47453 131 (NA) 

- 99 67 502 108 (NA) 99 67 502 108 (NA) 

- 59 127 598 69 (NA) 59 127 598 69 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____ .. ________________ _ - 133 22 747 162 29 861 122 (D) 130 (D) Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 345 163 341 281 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail·improvement 146 838 325 (D) 275 146637 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 67 8 006 (NA) (NA) 61 (D) 22 1 317 

- 83 12 308 (NA) (NA) 76 11 740 57 8 157 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 228 124 384 (NA) (NA) 221 123 570 203 124816 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 136 18643 (NA) (NA) 127 18071 61 12 347 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 8 1 894 8 1 830 7 (D) 6 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 340 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

Olher lond ___________________ . ______________________ _ 

- 473 526 910 471 559 163 433 508 182 421 540 270 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 305 505 434 (NA) (NA) 294 487 558 252 514 727 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 348 21 476 (NA) (NA) 312 20624 352 25 543 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 375 529 311 (NA) (NA) 353 510 684 (NA) 542 761 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 348 134 155 382 124 969 335 133 951 362 124314 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 344 121 725 (NA) (NA) 333 121 571 360 118862 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 32 6 079 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) (NA) 2 170 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 57 6 351 (NA) (NA) 54 (D) 32 3282 land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 351 37 345 (X) (X) 339 37024 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Average per farm ________________ .: __________ dollars_ - 578 76 699 618 75 301 522 76 628 547 75 213 

- (X) 132 697 (XI 121 846 (X) 146 796 (X) 137 501 

Farms by value of agricultural products soldl 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 86 63 309 97 (NA) 86 63 309 97 (NA) 

- 128 8 187 151 (NA) 128 8 187 151 (NA) 

- 111 3 135 113 (NA) 111 3 135 113 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 94 1 406 90 (NA) 94 1 406 90 (NA) 

- 63 451 65 (NA) 63 451 65 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Les. Ihan $2,500 (see lext) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Loss Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal larms (soelexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 40 (D) 23 (NA) 40 140 23 (NA) 

- 55 (D) 78 (NA) (X) (X) 8 (NA) 

- 10 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps __________________________________ --------------

Groins ____________________________ -- - ___________ ---

Commodily Credll Corporalion loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 457 18 062 490 25 347 445 18043 (NA) 25 326 

- 413 10 200 (NA) (NA) 406 10 189 446 16 648 

- 126 1 561 (NA) (NA) 126 I 561 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credil Corporallon loons _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ ----

Field seeds, hoy, loroge, and slloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Frulls, nuls, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ____________ - ___ -_ ----- --- ---------------

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 240 6027 (NA) (NA) 234 6020 251 5 530 

- 9 I 399 (NA) (NA) 9 1 399 11 637 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) 3 374 1 (D) 3 374 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 14 2 137 

lIveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producl'-_________________________ _ 

Hog. g~:~ ond ':nol~~l~es- plgL _______________ == ==== == ==== == - _____ ======== -- ---- ========== --------==== --- Sheep,lomb., and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock ond IIveslock producls (see lext) _________ _ 

- 381 56 637 433 49 954 342 58 585 381 49 887 

- 17 5 13 6 13 2 11 (D) 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 335 54 438 (NA) (NA) 311 54 410 350 48 454 

- 69 861 (NA) (NA) 59 851 80 466 

- 26 (D) (NA) (NA) 24 (0) 17 834 

- 38 148 (NA) (NA) 30 140 22 128 

'1974 dolo Includo sales 01 loresl producls. 

420 PROWERS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland /ond 

All form. ___________________________ _ 

- 578 Farms with- 618 975 237 481 875 035 260345 348 487039 169 199 134 155 

- 41 35 100 3 17 17 4 22 17 22 

- 23 45 603 13 390 314 14 401 314 343 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 o<:ro'-____________________ _ 

- 4 7 213 4 213 102 4 213 102 166 

- 13 12 1 030 11 877 490 10 797 450 454 

- 17 24 1 993 17 1 993 1 353 16 1 873 1 350 1 295 

- 36 42 5 747 28 4457 3 062 21 3 337 2 352 2346 

- 14 24 2 764 12 2 367 1 622 12 2 367 1 622 1 397 

- 19 15 4469 19 4469 2 764 18 4229 2 584 2 515 

- 99 107 36282 83 30 628 19294 66 24430 16 427 16016 

- 88 103 60 284 84 56 844 30 732 62 41 149 25 281 22 107 

- 98 80 136 488 92 128 738 43 679 60 78221 29636 27606 

- 126 124 725264 115 644 042 156 916 61 330 000 89064 59888 

50 to 69 ocr85 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocro'-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180102190cre'-__________________ _ 

220102590cre'-__________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocro'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 101,999 ocrOL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

578 975 237 

481 260 345 

233 169 490 

161 45 925 

240 661 214 

225 169 258 

105 144 533 

95 45 162 

493 734 390 

59 (0) 

24 112 607 

2 (0) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

416 457 

162 136 

31 24 

109 79 

98 103 

135 134 

123 171 

82 82 

47.7 49.6 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

618 

524 

259 

(NA) 

249 

(NA) 

110 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

020 856 

283 164 

196649 

56 799 

681 574 

190461 

142 6331 

35904 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

lives lock and poullry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed farmolla feeds _____________________ _ Anlmol heallh Cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and ' equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 274 30292 259 29 963 

- 425 15816 361 18 198 

- 92 839 237 1 657 

- 382 507 (NA) (NA) 

- 402 684 445 656 

- 200 952 295 1 686 

- 363 840 281 485 

- 284 2914 256 2 431 

- 94 443 47 304 

- 320 996 331 1 185 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

}~eY~~i Notural _~~t~~~~_o~_d_~~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ == ====== == ==== ==== ==== === _ 

Kerosene, motor all. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 580 3486 (NA) (NA) 

- 580 2 795 594 2 010 

- 561 1 246 (NA) (NA) 

- 395 694 (NA) (NA) 

- 283 223 (NA) (NA) 

- 26 35 (NA) (NA) 

- 122 435 (NA) (NA) 

- 580 162 (NA) (NA) 

- 425 690 (NA) (NA) 

- 9 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

522 

463 

189 

148 

236 

223 

97 

92 

439 

58 

24 

1 

952 682 

259 486 

165 379 

45 445 

644 351 

(0) 

142 952 

(0) 

727 915 

(0) 

112 607 

(0) 

All forms 

1978 

363 

151 

64 

274 

82 

26 

15 

17 

135 

1 

'1974 

325 

172 

96 

213 

52 

13 

14 

28 

99 

547 998 020 

494 282 601 

204 192 678 

(NA) 56 364 

246 665 471 

(NA) 190461 

97 139 871 

(NA) 35 776 

459 744 226 

64 153 860 

21 98 192 

3 1 742 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

336 290 

135 150 

51 83 

263 209 

76 51 

24 13 

15 12 

16 23 

102 58 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

255 30 279 221 29 951 380 15 787 315 18 146 86 831 207 1 632 342 502 291 344 400 (0) 405 653 200 952 271 1 683 362 (0) 265 483 283 (0) 250 2 425 94 443 46 (0) 

312 991 307 1 175 

527 3 475 (NA) (NA) 527 2 788 535 1 998 514 1 242 521 950 395 694 341 589 277 221 320 241 26 35 } 122 435 531 218 527 161 378 687 (NA) (NA) 9 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

PROWERS COUNTY, COLO. 421 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Commercial fertilizer ___ . __ .. ___ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture 

Posture and rangeland fertilized __ _ lime __ . ___ _. _ _ _ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to conlrolInsects on hoy and other crops __ 

Nematodes in crops _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __ . _ _ _ . _. 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thlnntng of fruit 

Insect control on livestock and poultry__ _ __ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _ _ _ __ _ 

-

-

1978 

Forms Acres on which used 

199 68 546 198 66 763 20 I 783 

- -

243 87 114 3 I 976 15 4 430 

182 55 329 

3 715 

155 (XI 

65 (XI 

1978 

Farms Acres on which used 

199 68 546 198 66 763 20 I 783 

- -

242 (DI 

3 1 976 

15 4 430 

182 55 329 

3 715 

154 (XI 

65 (XI 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morkel value of all machinery and equipmenf ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form .. _____ . __ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4.999 __ . ________ _ 

$5.00010 $9,999._._ . ___ . ____ ._._ 

$10.00010 $19.999 _____ • __ . ____ ._ ... 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles __ . ___ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ________ . Wheel troclor5__ _ __ .. _________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ 

Corn heads for combines ______ _ 

Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

Catlonpickers.__ __ ._. ________ _ 

Mower conditioners ____ . __ . ____________ _ 

Pickup bolers 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bor 

or flywheel type ._ 

-

-

-

{1978 data ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text J 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

580 594 527 531 machinery and equipment - Can. 

31 620 20 795 31 295 20 280 $20.00010 $29,999 _________ . _______ . ____ 

54 518 35 008 59 383 38 192 $30,00010 $49,999 ____________________ ._ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________ . _______ 

12 51 6 41 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

119 87 72 471 $100.000 to $199,999 _______________ . ____ 

117 101 117 91 i $200.000 or more __ . ____________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

453 667 232 282 277 385 

542 I 555 314 466 474 I 089 

498 I 425 131 197 481 I 228 

286 351 36 45 261 306 

52 61 12 18 43 43 

II 16 5 9 7 7 

- - - - - - 200 206 77 80 123 126 

196 236 45 45 157 191 

106 117 24 31 83 86 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

r 1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text! 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

271 82 522 

(NAI 81 706 

(NAI 816 

- -

(NAI 68 030 

2 (DI 

8 855 

(NAI 39 720 

5 358 

50 (XI 

(NAI (XI 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

65 74 65 73 

90 159 90 157 

30 63 30 63 

48 I { 48 1 61 r 59 61 59 

38 .J L 38 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

515 727 491 

565 I 600 627 

532 I 469 390 

229 288 88 

45 49 32 

22 22 3 (NAI (NA) (NA) 

61 66 21 

204 232 101 

86 98 21 

Any hired workers -

Farms with sales of $2,500 or marc 

Forms _ 

Workers 

forms with 

I worker ._ 

2 workers _ 

3 or 4 workers 

5 to 9 workers ___ . 

10 workers or more 

422 PROWERS COUNTY, COLO. 

Any 

284 

I 189 

- 112 

- 41 

91 

- 20 

20 

Working 150 days or more 

forms Workers 

148 (XI 

(XI 370 

73 73 

21 42 

39 122 

II 66 

4 67 

Working less tho n 150 days 

forms Workers 1978 1974 

206 (XI 283 250 

(XI 819 (0) I 439 

82 82 112 6~ 

37 74 40 52 

65 221 91 50 

9 52 20 42 

13 390 20 41 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 395 (X) 432 ()) 355 (X) 379 (X) - (X) 327 (X) 357 (X) 

- 360 (X) 406 

Soiesl 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,O(XL Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

381 58637 433 49 954 342 58 585 381 49 887 - 367 (D) 426 (NA) I 334 (0)1 376 49 754 -

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

331 95604 382 109870 306 95 235 337 109 020 - 279 26208 262 21 668 317 26 531 239 21 505 - 275 26 138 254 21 521 298 26426 233 21 366 

33 147 50 105 27 139 33 70 - 270 19 743 (NA) (NA) 249 19611 239 29 243 -

- 274 54 193 (NA) (NA) 255 54 119 308 53 569 

Soles, CoHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 335 121 337 383 135 497 311 121 231 350 135 253 

- (X) 54 438 (X) (NA) (X) 54 410 (X) 48 454 

- 187 10395 (NA) (NA) 168 10 326 186 12 168 

- (X) 2 779 (X) (NA) (X) 2763 (X) 2 067 

- 270 110942 (NA) (NA) 259 110905 292 123 085 

- (X) 51 659 (X) (NA) (X) 51 647 (X) 46 387 

- 26 87 320 (NAl (NA) 23 87 3131 52 96 933 

- (X) 43 752 (X) (NA) (X) 43 750 (X) 39 857 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs ond pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 71 5638 96 8272 60 5477 74 8 153 

- 43 I 105 (NA) (NA) 38 I 084 40 541 

- 64 4 533 (NA) (NA) 53 4 393 69 7 612 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 45 1 127 53 752 40 1 106 50 738 

- 36 548 45 304 32 537 42 296 

- 40 579 41 448 37 569 38 442 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 29 9907 30 3 261 25 9 851 15 2 829 

- 25 6 548 (NA) (NA) 21 6 504 13 737 

- 4 23 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 18 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 152 761 129 873

1 

135 702

1 

106 829 

- 69 9 525 89 9340 59 9 3621 80 9 182 

(X) 861 (X) (NA) (X) 851 (X) 466 

- 24 2 628 38 3 526 21 2 548 35 3484 

- (X) 110 (X) (NA) (X) 106 (X) 64 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 26 (D) 29 23 402 24 (D) 17 22 202 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 23 30484 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 14 3 856 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 152 996 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 26 292 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 26 (D) (NA) (NA) I 24 (D) 17 834 

- 3 13 (NAl (NA) 2 (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) (Z) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 30 136 22 112 24 126 20 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 129 (X) (NA) (X) 122 (X) 57 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 71 (X) 77 (X) 61 (X) 49 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 67 2 172 75 3 406 57 1 667 47 2 246 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 66 2058 74 3062 56 (D) 46 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 6 114 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 7 348 4 430 5 (D) 4 430 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 17 (X) (NAl (X) 14 (X) 5 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 11 (X) 6 (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 

- 4 112 3 346 3 (D) 3 346 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 4 112 3 322 3 (D) 3 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 3 111 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 4 398 2 (D) 2 (D) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 5 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (X) 1 (X) 

- 17 5 13 6 13 2 11 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PROWERS COUNTY, COLO. 423 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvesled Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlily Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 74 12638 (X) 74 12 598 74 12 638 (X) 74 12 598 

- 134 17 267 (X) (NA) (NA) 134 17 267 (X) 132 16956 

- 39 8 311 692 657 39 8 311 39 8 311 692 657 39 8 311 

- 87 13 267 I 204 624 (NA) (NA) 87 13 267 I 204 624 86 12967 

- 41 (D) 65 212 41 (D) 41 (D) 65 212 41 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 63 3764 50 353 63 3 764 

- I (D) (X) I (D) I (D) (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 236 (X) 3 225 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 309 48 031 (X) 243 30 516 306 47830 (X) 241 (D) 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 307 50058 (X) (NA) (NA) 305 (D) (X) 266 31 230 

- 295 42 212 I 863 996 234 28 472 292 42 011 I 859 285 232 (D) 

- 285 37633 I 554 055 (NA) (NA) 283 (D) (D) 256 29 379 

- 49 2 830 32 590 40 I 951 49 2 830 32 590 40 I 951 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 583 6353 20 528 

- II (D) I 827 5 93 II (D) I 827 5 (0) 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 53 7 108 9042 25 794 

- 5 (D) (Xl - - 5 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 36 4 734 (X) 12 529 

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 313 124012 2 648 270 145 13346 306 123 517 2 645 398 144 (0) 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 402 150 883 3 482 245 (NA) (NA) 388 150 550 3 477 205 213 14540 

- 7 183 13 850 7 183 7 183 13 850 7 183 1974_ Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 175 4090 5 175 

- 62 3 745 212 713 49 2984 62 3 745 212 713 49 2984 1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 75 6 102 196403 51 2 100 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0) - - - 13 3 423 (X) 4 97 II (D) (X) 4 97 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 411 (X) 2 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ COHan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (0) (D) I (D) I (0) (D) I (D) 

1974_ - I (0) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) I (D) 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 323 64 966 197 462 290 57602 315 64 876 197 116 282 57512 

1974_ - 339 54 717 179 632 (NA) (NA) 322 54 527 179 224 288 49960 Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 289 58 567 185 532 278 55 422 281 58 483 185 196 270 55338 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 300 50 813 174 630 283 48 551 Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 41 3 267 6 288 25 850 40 (D) (D) 24 (0) 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 13 2 298 (X) \0 I 133 13 2 298 (X) 10 I 133 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 27 592 (X) 25 539 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 12 482 (D) 9 417 12 482 (D) 9 417 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27 592 78 465 25 539 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 9 929 (X) 9 929 9 929 (X) 9 929 

1974_ - II 975 (X) (NA) (NA) II 975 (X) II 975 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards __________________ ..: __________ 1978_ - 5 12 (X) 5 12 4 (D) (X) 4 (0) 

1974_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) - (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) I (D) I (D) (X) I (0) 

- 16 3 398 (X) (NA) (NA) 16 3 398 (X) (NA) (NA) 

424 PROWERS COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ____________ . ________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _______________________ _ 

Proportion in farms _________________ _ _____ percenL 

606 I 033 8931 580 I 229 0661 434 996 4541 459 I 203 707 

(X) I 706 (X) 2 119 (X) 2 296 (X) 2622 .- 539 200 I I 539 200 (X) I 539 200 I (X) I 539 200 (X) I (X) 

(X) 67.2 (X) 79.9 (X) 64.7 (X) 78.2 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 369917 (X) 192 926 (X) 439 821 (X) 223 540 (X) 

(X) 211 (X) 91 (X) 201 (X) 85 

land in forms according to usc: Tofol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____ .. _________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or rnore ___________________________ _ 

475 99 9171 477 1306601 339 87 2351 380 121 606 - 408 SO 9571 427 71 762 306 4tI 667 355 70 645 -

70 377 55 (NA) 34 168 22 (NA) 

- 70 938 51 (NA) 39 552 33 (NA) 

38 843 24 (NA) 22 499 18 (NA) 

48 I 800 54 (NA) 41 I 549 42 (NA) 

56 3 726 97 (NA) 49 3 321 94 (NA) 

53 7 0721 52 (NA) 49 (0) I 52 (NA) 

- 53 16 012 65 (NA) 52 (0) 65 (NA) 

- II 6 936 16 (NA) II 6 936 16 (NA) 

9 13 253 13 (NA) 9 13 253 13 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 153 20 093 177 22 527 102 15 046 125 15 716 

- 180 28 867 174 36 371 120 23 522 152 35 245 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _____________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _____ _ 

35 I 397 INA) (NA) 24 953 28 I 923 

- 94 10 376 (NA) (NA) 58 7 197 68 3 773 

68 12 9921 (NA) INA)I 55 12 2131 90 27 862 

- 72 4 102 INA) INA) 44 3 159 24 I 687 

- 43 21 471 59 71 068 28 20 1531 52 69 069 

- 32 (0) INA) INA) 22 (0) 42 54 76 I 

13 (0) INA) (NA) 7 (0) 16 14 308 

488 912 505 446 I 027 338 351 889 0661 359 I 013 032 

286 898 608 (NA) (NA) 231 877 037 224 994 844 

346 13 897 INA) (NA) 228 12 029 286 18 188 

Pastureland, aU types __________________________________ _ 393 932 326 INA) INA) 293 904 59 I INA) I 065 32 I 

Irrigated land ________ ~ _______________________________ ~ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________ ~ ______ _ 

Posture land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 330 30 306 332 36 J09 249 28 444 266 34 648 

315 27 335 (NA) (NA) 239 26 009 258 31 834 

- 44 2 463 (NA) (NA) 38 2 036 (NA) 2 621 

- 22 508 (NA) (NA) 13 399 10 193 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 85 4 553 (X) IX) 65 4 195 IX) IX) 

11978 data are based on a sample of wrms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms 1$1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 606 29 896 580 3 I 404 434 29 714 459 31 266 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ (X) 49 334 IX) 54 145 IX) 68 465 IX) 68 118 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 63 22 475 55 (NA) 63 22 475 55 INA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 59 3 702 52 INA) 59 3 702 52 INA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 51 I 390 58 INA) 51 I 390 58 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ - 88 I 252 95 INA) 88 I 252 95 INA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 75 551 98 (NA) 75 551 98 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 98 

3441 

87 (NA) 98 344 87 INA) 

- 172 182 135 (NA) (X) (X) 14 INA) 

- 27 59 INA) INA) (X) IX) IX) IX) 

- 25 44 (NA) INA) (X) IX) IX) (X) 

- 47 57 (NA) (NA) (X) IX) IX) IX) less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (see text} ____________________________ _ 73 23 (NA) (NA) (X) IX) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) IX) (X) IX) 

(rops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ - 286 7 979 324 8372 1 229 7 912 (NA) 8316 

- 157 2 206 (NA) (NA) 144 2 191 195 4 355 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 9 191 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) INA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

168 I 303 (NA) (NA) 126 I 257 151 I 118 70 2 633 (NA) (NA) 62 2 628 60 1 874 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 

- 25 1 823 31 702 24 (0) 29 (0) 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 24 101 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ • 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _____ _ 

- 438 21 918 426 23 023 341 21 802 349 22 931 

- 17 (0) 20 155 14 (0) 17 153 19 2 875 (NA) (NA) 19 2 875 24 2 086 355 17 874 (NA) (NA) 292 17 802 314 20 255 - 106 751 (NA) (NA) 82 731 59 351 - 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 16 (0) II IS 

- 60 205 (NA) (NA) 44 187 31 72 

11974 data include soles of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. 425 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland 

606 580 1 033 893 408 559 150 50 957 All forms _________ .... ___________ •.. 

Forms with70 67 271 27 156 117 117 107 2 684 94 2 181 1 525 

- 21 20 1 203 18 1 032 640 27 24 2 212 23 1 884 1 135 

- 31 36 3 471 21 2 387 1 351 34 29 5 428 22 3 496 1 116 

- 22 14 4 329 15 2 949 1 738 

- 11 15 2 672 6 I 477 578 66 68 22 618 50 17 259 6 719 59 55 40852 46 32 463 7 778 65 53 88664 41 56 602 8 335 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres __________ > __________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ________ . ____________ .. 

100 to 139 acres_ .. _________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ____________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _____________ .. _____ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 OCre5-_" _____________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ~ ___ ~ ___________ _ 83 92 859 489 45 437 264 19 925 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

Land in forms _____ _ 033 893 580 229 066 Harvested cropland ______ _ 50 957 427 71 762 

Tenure of operator: full cwners _______ _ 199 266 327 188 432 Harvested cropland __ _ 17 415 (NA) 18 585 Port owners _______ _ 771 310 187 839 945 Harvested cropland __ 28 396 (NA) 43 962 Tenants ________ . 63 317 66 200 689 Harvested cropland __ _ 5 146 (NA) 9 215 

Type of organilation: Individual or fomily_ _ _______________ _ 547 872 (NA) (NA) Partnership __ .. ________________ _ 234 858 (NA) (NA) Corporation ______ . _________________ _ 251 163 (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional, etc._ (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

330 373 382 30965 

27 158 116 

89 2 033 1 399 

16 911 569 

19 1 536 983 

22 2 480 1 251 

17 2 704 961 

12 2 369 1 546 

5 I 223 532 

36 12 703 5 821 

38 26 113 6414 

26 34 693 4 522 

23 286 459 6 851 

1978 and 1974 

forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

434 

306 

229 

150 

166 

126 

39 

30 

350 

61 

23 

Acres 

996 454 

48 667 

178 627 

15 836 

759 310 

27 935 

58 517 

4 896 

515096 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

459 

355 

228 

(NA) 

169 

(NA) 

62 

(NA) 

396 

38 

22 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

30306 

119 

1 428 

628 

1 030 

1 401 

1 052 

1 548 

523 

5 811 

7606 

3 960 

5 200 

Acres 

203 707 

70645 

168 479 

17 708 

834 824 

43 751 

200 404 

9 186 

585 863 

312 684 

304 477 

683 

forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

Operafors by principal occupation: forming ______________ .. ___ _ Other ______________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

252 

182 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 289 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

145 Not on form operated , _______ _ 

Operators by age group, Not reported _________ ~ __ _ 

Under25years___________ ____________ 18 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeorL__________ _____________ 45 32 None _______________________________ _ 

351044 yeors .. __ . .....• 61 82 11049 doys.._ ...•••... __ .. _ .. _ .• __ ._. 

451054 yeors...... 110 92 501099 doys .•. _._. __ •... _._ ...•...... 

551064yeors .... _.... 116 95 10010 149doys._ ... _ .•..... _ .•......... 65 years ondover_______ ___________ 84 128 150to199doys ________________________ _ 

Average oge__ ________________ 51.7 53.8 200 days ar more ________ _ 

~--------~--------~ lApplies only to individuol or family operations (sole proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

458 363 330 284 

99 80 71 59 

49 112 33 91 

247 190 208 171 

27 19 18 18 

17 5 15 5 

17 12 10 10 

39 33 29 23 

231 184 131 105 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

258 9020 263 10 269 199 8 945 216 10 241 

422 6 421 373 7 358 319 6 295 297 7 273 

147 I 518 234 2047 121 I 436 187 2 017 

- 318 232 (NA) (NA) 264 223 225 158 

276 619 315 328 254 610 271 322 

207 I 063 239 645 202 I 060 218 642 

Livestock and poultry purchased~ _____________ ----------.- Feed for livestock and poultry ___________ - _________ . _____ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _________________ ---- Animal health costs _______________ _ _______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________ . __________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - __ - -- - - -- - - ---

. 317 353 160 196 269 351 145 194 

- 281 2 249 238 1 332 238 2 208 220 I 325 

44 292 53 234 37 291 44 233 

Ofher agricultural chemicals including lime _____ .. _________ _ 

Hired form labor __________ . __________ _ 

Controcf lobor ____ . ________ .. - ___ - -- - --

(uslomwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___ _ _________ _ - 258 397 246 269 219 392 201 260 

606 1 604 (NA) (NA) 461 1 548 (NA) (NA) 

606 I 242 576 906 461 1 200 456 874 

577 646 (NA) (NA) 437 616 449 532 

247 296 (NA) (NA) 222 293 194 182 

252 138 (NA) (NA) 212 135 184 17 

33 5 (NA) (NA) 33 5 

41 } 72 (NA) (NA) 41 72 456 83 

606 84 (NA) (NA) 461 79 

421 360 (NA) (NA) 322 347 (NA) (NA) 

30 3 (NA) .' (NA) 15 1 (NA) (NA)I 

Energy and petroleum products __ _ 

Petrolcum products __ _ 

Gasoline _. __ _ 

Diesel luel ___________ . 

lP gas, butane, and propane __ _ 

fuel oiL... . ..... _ ... 

Natural gas _ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _ 

Electricity __ _ 

Other -. cool, wood, coke, etc. __ 

426 PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. 19.78 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lex!] 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 200 30150 195 Cropland - fertilized, excepl p'aslure __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertJiized ____________________________ _ 199 (D) 194 - 2 (D) 2 lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 197 9 305 166 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ (D) 1 - 1 

29 3 491 18 - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 141 20895 124 

Chemicals far- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ I (D) I -

- 185 (X) 153 Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 46 (X) 41 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINEIlY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iraclor'-__________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Olher cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harveslers, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

606 547 461 436 machinery and equipment - Con. 21 666 12595 20 558 11 672 $20,000 1o $29,999 ______________________ 

35 752 23026 44 594 26771 $30,000 1o $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 1o $69,999 ______________________ 

61 89 25 53 $70,000 1o $99,999 ______________________ 

178 85 109 58 $100,000 1o $199,999 ____________________ 

135 136j 100 94 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufaclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

447 729 240 309 289 420 547 1 352 322 444 420 908 497 1 331 117 149 486 1 182 81 98 10 12 73 86 60 61 3 4 57 57 

14 19 - - 14 19 

- - - - - - 94 101 23 23 71 78 200 218 30 36 170 182 

62 81 10 13 58 68 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

I1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

29 800 218 29 505 

(D) (NA) 29 151 

(D) (NA) 354 

- - -

9 111 (NA) 16404 

(0) 2 (D) 

3 462 8 216 

20 748 (NA) 15 0671 

(D) 2 (0:1 (X) 31 00 (X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2 • .500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

60 104 60 98 

56 84 51 84 

23 24 23 24 

18 1 r 18 1 51 25 l 51 25 

24..J j L 24 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

432 627 339 507 1 125 389 474 I 197 206 120 138 16 23 24 6 

28 28 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 50 4 209 227 45 

81 93 18 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 281 139 (X) 219 (X) 238 220 - 1 767 (X) 380 (X) 1 387 1 689 1 431 

Forms wl!h- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 103 67 67 94 94 65 81 - 48 24 48 30 60 48 33 - 38 36 120 36 133 38 32 - 61 5 35 37 227 56 43 - 31 7 110 22 873 31 31 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. 427 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1914 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry ____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs. or sheep ___________________________ _ - 473 (X) 437 (X) 344 (X) 352 (X) 

- 421 (X) 410 (X) 321 (X) 337 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ________________ "' ___ $1,000_ 438 21 918 426 23 023 341 21 802 349 22931 

410 (0) 406 (NA) 325 (0) 337 20621 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

CoMle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ____ .. ________________________________ _ 

382 49 024 387 79 361 296 47 705 317 77 674 

- 322 19 232 290 21 547 252 18 588 238 20 791 

- 286 16 511 255 19 291 225 15 887 204 18 563 Milk cows _____________________________ . ________ _ 81 2 721 88 2 256 66 2 701 73 2 228 Heifers and heifer colves _______________________ . ___ _ - 318 14 965 (NA) (NA) 244 14 564 244 28 333 Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves ____________ _ - 314 14 827 (NA) (NA) 252 14 553 263 28 550 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 355 45 438 375 68 526 292 45 142 314 68 068 

$1,000_ - (X) 17 874 (X) (NA) (X) 17 802 (X) 20 255 Calves _____________ _ - 230 6 439 (NA) (NA) 187 6 242 196 12 356 

- (X) I 450 (X) (NA) (X) I 411 (X) I 622 

- 281 38 999 (NA) (NA) 243 38 900 279 55 712 

$1,000_ - (X) 16 424 (X) (NA) (X) 16 391 (X) 18 633 fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 43 17 526 (NA) (NA) 35 17 510 59 34 500 

$1,000_ - (X) 8 275 (X) (NA) (X) 8 268 (X) 13091 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 19 2 875 (NA) (NA) 19 2 875 24 2 086 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 116 6 489 92 3 048 79 5572 69 2 849 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 81 I 458 (NA) (NA) 56 I 267 41 445 Other hogs and pigs ___________________________ .. ___ _ - 104 5 031 (NA) (NA) 71 4 305 54 2 404 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year ond Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 85 I 287 60 602 60 I 163 47 560 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 69 632 52 327 52 565 42 301 June land Nov. 30 _____ .. _______________________ _ 67 655 48 275 50 598 40 259 Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 21 I 443 19 742 14 I 346 14 706 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 20 I 058 (NA) (NA) 14 971 13 447 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 7 133 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

256 I 665

1 

181 898 I B5 I 315 139 698 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 106 10 421 76 6 22B 82 9 953 59 5 956 

$1,000_ - (X) 751 (X) (NA) (X) 731 (X) 351 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 44 2 898 28 I 720 32 2 573 25 I 697 

$1,000_ (X) 102 (X) (NA) (X) 93 (X) 35 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 20 714 16 414 16 662 II 384 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 17 I 242 (NA) (NA) 14 1 161 10 375 Pounds of wool _______________________ • ___________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- (X) II 200 (X) (NA) (X) 10 !64 (X) 2 878 

- 20 (0) (NA) (NA) 16 (0)1 II 15 

- 3 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

$1,000_ (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

Horses and ponies __ - 49 244 32 93 35 21B 27 76 

(X) 157 (X) (NA) (X) 142 (X) 50 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 72 (X) 93 (X) 45 (X) 67 (X) 

- 69 3 490 93 3 845 43 2 BIB 67 3 260 

Hens and pullets of laying age _.1 ____ ______________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 69 3 442 92 3 342 43 (0) 66 2 867 

5 48 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 345 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 10 279 14 993 6 247 13 (0) 

- 3 9 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 66 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 6 (0) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 9 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ______________ . _________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 6 (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 

- 6 4B9 4 152 5 (0) 3 (0) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

6 4B9 3 150 5 (0) 3 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________ - ___ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Othel' poultry ________________________________ -_ ---

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- I (0) I (0) I (0) I (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) -- (X) 

- 17 (0) 20 155 14 (0) 17 153 

428 PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, gr..,n) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 146 8 779 (X)I 142 8 395 122 8 557 (X) 119 8 180 

- 170 7999 (X) (NA) (NA) 150 7 871 (X) 149 7866 

120 5 729 571 6461 116 5 345 99 5 566 564 418 96 5 189 

- 113 4829 410917 (NA) (NA) 99 4 743 408 514 99 4743 

- 46 (0) 48 943 46 (D) 43 (D) 47 583 43 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 3048 49 352 71 3 047 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 80 (X) 6 76 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. 9reeo>- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 56 12 643 (X) 29 I 055 45 12 367 (X) 21 949 

- 86 15 154 (X) (NA) (NA) 80 15 079 (X) 29 1 165 

- 37 11509 249 698 15 397 31 11 318 247 565 11 (D) 

- 48 7627 204 418 (NA) (NA) 45 7 613 204 215 22 814 

- 19 870 6845 12 593 15 823 6 475 9 581 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26 3 715 11 919 4 (0) 

- 5 (D) 148 3 65 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 3344 4661 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 407 (X) 4 208 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 47 4 174 63 545 13 182 45 (D) (D) 13 182 

- 103 11 428 163 762 (NA) (NA) 95 11 281 163 072 33 949 

- 5 98 2 682 1 (D) 4 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 16 235 5864 10 149 

- 18 397 12 713 11 241 15 352 II 968 11 241 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 986 40 208 19 706 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Col1on (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potoloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sw .. lpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (s.., lext) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 329 16 270 43 720 272 12487 239 14680 41 611 203 11 435 

- 311 18 686 46 46J (NA) (NA) 256 17 948 45 106 208 12361 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 291 12957 39 731 256 11 1321 210 II 756 37909 190 10 1831 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 225 12 153 37 035 199 10347 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 48 2 246 2 694 25 877 38 1 997 2 523 21 822 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 71 (X) 1 (D) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) I (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 53 3 300 I (0) Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- 70 2 880 (X) 70 2 880 62 2864 (X) 62 2 864 

1974_ - 68 1 916 00 (NA) (NA) 60 I 903 (X) 60 I 861 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 36 543 (X) 36 543 30 532 (X) 30 532 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 27 210 (X) 27 204 Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 29 205 (X) 29 205 26 203 (X) 26 203 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 32 136 (X) 32 136 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 10 (X) 10 10 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 10 13 (X) 10 13 6 11 (X) 6 11 1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 6 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 8 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 I (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 3 1 (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Nursery and greenhouse oroducl"-______________ 1978_ Olh.r crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 25 I 015 (X) 22 947 24 (D) (X) 22 947 

- 54 5 382 (X) (NA) (NA) 52 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. 429 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Farms __ " 

Average size of farm __ 

Approximate land orca ___ _ 

Proportion in forms __ 

Value ot land and buildings;! 

Average per form ____ _ 

Averoge per acre ___ _ 

land in forms according to usc: 

Totol cropland __ 

Harvested cropland . __ 

By acres harvested: 

I 10 9 acres ___ _ 

10 to 19 acres __ 

20 to 29 ocres . _. 

30 to 49 acres __ 

5010 99 acres __ . 

100 to 199 acres __ 

200 to 499 acres __ 

500 to 999 acres _____ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___ _ 

(ropland used only for posture __ 

percent 

dollors 

dollors 

.. 

Other cropland _ _ _ _ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grosses, nol harvested or postured _ 

Croplond on which 011 crops foiled __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow 

Cropland idle 

Totolwoodland__ . 

Woodland postured 

Woodland nol postured 

Other land _ 

Pusturcland and rangeland, other Ihon cropland and 

woodland postured__ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc 

Poslureland, all types __ 

Irrigated land _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated 

Pasturelond irrigated _ 

Other land irrigoted __ 

land scI aside in the federol farm programs in 1978. 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see lext. 

All farms 

1978 

forms Acres 

181 455 5971 (X) 2 517 (X) 2 088 320 (X) 21.8 

673 199 (X) 

(Xl 266 

156 64 342 138 34 277 

I (0) 

4 (0) 

10 229 

13 466 

22 1 467 

27 3 570 

40 12 212 

18 11 824 

3 4 453 

73 (0) 

53 (0) 

10 (0) 

10 799 

38 II 805 

II I 223 

11 7 967 

8 (0) 

3 (0) 

155 383 288 

119 379 922 

89 3 366 

159 403 051 

121 31 360 

III 20 751 

64 (0) 

4 (0) 

14 I 217 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold l 

Average per form .. __ _ 

Forms by value of ogriculturol products sold: 1 

$) 00,000 or more ..... 

$40,000 10 $99.999 

$20,00010 $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 . 

$5.000 10 $9,999 . 

$2,500 to $4,999 ... 

less than $2,500 (see lexl) 

$2,000 10 $2,499 

$1,50010 $1,999 ._ ... . 

$1,000 to $1,499 .. . 

less than $1,000 .... . Abnormal farms (see text) _____ _ 

(raps __ 

Grains .. __ , 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons. 

Cotton and cottonseed _. ____ . ___ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons 

Tobacco __ 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries. _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products __ 

Olher crops 

livestock, poultry, and their products 

Poultry and poultry products 

Dairy products . 

CDH/e and calves _ 

Hogs and pigs _ 

Sheep, lambs, Dnd wool _ _ _ _ . _ 

Other livestock and livostock products (see text) __ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

_ dollars 

430 RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLO, 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

.. 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Farms ($1.000) 

181 10 916 

(X) 60 308 

33 8 026 

26 I 601 

23 644 

26 381 

22 170 

18 69 

33 25 

I (0) 

5 (0) 

8 10 

19 5 

- -

86 I 039 

48 671 

8 35 

-

- -

- -

51 (0) 

I (0) 

-

141 9 876 

5 (0) 

1 (0) 

122 8 069 

6 5 

29 1 612 

17 60 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1914 

Farms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

165 479 603 148 430 937 153 478 277 (X) 2 907 (X) 2 912 (X) 3 126 (X) 2 088 320 (X) 2 088 320 (X) 2 088 320 (X) 23.0 (X) 20.6 (X) 22.9 

466 309 (X) 758 937 (X) 499 098 (X) 

(X) 160 (X) 260 (X) 160 

146 60 289 130 59 638 139 59957 

140 33 002 121 33 544 134 32 894 

2 (NA) - - - (NA) 

4 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

I (NA) 6 149 I (NA) 

21 (NA) 8 298 19 (NA) 

15 (NA) 19 1 237 15 (NA) 

42 (NA) 25 (0) 42 (NA) 

39 (NA) 40 12 212 39 (NA) 

14 (NA) 18 II 824 14 (NA) 

2 (NA) 3 4 453 2 (NA) 

56 16 316 53 (0) 52 16 092 

26 10 971 45 (0) 26 10 971 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 7 769 3 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 34 10 542 24 10 214 

(NA) (NA) 9 (0) 4 663 

15 15 173 8 7 626 12 15 086 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) 9 13 429 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 I 657 

153 404 141 128 363 673 142 403 234 

(NA) (NA) 106 360 629 129 398 497 

(NA) (NA) 67 3 044 91 4 737 

(NA) (NA) 132 381 222 (NA) 428 018 

101 25 962 104 29 751 96 25 879 

(NA) (NA) 99 20 390 92 20 395 

(NA) (NA) 53 (0) (NA) 5 484 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - (X) (X) 12 (0) (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

165 5 662 148 10 891 153 5 646 

(X) 34 315 (X) 73 586 (X) 36 902 

14 (NA) 33 8 026 14 (NA) 

39 (NA) 26 I 601 39 (NA) 

16 (NA) 23 644 16 (NA) 

33 (NA) 26 381 33 (NA) 

35 (NAl 22 170 35 (NA) 

13 (NA) 18 69 13 (NA) 

15 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

81 967 79 1 031 (NA) 963 

(NA) (NA) 48 671 56 680 

(NA) (NA) 8 35 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (NA) 44 (0) 32 283 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- -

(NA) (NA) 

132 4 695 124 9 860 125 4 683 

5 I 3 (D) 5 I 

(NA) .' (NA) I (0) 5 105 

(NA) (NA) 113 8059 113 3 462 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 5 

(NA) (NA) 26 I 610 30 I 084 

(NA) (NA) 14 56 13 26 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

, - 181 165 455 597

1 

138 410 267 34 27~ 1 

- 14 8 14 - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - II 6 (0) 8 (D) (0) 

- 2 - (0) I 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ (0) (0) 

5 I 398 5 398 250 - 70 to 99 ocreL ____________________ _ 

10010 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 6 6 727 4 488 250 

II 5 I 683 8 I 223 574 - 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

5 5 I 034 5 I 034 370 - 180 to 219 acreL __________ .. _______ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ - 4 I 904 4 904 379 

- 20 19 6 993 17 6 073 I 918 

24 29 18 033 14 10 536 2 590 -

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ 

30 30 44592 27 41 163 8 676 - 348 117 19 061 - 49 55 380 762 45 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

lond in forms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

181 

138 

105 

76 

61 

52 

15 

10 

125 

43 

II 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

121 359 910 26 575 

- -

9 (0) (0) 

2 (D) (D) 

5 398 250 

4 485 170 

6 903 414 

4 849 185 

3 684 209 

16 5 698 I 798 

16 12 497 2 197 

17 26 105 4 328 

39 311 882 16 845 

1978 and 1974 

Forms With soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

148 

121 

87 

68 

51 

46 

10 

7 

102 

35 

9 

2 

Acres 

430 9371 33 544 

121 2831 14 188 

267 101 

16 313 

42 553 

3 043 

190 769 

138 099 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

forms 

153 

134 

88 

(NA) 

50 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

126 

21 

5 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

31 36~1 

(0) 

(D) 

287 

263 

534 

334

1 

'~I 4 108 

3 779 

18 656 

Acres 

478 277 

32 894 

184 503 

13 977 

(0) 

17 441 

(D) 

I 476 

309 927 

99 815 

(D) 

(0) Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 2 

~~------_r--__ --~--~--------~-------r------J---~--------~ 

All forms T i 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 2510 34 yeors- _______________________ _ 

35 fa 44 years- _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

1978 

112 

69 

4 

16 

37 

34 

42 

48 

52.4 

, 1974 

112 

47 

2 

16 

30 

37 

36 

38 

51.9 

1978 

100 

48 

3 

13 

30 

28 

32 

42 

52.8 

, 1974 

107 

40 

2 

16 

30 

31 

33 

35 

51.6 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated __________ _ 

Not on form operated ______ _ 

Not reported _________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________ _ 

1 to 49days- _________ _ 

50 to 99 days __ _ 100 to 149 days _______ . _______ _ 

150 to 199 days _______ _ 

200 days or more __ .. 

IApplies only to individual or fomily operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships: see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ 79 2 692 71 926 feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ - 136 I 548 118 780 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ - 36 286 78 360 Animal health costs ____________________________________ - 122 109 (NA) (NA) Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _. _________________________ 20 45 36 26 

Commercial fertilizer 93 290 48 180 

Other ogricultural che~i~~ls- j;,-ci~di~g-li~~- == =============== 64 66 46 21 Hired form lobor _______________________________________ - 91 629 70 504 Controct lobar _______________ • _____________ .. ___________ - 34 83 19 38 

Custamwark, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ - 66 167 59 82 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ - 178 815 (NA) (NA) 

Petroleum products - 177 613 164 377 

Gasoline ________ == = = == = = = = =: ~ ~ = = == == = = == == == == == == - 176 334 (NA) (NA) Diesel fuel ________________________________________ - 87 178 (NA) (NA) lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ - 53 43 (NA) (NA) fuel oil ___________________________________________ - 14 3 (NA) (NA) Natural gas _______________________________________ - 9 25 (NA) (NA) 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ - 177 29 (NA) (NA) Electricity ___________________________________________ 116 191 (NA) (NA) 

Other - cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ 32 II (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 11974 

116 100 103 92 

40 36 24 34 

25 23

1 

21 211 

88 62 79 59 

17 14 12 13 

5 I 4 

6 7 5 7 

5 2 3 2 44 34 32 28 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more J 

1978 Expense, I 1974~ Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

71 2 678 70 (D) 

118 I 539 110 776 

36 286 76 (D) 

113 107 90 71 18 (D) 33 76 84 285 45 180 58 66 45 (0) 

70 624 68 (0) 

29 80 19 38 

57 

148 

148 

147 

82 

163

1 

55 81 

804

1 

(NA) (NA) 

603 153 37'> 328 152 260 177 66 63 42 

14 

9 

148 

104 

42 31 23 3 } 25 153 28 29 

190 (NA) (NA) 

28 II (NA) (NA)I 

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLO. 431 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of form., .eele.IJ 

All forms Farms with sakis of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on whidl used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

. 91 14665 82 14454 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 87 13668 78 13 457 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 14 997 14 

- - - -

- 16 2 278 16 

- - - -

- Weeds, - - - gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 53 8 826 47 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultrv _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 31 (X) 31 

- 9 (X) 8 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fann ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ______________________ • ___ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________ • _______ • __ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _____________ -" ____ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Ce"ttonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ________________ • __ • ________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

181 149 148 137 machinery and equipment - Can. 

6046 4610 5 757 4 506 $20,000 10 $29,999 _______ • ______________ 

33 402 30940 38 897 32 891 $30,000 to $49,999 __ • ___________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

9 13 6 10 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

33 15 15 10 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

61 28j 51 25 j $200,000 or more • ______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

115 171 61 81 68 90 

153 404 116 188 lG4 216 

157 411 32 54 145 357 

30 41 5 7 25 34 

I (0) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

82 84 29 29 53 55 

71 75 15 16 57 59 

14 14 I (D) 13 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

997 

-

2 278 

-

-

8 565 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

45 8332 (NA) 7976 

(NA) 356 

- -

(NA) 641 

- -

I (D) 

(NA) 5982 

- - 16 (X) 

(NA) (l() 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

18 32 16 31 

17 36 17 36 

20 13 20 13 

6 1 ~ 6 1 14 12 14 12 

3 J L 3 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

119 191 103 

141 361 153 

136 370 70 

21 25 2 

I (0) I 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

24 24 14 

66 71 20 

4 4 2 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 91 56 (X) 61 (X) 70 68 

- 292 [X) 127 (X) 165 220 225 

Forms ________________________________ -------------------

Worke .. ________________ -----_ ------.--------------------

Forms with- 1 worker __________________________ -- ------~------------

2 workers • ______ • ____ ---------------------------------- 3 or 4 workers ______________ • ___ ------------------------

5 to 9 worker •• _____________ ._ -------------------------- 10 work ... or mor. __ .. __________________________________ _ 

- 25 23 23 12 12 25 14 

- 16 15 30 19 38 10 19 

- 34 14 50 28 (0) 19 17 

- 14 4 24 2 [D) 14 16 

- 2 - - - - 2 2 

432 RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any colt Ie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 155 (X) 138 (X) 128 (X)' 126 00 

- 131 (X) 130 (X) 116 (X) 122 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 141 9 876 132 4 695 124 9860 125 4 683 

135 9686 132 (NA) 121 (D) 125 4 551 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: (oHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 121 33 577 119 36 758 108 33 146 111 36 499 

- 106 16 100 112 21 431 97 15 873 105 (0) 

103 15 952 110 21 261 94 15 725 103 (OJ 

- 28 148 33 170 28 148 32 (D) 

108 9 430 (NA) (NA), 98 9 327 89 9 329, 

- 112 8 047 (NA) (NA) 101 7 946 100 5 907 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 122 21 713 120 17 826 113 21 681 113 17 749 

- (X) 8 069 (X) (NA) (X) 8059 (X) 3 462 

- 78 8043 (NA) (NA) 74 8 027 50 6817 

- (X) 2 189 (X) (NA) (X) 2 185 (X) 860 

- 96 13 670 (NA) (NA) 90 13 654 107 10 932 

- (X) 5 880 (X) (NA), (X) 5 875, (X) 2 602, 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 8 47 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 14 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 5 105 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

9 49 6 32 8 (0) 6 32 

- 6 17 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 1 (D) 

- 6 32 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 6 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ___________________________ . __ _ 

- 6 18 3 23 5 (D) 2 (0) 

4 8 3 15 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 5 10 2 (0) 5 10 I (0) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 32 30 981 34 36 643 29 30 938 32 (D) 

- 29 21 675 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 30 24 765 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 129 1 466, 75 831, 108 1 249, 67 809, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 6 170 4 153 4 (D) 3 (0) 

- (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 5 feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) I (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ - 29 23 604 32 30 572 26 23 576 30 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - 26 23 802 (NA) (NA) 24 (0) 30 28 461 

- (X) 239 838 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 263 914 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 29 1 61~' (NA) (NA) 26 1 61~' 30 1 084 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 14 49 13 52 II 40 13 52 

$1,000_ - (X) 57 (X) (NA) (X) 53 (X) 26 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 21 (X) 23 (X) 16 (X)I 21 (X) 

- 21 620 21 686 16 465 19 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 21 (0) 21 625 16 (D) 19 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 39 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ______ ~ ____ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 4 73 - - 3 (0) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 4 (X) 

Sales, Any poultrl ________________________________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - - 1 (D) - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- I (0) - - 1 (0) - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ - 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 2 (XI! - 5 (D) 5 1 3 (D) 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLO. 433 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Form. wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrlgaled 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres farms Acres Quanlitv Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 4 I 264 (X) 4 1264 3 (D) (X) 3 (D) 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 350 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 350 (X) 4 350 

- I (D) (D) I (D) I (D) (D) I (D) 

- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2910 3 (D) 

For fodder, hagged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purpose. _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 Oats for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 43 8436 160 162 5 274 43 8436 160 162 5 274 

-- 50 7 433 166 244 (NA) (NA) 50 7 433 166 244 3 32 

-- 16 512 28 720 14 345 17 (D) (D) 14 345 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 311 16 150 12 261 

-- 26 3 189 76 525 5 167 23 3049 74875 5 167 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32 2 216 61 832 8 222 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

_ 1974 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1976 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (bole.) _____ ':. _________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- 6 3 207 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (D) 4 2 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1976 

1974 Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 124 21 113 42654 lOS 18941 109 20564 42019 96 18 579 

-- liS 22 477 45604 (NA) (NA) 110 22 370 45 394 90 19 538 

-- 74 7087 15678 61 6015 69 6937 15 511 56 5865 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 62 5 933 12 509 53 4881 

-- 37 3647 6 588 28 3017 32 3 507 6402 25 2962 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 -- 4 79 (X) I (D) 4 79 (X) I (D) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 248 (X) I (D) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchard. _____________________________ 1978 

• 1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974 Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (D) (X) I (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

434 RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Forms with s.oies of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________ -_______________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

356 211 324 315 211 224 310 196619 269 2Q.C 687 - (X) 594 (X) 671 (X) 634 (X) 761 - (X) 585 600 (X) 585600 (X) 585 600 (X) 585600 - (X) (X) 36.1 (X) 33.6 (X) 35.0 - 36.1 

Value ot land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 323 755 (X) 206 267 (X) 374401 (X) 233 68-4 (X) 

- 308 (X) 602 (X) 307 - (X) 585 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Total crapland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 338 134 092 293 109496 298 131 226 258 10. 941 - 85892 - 318 99 142 276 86890 285 98058 2-48 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to J9 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

6 25 4 (NA) 3 8 1 (NA) - (NA) 6 79 2 (NA) - 19 254 8 2 (NA) 11 253 7 (NA) 7 158 - (NA) 20 (0) 9 (HA) 29 I 137 16 - (NA) 29 (0) 33 (NA) 30 2 217 39 - (NA) 66 9 096 54 (HA) 

- 69 9458 55 

- 89 29897 86 (NA) 89 29 897 86 (NA) 

- 52 36 224 53 (NA) 52 36 224 53 (NA) 

- 13 19677 8 (NA) 13 19677 8 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 130 19 773 127 16009 115 19009 106 14437 - 135 15 177 69 6 597 119 14 159 62 4612 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops faited _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 29 2743 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 10 252 

- 26 2677 (NA) (NA) 23 2 562 14 1 552 

- 17 I 245 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 15 660 

- 92 8 512 (NA) (NA) 80 7613 38 2 1-48 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 24 4 712 12 3898 24 4 712 10 (0) 

- 22 4 497 (NA) (NA) 22 4 497 5 1 980 

- 3 215 (NA) (NA) 3 215 6 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 249 72 520 229 97 830 217 60 681 196 (0) 

Postureland (Jnd rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastored ____________ ~ __________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 100 55 098 (NA) (NA) 91 47510 87 89 336 

- 214 17422 (NA) (NA) 184 13 171 166 (0) 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 200 79 368 (NA) (NA) 178 71 016 (HA) 105 753 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 324 120 782 284 101 371 288 115361 255 99 848 

- 309 96296 (NA) (NA) 278 95384 245 82914 

- 116 22 551 (NA) (NA) 100 (0) (NA) 16398 

- 32 1 935 (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 11 536 

- 65 3821 ()O (X) 64 (0) (X) (X) 

11978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doUors_ - 356 30 079 315 27839 310 30 002 269 27 755 

- (X) 84 493 (X) 88378 (X) 96 779 (X) 103 178 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 90 23 233 86 (NA) 90 23 233 86 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 62 4217 54 (NA) 62 4 217 54 (NA) 

- 51 I 506 41 (NA) 51 1 506 41 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 47 701 34 (NA) 47 701 34 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 33 246 38 (NA) 33 246 38 (NA) $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 99 13 (NA) 27 99 13 (NA) less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

- 44 (0) 47 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 8 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) l.ss than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ - 20 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 240 25 106 219 24449 225 25054 (NA) 24396 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 169 7672 (NA) (NA) 164 7 658 165 5 643 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - 23 211 (NA) (NA) 23 211 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ - 99 (0) (NA) (NA) 90 (0) 84 724 

- 11 2497 (NA) (NA) 11 2 497 7 287 Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) Other crops ________________________________________ _ - - - 116 14067 (NA) (NA) 112 14046 124 17 742 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Oairy products _____________________________________ _ 

COllie and calves ___________ , _______________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 195 4974 202 3390 174 4947 173 3 359 

- 7 2 12 25 6 (0) 11 (0) 

- 7 267 (NA) (NA) 7 267 2 (0) 

- 1-48 2896 (NA) (NA) 133 2 878 134 1 975 

- 35 608 (NA) (NA) 31 604 23 457 

- 47 937 (NA) (NA) 44 933 61 573 

- 30 264 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 15 (0) 

tJ974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLO. 435 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland farms in forms cropland 

356 315 211 324

1 

318 199 197 99 142 324 193 957 97 175 

- 16 15 42 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) - - 25 14 687 20 (0) (0) 21 (0) 352 6 5 344 6 344 152 6 344 152 - 15 6 1 224 13 1 053 427 15 1 224 427 - 14 14 1 682 12 1 462 781 13 1 582 781 - 50 43 7 885 44 6 940 4 445 47 7 405 4 445 9 3 1 797 6 I 217 760 7 1 385 675 

- 10 10 2 397 9 2 157 1 136 9 2 157 1 136 96 94 35 340 94 34 619 22 015 94 34 589 21 715 - 68 72 49 367 67 48 767 32 364 68 49 367 32 364 29 22 37 867 28 36 367 21 303 28 36 367 21 303 

- 18 17 72 692 17 65 712 15 335 15 58 977 13 825 

All forms _ ..... __ . __________________ _ 

forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

356 

318 

220 

186 

99 

98 

37 

34 

277 

41 

35 

3 

All forms 

Acres 

211 324 99 142 

99 210 

41 066 

98 097 

50 174 

14 017 7 902 

121 080 

(0) 

56 673 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

315 

276 

185 

(NA) 

89 

(NA) 

41 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

211 224 

86 890 

89 382 37 539 

106 973 

41 087 

14 869 

8 264 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

310 

285 

178 

157 

98 

97 

34 

31 

235 

39 

35 

1 

Acres 

196 619 

98 058 

84 743 

40 201 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

117 004 

(0) 

56 673 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

269 

248 

146 

(NA) 

89 

(NA) 

34 

(NA) 

223 

21 

24 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

120 782 

(0) 

(0) 

167 

746 

921 

5 596 

913 

I 494 25 103 

38 135 24658 

22660 

Acres 

204 687 

85 892 

83971 

36 667 

106 973 

41 087 

13 743 

8 138 

157 241 

(0) 

30 776 

(0) 

All forms Forms with soles of All farms Farms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _____________________________ _ 

1978 

250 

106 

$2,500 or more 

11974 1978 11974 

Operators by place of residence; 220 241 209 On form operated _____________________ _ 

68 69 35 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group; I Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ____________________ 17 11 15 7 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 50 24 47 22 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 78 72 66 59 1 to 49 doys _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 94 56 81 48 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 79 85 70 74 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and aver______________________ 38 40 31 34 150 to 199 doys- _________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 47.5 50.2 47.2 50.5 200 days or more _________________ .. ___ _ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

280 213 246 181 

49 27 39 21 

27" 48 25 42 

177 123 172 118 

41 38 39 37 

10 9 8 9 

5 9 4 7 

20 16 20 9 

L-__________ ~ __________ ~ ~ __________ 86 50 ~ __________ 55 ~ 

23 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

..., 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 117 1 046 J08 1 241 97 1 023 96 1 231 

- 151 1 319 175 591 135 1 307 144 573 

- 64 361 141 291 58 360 120 282 

- 162 105 (NA) (NA) 130 102 131 47 

- 192 978 183 1 096 170 974 169 1 093 

- 223 2 879 184 2 294 206 2 871 177 2 289 

- 248 691 171 333 219 687 165 332 

- 183 3 006 167 2 205 163 2 985 159 2 182 

- 73 493 65 376 73 493 61 373 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plants, and trees ________________________ .. __ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ --- ----- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ___________________ -- - -- -- -- ---- - - -- ---

Contract lobar ________________________ -- -------- -- -- ---

Customwark. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________ --- - -- -- ---- 216 1 218 166 633 208 1 215 145 622 

358 2 840 (NA) (NA) 296 2 805 (NA) (NA> 

- 358 1 548 309 1 010 296 1 527 268 997 

- 348 752 (NA) (NA) 286 737 257 495 

- 214 515 (NA) (NA) 208 514 177 310 

109 174 (NA) (NA) 106 170 116 Jl6 

25 10 (NA) (NA) 25 10 } 9 11 (NA) (NA) 9 11 268 75 

- 358 87 (NA) (NA) 296 85 

281 I 288 (NA) (NA) 257 1 275 (NA) (NA) 

19 3 (NA) (NA) 15 3 (NA) (NAil 

Energy and petroleum productL _______________ ---- -- -- - --

Pefroleum products __________________ - - -- ---- -- -- ----

Gasoline __________________________ - - -- --- - -- -- - ---

Diesel fuel ____________________ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

lP gas, butane, and propane _________ . _____ - -- -- - -.--

Fuel oil __________ -- .. ___________ -- -- ---------------

Natural gas ____________________ - - -- ---- ------ -- ---

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -- ------------ ---

Other-cool, wood. cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

436 RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dote are based on a sample of forms· see text J 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 223 69 399

1 

206 69 023

1 - 223 68 779 206 (0) 

14 620 12 (0) - lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________________ _ 

- 78 19 594 77 (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 

47 13 551 47 13 551 - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 225 42 514 196 40680 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ - 35 4 934 35 Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - 49 (X) 44 Sonitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ - 25 (X) 25 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms-

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _______________________ • _____ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctars ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ • 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

358 301 296 261 machinery and equipment - Can. 

24 029 15 464 23 293 14 824 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

67 121 51 375 78 694 56 797 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

29 16 14 8 $70,000 to $99,999 __ • ___________________ 

72 42 43 26 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

57 48 41 38j $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufoctured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

265 423 144 181 154 242 

321 1 248 190 352 252 896 

324 927 92 153 321 774 

72 77 13 15 60 62 II III - - 11 11 

2 (0) 1 (0) I (0) 

- - - - - - 144 157 46 46 105 111 

183 208 38 40 146 168 

14 18 7 8 8 10 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see textl 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

4 934 

()C) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

25 

37 

23 

28 , 

65 

22 ~ -' 

Forms 

265 

289 

280 

54 

-

13 

(NA) 

26 

138 

8 

1974 

Farms Acres on which use-d 

177 54 653 

(NA) 54 258 

(NA) 395 

- -

(NA) 18680 

1 (0) 

16 5 011 

(NA) 22 272 

19 1 405 

14 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Farms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

46 25 45 

60 37 57 

26 23 25 r 28 , 63 11 64 ~ 62 

jL 21 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

393 250 

1 180 355 

819 195 

62 

- 2~ I 13 

(NA) (NA) 

26 4 

145 34 

11 6 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 183 115 (X) 152 (X) 163 159 

- 2 924 (X) 356 (X) 2568 2 869 I 795 

Forms ________ . _________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with·- J worker __ .. ________ • __________ • _______________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ________________________ . ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers. ________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 50 42 42 50 50 37 21 

- 30 30 60 17 34 25 18 

- 17 29 90 7 25 17 31 - 19 9 53 22 157 18 25 - 67 5 111 56 2 302 66 64 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLO. 437 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Numbor Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 225 (X) 205 (X) 190 (X) 171 (X) 

- 188 (X) 190 (X) 164 (X) 161 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 195 4974 202 3 390 174 4947 173 3 359 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 187 4 441 195 (NA) 167 4 416 169 3005 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 155 IS 948 159 20 818 135 15 714 136 20 522 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 139 9 353 132 12 045 121 9234 115 11 906 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 125 9 004 127 11 812 III 8894 112 11 678 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 36 349 22 233 29 J40 17 228 Heifers and heifer calves ___ " ________________________ _ - 120 3 380 (NA) (NA) 106 3315 108 3944 Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 139 3 215 (NA) (NA) 124 3 165 124 4672 

Sales: CoHle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

- 148 8865 150 II 811 133 8 797 134 II 677 

$1,000_ - (X) 2 896 (X) (NA) (X) 2 878 (X) I 975 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 113 5 285 (NA) (NA) 102 5 238 92 7010 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 523 (X) (NA) (X) 1 512 (X) 892 Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 113 3 580 (NA) (NA) 104 3 559 101 4667 

$1,000_ - (X) I 374 (X) (NA) (X) I 3M (X) I 082 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 14 570 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 8 I 315 

$1,000_ - (X) 296 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 312 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 7 267 (NA) (NA) 7 267 2 (D) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 33 3 734 28 3 231 29 3682 23 3090 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 24 595 (NA) (NA) 22 (01 15 358 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 28 3 139 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 22 2 732 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 25 980 18 577 23 (D) 15 572 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 23 490 14 301 21 (D) 13 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 __ , __________________________ _ - 20 490 15 276 19 (D) 13 (0) Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 45 II 334 61 25 333 42 11 231 55 24 802 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 45 8 262 (NA) (NA) 42 8 178 53 15691 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 115 712 88 437 98 518 69 349 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 35 8 410 28 8 122 31 8 J46 23 8058 

$1,000_ - (X) 608 (X) (NA) (X) 604 (X) 457 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 2868 9 2 782 13 (D) 7 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 86 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 77 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 47 14 131 67 17 325 44 14082 61 17 157 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 47 13 583 (NA) (NA) 44 13 484 56 15 174 

- (X) 105 398 (X) (NA) (X) 104 564 (X) 147 263 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 47 937 (NA) (NA) 44 933 61 573 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) 

Horses and panies __________________________________ _ - 25 101 13 26 22 95 II (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 130 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 42 (X) 32 (X) 33 (X) 26 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ____ :. _________________ _ 

- 37 895 31 3 925 28 680 25 3 788 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 36 851 30 3 7S2 27 (0) 24 (D) 

- 3 44 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) 3 160 I (D) 3 160 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 14 (X) (NA) (X) 12 (X) 3 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry __________________________ ------------ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 6 (X) 

- 3 67 7 567 3 67 6 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 3 67 6 559 3 67 6 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ --- __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _________________ - __ ---------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________ -_ -------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) - - I (D) - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 7 2 12 25 6 (0) 11 (D) 

438 RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All larms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantify farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 1 (0) LX) I (D) 

- I (0) LX) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - -

I (0) {O) (NA) (NA) 1 {O) {O) I (0) 

- - For siloge or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For lodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (0) I (0) (X) 1 (0) I {O) LX) I - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - Sorghums lor all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - LX) - - - (X) - 2 {O) (X) (NA) (NA) - - - - =1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut lor dry lorage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - LX) - - - (NA) (NA) LX) (NA) (NAl - - LX) - - - Wheat lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

37 8464 543 480 36 7564 37 8464 543 480 36 7 564 - (NA) (NA) 37 (D) (D) 33 2930 - 38 3 585 135 904 

30 1 837 139 241 28 I 515 30 1 837 139 241 28 I 515 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24 I 001 59480 22 820 - 151 32 525 2 555 248 147 31 686 146 32 397 2 548 139 143 31 565 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 157 30980 I 882 468 157 30980 

Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) {NAl - -

(Xli 

- - - - - (X) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) D() (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) I (D) 

Soybeans lor beans (bushelsl-__________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- 116 25 166 6 416 984 116 25 166 112 25 120 6 4D6 264 112 25 120 

- 127 21 893 4 890 099 (NAl (NA) 124 21 852 4 885 275 124 21 852 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 218 27 780 49 316 210 27 295 189 26860 48 307 184 26 542 

- 187 28 509 45 320 (NA) (NAl 168 27808 44 302 165 25 625 

Allalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 184 15 417 31 036 179 15 167 162 14806 30 273 159 14663 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 148 15 509 28 957 147 14 194 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 33 2 847 3 838 31 2809 26 2 627 3 714 25 2 619 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (O) (X) 1 (0) 2 (0) (X) 1 {O) 

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

Allalla seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled lor sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 2 449 (X) 11 2 449 11 2449 (X) 11 2 449 

- 9 397 (X) (NAl (NA) 7 (0) (X) 7 391 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) {NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) {NAl (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - {NAl (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peach.s (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl Gropes (pounds) (se. lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NAl 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

aerries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) {NAl {NAl - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) {NAl - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producl'-______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

- 7 850 (X) (NA) (NAl 7 850 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLO. 439 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1914 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ______________________________________________ _ 

AP~~~~f~~t~ii~n~ Proportion ~~~~_ ~ = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = == = = = = = = = in farms ___________ ~ ______________ percenL 

- 325 586 5521 272 650 385 269 572 692 248 637 318 (X) 1 805 (X) 2 391 (X) 2 129 (X) 2 570 

- (X) 1 491 200 (X) 1 491 200 (X) 1 491 200 (X) 1 491 200 

- (X) 39.3 (X) 43.6 (X) 38.4 (X) 42.7 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Averoge per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre ____ . _________________________ dollors_ - 643 857 (X) 483 103 (X) 735 350 (X) 516 440 (X) 

- (X) 337 (X) 202 (X) 327 (X) 201 

Land in forms according to use: T otcl cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 299 108 060 259 115 560 248 104 932 240 (D) 

- 283 65 515 250 70 369 240 63 989 235 69933 

I to 9 acres ________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

10010 1990cres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __ 

1,000 acres or more=========================== 

-- 7 45 2 (HA) 3 17 2 (NAl 

-- IS 198 5 (NA) 6 80 1 (NA) 

-- 12 278 10 (HA) 5 115 5 (NA) 

-- 27 1 056 14 (NA) 15 587 10 (NA) 

-- 46 3343 30 (NA) 35 2 595 28 (NAl 

-- 61 8 197 79 (NA) 61 8 197 79 (NAl 

-- 83 25 252 67 (HA) 83 25 252 67 (NA) 

-- 22 14 417 35 (NAl 22 14 417 35 (NA) 

-- 10 12 729 8 (NA) 10 12 729 8 (NAl 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ 

-- 107 22805 79 19 935 83 21 530 71 (D) Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 73 19 740 82 25 256 63 19 413 77 24 597 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen I grosses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which aU crops failed ________________ _ -- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 13 823 (NA) (NA) 9 757 1 (D) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ .. _____ _ -- 56 17 183 (HAl (NA) 52 16924 72 22809 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 7 I 647 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 60 39 287 48 33 212 48 37 516 46 (D) Woodland postured _______ 0. ______________________ _ 

-- 48 34 764 (HA) (NA) 42 34 335 36 22479 Woodland not pastured ___________________________ _ 

-- 16 4 523 (NAl (NA) 9 3 181 13 (D) 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 269 439 205 238 501 613 233 430 244 220 493 308 

Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________ .. ______________ _ 

-- 208 432 914 (NA) (NA) 189 424 648 181 484 238 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- 179 6 291 (NAl (HA) 151 5 596 160 9070 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ -- 289 490 483 (NAl (NA) 244 480 513 (NAl 525 310 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 202 47 640 194 45 876 177 46 197 183 45 593 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ -- 181 31 543 (NA) (NAl 162 30941 179 35 927 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 77 (D) (NA) (HA) 67 (0) (NAl 9 666 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 28 2 889 (X) (X) 26 (D) (Xl (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Markel value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doJlars_ - 325 14 192 272 9 239 269 14 133 248 9 214 

(X) 43 668 (X) 33 967 (Xl 52 541 (Xl 37 153 

Forms by \'/olue of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 35 8 146 17 (NA) 35 8 146 17 (NAl 

- 52 2 954 45 (NA) 52 2 954 45 (NA) 

- 72 1 986 56 (NA) 72 1 986 56 (NAl 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 47 688 53 (NA) 47 688 53 (NA) 

- 35 262 42 (HA) 35 262 42 (NAl 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

L." Ihon $2,500 (s.elexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

28 97 22 (NA) 28 97 22 (NA) 

- 55 (D) 36 (NA) (X) (X) 13 (NA) 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

13 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

24 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) I (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Grains ____________________________________________ _ - 157 2 058 160 3 189 135 2 034 (NA) 3 186 

- 75 1 060 (NA) (NA) 71 1 057 82 2 262 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Carton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodify Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco __________________________ -- - - -- -- -- -- - - ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-_ .. __________ • ______ _ fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________ .. _______ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _______________________________ - - --- -- ---

- 11 44 (NA) (NA) 11 44 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 104 (D) (NA) (NA) 85 (0) 99 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (0) - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

Livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____ . ________________________ _ 

(ottle and calves .. ______ .. ____ • ____ . _________ .- ____ - __ _ 

Hogs and pigs ____________ -- ______ ---- ------------ --- Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________ .. _________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 260 12 134 228 6 048 228 12 100 213 6 026 

11 8 9 9 9 (0) 9 9 

- 8 44 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 7 3 

221 9 984 (NA) (NA) 206 9 968 197 4 690 

- II 24 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 8 19 

- 61 I 950 (NA) (NA) 51 I 943 50 1 273 

52 124 (NA) (NA) 41 114 25 32 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

440 ROUTT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms. Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

325 272 586 552 283 529 76lJ 65 515 - All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 9 8 13 1 (0) (D) 

24 5 739 17 (D) (0) - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

13 4 732 11 619 379 - 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ - 10 6 784 8 634 364 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ - 11 3 1 301 8 974 412 

2 540 1 043 - 18 lO 2 860 16 140 to 179 acre'- __________________ _ 

6 3 I 159 6 I 159 525 - 180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ - 6 5 1 405 6 I 405 555 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ - 28 34 10262 23 8 467 3 092 

500 to 999 acreL __________________ _ - 50 56 36049 47 33 449 7 710 

1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ - 89 68 125 123 85 119 194 22 703 

28 415 - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 61 70 406 125 55 360 772 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Farms 

325 

283 

165 

141 

128 

117 

32 

25 

262 

49 

12 

2 

forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

202 443871 44 330 

- - -

13 398 177 

8 443 252 

4 338 200 

6 696 267 

7 1 100 460 

6 1 159 525 

4 924 275 

13 5 101 1 762 

31 22 451 4464 

62 86 293 13862 

48 324 968 22 086 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

269 

240 

124 

107 

119 

113 

26 

20 

210 

47 

12 

Acres 

572 692 

63989 

210 518 

21 646 317 6lJ7 

36 596 

44 567 

5 747 

321 368 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

248 

235 

117 

(NA) 

104 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

206 

30 

11 

I 

Irrigated 

10nd 

47640 

- 275 

229 

181 

252 

410 

495 

420 

1 825 

7 240 

17 337 

18 976 

Acres 

637 318 

69 933 

175 259 

24208 

421 119 

39 312 

40 940 

6 413 

380 547 

(D) 

168 311 

Other-cooperative, estate or (D) trust, institutional. etc._ 

~~------_r------~--r---------~-------r------~--~--------~ All farms All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 1978 I} 974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 199 198 187 189 On form operated _____________________ _ 240 168 200 156 Other ________________________________ 126 61 82 47 Not on form operated __________________ _ 56 53 43 46 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 29 38 26 34 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 3 2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 56 25 46 22 None ________________________________ _ 127 81 116 78 35 to 44 years_________________________ 63 38 49 32 1 to 49 dOyL _________________________ _ 30 22 26 20 45 to 54 years_________________________ 80 65 67 63 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 17 17 15 17 55 to 64 years_________________________ 71 79 64 76 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 8 11 5 11 65 years and over______________________ 53 49 43 41 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ 20 11 15 11 Average age___________________________ L-__________ 49.6 53.5 ~__________ 50.3 53.6 200 doys or more _____________________ _ L-__________ lOl 44 ~ ________ 70 ~ 32 

lApplies only to individual or family operotions (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see fext] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 135 4 212 132 2 606 122 4 202 124 26lJI 

- 263 1 468 212 1 121 226 1 458 196 1 109 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _____ .. _____________________ _ 

- 72 152 150 580 64 149 140 576 

- 216 106 (NA) (NA) 185 101 166 101 

- 57 89 66 48 56 (D) 61 48 

- 82 183 63 151 70 176 6lJ 150 

- 106 122 59 40 94 121 57 (D) 

- 134 1 059 126 665 128 1 049 124 (D) 

- 32 65 33 93 26 62 31 (D) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm laboL _____________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental af machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 130 250 102 160 117 245 96 159 

- 325 882 (NA) (NA) 271 869 (NA) (NA) 

- 325 752 272 521 271 742 248 516 

- 324 456 (NA) (NA) 270 448 244 340 

- 189 204 (NA) (NA) 182 203 140 105 

- 54 38 (NA) (NA) 54 38 57 32 

- 33 4 (NA) (NA) 33 4 } - 3 2 (NA) (NA) 3 2 248 39 

- 325 47 (NA) (NA) 271 46 

- 238 114 (NA) (NA) 230 113 (NA) (NA) 

- 60 16j (NA) (NA) 53 14 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___ • ______________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t_a~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~:: :::::::: :::: :::::: ::::: Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other_coal, woad, coke, etc. ________ • ________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROUTT COUNTY, COLO. 441 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1976 1976 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland ferttiized ____________________________ _ time _____________________________________________________ _ 

- 62 10 282 70 9 604 - 81 9 887 69 (0) 

- 6 395 5 (0) 

- - - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 29 5 549 29 5 549 

- - - - -

Weeds. - - - - - grass. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 76 15 773 64 15 600 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 59 (X) 57 

- 13 (X) 12 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,OO(L - Average per form ________________ dollars_ - Fonns by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________ ._. _____________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ______ • ________________ _ . $10,000 10 $19,999 ___ • _________________ _ 

-

SILECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________ ----r- __ _ Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers _____________ • ______________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers __ •• __________ • __ • __________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywh .. llype _____________ • _____ • ____ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1976 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

325 266 271 243 machinery and equipment - Can. 9469 7051 6 628 6866 $20,000 10 $29,999 __________________ • ___ 

29 136 26 506 31 836 26 255 $30,000 to $49,999 ______ • _______________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

31 21 30 15 $70,000 10 $99,999 _. _______________ • ____ 

53 41 16 33 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

75 62 69 53 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1976 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

226 392 93 112 165 280 

301 669 130 191 246 478 

284 788 63 83 267 705 

65 84 6 6 59 76 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - 111 164 30 33 61 131 

176 214 47 48 139 166 

2 (0) I (0) I (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm' Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text1 

Hired workers-All farms, 1976 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

60 9 763 (NA) 9 115 (NA) 666 - -

(NA) 2639 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 11 021 

1 (0) 

19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1978 1974 

82 53 77 53 

25 52 19 52 

35 23 35 23 

1~ 1 ~ 2 1 14 19 14 

3 -' L 2 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

199 280 144 

244 547 225 

245 649 76 

54 74 14 

- - - 4 4 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

56 65 25 

152 163 69 

6 6 3 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working J 50 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________ ---- ____ ---------- ------------------- Workers _________________________ - ---- ____ -------- -------- 134 56 (X) 127 (X) 128 124 

- 571 (X) 123 (X) 448 558 714 

- 16 28 28 27 27 16 40 

45 13 26 52 104 40 33 - 36 II 39 19 67 35 23 -

- 30 3 (0) 24 151 30 23 

7 I (0) 5 99 7 5 -

Forms with- 1 worker ______ . ___ • _____ •• -•• ----------------. ------.--

2 workers ••• _. ___ • ___ -. ______ --------- ••• -------------- 3 or 4 workers ________________ -------- ---------- -------- 5109 workers __ • ____ •• _________ • _____ •• _. ____________ ._ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

442 ROUn COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farm, Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or 'heep __________________________ _ - 289 (X) 230 (X) 241 (X) 211 (X) 

- 249 (X) 215 (X) 216 (X) 200 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their product, _______ $I.<XXL 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $I,O(XL 260 12 134 228 6048 228 12 100 213 6026 -

- 248 11 958 222 (NA) 224 11 934 208 5 982

1 CAmE AND CALVES 

Inventory: CaHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves. bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 234 31 862 203 34 488 205 31 690 189 34 264 

- 212 13 952 181 16 229 189 13890 167 16087 

- 191 13 821 173 16 107 178 13 786 159 15 974 

- II 131 65 122 55 104 60 113 

- 192 7 770 (NAl (NA) 170 7 729 144 6868 

- 211 10140 (NAl (NA) 188 10071 164 11 309 

Soiesl Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves _______________________________ • __________ _ 

'$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _____________________________ • ___ _ 

- 221 25635 209 23 155 206 25 590 197 23082 

- (X) 9984 (X) (NA) (Xl 9968 (X) 4690 

- 124 5920 (NAl (NA) 119 5904 85 5743 

- (Xl 1 825 (X) (NA) (X) 1 820 00 710 

- 177 19 715 (NA) (NA) 164 19 686 176 17 339 

- (X) 8 159 00 (NA) (X) 8 148 00 3 980 

- 14 215 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 8 225 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 86 00 (NA) (X) (D) (X) 74 

- 8 44 (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 7 3 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hags and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 20 214 16 288 16 195 12 188 

- 11 43 (NAl (NA) 9 (D) 8 29 

- 18 III (NAl (NA) 14 (D) 9 159 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor ond Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 12 54 13 63 10 (D) 10 47 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 9 31 8 31 7 (0) 5 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 6 23 8 32 5 (D) 6 (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 59 37245 49 54 007 51 37 144 47 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 54 28 208 (NAl (NA) 47 28 127 45 24832 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 3 4 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 227 1 908 148 1 188 188 1 611 138 1 122 

Soles, Hag, and pig,-_____________________________________ _ 

- 11 370 11 428 9 (D) 8 359 

$1,000_ - (X) 24 (Xl (NA) (X) (D) (X) 19 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 158 7 144 5 158 5 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (Xl (NA) (X) 5 (X) 2 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 61 30 204 52 42 047 51 30104 50 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 56 29 089 (NAl (NA) 48 28962 47 40 048 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 273 337 (Xl (NA) (X) 272 420 (X) 382 452 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ - 61 1 950 (NAl (NA) 51 1 943 50 1 273 Goats _________________________________ • ___________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (Xl (NA) (Xl - (Xl - Horses and ponies ______________________ • ___________ _ 

- 49 197 26 85 39 175 24 (D) 

$1,000_ - (Xl 95 (Xl (NA) (X) 86 (Xl J2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chick, and pullet, under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 49 (X) 42 (X) 39 (X) 40 (X) 

- 47 2023 41 2 137 37 1 647 39 (0) 

- 47 (D) 39 2 044 37 1 647 37 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 2 (D) 7 624 - - 7 624 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other raultry ____________________________________ _ 

Solos, 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 8 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (X) 6 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chicken, 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hon, and pullot. of laying ago ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 month. old or older _____________________ _ 

- 6 (XJ 5 (X) 5 (X) 5 (Xl 

- " 168 4 348 3 (0) 4 348 

- 4 168 4 348 3 (D) 4 348 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Pullet chick, and pullet, under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilors and other moot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkey, _________________________________________ _ 

Turkey, for slaught" ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry product' ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - - - - (X) (NAl (X) - (~i 1 (XJI - 11 8 9 9 9 (D) 9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROUTT COUNTY, COLO. 443 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

- 3 55 ()() 3 55 3 55 (X) 3 55 

- 5 320 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 320 (X) 5 210 

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 180 11 890 (NA) (NA) 3 180 11 890 3 (0) 

- 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 140 I 796 2 (0) 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. 9reenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels). __________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - ()() - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 67 17623 298 797 1 (0) 65 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 77 20 870 475 029 (NA) (NA) 75 (0) (0) 4 162 

- 33 2 297 70341 6 84 30 2 235 68 281 6 84 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 1 372 47 841 4 101 

- 47 4 775 113 971 3 132 44 4710 112 021 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 49 4 749 141 070 4 114 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 4 431 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pototoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 261 41 253 70074 178 31 095 221 39953 68 709 160 30513 

- 224 43306 76489 (NA) (NA) 210 42903 75 837 173 35456 

- 123 10 168 16 706 49 4 827 105 9 599 16 116 44 4658 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 121 12 780 22 351 52 7692 

- 129 18 127 30 281 90 15075 110 17 571 29 623 80 14 749 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (MA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (se. text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - eerri.s _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Strawberries (pounds). ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and gr .. nhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

444 ROUTT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________ - _____ - __ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

265 480 078 I 207 473 399 232 459 001 171 454 256 - (X) 1 812 (X) 2 287 (X) 1 978 (X) 2656 - 2 012 160 (X) 2 012 160 (X) 2 012 160 (X) 2 012 160 (X) - (X) 23.9 (X) 23.5 (X) 22.8 (X) 22.6 -

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 439 497 (X) 309 029 (X) 486 985 (X) 345 673 (X) 

- 135 (X) 262 (X) 130 - (X) 265 (X) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 234 (0) 186 122 171 212 (D) 157 (0) - 75 596 203 86 692 151 74 98-4 - 219 87 393 164 

By ocres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1.000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (HA) 

- 5 (D) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) 

- (NA) 3 65 4 (NA) 7 145 6 - (NA) 9 (D) 5 (HA) 11 395 9 - (NA) 21 1 572 9 (HA) 26 1 952 16 - 50 (D) 27 (HA) 

- 51 6746 27 (NA) 

- 64 19 584 61 (NA) 64 19 584 61 (HA) 

- 32 21 439 26 (NA) 32 21 439 26 (HA) 

- 22 37065 16 (NA) 22 37065 16 (NA) 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 75 (D) 85 27 527 61 (0) 64 (D) 

- 79 (D) 48 19048 76 (0) 46 (0) 

(ropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ (roplond on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer fallow _______ .. ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 1 462 (NA) (NA) 15 1 462 9 8488 

- 10 2 317 (NAl (NA) 9 (0) 13 (0) 

- 15 (D) (NAl (NA) 14 (0) 9 (D) 

- 56 12014 (NAl (NA) 54 (D) 23 5829 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 11 (0) 10 11 782 10 (0) 9 (0) 

- 9 (0) (NAl (NA) 8 (D) 3 7 302 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 6 (D) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 202 351 020 163 339 446 180 335 314 135 323 671 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 115 340 187 (NA) (NA) 104 325 618 93 312291 

- 139 10 833 (NAl (NA) 123 9 696 89 11 380 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 176 364 429 (NA) (NA) 151 347 975 (HA) 344 760 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federol form progroms in 1978 ________ _ 

- 227 128 958 178 102 507 205 124 652 153 9'1 140 

- 212 84 439 (NAl (HA) 197 63 793 149 68144 

- 85 42 644 (NAl (HA) 72 38 984 (NA) 30 896 

- 19 1 875 (HAl (NA) 19 1 875 8 100 

- 31 2 377 (X) (X) 31 2377 (X) (X) 

'1978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 265 21 049 207 11 851 232 21 ooa 171 11 823 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 79429 (X) 57 251 (X) 90 552 (X) 69 140 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or mare ___________________________________ _ - 50 15 294 30 (NA) 50 15 294 30 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 61 3 735 46 (NA) 61 3 735 46 (HA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 50 1 379 32 (NA) 50 1 379 32 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 24 347 17 (NA) 24 347 17 (NA) $5,000 to $9,99'1 ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 176 21 (NA) 27 176 21 (HA) $2,500 to $4,99'1 ___________________________________ _ 

- 20 76 17 (NA) 20 76 17 (NA) less than $2.500 (see te.t) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ - 29 41 40 (HA) (X) (X) 8 (HA) 

- 10 22 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1.500 to $1.99'1 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.49'1 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see te.t) ____________________________ _ 

- 5 9 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 6 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 4 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 - 4 (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

- 138 10634 120 8 182 131 10623 (NA) 8 175 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 87 4477 (NAl (NA) 86 (D) 69 3 031 - 12 452 (HAl (NA) 12 452 (NAl (HA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- 80 (D) (NAl (NA) 74 1 061 67 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

Nursery - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 29 3886 (NAl (NA) 29 3 886 24 4223 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts--------------------------- Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Other ~~::P~I:.:~~~ livestock ~~d- and ~_;,~I== livestock ====== products ======== (see ============ text) _________ === _ 

- 176 10415 141 3 669 155 10 385 125 3 648 

- 7 (D) 4 2 5 (D) 4 2 

- 3 (D) (NAl (HA) 3 (D) 3 24 

- 156 9 524 (NAl (NA) 139 9 502 110 2 954 

- 16 211 (NAl (NA) 15 (D) 23 231 

- 38 376 (HAl (HA) 33 371 36 340 

- 26 151 (NAl (NA) 22 148 26 97 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLO. 44S 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvesfed cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms forms in farms cropland 

All forms __ _ 265 207 forms with- 480 078 219 446 906 87 393 

1 to 9 acres _______ _ 13 6 22 - - - 6 4 171 5 148 108 1 - (0) - - - 13 3 I 060 11 900 580 3 3 320 I (0) (0) 33 27 5 218 29 4 575 3 326 2 - (0) 2 (0) (0) 

10 8 2 400 9 2 160 I 165 46 41 16 833 39 14 205 8 305 5 I 46 36 742 46 32 794 17 428 37 25 53 300 31 44 730 16 225 50 44 363 544 46 346 884 39 766 

10 to 49 acres. SO to 69 ocreL ____ _ 

70 to 99 ocres_ __ 

lOa to 139 ocres- _____ .. 

140 to 179 ocre5- __ _ 

180 to 219 ocres- __ 

220 to 259 acres __ _ 

260 to 499 oues ___ _ 

500 to 999 acres __ 

1,00010 1,999 ocre5- __ _ 2,000 acres or more __ . _____ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms 

Harvested cropland __ 

Tenure of operalor; 

Full owners .. _ 

Harvested cropland. 

Port owners. 

Harvested cropland Tenants __ ._. 

Harvested cropland 

Type of organization: 

Individual or family 

Partnership ~ 

Corporation ____________ . __ . ________ . ___ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

265 

219 

165 

131 

65 

61 

35 

27 

191 

44 

24 

6 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

480 078 207 473 399 

87 393 164 75 596 

161 008 114 256 906 

41 557 (NA) 31 148 

301 580 56 183 578 

37 730 (NA) 37 219 

17 490 37 32915 

8 106 (NA) 7 229 

177 793 (NA) (NA) 

68 985 (NA) (NA) 

218 940 (NA) (NA) 

14 360 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

227 452 908 86 522 

2 (0) - 6 171 108 

- - - 11 900 580 

1 (0) (0) 

29 4 578 3246 

2 (0) (0) 

10 2400 1 165 

39 14055 8 195 

48 34 702 17 427 

32 45 850 16 225 

47 349 734 39086 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

232 

203 

138 

119 

63 

59 

31 

25 

163 

43 

24 

2 

Acres 

459 001 

86692 

141 854 

41 056 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

168 469 

(0) 

218 940 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

171 

151 

85 

(NA) 

56 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

134 

19 

17 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

128 958 

(0) 

116 

- 769 

(0) 

3 383 

(0) 

2045 

10 104 

20232 

21 586 

70 226 

Acres 

454 256 

74 984 

240 358 

30646 

183 578 

37 219 

30320 

7 119 

163 307 

(0) 

248 190 

(0) 

All forms I Forms with soles of I All forms Farms with sales of 

Operators by princlpa! occupafion: 

Forming __ Other ______ _ 

Operators by age group; 

Under 25 years __ 

25 10 34 years __ 

35 10 44 years. _ . 45 10 54 years- __ _ 

1978 

181 

84 

12 

32 

51 

64 

57 

49 

49.9 

137 

48 

3 

23 

22 

58 

38 

41 

52.4 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

167 

65 

10 

25 

50 

56 

47 

44 

49.7 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 125 On form operated _____________________ _ 

28 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

2 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 22 None ________________________________ _ 

20 1 to 49 day'-.............•...•..••.••• 

36 50 to 99 days •..••. _ .•....•..•.•.•..•.. 

34 100 to 149 days •.••• _ ................ . 

39 150 to 199 days ......................•. 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

193 110 173 100 

51 49 43 29 

21 26 16 24 

129 76 120 74 

31 10 28 10 

16 4 15 4 

3 4 2 2 

17 8 17 3 

60 46 41 26 

55 to 64 years. __ 

65 years and over Average age __ 53.1 200 days or more . ____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ !Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tabl€ 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

! 1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

livestock and poultry purchased____ ___ _ __ .. ____ ._ .. __ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry __ .. _____ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds __ Animal health costs ____ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________ ~_. _____ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______ _ 

Hired form lobar ____ _ 

Contract laboL _ _ - - - - - - -

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment _ _ _ ___ . ______ . 

Energy and petroleum products __ _ 

Petrolcum products ___ _ 

Gasoline _ 

Diesel fuel __ . __ 

lP gas, butane, fond propane __ 

Fuel oil __ 

Natural gas .. __ 

Kerosene, molar oil, and grease .. __ _ 

flecfricily ___ _ 

Other -- cool, wood, coke, etc. __ 

446 SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLO. 

1978 

Forms 

110 

171 

41 

147 

. 102 

121 

. 117 

146 

40 

135 

266 

266 

265 

154 

70 

26 

8 

266 

201 

14 

All forms 

1974 

Expenses 

($1.000) Farms 

2 887 80 

1 502 133 

415 109 

96 (NA) 

562 61 

1 498 75 

299 63 

1 387 100 

507 26 

778 87 

1 848 (NA) 

963 205 

484 (NA) 

262 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

24 (NA) 

68 (NA) 

833 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

1 468 90 2 886 71 I 463 

I 078 146 I 491 116 1 067 

691 40 (0) 95 683 

(NA) 122 94 101 52 

302 101 (0) 59 (0) 

1 107 118 1 493 75 1 107 

141 110 287 63 141 

1 444 119 1 374 97 1 443 

102 40 507 26 102 

330 108 772 83 329 

(NA) 228 1 839 (NA) (NA) 

670 228 956 169 658 

(NA) 228 479 163 333 

(NA) 151 262 122 185 

(NA) 68 (0) 71 97 

(NA) 26 (0) } (NA) 8 24 169 44 

(NA) 228 67 

(NA) 179 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 13 (0) (NA) (NA)I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore based on a sample of forms- see text! 

All forms Forms with so!e~ of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Ac((~s on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ~ ______ • ____ - - - __ . 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _____ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _______ _ 

121 51 774 [ 118 

120 49 682 118 

5 2092 4 lime ________________ . ________ . ________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to contro!- Insects on hoy and other crops _____ ." ..... _____ . _ 32 12 036 32 Nematodes in crops _. _________ ". ________ _ 5 375 .. 

Diseases in crops and orchards _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 7 032 31 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture ____ _ 83 25 014 76 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit 22 4 124 22 Insect control on livestock and poultry __________ _ 24 (X) 24 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ___________ _ 9 (X) 9 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.000. 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: 

$110 $4.999 •....................•..... 

$5.00010 $9.999 •........•..•...•....•. 

$10.00010 $19.999 ...................... . 

· 

· 

r 1978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see text! 

Forms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

266 200 228 165 

15 898 8 323 15 341 7 902 

59 766 41 615 67 283 47 891 

22 14 16 9 

56 40 27 23 

40 38 39 32 

1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Can. 

$20.00010 $29.999 ..... 

$30.00010 $49.999 ... 

$50.00010 $69.999 .. ... 

$70.000 10 $99.999 ... ... 

$100.000 10 $199.999 -_.- .. _- $200.000 or more ____ ... .. -. . . 

.. 

... .. 

.. 

... ... 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ cottonpickers ____________________ .. _______ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheellype •••..........••••••••..•. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

Forms Number Forms Number 

201 300 114 136 

248 858 146 244 

234 637 61 101 

13 17 6 6 

- = [ - -

- - -

- -

88 110 19 22 

121 147 23 23 

II 11 I (0) 

1978 and 1974 

11978 dotc are based on a sample of forms; sec text! 

Hired workers·- All forms. 

Forms Number 

112 164 

190 614 

215 536 

8 II 

- -

- -

- 73 88 

106 124 

10 (0) 

1978 

51 534[ 75 30989 

(0) (NA) 29 737 

(D) (NA) I 252 

- -

12 036 (NA) 7 S48 

I (0) 

7 032 7 I 290 

24 634 [ (NA) 10 961 

4 1241 6 I 955 

(X) 18 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

25 36 25 33 

33 34 33 30 

II 14 II 14 

14 ., r 14 ., 48 r 24/1 46 r 24 

17 .J jL 17 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

140 220 133 

177 646 217 

177 497 105 

25 29 10 . . . 

4 4 I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

23 35 4 

96 110 20 

II 12 2 

Any hired workers -

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less Ihon J 50 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms with146 63 (X)I 135 (X) 119 97 · I 012 (X) 170 (X) 842 981 903 

Farms __ . ____ _ 

Workers _____ _ 

I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________ ~ _ . ____________________________ _ 

3 or 4 wolkers ________________________ . ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____ .. ________________________________ _ 

· 47 25 25 58 58 21 30 · 23 20 40 12 24 23 17 · 18 7 24 19 62 18 19 · 22 9 (D) 15 124 21 13 · 36 2 (D) 31 574 36 18 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLO. 447 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry __ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep. ___ . _____ _ · 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products __ ... $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ___ .. _______ _ __ $1,000_ · 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cotlle and calves __________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ________ . __________ _ 

Beef cows ___ . _____ . _______ . ___ _ 

Milk cows _______ ______ _ ____ .. _______ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

· Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ _ 

Sales: 

Cottle and calves __ 

Calves 

-. 

$1,000. 

$1,000 

$1,000. 

$1,000. 

Cattle 

Fattened cattle __ 

Dairy products __ ______ $1,000. 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: 

Hogs and pigs. _____ . _______ . ________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding. _. __ _ 

Other hogs and pigs. ____ _ · litters of pigs farrowed between--

Dec, 1 af preceding year and Nov. 30 __ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 __ · June I and Nov. 30 ____ _ 

Sheep and lambs __ _ 

Ewes 1 year old a raider .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ Goots ________________________________ _ -- Horses and ponies __ .. 

Soles: 

Hogs and pigs __ .. _ .. $1,000 -- Feeder pigs ___ _ -- $1,000 -- Sheep and lambL __ -- Sheep and lambs shorn ____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ______ _ -- Sheep, lambs, and wool _____ _ ____ . $1,000 -- Goots ___ _ --

Horses and ponies ______ _ $1,000 --

$1,000. 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry__ _ ________________________________ _ -- Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ .. ____ _ -- Hens and pullets of laying age ______ ..... ____ . ____ . ___ _ -- Pullets 3 months old or older __ _ _________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ -- Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ _ .. Turkeys __ __ __ _ _ ____ __ _ _________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter__________ _ __________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding · Other poultry __ _ 

Soles: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older .. ____________________ _ · Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ · Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _____________________ .. __________________ _ 

· Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

· Other poultry ________________ _ _________ _ · Poultry and poultry product5- __________________ $1,000_ · 

448 SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLO. 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Number 

184 (X) 

164 (X) 

176 10 415 

169 10 110 

154 36 370 

135 19 114 

124 18 998 

43 116 

121 9 286 

132 7 970 

156 26 986 

(X) 9 524 

102 7 825 

(X) 2 106 

121 19 161 

(X) 7 418 

10 151 

(X) 53 

3 (0) 

18 1 901 

10 312 

16 1 589 

10 333 

6 156 

9 177 

30 5 406 

28 4 052 

5 91 

103 783 

16 2 070 

(X) 211 

5 125 

(X) 3 

37 6 827 

30 4 795 

(X) 47 133 

38 376 

3 41 

(X) 1 

17 107 

(X) 48 

29 (X) 

26 866 

25 794 

4 72 

1 (D) 

3 37 

3 16 

3 (D) 

1 (0) 

9 (X) 

5 (X) 

3 64 

3 64 

-- --

-- -- -- -- 2 (D) 

2 (0) 

-- -- 2 (X) 

7 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

144 (X) 158 (X) 128 (X) 

134 (X) 143 (X) 118 (X) 

141 3 669 155 10 385 125 3 648 

136 (NA) 150 (D) 120 3 525 

124 38 163 134 36066 109 37 766 

108 19 729 120 18 975 95 19492 

103 19 633 111 18 864 91 19 409 

35 96 38 111 32 83 

(NA) (NA) 108 9 223 83 8 953 

(NA) (NA) 119 7 868 94 9321 

125 16 676 139 269DO 110 16 553 

(X) (NA) (X) 9 502 (X) 2954 

(NA) (NA) 92 7 778 70 8 310 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 096 (X) 949 

(NA) (NA) 110 19 122 91 8 243 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 405 (X) 2 005 

(NA) (NA) 9 (D) 19 464 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 192 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 24 

24 2 121 16 (0) 24 2 121 

(NA) (NA) 9 (D) 17 410 

(NA) (NA) 14 (D) 22 1 711 

21 498 9 (D) 21 498 

17 276 6 156 17 276 

16 222 8 (D) 16 222 

38 14 101 26 5 233 36 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 24 3948 32 9 036 

(NA) (NA) 4 (0) 7 134 

68 735 90 665, 62 714 

23 3 282 15 (D) 23 3 282 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 231 

7 280 4 (D) 7 280 

(X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 4 

36 10 514 32 6744 34 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 26 4 683 34 10 123 

(X) (NA) (X) 46 173 (X) 89 753 

(NA) (NA) 33 371 36 340 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 6 60 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 1 

16 40 14 100 16 40 

(X) (NA) (X) 46 (X) 17 

21 (X) 22 (X) 17 (X) 

20 698 20 707 16 645 

20 670 20 (0) 16 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) -- -- 1 (D) 

3 64 1 (D) 3 64 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) -- -- _. · 

(NA) (X) 6 (X) 3 (X) 

1 (X) 4 (X) 1 (X) 

1 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) -- . · 

(NA) (NA) -- -- -- · 

-- -- -- . -- · 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) · -- (NA) (NA) 1 (D) · -- (NA) (NA) -- -- -- · 

(NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

4 2 5 (D) 4 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity farms Acres forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (X) I (D) 

- I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) I (0) 

- For groin or seed (bushel,L __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (0) I (0) 1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (D) I (D) 

- 1 (D) (0) I (D) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - (X) - - - - (X) I - =1 - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -

- =1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - CUf for dry forage or hoy (fans, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheaf for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oafs for groin (bushel,) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushel,L _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -

4409 - 27 4409 320 520 27 4409 27 4409 320 520 27 

16 1 031 34 922 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) (0) 14 896 -

- 25 2 403 119 920 25 2 403 25 2 403 119 920 25 2 403 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 1 307 73 062 19 I 307 

- 81 22 229 1 487 710 79 21 968 80 (D) (D) 78 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66 17 800 I 012 699 66 17 BOO 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I -

(0~1 -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) I 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peonufs for nufs (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Irish pofofaes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 29 8 291 2 124 588 29 8 291 29 8 291 2 124 588 29 8291 

- 24 6 761 I 433 408 (NA) (NA) 24 6 761 I 433 408 24 6 761 

Sweefpofafoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (fans. dry) (see fexf) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 172 49 258 60 737 165 46 565 157 48 575 59 825 151 45 937 

- 143 48 611 65 130 (NA) (NA) 131 48 034 64 579 129 41 294 

Alfalfa hoy (fans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 113 23 171 37 384 III 22 3881 103 22 666 36 6411 101 21 9281 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 108 17 446 30 093 107 16696 

Of her fame dry hoy (fons, dry) (see fext) ______ 1978_ - 21 5 596 4854 19 4 916 19 (D) (D) 17 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - _. - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

All vegefobles harvesfed for sale (see fexf) _______ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - I (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) I (0) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomafoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see fext) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sfrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Of her crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 5 449 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 449 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLO. 449 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- 69 195 164 78 174496 58 188 477 65 171 469 

- (Xl 2 828 (Xl 2 237 (X) 3250 (Xl 2638 

- (X) 821 120 (Xl 821 120 (X) 821 120 (Xl 821 120 

- (X) 23.8 (Xl 21.3 (X) 23.0 (X) 20.9 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 777 184 (Xl 321 449 (X) 874 536 (Xl 361 077 (X) 

- (X) 275 (Xl 144 (X) 269 (Xl 137 

land in forms according to use: Total croptond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 61 17 798 74 20458 52 17 145 63 (0) 

- 58 9389 70 10 262 49 9059 62 10 123 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

- - - 4 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 4 51 I (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- 4 90 2 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 6 207 8 (NA) 5 (0) 7 (HA) 

- 14 970 26 (NA) II 753 25 (HA) 

- 15 2006 15 (NA) 15 2006 15 (HA) 

- 10 3 135 10 (NA) 10 3 135 10 (HA) 

-- 5 2930 4 (NA) 5 2930 4 (HA) 

-- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture _____________________ _ Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen 

-- 29 5 390 51 9 554 25 (0) 40 (0) 

-- 17 3 019 9 642 16 (0) 8 (0) 

t grasses, not harvested or pastured ______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled ________________ _ -- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) - - -- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. _____ _ -- 12 1 971 (NA) (NA) 12 I 971 4 219 Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 7 680 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 98 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 16 9445 13 8 858 13 9 133 II (0) Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 12 (0) (NA) (HA) 9 (0) 10 6943 Woodland nof postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 4 (0) 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 60 167921 49 145 180 53 162 199 43 143 199 PastureJand and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 44 165 820 (HA) (NA) 40 160342 39 140067 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 38 2 101 (NA) (NA) 32 1 857 23 3 132 

Pasturelond, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 58 178 722 (NA) (NA) 49 172 629 (HA) 155 767 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 47 10 507 67 14 718 38 10 102 55 14255 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 42 (0) (NA) (NA) 34 4948 53 (0) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 27 (0) (NA) (NA) 24 5 154 (NA) 8046 Other fond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _______ _ -- 4 122 (X) (X) 3 (0) (X) (X) 

l1978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 69 3 052 78 2005 58 3038 65 1 995 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 44 234 (X) 25 705 (X) 52377 (X) 30692 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ________ • ________________________ _ 

- 8 2 036 6 (NA) 8 2036 6 (NA) 

- 7 475 9 (NA) 7 475 9 (NA) 

- 9 268 9 (NA) 9 268 9 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 9 123 8 (HA) 9 123 8 (NA) 

- 13 93 6 (NA) 13 93 6 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4.999 ________________________________ ---_ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _____ • ___________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 12 43 11 (HA) 12 43 II (NA) 

- 11 14 29 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________________________________ ----

Grains __________________________ - ___ -_ - ___ ---------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ---_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ - ___ ------ ----

Field seeds, hay, forage, ond silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

- 28 268 24 325 25 264 (NA) 325 

- 21 224 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 13 274 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 12 44 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 14 51 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ -_ - - ---_ ------------ - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry producl'- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs _. _______ • __ - - ---------- -- ------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ ---

Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) ___ _ 

- 53 2 784 71 1 681 46 2 774 61 I 671 

- 3 2 3 (Z) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 48 1846 (NA) (NA) 43 I 839 58 963 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 15 928 (NA) (HA) 13 (0) 12 705 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 3 

'1974 data include sol.s of forest products. 

450 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

69 78 195 164 58 150 943 9 389 47 167 376 5 705 - All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with1 - (D) - - - - - - - (0) (0) 3 1 80 2 (0) (D) 2 - (D) (D) I (0) (D) - 1 2 (0) 1 (0) 4 3 290 3 220 153 3 220 - 148 3 6 351 3 351 148 3 351 - (D) 3 11 478 3 478 152 2 (0) - 579 208 3 13 579 3 579 208 3 - (D) (D) 1 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 - 428 10 5 3932 10 3 932 935 6 2480 

12 10 9877 11 8 977 1 837 7 5577 960 - 8 089 580 9 13 14014 8 12 914 2 392 5 - 3 111 - 19 13 165 274 13 123 149 3466 14 149 419 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 oCre5 ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

TobIe 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

69 

58 

36 

Jl 

23 

21 

10 

6 

58 

9 

2 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

195 164 78 

9 389 70 

32 264 45 

2 596 (NA) 

152 968 25 

6 J08 (NA) 

9 932 8 

485 (NA) 

107 167 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

174 496 

10 262 

27 063 

J 107 

142 828 

6 221 

4 605 

934 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

58 

49 

29 

25 

22 

20 

7 

4 

48 

8 

2 

Acres 

188 477 

9 059 

JO 887 

2 483 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

100 660 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

65 

62 

37 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

59 

5 

1 

Irrigoted 

land 

10 507 

-

(D) 

(D) 

123 

291 

(D) 

330 

(0) 

663 

I 494 

1 657 

5 655 

Acres 

171 4691 

10 123 

(D) 

3 027 

140 755 

6 192 

(D) 

904 

89 609 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Farms with sales of All farms Forms with soles of 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 

J5to 44 years ________________________ _ 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average oge __________________________ _ 

1978 

38 

31 

1 

4 

16 

16 

18 

14 

52.9 

11974 

48 

29 

1 

4 

16 

29 

13 

14 

51.0 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

34 

24 

1 

J 

15 

12 

15 

12 

52.9 

Operators by place of residence: 40 On form operated _____________________ _ 

24 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ 

- Operators reporting days of work off form: 3 None ________________________________ _ 

15 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

24 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

lJ 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

9 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

50.5 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

51 52 41 46 

10 17 9 16 

8 8

1 

8 2 

30 24 27 21 

3 4 J 4 

6 2 3 2 

3 2 3 1 

1 13 13 

24 15 20 10 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

- 38 450 39 790 34 446 34 782 

- 53 541 60 220 46 50J 52 216 

- 15 66 42 85 13 (D) 37 84 

- 44 21 (NA) (NA) 35 70 28 20 

- 24 24 22 19 20 23 22 19 

- 33 88 32 69 28 84 27 66 

- 17 13 18 5 16 (D) 17 (D) 

- 34 229 49 176 29 227 48 (D) 

- 10 J7 4 8 10 37 4 8 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health casts ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________ ~ ____ ~_~ _________________ ~ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ ~_ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 27 46 47 55 21 43 43 54 

- 69 216 (NA) (NA) 58 211 (NA) (HA) 

- 69 185 75 lJ6 58 182 64 13J 

- 66 123 (NA) (NA) 55 121 64 93 - 36 41 (NA) (NA) 36 41 31 24 - 14 11 (NA) (NA) 10 11 8 6 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 64 11 - 69 (D) (NA) (NA) 58 (D) 

- 48 28 (NA) (NA) 44 27 (NAl (NA) 

- 16 3 (NA) (NA) 13 J (NA) (NA) I 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Ga50Iine _________________________________________ _ 

~iesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~ii _~u_t_a~~~_a_n_d_~:~~~~~== ======== =============== Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and gre058 _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. woad, cake, etc. ___________________ • _____ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO. 451 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

1I978 doto are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, gronules. fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 33 4 476 28 

- 32 3 153 27 

- 6 1 323 6 

- - - -

- 4 564 3 

- - - - - Weeds, - - - gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 12 1 952 12 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent and bird confrol ________________________ _ 

- - - - 9 (X) 8 

- - (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morket value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group I 

$1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including p!ckups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, selt-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

Pickup ~o~~ent~~kneJj~i;n-e~s- balers ____________________________ == == == == ==== == ====== === _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

69 75 58 64 machinery and equipment - Con. 2 425 1 662 2 323 1 598 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 147 22 160 40057 24 969 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

7 8 6 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

19 13 12 9 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

16 23 14 21 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number farms Number 

45 54 19 19 31 35 65 137 37 63 43 74 

58 130 12 19 52 III 

13 20 1 (0) 12 (0) 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) - -

- - - - - - 19 19 5 5 14 14 

28 32 7 7 22 25 

5 5 1 (0) 4 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textl 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

4 274 2951 

1 323 

-

(0) 

-

- 1 952 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

27 3 586 (NA) 2 162 (NA) 1 424 

- -

(NA) 590 

- - 1 (0) 

(NA) 824 

- -

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

8 7 7 7 

5 15 5 15 

4 7 4 7 

1 1 ~ 1 1 8 2 8 2 

1 J L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

forms Number 1970 to 1974 

52 67 33 70 186 107 67 132 18 

11 14 1 

- - -

1 (0) 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 4 1 32 33 10 

3 3 -

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -- -- ---- ---------------- ---

Worker. __________________ ---- ---- ---- ------ -- -- -- -------- 34 20 (X) 22 (X) 29 48 

- 104 (X) 48 (X) 56 98 134 

- 15 12 12 7 7 11 27 

- 11 7 (0) 8 16 10 7 

- 2 - - 5 18 2 4 

- 5 - - 1 (0) 5 8 

- 1 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 2 

Forms with- I worker ________________ - - -- -------- ---------------- ---

2 workers ________ -- __ -- ------ -------- -- -------- ---- ----

3 or 4 workers ________________ -------- ------------------ 5 to 9 workers __________________ ------ ---------- --------

10 workers or more ____________ -- ---- -- ------ ---- --------

452 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Plumber Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 54 ()() 72 (X) 46 (X) 61 (X) 

- 46 (X) 70 (X) 40 (X) 60 (X) 

Saiesl Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.00(>-

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 53 2 784 71 1 681 46 2 774 61 1 671 - 52 (D) 70 (NA) 46 2 768 60 1 668 -

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ~ __________________________________ _ 

Cows and he~ers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________ . _________ . __ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 43 7899 69 11 032 38 7 284 59 10 876 

- 41 4229 63 6023 J6 3 955 54 5 934 

- 41 4220 60 6001 J6 3946 52 5 916 

7 9 16 22 7 9 13 18 -

- 37 2092 (NA) (NA) 33 1 893 52 2 603 

- 38 1 578 (NA) (NA) 34 1 436 54 2339 

Sales, Cottle and colves _____________________________ • _____ _ 

$1.000_ (01v8s ___ • ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 48 5588 67 5 222 43 5 568 58 5 189 

- (X) 1 846 (X) (NA) ()() 1 839 (X) 963 

- 29 2 319 (NA) (NA) 26 2 313 18 1 500 

- (X) 599 (X) (NA) (X) 597 ()() 184 

- 35 3 269 (NA) (NA) 31 3 255 49 3689 

- (X) 1 247 ()O (NA) (X) 1 242 (X) 779 

- 4 119 (NA) (NA) 4 119 - -

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 40 (X) (NA) (X) 40 ()() - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pig'- _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 J4 2 (D) 3 34 1 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pig'- ______________________________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dac. 1 of precedino year and Nov, 30 _____ • _________ ._ - 3 15 - - 3 15 - - Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - 3 (0) - - June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 13 27942 14 30 146 11 (D) 12 (D) 

- 13 16419 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 12 19 243 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 39 243 44 320 J4 224 39 289 

Salesl Hogs and pig,-_____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) - - $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) ()O - Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - $1.000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) ()() (D) (X) - Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 15 14 103 14 19 969 13 (D) 12 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 14 19986 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 12 26 392 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 202 122 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 243403 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 15 928 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 12 705 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 6 2 (D) 3 6 $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 6 (X) 8 (X) 5 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 11 415 6 268 7 328 5 (D) 

- 11 415 6 217 7 328 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 2 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Solesl - 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- - (X) 2 (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- - - 2 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pull.ts under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 3 2 3 (2) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO. 453 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes __ _ _1978 

1974 

For grain or seed (bushelsL. 1978. 

1974_ 

For siloge or green chop {Ions, greenL _ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or groled _1978 .. 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes _ _ _ _ _ _1978 

1974 .. For groin or seed (bushels). _ _ 1978_ 

1974" For silage or green chop (Ions, green). _ _ .1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut tor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) _ _ _1978_ 

1974_ Hogged Of grozed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 1978 ... 

1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL__ _ ___ 1978_ 

1974_ - Oats for yroin (bushels) __ . ___ __ 1978_ 

1974_ - Barley for groin (bushels)___ _.1978_ - 1974 ,,- Rye for groin (bushels) ___ ______________ ______ 1978 -- 1974 -- Other small groins tor groin _1978_ 

1974 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) 1978 

1974 ... 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _ ~ 1978 

1974 -- collon (boles) _ _ _ 1978 -- 1974 -- Tobacco (pounds) _1978 -- 1974 

Irish pototoe~ (hundredweighl) 1978 ,,-

1974 --

Swectpotoloes (bushels) _ .1978 -- 1974 -- Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text) __ 1978 -- 1974 -- Alfolfo hoy (Ions. dry) ______ _1978 -- 1974 -- Other lame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) _ 1978 --

Field seed crops ___ ._ .1978 -- 1974 -- Alfalfa seed (pounds) __ _ __ 1978 -- 1974 -- Red clover seed (pounds) _ ._ ._1978 -- 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn. ___ ______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Tomotoes _ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos_____ 1978_ 

land in orchards ___ _ 

Apples (pounds) __ 

Peoches (poundsL __ ______ _ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) __ 

Berries .. __ 

Strawberries (poundsL_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____ _ 

Other crops __ . 

1974_ 

___: _1978_ 

1974_ 

__ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1978_ 

1974_ 

_1978_ 

1974_ 

_____ 1978_ 

1974_ _____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

... _1978_ 

____ 1978_ 

454 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLO. 

-

-

-

-

... 

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

3 

4 

... 

I 

3 

(NA) 

... (NA) 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

17 

10 

8 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

... 

46 

63 

41 

(NA) 

3 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

... 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

... 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

(NA) 

... 

... 

... 

(NA) 

... 

7 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quontily 

82 (X) 

122 ... ()()I 

(0) (0) 

82 I 120 

(NA) (NA) 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... (X)I ... (X) 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... ... (NA) (NA) 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

2 596 45 804 

I 480 27 617 

273 16 200 

(NA) (NA) 

344 24 630 

(NA) (NA) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA)I ... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... ... 

-- ... 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

- ... 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

... ... 

5 050 9 643 

6 209 10 067 

4 101 8 3431 (NA) (NA) 

76 108 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... (X) 

... (X) 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... (X) 

(NA) (X) 

... (X) 

... (X) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... (X) 

... (X) 

... ... 

(NA) (NA) 

... (X) 

I 079 (X) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

3 82 3 82 (X) 3 82 (NA) (NA) 4 122 (X) 4 122 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) I (0) 

3 82 3 82 I 120 3 82 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 750 3 (0) ... ... ... ... (X) ... ... (NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... (NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

3 (0) 17 2 596 45 804 3 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 10 I 480 27 617 2 (0) 

7 223 7 (0) (0) 6 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 6 144 6 100 6 144 

8 344 7 (0) (0) 7 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 5 113 5 298 4 83 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... (NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... (NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

42 4 525 38 4 792 9 258 34 4 267 

(NA) (NA) 55 6 082 9 872 52 5 703 

40 4 034 34 3 865 7 9651 33 3 798 

(NA) (NA) 43 3 108 5 321 43 3 108 

2 (0) 3 76 108 2 (0) 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... ... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (NA) (NA) 

... ... ... ... (X) ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... (X) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 

(NA) (NA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - (X) ... 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

316 338 381 302 341 713 299 336639 291 341 228 - (X) 1 071

1 

(X) 1 132 (XI 1 126 (X) 1 173 - (X) 348 160 (X) 348 160 (X) 348 160 (X) 348 160 - (X) 97.2 (X) 98.1 (X) 96.7 (X) 98.0 -

Farms ________________________ -----_ - _____________ ---

Api;~;!~~~~~i~n1.~!~s~==================:=:=::::=~;~c;n~= 

439 642 (X) 302 960 (X) 461 008 (X) 312 918 (X) 

- (X) 268 (X) 413 (X) 267 - (X) 413 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars292 231 901 290 224 230 279 230 5081 283 223 978 - 125 8491 273 120 979 - 282 126 193 277 121 076 274 

3 17 5 (NA) 2 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 4 57 2 (NA) 3 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 1 (NA) 3 (0) - (NA) 

- 4 102 3 (NA) 8 323 3 (NA) 6 (0) - 35 (NA) 32 2 236 34 (NA) 35 2446 - (NA) 39 5 9331 47 (NA) 39 5 933 47 - (NA) 104 34 730 95 (NA) 

- 104 34 730 95 

63 42 758 71 (NA) 63 42 758 71 (NA) - 18 (NA) 22 39 827 18 (NA) 

- 22 39 827 

land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 61 7 958 61 7 376 58 7 925 56 (0) 

- 230 97 750 225 95 778 224 96 734 223 (0) (ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 26 2 078 (NA) (NA) 26 2 078 14 (0) 

- 22 1 508 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 21 3 412 

- 205 86 715 (NA) (NA) I 199 85 8931 199 88 1881 

- 91 7449 (NA) (NA) 90 (0) 28 3366 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Crop/and on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 4 345 4 I 282 3 (0) 4 I 282 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 345 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 I 282 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 232 106 135 208 116 201 219 (0) 201 115 968 

Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds. roads. wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 126 100 026 (NA) (NA) 121 99 817 121 110621 

- 189 6 109 (NA) (NA) 178 (0) 177 5 347 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 165 107 984 (NA) (NA) 157 107 742 (NA) 117 885 

- 131 49 183 107 30 489 129 (0) 105 (0) 

- 128 47 600 (NA) (NA) 127 (0) 103 29 952 

- 12 696 (NA) (NA) II (0) (NA) 329 

- 17 887 (NA) (NA) 17 887 6 (0) 

- 184 16 890 (X) (X) 180 16 757 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

, 1978 datu are based on a sample of forms; see text_ 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 316 29 666 302 28 109 299 29 643 291 28 095 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 93 879 (X) 93 076 (X) 99 141 (X) 96 546 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 66 22939 67 (NA) 66 22939 67 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 55 3472 88 (NA) 55 3 472 88 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 76 2 149 60 (NA) 76 2 149 60 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 58 827 34 (NA) 58 827 34 (NA) $5,000 1o $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 27 192 26 (NA) 27 192 26 (NA) 

- 17 64 14 (NA) 17 64 14 (NA) 

- 17 22 13 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see le.I) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1.500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

- 274 13 547 267 15 609 267 13 536 (NA) (0) Grains _______________________________________ • ____ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Colton and callanseed _______________________________ _ 

- 270 II 569 (NA) (NA) 263 II 558 262 13042 

- 112 2488 (NA) (NA) 108 2484 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obocco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ - 54 490 (NA) (NA) 54 490 46 657 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ______ • ______________ _ Olher craps ________________________________________ _ - - - I (D) - - I (0) 

- 25 I 488 (NA) (NA) 25 I 488 24 I 902 

Liveslock, paullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paullry praducls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Coli'. and co'ves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and liveslock praducl, (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 174 16 119 179 12 500 166 16 108 170 (0) 

- 6 (0) 16 5 4 (D) 16 5 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 35 - 150 15692 (NA) (NA) 146 15 688 150 12 023 

- 31 342 (NA) (NA) 29 (0) 30 (D) 

- 7 7 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 4 (0) 

- 7 31 (NA) (NA) 3 30 6 35 

1)974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLO. 455 

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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

316 302 338 381 282 330 380 126 193 131 197 935 76884 AU forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with12 14 20 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 12 7 340 5 165 127 4 122 115 3 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 3 160 (0) 

- 2 6 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - 12 5 1 413 9 1 078 432 3 384 190 - 22 33 3 514 18 2 879 1 434 3 480 354 5 4 976 4 781 307 2 (0) (0) 

5 5 1 227 4 987 631 2 (0) (0) 

- 59 46 22 566 58 22 246 12 208 26 10009 7432 70 73 49 733 68 48 293 21 288 29 19889 9 297 68 59 94 381 68 94 381 40 601 26 36 378 18339 

-- 46 49 163 885 44 159 385 49 000 32 129 627 40415 

I to 9 acres __________________ + ____ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 o(res ____________________ _ 7010 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5 ________________ . __ _ 

140 to 179 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 50010 999 ocre5- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms 

Lond in forms ________________________ . _________ _ 316 338 381 302 Harvested croplond _________ .. _________________ _ 282 126 193 277 

Tenure of operotor: Full owners __________________________________ _ 101 63 666 104 Harvested cropland _. ________________________ _ 78 21 032 (NA) Port owners __________________________________ _ 153 237 317 145 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 151 87 283 (NA) Tenants ________________________ . _______ • _____ _ 62 37 398 53 Harvested cropland __ . _________ . _______________ _ 53 17 878 (NA) 

Type of organization: Individuol or family ___________________ • _. ______ _ 240 191 272 (NA) Partnership _. ________________________________ _ 42 (0) (NA) Corporation _. _. ___ • _______________________ • __ _ 33 89 029 (NA) 

Other - cooperative. estate or trust, institutional. etc __ 1 (0) (NA) 

Acres 

341 713 

121 076 

60 328 

20952 

247 352 

84 491 

34 033 

15 633 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

299 

274 

90 

73 

153 

151 

56 

50 

224 

41 

33 

1 

Acres 

336 639 

125 849 

62475 

20 841 

237 317 

87 283 

36847 

17 725 

189 645 

(0) 

89 029 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

291 

273 

94 

(NA) 

145 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

246 

28 

16 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

49 183 

(0) 

115 

150 

-

143 

419 

(0) 

(0) 

7 051 

8 331 

12 509 

19 768 

Acres 

341 228 

120 979 

(0) 

20 855 

247 352 

84491 (0) 

15 633 

245 080 

57412 (0) 

(0) 

All forms Farms with soles of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________ . _._ • ___________ _ 231 240 228 235 On form operated ---.-----.------------ 191 159 181 155 Other ____________ . _________________ • 85 45 71 39 Not on form operated ___ ._. ____________ • 100 85 94 82 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 25 41 24 37 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 6 4 5 2 Operators reporting doys of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 40 27 38 25 None ___ • _____ ._. _____ • _______________ 148 129 144 126 35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 58 41 51 41 1 to 49 doys. __________________________ 38 33 38 33 45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 52 78 49 78 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 13 7 13 6 551064 years. ______________________ ._ 101 88 98 83 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 21 12 21 11 65 years and over ___ • _______ • _________ _ 59 47 58 45 150 to 199 doys ________________ . _______ 19 12 19 II Average age __________________________ _ 51.7 53.0 52.2 53.1 200 days or more ---------------- ------ 57 30 45 25 

~----------~------------ !Applies only to individual or fomily operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ______ . _____________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and frees ___ _ __________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________________ ---- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor________ _ _____________________ _ 

Contract labor ________ - - ___ . ____________ ----------------

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __ _. _____________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __ 

Gasaline. __ 

Dieselfuel._ .. _____ ---------- ---------------

lP gas, butane, and propane __ 

Fuel oiL __ Natura/gos __ . ____________ ---

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _ _ _ _ _ 

Electricity _ _ ____ - -- ._- -- - - - - -- ---- ---- ---

Other cool,woad, cake,etc. ________________________ _ 

456 SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLO. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms 

126 8 089 114 

154 2 569 159 

58 322 101 

149 117 (NA) 

163 547 165 

136 1 701 152 

107 413 112 

111 1 288 146 

36 60 29 

212 1 049 203 

316 1 909 (NA) 

316 1 159 281 

303 486 (NA) 

254 525 (NA) 

102 60 (NA) 

26 9 (NA) 

11 3 (NA) 

316 75 (NA) 

239 750 (NA) 

II 1 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

6 719 121 8 087 109 6 716 

2 964 149 2 563 151 2 957 

714 53 321 97 713 

(NA) 144 117 129 77 

509 157 547 162 509 

1 138 136 1 701 151 (0) 

170 107 413 111 (0) 

800 106 1 282 144 (0) 

112 31 57 29 112 

978 201 1 048 200 978 

(NA) 300 1 901 (NA) (NA) 

792 300 1 153 272 789 

(NA) 287 481 252 375 

(NA) 249 525 218 310 

(NA) 102 60 87 42 

(NA) 26 9 } (NA) 11 3 272 61 

(NA) 300 74 

(NA) 229 747 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) II 1 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dot a ore bosed on 0 sample of forms· see fextJ 

Ali forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________________ .. __ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ________ .. ___________________ _ 

131 54 194

1 

131 54 194

1 131 53 994 131 53 994 - 200 3 200 - 3 lime _____________________________________________ _ - - -

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

55 16 486 55 

19 I 416 19 - 5 I 750 5 

84 25 3991 84 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ . Insect control on livestock and poultry _____________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

-I -

53 (X) I 53 - 7 (X) 7 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Averoge per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ________ --------"T--- _______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dOlO are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

ESfimated market value of all 

316 276 300 265 machinery and equipment - Ccn. 

18 554 12 557 18 446 12 4451 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

58 714 45 496 61 487 46 962 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

5 15 5 13 $70,00010 $99.999 ______________________ 

42 30 1 26 241 $100,000 1o $199,999 _______ • ____________ 

61 45 i 61 43 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

AU forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

278 489 183 241 158 248 

301 1 038 172 300 265 738 

287 841 94 143 275 698 

-

16 486 

I 416 

I 750 

25 399 

-

(X) 

(X) 

I 

- 149 182 21 24 131 158

1 - 56 62 1 27 3~1 32 32 

16 18 4 14 14 

Grain and beon combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ -

- - - Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- 43 70 19 19 36 51 Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- 65 79 21 33 45 46 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

- 45 52 16 20 31 32 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

All farms 

1978 

44 

32 

38 

44 '1 

29 r 21 .J 

Forms 

243 

263 

256 

141 

44 

17 

(NA) 

16 

32 

45 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

151 48 149 

(NA) 47 906 

(NA) 243 

- -

(NA) II 233 

8 616 

5 582 

(NA) 14 953 

I (D) 

20 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

4J 44 42 

61 32 61 

28 38 28 r 44 

5411 1 29 54 

jL 21 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

385 246 

865 327 

787 171 

171 38 

48 25 

18 5 

(NA) (NA) 

17 7 

36 6 

50 24 

Any hired workers -

forms with sales of $2,500 or marc Working 1 SO days or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 19/4 

- III 70 (X) 80 (X) 106 144 - 346 (X) 168 (X) 178 341 536 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________________ ~ __ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers ________________________ . ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 42 31 31 43 43 37 46 23 16 32 15 30 23 31 - 23 16 56 13 43 23 33 - 17 6 (D) 8 (D) 17 241 - 6 1 (D) I (0) 6 10 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLO. 457 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coMle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 176 (X) 172 (X) 168 (X) 163 (X) 

- 165 (X) 160 (X) 157 (X) 151 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 174 16 119 179 12 500 166 16 108 170 12487 

- 169 16041 174 (NA) 161 16031 165 12412 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottie and colves __________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers fhot hod colved ___________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- ISO 29 799 153 32 637 144 .29 745 145 32 516 

-- 112 (0) 105 7 481 III (D) 100 7413 

-- 109 (D) 100 7 384 108 (D) 95 7316 

-- 7 (D) 14 97 7 (D) 14 97 Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ _ 

S1eers, steer calves. bulls and bull colves ____________ _ 

-- 118 9335 (NA) (NA) 113 (D) 100 7 fJJ7 

-- 131 14405 (NA) (NA) 126 14 391 120 17496 

Sales, Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ 

-- ISO 33 801 158 36303 146 33 780 ISO 36 241 

$1,000 -- (X) 15 692 (X) (NA) (X) 15688 (X) 12023 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 51 1 632 (NA) (NA) 48 1 618 54 4614 

$1,000 -- (X) 463 (X) (NA) (X) 460 (X) 883 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

, $1,000 -- 132 32 169 (NA) (NA) 129 .32 162 132 31 627 

-- (X) 15 229 (X) (NA) (X) 15228 (X) 11 141 Fattened cattle __ -- 30 16801 (NA) (NA) 30 16801 34 15 530 

$1,000 -- (XI 9053 (X) (NA) (X) 9053 (X) 6900 Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000 -- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 35 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 29 2 830 25 1 750 27 (D) 23 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- 21 547 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 13 (D) Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 27 2 283 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 22 1 468 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 _______________ _ -- 21 595 19 488 20 (D) 17 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ -- 19 265 17 288 18 (D) 15 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 19 330 14 200 19 330 14 200 Sheep and lambs-____ _ ..J _ _______ , ____________________ _ 

-- 6 152 4 19 4 (D) 4 19 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- 6 86 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 15 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ -- 52 228 42 255 49 209 39 237 

Soles, Hogs and 0 igs _____________________________________ _ -- 31 3 926 32 5 480 29 (D) 30 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 342 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 11 1 131 7 1 298 11 1 131 5 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 52 (X) (NA) (X) 52 (X) 28 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ - 7 132 3 11 5 (D) 3 11 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________ , ________________ _ - 7 153 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 17 Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ - (X) 1 253 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 157 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 7 7 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 4 (D) 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies _ ~ ________________________________ _ 

- 5 31 5 85 2 (D) 5 85 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (XI (NA) (X) (D) (X) 30 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 30 (X) 41 (X) 26 (X) 38 (X) 

- 27 761 38 2 023 24 716 36 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 27 (D) 37 1 912 24 (0) 36 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-tvoe chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ________________________________ -_ ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 8 963 5 474 6 (D) 4 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

- 1 (01 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 (X) (NA) (XI 4 (X) 4 (X) 

Sales! Any poultry ______________________________ -_ ------ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 9 (X) 2 (X) 9 (X) 

- - - 4 333 - - 4 333 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - 4 327 - - 4 327 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·tyoe chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________ --------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ - ___ -------

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 550 5 399 1 (D) 5 399 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- 6 (D) 16 5 4 (D) 16 5 

458 SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1"978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Horvested Irriga1ed Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or ,oed (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 120 34740 (X) 113 33 369 119 (O) (X) 112 (0) 

- 100 20134 (X) (NA) (NAl 99 (D) (X) 89 17 483 

- 116 29 599 3 562 084 109 28 376 115 (O) (O) 108 (D) 

92 14 796 1 554 221 (NAl (NAl 91 (0) (O) 63 12884 - 50 5 141 103910 47 4 993 50 5 141 103910 47 4 993 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 45 5 209 86 530 41 CD) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 129 (X) 1 (0) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For siloge or green chop (Ions, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry foroge or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

19 1 263 (X) 3 200 19 1 263 (X) 3 200 -

- 24 1 663 (X) (NA) (NAl 24 1 663 (X) - -

12 899 26445 1 (D) 12 899 26 445 1 (0) 

-

- 5 203 3460 (NA) (NAl 5 (0) 3460 - -

5 279 1 825 2 (D) 5 279 1 825 2 (D) -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) - - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 17 964 1 668 - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 6 356 (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (busheIsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

224 72 643 2 273 119 21 1 179 218 72 316 2 265 086 21 1 179 - 82063 2 439 816 (NAl (NA) 221 (0) (D) 8 384 - 222 

- 3 74 (D) - - 3 74 (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 691 22 556 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 16 559 17 756 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ '978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 4 159 3 570 - -

- 17 1 262 (X) - - 17 1 262 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 5 297 (X) 1 (0) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl} __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 130 8 577 21 220 69 4 793 129 (D) (D) 69 4 793 

- 110 8 505 19817 (NA) (NAl 107 8443 19 723 67 4 097 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 66 3 599 11 367 54 2 987 65 (D) (0) I 54 2 987 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 71 4 226 12 725 60 3 175 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 18 620 1 175 6 208 18 620 1 175 6 208 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (lO - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl 00 (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NAJ (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (seelexl) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

land In orchord'-____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) 00 (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NAl 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAJ (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Slrawberrles (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 60 8 547 (X) (NAl (NAl 60 8 547 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SEDGWICK COUNTY, COLO. 459 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 24 30461 17 25 702 14 27 597 12 24676 

- (X) 1 269 (X) 1 512 (X) 1 971 (X) 2056 

- (X) 386560 (X) 386 560 (X) 386 560 (X) 386560 

- (X) 7.9 (X) 6.6 (X) 7.1 (X) 6.4 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ ApprOXimate land area _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 881 386 (X) 378 882 (X) 1 160 960 (X) 492 333 (X) 

- (X) 694 (X) 251 (X) 589 (X) 239 

Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 19 6326 15 5 293 12 5486 10 (0) 

- 16 3 597 15 3 253 11 3325 10 3028 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - .- (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 5 310 3 (NA) 3 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 4 460 5 (NA) 3 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 3 775 3 (NA) 3 775 3 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

500 ta 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or mOr"e ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 8 (0) 9 2 040 5 2 161 6 (0) 

- 1 (0) - Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - - - - - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- -

=1 (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 11 5 114 9 6093 7 4356 8 (0) Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 7 4854 Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ - 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 19 19021 12 14316 9 17 755 8 14010 Posturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 12 18687 (NA) (NA) 6 17 544 5 13869 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 211 7 141 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 20 24 780 (NA) (NA) 12 22418 (NA) 20543 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 19 5980 14 4403 11 4935 10 4098 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 16 3397 (NA) (NA) 11 3 125 10 3028 PostureJand irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 10 2 583 (NA) (NA) 7 1 810 (NA) 1 070 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ~ ______________ _ 

Average per form _____ ._ .. ___________________ dollars- - 24 915 17 301 14 906 12 297 

- (X) 38 137 (X) 17 706 (X) 64 744 (X) 24 750 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 789 1 (NA) 3 789 1 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 2 (0) 5 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 4 (NA) 1 (0) 4 (NA) $2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textk ____________ . ______________ _ 

- 7 23 1 (NA) 7 23 1 (NA) 

- 10 9 5 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 32 10 31 7 (0) (NA) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(raps _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ________________________________________ --- __ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________ • _______ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ • _______ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 11 32 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 6 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ____________________________________ -_ - __ 

Livestock. poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

- 13 883 13 270 11 (0) 11 (0) 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- 12 878 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 11 266 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

Poultry and paultry praducts __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

CaNle and calves ____________ - _______ -_ - _________ ----

Hogs and 0 igs ______________ --- ___ -_ -- - ___ ------- - ---- Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________ - ______________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1)974 data include sales of forest products. 

4~O SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

All farm. ___________________________ _ 

- 24 17 30 461 16 25477 3 597 19 26 705 3 597 Forms with-

- 1 1 (D) - - - - - - - 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0) (D) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

101049 acro"-____________________ _ 

- - SO 10 69 acro. _____________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 2 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 70 to 99 OCr8$ _____________________ _ 

100 10139 acro"-__________________ _ 140 10179 ocre. ___________________ _ 

- 4 1 619 3 460 200 3 460 200 

- 1 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - -

18010219 acre"-__________________ _ 22010259 acres ___________________ _ 

- 3 1 1 128 2 (D) (D) 3 1 128 (D) 

- 5 4 3 245 3 2095 5DO 4 2 719 5DO 

260 10 499 acre"-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 101.999 acre"-_______________ _ 

- 4 4 5664 4 5664 685 4 5664 685 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 3 2 19439 2 (0) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

24 

16 

11 

8 

8 

5 

5 

3 

18 

3 

3 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

30461 17 3 597 15 

12 138 II 

1 285 (NA) 

14 367 4 

2022 (NA) 3956 2 290 (NA) 

12832 (NA) 10 852 (NA) 6 777 (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

25 702 3 253 

10726 

983 

(D) 

2045 

(0) 

225 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

14 

II 

6 

4 

4 

4 

4 

3 

12 

1 

1 

Acres 

27 597 

3 325 

(D) 

1 OSO 

13 100 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

11 158 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

12 

10 

8 (NA) 

3 (NA) 

1 (NA) 

10 

I 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

5980 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

- 200 

(D) 

- 535 

I 300 

825 

(0) 

Acres 

24 676 

3028 

10239 878 

(0) 

2000 (D) 

150 

8 237 

(0) 

(D) 

All forms Farms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 13 10 11 8 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 11 6 3 3 Not on form operated __________________ _ 20 12 11 8 2 I Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 2S years ---_____________________ _ Operators reporting doys of work off form: 

251034 years_________________________ 4 1 3 None ________________________________ _ 351044 yearL________________________ 5 I 2 I 1049 doys __________________________ _ 451054 years_________________________ 5 10 4 501099 dayL ________________________ _ 

551064 yearL________________________ 5 3 2 100 10 149 doyL ______________________ _ 65 years and oveL_____________________ 5 1 3 ISO 10199 dayL ______________________ _ 

2 41 2 

9 8 6 I 

2 

3 

2 I Average Oge___________________________ 49.9 51.4 49.6 48.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ 5 3 3 

'AJIllies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore bosed on a sarro Ie of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses E>cDenses Exoenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 10 73 5 57 8 (D) 5 57 - 16 21 15 31 10 18 12 30 - 3 2 12 28 3 2 12 28 - 18 10 (NA) (NA) 13 9 8 4 - 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 20 1 (D) 2 (D) - 2 (D) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 1 (D) - 10 91 4 44 7 88 4 44 - 2 (D) 2 (D) I (D) - -

- 4 5 4 1 2 (D) 4 1 

live,'ock and poullry purchased _________________________ _ feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mi.ed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seed., bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olher agricullUral chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Canlraci labor ________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equlpmenl _____ , ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 32 (NA) (NA) 14 28 (NA) (NA) - 24 27 17 24 14 24 12 23 - 24 17 (NA) (NA) 14 15 12 8 - 12 3 (NA) (NA) 8 3 7 5 - 6 4 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 6 7 - 3 (Z) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 12 2 - 24 3 (NA) (NA) 14 2 - 13 4 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (NA) (NA) - 6 1 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Enorgy and pelrol8um producl'-_________________________ _ Pelroleum D roducls _________________________________ _ Gasollne _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i NOlural _~~'~~~:_a~_d_~~~~~~== == == == == ==== ======= = == = gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Eleclrk:lly __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE·-COUNTY DATA SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO. 461 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertililer _______ . _ _ _ 

Cropland fertililed, except posture 

Posture and rangeland fertililed _ lime ____ . __ . __ . __ _ 

Sprays, dus.ts, granules, fumigants. etc. 10 control _ 

Insects on hoy and other crops 

Nematodes in crops ________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards __ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture 

Chemicals forOefolio.ion or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit 

Insect control on livestock and poultry __ _ 

Sani10tion and rodent and bird control _ 

4 834 2 4 834 2 - - .. - -

I (D) - -

- - - - -

- I (X) I 

I (X) I 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment 

Average per form ____ _ 

Forms by value group: 

_ ._forms 

$1,000. __ dollars 

11978 dolo ore based on a sample of forms; sec texl] 

All forms 

1978 

24 

736 

30 646 

1974 

16 

357 

22 313 

forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 

14 

561 

40 079 

1974 

II 

296 

26 909 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Can. 

$20,000 to $29,999 ___ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 ___ _ $50,000 to $69,999 __________ . _____ _ 

$1 to $4.999 _____ _ $70,000 to $99.999 __ .. _. ______ . ____ ._ ._._ 

$5.000 to $9,999 

$10,00010 $19,999 __ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ________ . 

Motortrucks including pickups. __ Wheel 'ractorL ______________ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only Corn heads for combines ________ 

Other cornpickers and picker· shellers _ 

(offonpickers .. _____ 

Mower conditioners _____ 

Pickup balers .. _ . _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type __ . 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

$100.00010 $199,999. __ $200,000 or more _____________________ _ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

15 23 9 12 8 II 

23 52 10 14 20 38 

23 65 2 (D) 23 (D) 

8 12 (0) 6 (0) 

13 14 3 10 II 

(D) (D) 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

1 

-' 

Forms 

13 

10 

15 

(NA) 

5 

II 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1974 

6 

3 

I 

.. (NA) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

-

I 

(NA) 

~ L 

1974 

forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(X) 

(X) 

1978 1974 

1 

-' 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

24 

25 

48 

(NA) (NA) 

5 I 

II 2 

(D) 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

forms __ 

Workers 

Forms with-· 

1 worker 

2 workers 

3 or 4 workers 

5 10 9 workers _ 

10 workers or more 

462 SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO. 

Any 

10 

47 

4 

I 

3 

2 

Working 150 days or more 

Forms Workers 

3 (X) 

(X) 10 

- I (D) 

2 (0) 

.. -

-

Working less than 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

10 (X) 7 4 (X) 37 42 22 

4 4 2 1 

- -

2 (0) I 

4 (D) 3 

- - 2 I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 20 (X) 15 ()O 12 (Xl 11 ()C) 

- 11 (X) 12 (X) 9 (X) 11 (X) 

Solesl Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 13 883 13 270 11 (0) 11 (0) 

- 12 881 12 (NA) 10 (0) II 266 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had oalved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______ . ___________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulfs and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 10 2389 12 2 530 8 (0) 11 (0) 

6 I 043 9 1 355 5 (0) 9 1 355 -

- 6 I 037 9 1 350 5 (0) 9 1 350 

- 3 6 3 5 3 6 3 5 

- 7 757 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 9 689 

- 9 589 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 8 (D) 

Sales, Cottte and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves _. ________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Oairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 12 2 147 12 1 381 10 (0) 11 (0) 

- (X) 878 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 266 

- 5 282 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 7 (D) 

- (X) 66 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) 73 

- 11 1 865 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 8 798 

- (X) 813 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 193 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pig"-______________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - 3 (0) - -

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 3 5 - -

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 3 6 - - 3 6 - - - 2 (0) - - 2 (0) - -

- 2 (D) - - 2 (0) - - Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - Goots _____ • _______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NAI (NA) - - - -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 18 211 13 99 11 91, 9 70 

Hogs and Digs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - _. 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) (0) (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1.000_ - (X) - (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 4 7 1 (D) 3 (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) 2 (Xl (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 2 (X) 3 (Xl 2 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 4 77 2 (D) 3 (0) 2 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meot-f)1)e chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys lor slaughte'-___________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (Xl - (X) - (X) 

Chickens 3 n.onths old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other m\"t-l)Oe chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughte'-___________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X~I - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO. 463 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quanlily Fanns Acres 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

- - - (X) (HAl (HAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

- (HA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (HA) (NAl (X) (HAl (NAl - - (X) - - Sorghums for all pumose'-____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For groin or seed (busheIsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978. 

- (HA) (NAl (NA) (HAl (HAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - - - Wheat for groin (busheIsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Other - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - small grains for groin _____________ . _____ .1978. 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybe<lns for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Col1on (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- - Sweelpolatoes (bush.ls) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext). ________________ 1978_ - 16 3 597 5 411 16 3 397 11 3 325 5 225 11 3 125 

1974_ - 15 3 253 4 759 (NAl (NA) 10 3 028 4 530 10 3028 AKalfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 1974_ (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 10 2860 4420 9 2660 6 2 625 4 260 5 2425 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (HA) (HA) (X) (HAl (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - AKaKa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed - - - - - - - - - - - (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - -

- All vegetables harvesled for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Sw .. t com ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NAl (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (HA) (NAl (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowp&Qs ________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NAl (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (se. lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - SIrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978. Olher craps _________________________________ 1978_ 

464 SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Forms ______ -------- ---------- -------- ------------ --- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

App::;~r;,i~~ ~~n~~~~a =: == == = =:= = = =: == == = = == = = == -P;;c-;'-"t = 

- 54 113 788 43 110 216 42 107881 30 100 044 

- (X) 2 107 (X) 2 563 (X) 2569 (X) 3 335 

- (X) 353 920 (X) 353920 (X) 353 920 ()() 353 920 

- (X) 32.2 (X) 31.1 (X) 30.5 (X) 28.3 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollars_ - 475 108 (X) 463 233 (X) 552 659 (X) 569 900 (X) 

- (X) 225 00 181 (X) 215 (X) 171 

land in farms according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________ -- --------- ___ - __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 29 4 689 29 6299 22 3 803 21 5 398 

- 19 2036 25 4055 15 1 907 21 3961 

By ocres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________ .. ______ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (NA) - - I (HA) 

- 4 53 1 (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

- 4 90 7 (NA) 4 90 5 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) I (D) - (NA) 

- 3 239 6 (NA) 2 (0) 6 (NA) 

- 3 370 5 (NA) 3 370 5 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (0) - (HA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

Crooland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ - 12 (0) 9 2 065 9 (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 4 179 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 3 80 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - =1 I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

26 38 960 20 35848 21 38 617 14 31 921 

- 22 (0) (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 14 23 232 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 8689 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 42 70 139 40 68069 33 65461 30 62 725 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 38 68 584 (NA) (NA) 30 63 984 22 61 397 

- 25 (0) (NA) (NA) 20 1 477 15 1 328 

Postureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ - 52 101 732 (NA) (NA) 40 96 134 (NA) 85 957 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland Irrigated ________________________ _____ ___ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 14 1 827 20 3092 13 (0) 18 (D) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 18 (D) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (NA) (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) (X) - - (X) (X) 

1]978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - 54 1 151 43 722 42 I 137 30 708 

- (X) 21 313 (X) 16 791 (X) 27080 (X) 23600 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: t $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 7 (D) I (NA) 7 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 4 121 5 (NA) 4 121 5 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 7 100 9 (NA) 7 100 9 (NA) 

- 11 B6 4 (NA) 11 86 4 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (.ee te.t) ___________________________ _ - II 34 6 (NA) II 34 6 (NA) 

- 12 14 16 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) $2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (.eele.I) ____________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 1 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- 5 29 7 216 3 (0) (NA) 212 Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Commodily Credit Corporolion loons _________________ _ Collan and collon.eed _______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credil Corporalion loon. _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field .eed., hoy, forage, and .lIage ____________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 212 Vegetables, sw~t corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nul', and berrles ______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other - - - - - - - - - crop. ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - live.tock, poullry, and Ihelr producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producl. __________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

- 48 1 122 39 505 40 (D) 28 494 

- 6 1 2 (0) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) Caltle and calves ___________________________________ _ - - - - Hog. and piOL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lomb., and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and IIveslocK product. (.ee text) _________ _ 

- 43 1 050 (NA) (NA) 37 1 040 26 440 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - II 46 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 6 36 

1)974 data Include .ale. of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TELlER COUNTY, COLO. 465 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with Irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

- 54 43 113 788 19 48440 2036 14 43 890 1 602 1 827 Ali farms ___________________________ _ 

Fanns with-

- - 5 - - - - - - - - - 5 - 160 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 1 - (0) - - - - - - - - 2 - (0) - - - - - - - - 4 - 445 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 2 3 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - I 2 (0) - - - - - - - - I - (0) - - - - - - - - 8 5 3266 - - - - - - - - 5 6 3839 2 (0) (0) 3 2 172 (0) 239 

- 6 3 8 458 3 4 198 165 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 19 19 96660 9 42 254 I 617 8 38 704 1 417 1 507 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocras ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

54 

19 

26 

9 

25 

9 

3 

1 

42 

8 

4 

'1974 

Acres 

113 788 2036 

21 417 

(0) 

73 729 

1 136 18642 (0) 

72 958 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Forms Acres 

43 110 216 25 4055 

20 18 718 (NA) 649 20 87993 (NA) 3406 3 3 505 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

42 

15 

20 

6 

20 

9 

2 

31 

7 

4 

Forming ______________________________ 27 25 25 17 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 27 14 17 9 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by oge groupl Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 1 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL________________________ 4 7 3 3 Non. ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 8 3 5 3 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL________________________ 11 8 7 7 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL________________________ 13 13 10 9 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ______________________ 17 8 16 4 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 56.4 53.0 58.4 52.5 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

107881 30 100 044 

1 907 21 3961 

(0) 12 15887 

771 (NA) 565 

69611 15 80 652 

1 136 (NA) 3396 (0) 3 3505 (NA) 

67 131 23 77 856 

(0) 3 7970 (0) 4 14218 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

38 25 28 16 

14 10 12 9 

2 4 2 1 

21 10 19 5 

5 5 5 3 2 1 2 1 

6 4 7 5 4 3 11 11 7 8 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

Il978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 35 360 19 110 28 352 14 105 

- 49 193 41 149 39 184 30 138 

- 13 38 28 67 12 (0) 21 64 

- 45 18 (NA) (NA) 38 16 19 12 

- 8 1 9 .2 8 1 8 (0) 

- 9 15 6 3 7 (0) 5 (0) 

- 7 82 5 (Z) 7 82 4 (Z) 

- 20 107 13 109 19 (0) 12 (0) 

- 4 10 4 4 4 10 ~ (0) 

L1ve.tock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ________________________ ----

Commercially mixed fonnula feeds _____________________ _ Animal hfItJlth costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plant.. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________________________ - ___ ----------- Contract lobor ____________________________ - _________ ---

Customwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------- 5 2 8 13 3 (0) 7 (0) 

- 54 86 (NA) (NA) 42 81 (NA) (NA) 

- 54 72 41 44 42 68 30 41 

- 53 49 (NA) (NA) 41 46 30 29 

- 14 8 (NA) (NA) 11 8 7 3 

- 14 10 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 10 7 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 

- 1 } (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 30 3 

- 54 5 (NA) (NA) 42 4 

- 40 13 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 8 1 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum product. __________________ -_ ---------- ----

Gasoline __________________________ -_ --------------

Ole.el fuel ____________________ - ___ -_ --------------

~~ey~1i _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~== ======== ============ === Natural gas ______________________ -- ---_ -----------

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________ -------------------

Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

466 TELLER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are baoed on a sample of form" ... text) 

All farms form. with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Aeres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acre. on which uoed 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _________________ - __ 

~~~f~~~da~~rt:~~~iaen~c~~~r,g~r~- == == = = == = = == == == == ==== == == = 

- 7 782 5 

- 7 782 5 

- - - - lime __________________________________ ---------_ - _____ ----- - - - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- I (0) I Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - - - I (0) I 

Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and posture _________________ _ 3 13 559 3 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - -

- 6 ()() 5 

- 2 ()() 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group! $1 to $4,999 _________ • ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks Including pickup'-_____________ _ Wheel tractors ________________________ ". __ 

Groin and bean combines, self.propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of aU 

54 39 42 27 machinery and equipment- Can. 

871 718 7n 612 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

16 128 18410 18 494 22 667 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

10 7 7 2 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

16 10 9 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

11 11 10 l°i $200,()()() or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufoctured 1974 10 1978 M.onufacfured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

31 49 13 18 23 31 51 107 25 31 40 76 39 77 7 9 36 68 

- - - - - - - - - - - - I (0) I (0) - - - - - - - - 13 15 6 6 8 9 

20 22 5 6 16 16 

6 6 3 3 3 3 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

(0) 5 318 

(0) (HAl 263 

- (HAl 55 

- - - (0) (NA) -

- - - (0) - - 13 559 (HAl 65 

- - - ()() 3 00 

()() (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2 .500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

9 4 8 4 

4 6 4 5 

3 - 3 -

~1 { 1 1 1 - I 

- .J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

25 34 19 

39 82 38 

29 59 10 

- - - 1 (0) - - - - (NAl (HAl (HA) 

7 7 2 16 18 8 

4 4 -

Any hired workersForms with sates of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms _____ • ____________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________ • _______________ _ - 20 10 (X) 13 ()() 19 12 

- 39 (X) 13 (X) 26 (0) 45 

Farms wlth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 14 8 8 12 (0) 14 6 - 4 I (0) - - 4 3 - I I (0) - - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - I - - I (0) - I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TEWR COUNTY, COLO. 467 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1914 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _~ ___________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 51 (X) 38 (X) 40 (X) 26 (X) 

44 (X) 34 (X) 37 (X) 24 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 48 1 122 39 505 40 (D) 28 (D) 

- 46 1 075 36 (NA) 39 (D) 26 (D) 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 42 3 174 34 3 723 36 3 100 24 3 493 

- 36 1 784 31 2 089 31 1 741 21 1 984 

- 35 1 771 31 2 078 30 (D) 21 1 978 

- 10 13 9 11 8 (D) 5 6 Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 30 845 (NA) (NA) 25 827 18 674 

- 39 545 (NA) (NA) 33 532 24 835 

Sales: (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 43 3 616 36 2 667 37 3 579 26 2602 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 050 (X) (NA) (X) 1 040 (X) 440 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 26 1 378 (NA) (NA) 23 1 357 24 1 919 

$1,000_ - (X) 342 (X) (NA) (X) 337 (X) 291 Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 40 2 238 (NA) (NA) 36 2 222 18 683 

$1,000_ - (X) 708 (X) (NA) (X) 703 (X) 149 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 155 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 32 Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 3 60 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 3 53 1 (D) 3 53 1 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 2 (D) 1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 3 (D) 1 (0) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ - 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) -- - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Goats _______________________ .. _____________________ _ 

- 3 48 (NA) (NA) 3 48 - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 27 277 25 299 19 230 16 253 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 1 (0) 4 (0) 1 (D) 

$1,000_ (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ - 2 (0) - - 2 (D) - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 'D) - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 8 20 6 49 6 (D) 6 49 

- (X) 41 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 36 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 8 (X) 9 (X) 3 (X) 

- 13 341 8 208 9 216 3 88 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ___ : _________________ _ 

- 13 341 6 159 9 216 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) - - 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

Solos, Any poultry ____________________________________ - ___ _ 

- - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) -- - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - _ - - --- - -- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________________________ - _ - --

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Othor poultry ________________________________ -- ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 6 1 2 (D) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

468 TELLER COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purpose. _________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (D) 00 (HAl (HAl (D) (X) (D) 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

(HAl (HAl (D) (0) (0) 1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) DO (HAl (HAl (X) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (NA) (HAl (X) 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl 

For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl (HAl 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ (X) O() 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (X) (HA) (HAl (X) 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl (HAl 

80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HA) (HAl (HAl 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

(HAll 1974 __ (HA) (NA) (HAl (HAl Other small groins (0)1 for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 1 (0) (X) I (D) (D) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) 00 (HAl (HAl D() 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HA) 

Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Cotton (bolos) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl Irish pololoes (hundrodweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (D) (D) (HAl (HAl (D) (D) 

Sweelpololoos (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (s .. loxl) _________________ 1978 __ 19 2034 1 509 13 1 600 15 1 905 1 387 12 (D) 

1974 __ 25 4 020 7806 (HAl (HAl 21 3926 7680 18 792 A~o~o hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 3 145 (D) 3 145 3 145 (D) 3 145 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl 4 462 1 419 462 

Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 6 502 527 2 (D) 4 (D) (D) (D) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl 00 (HA) (HAl (X) 

A~olfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl Red clovor seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl 

All vegelobles harvesled for solo (seo texl) _______ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ 00 (HAl (HAl (X) Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 00 (X) 

1974 __ (HAl (HAl (X) (HAl (HAl (X) Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 00 (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (X) (HAl (HAl (X) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl (X) (HAl (HAl (X) 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ (X) (X) 

1974 __ (X) (HAl (HAl (X) Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) 

1974 __ (HA) (NA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) (HA) (HAl (HA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) 1974 __ (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) (HAl (HA) Gropes (pounds) (se.'oxl) ___________________ 1978 __ (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) 1974 __ (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl (HA) 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (Xl 1974 __ 00 (HAl (HAl (X) Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ (HA) (HAl (HAl (HAl (HAl 

Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978 __ (X) (X) Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ (X) (HAl (HAl (Xl (HAl (HA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TEWR COUNTY, COLO. 469 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 894 1 371 708 906 1 381 515 829 1 347 220 864 1 373 344 

- (X) 1 534 (X) 1 525 (X) 1 625 (X) 1 590 - (X) 1 616 640 (X) 1 616 640 (X) 1 616 640 (Xl 1 616 640 - (X) 84.8 (Xl 85.5 (X) 83.3 (X) 85.0 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: t 

- 397 422 (X) 251 796 (X) 417618 (X) 261 784 (X) 

- (X) 274 (X) 165 (X) 272 ()() 165 

Average per farm _____________________________ doUars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 811 774 450 838 753 195 761 759 684 817 750 199 

- 776 366 157 812 380 293 735 363 555 798 379 623 

Total croplond ____________________ . __________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 3 10 2 (NA) 3 10 1 (NA) 

- 8 96 7 (NA) 4 49 2 (NA) 

- 12 291 8 (NA) 8 190 5 (HA) 

- 45 1 716 21 (NA) 34 1 273 18 (HA) 

- 83 6 118 90 (NA) 68 5074 89 (HA) 

- 155 22 929 151 (NA) 149 (0) 151 (NA) 

- 222 72 320 258 (NA) 221 (0) 257 (HA) 

- 158 108 095 195 (NA) 158 108 095 195 (HA) 

- 90 154 582 80 (NA) 90 154 582 80 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres ________________ . ____ . _____________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _________ . ______________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ____ . _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ ._ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 142 29 450 189 47 516 135 28 145 180 45 727 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 684 378 843 661 325 386 643 367 984 651 324849 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

101 8 464 (NA) (NA) 96 8 110 31 6529 

- 188 25 999 (NA) (NA) 168 21 396 40 4478 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. ______ _ 

- 619 321 219 (NA) (NA) 587 316 032 611 301 744 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 164 23 161 (NAl (NA) 153 22446 60 12098 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 15 1 804 22 14989 12 I 762 20 (0) Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 6 426 (NA) (NA) 6 426 3 (0) Woodland not postured _____ . _______________________ _ 14 I 378 (NA) (NA) 11 1 336 17 10596 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 719 595 454 711 613 331 677 585 774 677 (0) 

Posturefond and rongeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 509 568 481 (NA) (NA) 491 559 979 498 586 761 land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 528 26973 (NA) (NA) 493 25 795 510 (0) 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 579 598 357 (NA) (NA) 557 588 550 (NA) 636 531 

irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 149 56 517 124 30497 147 (0) 124 30497 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 147 53 391 (NA) (NA) 145 (0) 123 27804 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 11 1 057 (NAl (NA) 11 1 057 (NA) (0) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 12 2069 (NA) (NA) 12 2069 2 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 484 48 423 (X) (X) 460 46 944 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 ;974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per farm _______________ . ____________ dollars_ - 894 50 117 906 49 212 829 49922 864 49085 

- (X) 56060 (X) 54318 (X) 60 220 (X) 56811 

f-arms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 98 29 330 114 (NA) 98 29 330 114 (HA) 

- 188 11 665 247 (NA) 188 1 I 665 247 (NA) 

- 187 5 400 214 (NA) 187 5400 214 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 163 2368 151 (NA) 163 2 368 151 (NA) 

- 122 904 98 (NA) 122 904 98 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 71 254 33 (NA) 71 254 33 (NA) 

- 61 78 47 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

- 11 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 31 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 117 2 (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 741 21 883 774 31 944 705 21 812 (NA) 31 931 

- 724 20 598 (NA) (NA) 696 20 536 743 29 732 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

- 186 2 721 (NA) (NAl 184 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 126 897 (NA) (NA) 117 888 133 1 056 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ ----

Field .""ds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 11 I 143 

NU(5,ery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 559 28 234 615 17 266 535 28 110 579 17 150 

- 29 30 55 37 26 28 50 36 

- 14 429 (NA) (NA) 14 429 25 647 

- 494 24605 (NA) (NA) 483 24 502 539 14443 

- 167 2935 (NAl (NA) 157 2922 151 1 884 

22 108 (NA) (NA) 18 107 19 41 

39 127 (NA) (NA) 34 122 31 99 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry product'- _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______________ -_ -- ___________________ _ Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pig,- _________________ - ___________________ _ 

She.p, lambs, and woal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'1974 dato include sale. of forest products. 

470 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 894 906 I 371 708 776 1 325 397 366 157 

43 37 93 1 (D) (D) - 27 11 756 10 (D) (D) - 8 271 261 - 4 433 5 7 12 551 4 311 189 - 10 9 1 145 9 1 033 530 - 51 72 8 167 47 7 517 3 589 -

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocr.8 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocro"-____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocr.5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre .. __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocro'-__________________ _ 

13 10 2 475 9 1 700 1 088 - 2925 1 119 - 15 11 3645 12 

132 132 49006 117 43 152 18 256 - 158 162 118 778 144 110 173 34819 - 219 213 315965 212 306 562 97 341 - 211 233 870 694 206 851 447 208 719 -

180 to 219 ocro .. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocro .. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocro"-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocr85 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocro'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

894 

776 

353 

273 

409 

391 

132 

112 

748 

97 

40 

9 

Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

149 368 310 93003 

- - -

6 168 154 

1 (0) (D) 

- - -

2 (D) (D) 

5 790 496 

3 570 451 

2 (0) (D) 

24 9 160 6014 

19 14830 5 766 

31 46 454 18 739 

56 295 567 60810 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

829 

735 

312 

250 

398 

382 

119 

103 

693 

92 

39 

5 

Acres 

347 220 363 555 

304 680 

83492 

929 565 

245 198 

112 975 

34 865 

975 854 

215600 

143 026 12 740 

1974 

Forms 

864 

798 

320 

(NA) 

425 

(NA) 

119 

(NA) 

783 

51 

23 

7 

Irrigated lond 

56 517 

- 154 

(0) 

-

(D) 

428 

4711 

4895 , ;rll 15 273 

29 413 

Acres 

373 344 

379 623 

311 971 

81 379 

963 013 

262 403 

98360 

35 841 

157 476 

125 518 

77 030 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 13 320 

r-~------_r------~--~--------~-------r------~--~--------~ All forms I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 1978 '1974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 643 709 623 692 On form operated _____________________ _ 600 550 569 530 Other ________________________________ 251 165 206 142 Not on form operoted __________________ _ 217 196 190 185 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 77 128 70 119 

Under 25 years ________________________ 46 31 41 26 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yoor'-_______________________ _ 126 105 115 100 None ________________________________ _ 438 431 420 425 35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 143 91 128 90 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 107 79 100 77 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 187 261 173 251 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 36 29 35 28 55 to 64 yeor'-________________________ 219 222 217 212 100 to 149 doy'-______________________ _ 34 18 32 18 65 years and ovor______________________ 173 164 155 155 150 to 199 doy'-______________________ _ 41 23 38 22 Averogo oge___________________________ L-________ 50.3 52.0 ~__________ 50.5 52.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-________ 201 ~ 138 __________ 169 113 ~ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses F.xpenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 319 11 898 386 7 866 312 11 893 366 7 850 

- 531 6437 590 4 808 514 6416 561 4 780 

- 185 1 145 409 1 506 177 1 138 391 1 484 

- 448 164 (NA) (NA) 433 160 425 135 

- 401 877 380 574 381 868 373 574 

- 215 1 711 213 1 185 208 1 710 211 (D) 

- 320 723 263 272 312 720 259 271 

- 390 1 525 340 1 077 383 1 484 334 1 036 

- 37 93 50 241 36 (D) 50 241 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for IIvostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commorclol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and oqulpment __________________________________________ _ 

- 546 2 265 520 2 338 514 2 232 515 2 338 

- 895 3 865 (NA) (NA) 829 3 831 (NA) (NA) 

- 895 2 674 878 2 107 829 2648 845 2 098 

- 866 1 321 (NA) (NA) 814 1 307 826 1 072 - 617 845 (NA) (NA) 583 840 594 657 - 289 180 (NA) (NA) 275 178 309 196 - 111 31 (NA) (NA) 101 (D) 

- } 21 128 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 843 172 - 895 169 (NA) (NA) 829 167 

- 671 1 188 (NA) (NA) 621 1 179 (NA) (NA) 

- 36 4 (NA) (NA) 36 4 (NA) (NA)I 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________ ~ _______________________ _ Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesol fuol _______________________________________ _ 

~~.y~ii _~~t~~~~~_n_d_~~~~~~~:::::::::: ::::::::::::::: Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coko, otc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO. 471 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on 0 sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

li!:s_t~~~_o_n_d_ ~~~~~~a_n~_ ~e_~~i_Z~~ _ == = = = ==== ==== === === = = == === = == 

- 209 74 221 202 73 991 . 209 73 771 202 73 541 3 450 3 450 - - - - - Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigonts, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 105 31 973 105 31 973 

- 6 300O 6 3000 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 284 87 209 276 86 614 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 161 (X) 160 (X) 

- 79 (X) 78 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morket value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ doUars_ 

forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ________________________ • __ 

$5,000 10 $9,999_. _____________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _________________ .: ____ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel lype _________________________ _ 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

894 855 829 818 machinery and equipment - Can. 

40 883 27 655 40 229 27 310 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

45 730 32 345 48 528 33 386 $30,000 to $49,999 ____________ • _________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _. ___ • _____________ • __ 

74 113 74 100 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

181 107 123 91 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

104 140 99 136 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

775 I 147 386 506 513 641 

833 2 207 428 584 692 1 623 

772 2053 221 309 711 1 744 

475 661 71 87 437 574 

81 103 23 30 59 73 

52 52 8 8 44 44 

- - - - - -

113 119 27 30 87 89 

231 255 41 44 193 21l 

83 92 36 38 48 54 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on Q sample of forms; see text} 

Hired w~rkers-AII forms. 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

211 61 455 (NA) 59 777 (NA) 1 678 

- -

(NA) 18 562 

2 (D) 

12 3 771 

(NA) 42 703 

- -

71 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with safes 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

117 132 117 131 

160 192 159 190 

69 83 69 82 

691 { 69 1 97 88 97 88 

23 .J L 22 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

731 1 051 602 

796 2 119 723 

731 1 972 379 

416 572 101 

41 44 26 

67 68 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

56 59 17 

261 267 94 

70 77 26 

Any hired workers -

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _____ _ 

Workers ___ _ - 390 113 (X) 339 (X) 383 334 

- 1 052 (X) 222 (X) 830 1 036 995 

- 140 52 52 135 135 136 152 

- 126 38 76 117 234 125 58 

- 65 17 56 54 186 64 66 

- 43 5 (D) 20 III 42 47 

- 16 1 (0) 13 164 16 11 

Forms with- 1 worker _________________ - ___ - -- -- -_ -- -- -- ---- -- ---- - -- 2 workers _________________________ - ___________________ _ 

3 or.4 workers ________________________ .. ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers .. ___________ -_ -- - --- -- -- -- --- --- -- -- -- ---- 10 workers or more _________________ - _- -- -- - _____ -- __ ----

472 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY , Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 575 (X) 605 (X) 546 (X) 571 (X) 

- 536 (X) 581 (X) 513 (X) 549 (X) 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 559 28 234 615 17 266 535 28 110 579 17 150 

- 547 27 648 606 (NA) 525 27 531, 570 16368 

CATTLE AND CALVES , Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___________ .: __ 

- 490 72 519 551 72 538 477 71 947 524 71 780 

- 403 25 026 477 28 015 393 24 778 454 27 623 

- 384 24 630 461 26993 376 24 386 440 26 608 

- 72 396 83 I 022 69 392 78 I 015 

- 399 21 848, (NA) (NA), 387 21 654, 396 18 611 

- 429 25 645 (NA) (NA) 419 25 515 452 25 546 

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 494 59 898 567 57 167 483 59 654 539 56 704 

- (X) 24 605 (X) (NA) (X) 24 502 (X) 14 4-0\3 

- 277 12 813 (NA) (NA) 270 12 780 278 II 777 

- (X) 3 209 (X) (NA) (X) 3200 (X) 1 559 

- 390 47085 (NA) (NA) 383 46 874 440 44 927 

- (X) 21 396, (X) (NA), (X) 21 302, (X) 12 884 

- 59 19 852 (NA) (NA) 57 (D) 63 13 110 

- (X) 10 513 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 5 140 

- 14 429 (NA) (NA) 14 429 25 647 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 163 23 706 135 13 811 153 23 525 ·,28 13 706 

- 115 3 474 (NA) (NA) III 3 438 101 2 341 

- 152 20 232 (NA) (NA) 143 2D 087 111 II 365 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 119 5 163 130 3 432 115 5 133 124 3 413 

- 107 2 775 110 1 629 103 2 757 106 I 615 

- 107 2 388 91 I 803 104 2 376 88 I 798 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 23 I 820 22 1 390 19 I 787 19 I 303 

- 20 1 063 (NA) (NA) 16 1 030 18 855 

- 5 22 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 187 893, 157 634, 174 804, 147 591 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ________________ .: _____________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 167 39 655 160 30 544 157 39 414 151 30 427 

- (X) 2 935 (X) (NA) (X) 2 922 (X) I 884 

- 49 12 785 48 8 956 45 12 663 47 (D) 

- (X) 471 (X) (NA) (X) 468 (X) 213 

- 22 I 631 22 1 376 18 I 599 19 I 204 

- 19 I 035 (NAI (NA) 16 I 008 18 I 119 

- (X) 9 261 (X) (NA) (X) 9 011 (X) 9972 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 22 108 (NA) (NA) 18 107 19 41 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 34 111 33 150 33 (D) 30 147 

$1,000_ - (X) 122 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 96 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 115 (X) 143 (X) 104 (XI 138 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 106 5 741 142 8 311 98 5 394 137 8 011 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 106 5477 139 8 058 98 5 130 134 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 8 264 (NA) (NA) 8 264 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (0) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 30 4003 II 2 010 26 3 720 II 2 010 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 10 98 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 4 48 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 3 (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ________________________________ : ___ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 18 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 11 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 17 (X) 27 (X) 15 (X) 26 (X) 

- 9 1 481 24 2 007 9 I 481 23 (D) Hens and pullets of laying og _____________________ _ 

- 9 I 481 23 1 888 9 1 481 22 (01 Pullets 3 months old or old_r _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ - 5 I 945 9 1 370 5 1 945 9 1 370 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (01 1 (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (XI (NA) (X~ i - (X) - (XI 

- 29 30 55 37 26 28 50 36 

J978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO. 473 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes -- _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978. 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ____________ • ___ 1978_ 

1974. 

110 34 036 (X) 101 32 448 109 (D) (X) 100 (D) 

- 101 16 647 (X) (NA) (NA) 100 (D) (X) 96 16 104 - 99 31 170 2 881 801 92 29 627 98 (D) (D) 91 (D) 

- 83 14 137 1 302 078 (NA) (NAl 83 14 137 1 302 078 80 13 661 

- 32 2 866 47 795 29 2 821 32 2 866 47 795 29 2 821 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 45 2 248 35 953 44 2 188 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (X) 5 255 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 73 6 399 (X) 15 784 69 6 294 (X) 15 784 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 102 8 532 (X) (NAl (NA) 97 8 255 (X) 6 358 

- 36 3 339 57 283 8 (0) 34 (0) (D) 8 (D) 

- 26 1 840 41 409 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 31 2 071 11 465 7 422 29 (D) (D) 7 422 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 20 2 170 14 668 4 218 

- 10 650 1 059 - - 10 650 1 059 - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed - _________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 63 3 848 4 775 - - - 7 339 (X) 2 (0) 7 339 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Wheal for grain (bushels) _____________ .. ________ 1978_ - 669 278 666 6 023 031 33 6 618 642 276 982 5 997 435 32 (0) 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) ____________________ • __ 1978_ - 703 307 491 8 944 185 (NA) (NAl 698 307 367 8 940 950 21 1 759 

14 1 296 38 917 6 277 14 1 296 38 917 6 277 

1974_ Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 830 24 943 4 128 

- 60 5 130 150 536 19 1 717 57 5 030 148 756 19 1 717 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 48 2 451 63 420 3 150 

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 689 15 313 - -

- 54 6617 (X) 2 (D) 50 6 387 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 67 6 827 (X) 1 (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (allan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Sweelpololoes (bush.ls) _______________ • _______ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay craps (Ions, dry) (see , •• ') ____ . ____________ 1978_ - 367 34 005 53 746 93 8 806 353 33 598 53 469 92 (D) 

1974_ - 379 32 221 53 863 (NAl (HA) 371 31 972 53 552 82 5 577 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ____________ • _________ 1978_ - 135 11 586 31 731 82 7 053 133 (0) (D) 82 7 053 

1974. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 158 12 336 28 020 73 4 782 Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see,e.') ____ ._1978_ - 106 7 487 7 745 11 662 101 7 422 7 695 10 (D) 

Field seed crops . _______ • _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 11 1 303 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) ____________________ • __ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 183 8 950 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - (X) (HA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel co.o ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (HA) (HA) (X) (HA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding COWpe05 ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) _. - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (paunds) _____________________ • ______ 1978_ - 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

. 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (se. 'e.') ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berrl.s _____________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______ • _____ . _________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hu"ery and gr .. nhouse producl'- ______________ 1978_ Olher crop. _________________________________ 197B_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 18 3 366 (X) (NA) (NA) 18 3 366 (X) (NA) (NA) 

474 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2.5(X) or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

3 168 2 332 283 3 074 2351 902 2 786 2 180 392 2750 2 227 042 - (X) 736 ()() 765 (X) 783 ()() 810 - (X) 2 561 280 ()() 2 561 280 (X) 2 561 280 ()() 2 561 280 - (X) 91.1 ()() 91.8 ()() 85.1 (X) 87.0 -

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i~~ li~n?o~~~o==========================-perc~nt= Value of land and buildings.· Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _________ . _______ . ___________ dollors_ 423465 (X) 244 078 (X) 462 589 (X) 260 819 (X) - (X) 322 - (X) 595 (X) 319 (X) 612 

land in forms according to usef Tot.al cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____________ . ___ . _____________ _ 2 795 967 613 2 725 913 333 2 493 947 517 2 495 902 976 - 604 685 2 592 590 627 2 376 598 504 2 415 587379 - 2 598 

By acres harvestedl I to 9 acres _____________________ . ___________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 to J99 acres _________________ . ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _-" ___________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 95 453 72 (NA) 46 230 32 (NA) 

139 I 920 123 (NA) 74 I 016 47 (NA) - 87 (NA) 38 877 61 (NA) - 72 I 665 

- 178 6644 188 (NA) 137 5221 161 (NA) 

- 430 31 018 435 (NA) 407 29 548 428 (NA) 

- 732 104 477 770 (NA) 723 (D) 769 (NA) 

- 710 213 223 678 (NA) 709 (D) 678 (NA) 

- 157 108090 158 (NA) 157 108 090 158 (NA) 

- 85 137 195 81 (NA) 85 137.195 81 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 845 75 510 915 79 458 726 70935 797 7';' 003 

- I 004 287 418 939 243 248 904 278078 903 241 594 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soll~lmprovement 

grosses. not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all craps foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 205 18 249 (NA) (NA) 186 17 549 101 5 711 

- 262 25059 (NA) (NA) 219 22 221 123 11 679 

- 634 212 362 (NA) (NA) 582 207406 626 206 187 

- 382 31 748 (NA) (NA) 348 30 902 268 18 017 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 37 5310 73 5 371 29 5057 45 5236 

- 21 4930 (NA) (NA) 18 4887 21 I 387 

- 17 380 (NA) (NA) 12 170 27 3849 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 458 I 359 360 2366 1 433 198 2 174 I 227 818 2 138 I 318830 

- 948 I 274 087 (NA) (NA) 859 1 145331 910 I 245 683 

- 2 113 85 273 (NA) (NA) I 862 82487 I 860 73 1';'7 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all type,-_________________________________ _ 

- 1 635 I 354 527 (NA) (NA) 1 430 I 221 153 (NA) I 321 073 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 213 420 154 2 177 363 174 2026 415891 2026 359 759 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 2 133 391 970 (NA) (NA) I 975 388 707 1972 340 544 

- 419 23487 (NA) (NA) 357 22 624 (NA) 17663 

- 112 4 697 (NA) (NA) 105 4560 56 I 552 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs In 1978 ________ _ - 434 33 246 (X) (X) 404 32465 ()() (X) 

IJ978 doto are based on a sample of formsi see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dolJors_ - 3 168 817 654 3 074 601 317 2 786 816926 2 750 600 873 

- (X) 258098 (X) 195614 (X) 293 226 (X) 218 499 

Fa$rOO~~a!~e ,::!::.~~I~~~~~~I_~~~~~~~ _~~I~~~ _____________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (se. text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Le .. than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (se. text) _____________________________ _ 

- 645 745 318 618 (NA) 645 745 318 618 (NA) 

- 746 48 038 783 (NA) 746 48 038 783 (NA) 

- 526 15 207 511 (NA) 526 15 207 511 (NA) 

- 385 5619 361 (NA) 385 5 619 361 (NA) 

- 269 I 967 266 (NA) 269 I 967 266 (NA) 

- 215 777 175 (NA) 215 777 175 (NA) 

- 374 478 351 (NA) (X) (X) 36 (NA) 

- 82 183 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 72 123 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 105 127 (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 115 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 250 9 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation laon. _________________ _ Cotton and cottons.ed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation laon. _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field .eeds. hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nurs.ry and greenhaus. products _____________________ _ Other croos _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 187 92688 2 258 111 621 2040 92486 (NA) 111 459 

- I 700 34 892 (NAl (NA) 1 642 34 813 1 718 42793 

- 161 I 824 (NAl (NA) 154 1820 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I 237 19333 (NA) (NA) I 151 19226 I 233 20 749 180 II 814 (NA) (NA) 170 II 805 139 4486 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 31 (D) 27 4 595 28 9361 25 (D) 564 17 282 (NAl (NA) 563 (D) 661 38 837 

livestock, paultry, and th.lr products ____________________ _ 

PaultfY and paultry praducts __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calve. ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see t.xt) _________ _ 

- 2 122 724966 2 088 489696 1 896 724440 I 852 489 415 

- 135 36 771 142 25 172 106 36764 113 25 165 - 245 29 535 (NA) (NA) 243 (D) 292 19589 - I 767 595 612 (NA) (NA) I 635 595 216 1 654 408 625 384 7 158 (NA) (NA) 326 7 107 251 3 180 

- 172 54804 (NA) (NA) 148 54 782 152 30 155 

- 195 I 085 (NA) (NA) 141 (D) 100 2 701 

<1974 data include saies of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WELD COUNTY, COLO. 475 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with horvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ____ . ______________________ _ 

forms with- - 3 168 3074 2 332 283 2 598 1 936 182 604 685 2 213 1 200 772 459 246 420 154 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acres. __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres. __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres. __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 224 209 677 38 184 115 48 216 91 149 

- 391 346 9 744 232 6 247 4 162 231 6002 3633 4304 

- 98 75 5689 82 4 778 3049 73 4 283 2 568 2951 

- 270 280 21 527 252 20055 14466 240 19 130 13985 14 767 - 171 152 20129 149 17672 13387 145 17 157 12832 13338 

- 407 415 64108 377 59 397 43160 352 55405 41 260 41908 

- 170 187 33454 159 31 309 24084 154 30280 23 577 24696 

- 188 198 44 674 181 42 980 32 516 177 42020 32 164 32647 

- 555 508 196 386 523 184907 125413 462 163 393 117 359 117 666 - 259 258 182 714 231 162 169 86 305 176 120 761 71 590 65549 

- 174 185 247 187 156 221 802 80857 71 98 275 47056 37 558 - 261 261 1 505 994 218 I 184682 177 171 84 643 850 93 131 64 621 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

--------- 3 168 2 332 283 3 074 2 351 902 2786 2 180 392 2 750 2 227 042 

--------- 2 598 604 685 2 592 590 627 2 376 598 504 2 415 587 379 

land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- I 562 503 925 I 492 466 222 I 263 456 073 I 237 452 656 

--------- 1 148 162 983 (NA) 159 687 971 158 726 (NA) 156 974 

--------- 861 I 526 983 853 I 635 348 816 1 430556 819 1 525 910 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 778 299 632 (NA) 296 510 755 298622 (NA) 296 244 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 745 301 375 729 250 332 707 293763 694 248 476 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 672 142 070 (NA) 134 430 650 141 156 (NA) 134 161 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 2 575 I 359 781 (NA) (NA) 2 237 1 327 194 2 319 I 618317 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 391 484 233 (NA) (NA) 359 479 991 289 385 235 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 184 367 076 (NA) (NA) 181 366 730 134 222 027 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 18 121 193 (NA) (NA) 9 6477 8 1 463 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 2 191 2246 2 121 2 177 On farm operated ______________________ 2425 2 112 2 141 I 905 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 977 677 665 431 Not on farm operated ___________________ 510 417 437 354 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 233 394 208 349 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 103 90 92 69 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

- 452 351 407 316 None _________________________________ I 607 I 315 I 544 I 265 35 to 44 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 683 578 566 491 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 322 188 308 169 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 828 845 733 772 50 to 99 days __________________________ 104 74 94 67 55 to 64 years. ______________________ _ 

- 750 693 679 631 100 to 149 days ________________________ III 101 95 90 65 years and over _____________________ _ Average Og8 _________________________ _ 352 366 309 329 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 129 102 112 85 

- 48.3 49.5 48.4 49.7 200 days or more ______________________ 742 554 489 376 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($I.000) Farms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I.000) Forms ($l.oo0) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ________________________________ - __ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -_ - ___ -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including Iim8 ________________ _ Hired form labor ____________________________________ - __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________ -----------

- I 443 354 057 I 308 249 442 1 307 353 882 I 136 249 270 

- I 932 168 218 I 877 174 694 I 705 168 002 1 631 174 510 

- 756 42968 1 268 41 560 678 42913 I 154 41 499 

- I 828 4 715 (NA) (NA) I 655 4691 I 451 3 174 

- 2 216 6946 2 127 3697 2057 6907 2 030 3685 

- I 735 9 563 2 011 7 264 1 677 9494 I 954 7 252 

- 2 071 3946 I 620 2669 1 961 3912 I 582 2667 

- I 494 25 117 I 431 19 180 1 433 25072 I 381 19 157 

- 554 2438 352 I 353 537 2422 344 I 351 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ________________________ -_ -_ - _______ -------- 1 790 5 462 I 752 4 654 I 696 5405 I 669 4624 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ ---_ -------------- Gasoline ____________________ -_ -_ ---_ --------------

Diesel fuel ______________________ - ___ -- -----_ -- ---- LP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________________ ---_ ----------------

Natural gas ______________________ - ___ -------_ -- ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and gr8as8 ______________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ ---_ -_ --------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

- 3 163 16 631 (NA) (NA) 2777 16449 (NA) (NA) 

- 3 159 12 801 3 010 8 479 2 777 12670 2 733 8429 

- 3 064 5 911 (NA) (NA) 2 712 5 831 2 683 4457 

- 2 081 3 657 (NA) (NA) I 998 3638 I 855 2 448 

979 814 (NA) (NA) 930 799 811 767 

223 150 (NA) (NA) 218 149 

165 } I 432 (NA) (NA) 155 1 430 2 728 757 

3 159 837 (NA) (NA) 2777 822 

2 393 3 807 (NA) (NA) 2 204 3 759 (NA) (NA) 

106 23 (NA) (NA) 97 21 (NA) (NA) 

476 WELD COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

1 676 310600 1 619 308 283 -

- 1 666 306 674 1 614 305 141 

- 103 3 926 90 3 142 lime _____________________________________________________ _ - - - - - Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseuses in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

1 267 189 537 1 215 187 792 - 289 20 113 285 20 105 - 215 24 219 211 24 215 -

- 1 383 219 152 1 315 214 739 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

39 2872 39 2 872 - 894 (X) 864 (X) - 331 (X) - 331 ()() 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ - $1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ $s.ooo to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ - Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

- Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - Mower - conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ -

- Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

3 163 3012 2 777 2 714 machinery and equipment - Con. 164 371 107 882 160 583 104 833 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

51 967 35 817 57 826 38 627 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

199 265 140 180 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

553 361 319 237 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

473 550j 411 496 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Fonns Number forms Number 

2 453 4044 1 421 1 882 1 497 2 162 2 981 9399 1 554 2 607 2545 6 792 2 845 9 178 965 1 516 2628 7 662 774 972 171 198 631 774 351 401 100 114 258 287 

226 264 52 53 178 211 - - - - - - 810 875 252 257 568 618 1 170 1 228 344 365 839 863 

969 1 121 325 343 687 778 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

1954 298 492 

(NA) 294 113 

(NA) 4 379 - -

(NA) 152 345 

176 9333 

47 4 165 

(NA) 167 894 

29 1 986 

305 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

404 513 390 497 

397 642 388 626 

303 366 302 363 

318 1 3151~ 312 1 394 393 315 

122 J jL 122 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

farms Number 1970 to 1974 

2613 3 932 2 320 2874 8 588 2685 2780 8 916 1 632 703 890 153 251 299 100 339 345 74 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

329 346 71 1 184 1 234 348 

889 1 003 369 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working le.s tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _______________ • ____________ • _____________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 1 494 720 (Xl 1 276 (X) 1 433 1 381 - 11 662 ()() 2466 ()() 9 196 11 513 11 185 

Form. with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 361 388 388 303 303 340 377 - 245 142 284 263 526 229 209 - 346 98 319 264 866 328 242 - 265 60 364 217 1 395 259 291 - 277 32 1 111 229 6 106 277 262 

1978 CENSUS.oF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA WELD COUNTY, COLO. 477 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Fanns with sales of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 2 181 (Xl 2 138 (Xl I 906 (Xl I 875 (Xl 

- I 972 (Xl 2 014 (Xl I 771 (Xl I 771 (Xl 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any colt Ie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,ooo_ - 2 122 724 966 2 088 489696 I 896 724 440 I 852 489 415 

- I 998 657 575 2 005 (NAI I 812 657 105 I 788 441 960 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- I 791 657 773 I 857 605 720 I 624 655 280 I 644 602 385 

- I 318 89 516 I 383 106 141 I 200 88 698 I 244 104 923 

- I 067 66 705 I 098 83 792 968 65939 985 82 662 

- 397 22 811 495 22349 366 22 759 441 22 261 

- I 404 175 652 (NAl (NA) I 284 174615 I 245 157 675 

- I 510 392605 (NAl (NAI I 385 391 967 I 376 339 787 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- I 767 I 119 221 I 828 956 647 I 635 I ll8 064 I 654 955 495 $1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 595 612 (Xl (NA) (X) 595 216 (Xl 408 625 

- 838 39398 (NAl (NAl 768 39033 653 34 160 $1,000_ (oltle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 9 970 (Xl (NA) (X) 9902 (Xl 4358 

- I 481 I 079 823 (NAl (NAl I 390 I 079 031 I 449 921 335 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 585 642 (X) (NA) (X) 585 314 (Xl 404 267 

- 445 964 332 (NAl (NA) 424 964 270 386 812301 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 540 023 (Xl (NA) (X) 539 996 (X) 371 675 

- 245 29 535 (NAl (NA) 243 (0) 292 19 589 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 394 49 503 314 31 859 332 48 462 251 31 152 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 217 6 803 (NAl (NA) 180 6577 144 4540 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 360 42 700 (NAl (NA) 308 41 885 234 26612 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 228 8972 189 6385 190 8817 161 6 243 Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 197 4 468 171 3 305 170 4390 144 3 218 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 200 4504 151 3 080 171 4427 130 3 025 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- 155 253 015 188 256 072 131 252 460 147 254 768 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - III 28 433 (NAl (NA) 90 28 042 76 39 581 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 21 III (NAl (NA) 10 56 4 20 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 742 4 045 545 2 984 583 3 126 424 2 547 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 384 90869 298 56 512 326 89967 251 55 526 $1,000_ - (X) 7 158 (Xl (NA) (X) 7 107 (X) 3 180 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 105 30 732 83 20 570 84 30366 64 20008 

$1.000_ - (X) 995 (Xl (NA) (X) 984 (X) 486 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 17l 791 969 180 749 929 147 791 649 148 749 178 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 129 631 459 (NAl (NA) 108 631 016 92 404 969 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 3 144 831 (Xl (NA) (X) 3 141 209 (X) 2 281 399 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 172 54 804 (NA) (NA) 148 54 782 152 30 155 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 139 (NA) (NA) 4 104 2 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 166 519 102 552 123 430 83 518 

$1.000_ - (X) 562 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 323 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry •• ______________________________________ _ 

- 393 (X) 413 (X) 314 (X) 335 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 361 I 451 789 388 I 092 412 288 I 449 492 310 I 089 445 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______ • _______________ _ - 359 907618 384 962 885 286 905 417 307 960 154 

- 28 544 171 (NAl (NA) 21 544 075 12 126 079 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry • ___________________________________ _ 

- 14 (0) (NAl (NA) 8 (0) 6 262 533 

- 45 II 588 28 I 990 38 11464 22 I 757 

- 30 397 829 (NA) (NA) 24 397 791 23 354 930 

- 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 22 (0) 

- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 2 (0) 

- 84 (X) (NA) (X) 56 (X) 26 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 93 (X) 87 (X) 74 (X) 77 (X) 

- 57 I 491 277 61 I 387 053 49 I 484 808 51 I 385 450 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 56 (0) 59 684 468 48 (0) 50 (0) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) I (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ______________________ - ___ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- I (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- 8 (0) 3 130 7 (0) 3 130 

- 16 2 242 234 (HAl (NA) 14 (0) 15 2 370 792 

- 14 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 15 (0) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

Other poultry ______________________________ -_ -_ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - II (X) (NAl (X) 6 (X) 12 (X) 

- 135 36 771 142 25 172 106 36 764 113 25 165 

478 WELD COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop {tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 659 203 354 (X) 1 643 201 7681 I 630 202 564 (X) I I 614 200 978 

- 1 682 164 478 (X) (NA) (NA) I 652 164 112 (X) I 641 162 902 

- 1 265 105 980 10 889 488 1 252 104 893 I 249 105 740 10 874 861 I 236 1Q.4 653 

- 1 176 75 060 7 838 424 (NA) (NA) I 155 74 802 7 826 632 I 152 74509 

- 1 107 97 228 I 963 399 I 097 96 761 I 094 96 678 I 953 168 I 084 96211 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 127 88 578 1 731 666 I 121 87 856 

(X) 3 114 

- 4 146 (X) 3 114 4 146 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 19 732 (X) 16 537 -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

47 2 873 (X) 25 845 45 (D) (X) I 25 845 - 50 2 738 (X) (NA) (NA) 47 2 623 (X) 14 774 - (0) I 4 (D) 

- 17 I 585 25 778 4 (D) 15 (0) 

- 3 182 5 350 (NA) (NA) 3 182 5 350 I (D) 

26 (0) 8 314 17 599 26 I 210 8 314 17 599 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 852 9 292 8 387 - (ul for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 I 222 I 900 3 150 -

- 4 (D) (X) 4 (0) 4 (0) (X) 4 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 7 367 (X)I 4 (D) 

- 599 174 906 3 792 406 87 6 928 562 173 337 3 769 145 84 6882 

810 217 368 5 251 648 (NA) (NA) 787 216 870 5 239 842 152 8 498 

- 120 3 929 169 739 90 2 172 118 (D) (0) 89 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 187 4 034 202 852 148 2634 

- 551 34 897 I 554 121 446 19 739 539 34 609 I 546 768 439 19 659 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 543 27 580 I 412 274 480 20 836 

- I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I 12 436 II 008

1 

I (D)I 

- 10 921 (X) 2 (D) 10 921 (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 576 (X) I (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 22 787 23 741 21 785 22 787 23 741 21 785 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (allan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish palalaes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 88 3 797 774 027 88 3 797 88 3 797 774 027 88 3 797 

- 78 3 344 769 807 (NA) (NA) 77 (0) (D) 77 3 335 

Sweelpalolaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I 832 124 815 359 334 I 571 98 638 I 662 121 473 354 098 I 44C 96364 

- I 850 115 120 350 918 (NA) (NA) I 716 112 979 346 498 I 424 86 297 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 529 83 136 291 3171 1 396 75 6651 I 395 80968 

~~~ j~~! I 288 74 051 I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 520 83 849 I 319 71 564 

Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 209 9 790 11 496 105 2 872 185 9 170 10927 87 2 490 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 4 128 (X) 3 77 3 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 181 (X) 4 88 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) I (0) I (D) (D) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 46 3 550 2 (D) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA)I - - - - -

- 180 10 693 (X) 180 10 693 170 10 678 (X) 170 10 678 

1974_ - 150 5 151 (X) (NA) (NA) 140 5 134 (X) 138 5 073 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 20 2 044 (X) 20 2044 15 2 Q.41 (X) 15 2 Q.41 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 250 (X) 12 246 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 13 30 (X) 13 30 11 (0) (X) 11 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 17 63 (X) 17 63 Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 11 243 (X) 11 243 II 243 (X) 11 243 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA), 17 320 (X) 17 320 

- 10 10 (X) 10 10 5 6 (X) 5 6 

1974_ - 7 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) 1 (D) Apples (paundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - 10 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 2 - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 5 I - (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) I (0) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (Z) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 5 1 (X) 5 I 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) I (D) (0) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ - 31 1 246 (X) 31 I 245 28 I 242 (X) 28 I 242 Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 699 50 720 (X) (NA) (NA) 693 50 664 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WELD COUNTY, COLO. 479 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All larms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 1 060 1 473 013 1 065 1 433 473 987 1 446 346 967 1 399 948 

- (X) 1 390 00 1 346 (X) 1 465 (X) 1 448 

- (X) 1 522 560 (X) 1 522 560 (X) 1 522 560 (X) 1 522 560 

- (X) 96.7 (X) 94.1 (X) 95.0 (X) 91.9 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;!~~~~ii~n~;!;7= =: = = = = = = = = =: == = = = = = = == = == = ~;~c~~~ = 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 540 384 (X) 287 674 (X) 563 490 (X) 308 113 (X) 

- (X) 381 (X) 214 (X) 382 (X) 213 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 935 701 372 955 649 074 886 694 252 892 636064 

- 876 413 221 886 365 958 841 411 660 850 364995 

Toto/ crop/and ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 9 48 8 (NA) 2 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 12 159 13 (NA) 10 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 18 409 18 (NA) 12 279 5 (NA) 

- 27 1 038 33 (NA) 20 766 27 (NA) 

- 67 4 905 86 (NA) 57 4274 82 (NA) 

- 150 21 699 173 (NA) 147 21 234 173 (NA) 

- 293 94851 305 (NA) 293 94851 305 (NA) 

-- 203 143 800 191 (NA) 203 143 800 191 (NA) 

-- 97 146 312 59 (NA) 97 146 312 59 (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ___________________ . ____________ _ 

20)029 acres _____ . __________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________ . _____________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 265 (0) 330 84391 250 (0) 283 (D) Other cropland __ ' ____________ . ____________________ _ 

-- Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 670 (0) 621 198 725 644 (D) 606 (D) 

-- 139 (0) (NA) (NA) 135 (D) 67 6020 

-- 120 17819 (NA) (NA) 114 17 494 48 (D) 

- 527 186 827 (NA) (NA) 506 184 285 533 176 792 

grosses, nof harvested or postured ______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- 208 20992 (NA) (NA) 206 (D) 100 8636 

Total woodland ____ ' _______________________________ _ 

-- 10 223 15 6 217 10 223 15 6 217 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) Woodland not pastured ___________________________ _ 

-- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 14 (D) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

-- 851 771 418 841 778 182 801 751 871 768 757 667 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ____________ .. _________________ _ 

-- 603 732 516 (NA) (NA) 583 7r 389 579 734 426 

land in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 597 38 902 (NA) (NA) 557 37978 573 23 241 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 771 777841 (NA) (NA) 740 757 406 (NA) 810 250 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 528 265 044 438 173 101 520 263 862 432 173 029 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 519 251 335 (NA) (NA) 513 251 278 427 163 060 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 61 (D) (NA) (NA) 59 (D) (NA) 9674 Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 55 (D) (NA) (NA) 55 (D) 6 295 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 460 38 946 (X) (X) 453 38 869 (X) (X) 

11978 data ore based on a somple of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All lorms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 1 060 149 573 1 065 90 826 987 149 450 967 90699 

- (X) 141 107 (X) 85 283 (X) 151 419 (X) 93 794 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:" $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 277 126 877 193 (NA) 277 126 877 193 (NA) 

- 230 14699 241 (NA) 230 14 699 241 (NA) 

- 161 4682 182 (NA) 161 4 682 182 (NA) 

- 147 2 161 163 (NA) 147 2 161 163 (NA) 

- 110 808 110 (NA) 110 808 110 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 62 224 66 (NA) 62 224 66 (NA) 

- 70 96 109 (NA) (X) (X) 12 (NA) 

- 15 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 21 36 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 27 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 812 59 856 808 55 684 786 59 819 (NA) 55 670 

- 787 55 186 (NA) (NA) 766 55 154 758 45405 

- 224 7 630 (NA) (NA) 222 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 141 2488 (NA) (NA) 137 2 484 139 1 463 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 4 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Crops ________________________________ - _________ -_ ----

Groins __________________________________________ - __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obaceo ________________________________________ ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrieL ___________________________ - __ 

- - - - - - - - - - 25 2 181 (NA) (NA) 25 (D) 56 8 797 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ - _________ - __ - -_ ---- ---

- 770 89 718 824 35 142 728 89 631 745 35030 

- 29 14 61 18 27 (0) 46 17 

- 26 3 301 (NA) (NA) 26 3 301 28 I 825 

- 696 83 496 (NA) (NA) 670 83 433 704 31 756 

- 191 2614 (NA) (NA) 182 2 603 146 1 273 

- 31 223 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 34 97 

- 43 69 (NA) (NA) 34 60 31 62 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________ - - -- - _ - ___ -_ ---_ ------ ---- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________ - _______ - _____ - _____ ---

5heep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of lorest products. 

480 YUMA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All form. ___________________________ _ 

- 1 060 1 065 1 473 013 876 1 333 248 413 221 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

- 58 63 155 3 15 11 10 to 49 ocres ________________ .. ____ _ - 36 20 765 10 190 161 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 10 13 585 6 357 149 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 16 13 1 286 10 807 390 100 to 139 acre. ___________________ _ 

- 13 13 1 519 11 1 313 847 140 to 179 ocreO-__________________ _ - 35 60 5 580 29 4 645 3 156 180 to 219 ocroo- __________________ _ - 11 13 2 166 8 1 606 776 220 to 259 ocreO- ______ . ____________ _ - 24 27 5766 21 5 020 2 161 260 to 499 ocreO-__________________ _ - 170 178 64 059 141 53 826 26 170 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ - 236 242 174 362 214 159 504 71 915 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

- 238 230 336 592 223 314 912 129 279 2,000 acres or morc ________________ _ 

- 213 193 880 178 200 791 053 178 206 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

060 473 013 

876 413 221 

432 406 511 

309 108410 

446 926 249 

421 248 064 182 140 253 

146 56 747 

877 046 450 

112 252 036 62 153 066 9 21 461 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

'A~lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

065 

886 

501 

(NA) 

418 

(NA) 

146 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

433 473 

365 958 

405911 

98 117 

914 754 

223 335 

112 808 

44 506 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

n 978 data are based on a sallllie of forms; see text) 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses E)(tIenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

502 47 578 449 16 753 767 19 124 724 10 579 

l1ve.tock and paultry purcho.ed __________________________ _ 

Feed for live.tock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- _____________________ _ 329 4 357 532 3 424 Animal health co.t. ___________________________________ _ 

- 645 651 (NA) (NA) Seed., bulbs, plant., and tree. ___________________________ _ 675 3385 662 1 495 Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 661 11 157 602 6 725 Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 605 2903 455 1 461 Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 423 3 219 374 2 557 Contract lobar _________________________________________ _ 89 652 64 346 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 538 2 744 542 2 083 

1 063 11 400 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 062 5 622 1 003 2 889 

Energy and petroleum product. ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum product. _________________________________ _ 

1 042 2 313 (NA) (NA) 

768 1 672 (NA) (NA) 

510 430 (NA) (NA) 

105 73 (NA) (NA) 

168 791 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 062 343 (NA) (NA) 

677 5 775 (NA) (NA) 

- 8. 3 (NA) (NA) 

Go.oline __________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel ________________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~eY~~i _ ~~t~~~_o_n_d_~~~ go. _______________________________________ ~~~ == == = = == == == == == == == == == == _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________ . _________________________ _ 

Other-cool, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

528 968 833 316 687 

2 (0) (D) 

8 (D) (0) 

4 230 109 

5 409 148 

8 960 714 

13 2 076 1 766 

4 796 486 

9 2 171 1 478 

66 25 255 15 791 

108 80613 46482 

144 202 583 95 724 

157 653 563 153 846 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

987 

841 

380 

286 

438 

416 

169 

139 

809 

110 

62 

6 

Acres 

446 346 

411 660 

395 884 107 407 

911 928 

247 904 

138 534 

56 349 

035 423 

(D) 

153066 (0) 

1974 

Forms 

967 

850 

415 

(NA) 

412 

(NA) 

140 

(NA) 

850 

85 

29 

3 

Irrigoted 

land 

265044 

(D) 

(0) 

119 

253 

676 

1 651 

536

1 291 1 

40 15 33:1 200 77 281 

127 548 

Acres 

399 948 

364 995 

388 984 97 234 

899 078 

223 295 

111 886 

44 466 

096 967 

199438 

98 379 

5 164 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

701 620 659 587 

248 237 227 211 

111 175 101 137 

565 460 538 435 167 143 155 121 37 29 32 22 25 30 25 29 40 30 39 24 160 115 133 94 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

EXpenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

490 47 550 387 16 695 741 19 106 639 10 524 317 4 351 479 3 400 629 650 517 241 657 3 381 639 1 493 655 11 141 598 6 724 594 2 892 445 1 461 406 3 214 370 2 555 84 650 62 (D) 

527 2 741 537 2 079 

1 005 11 363 (NA) (NA) 1 004 5 594 941 2 875 984 2 296 915 1 422 748 1 664 571 851 509 (D) 475 364 100 (D) } 168 791 933 239 1 004 341 827 5 766 (NA) (NA)I 8 3 (NA) (NA) I 

YUMA COUNTY, COLO. 481 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text! 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Commercial fertilizer _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ . ____ . _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized . __ lime __ _ _ . ___ , __ .. ___ . __ . _ __ _ __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to control--

Insects on hoy and other crops .. 

Nematodes in crops _____ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture ___ _ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit_ 

Insect control on livestock and poultry __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control __ 

1978 

Forms Acres on which used 

656 300 834 655 294 111 41 6 723 - -

408 145 344 

35 12 697 

22 8923 

347 152 318 

16 2 910 299 (X) 

156 (X) 

1978 

Farms Acres on which used 

650 300 005 

650 (0) 

40 (0) 

- -

404 145 312 

35 12 697 

22 8923 

336 150 592 

16 2 910 

298 (X) 

156 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment __ 

Average per form __ 

Forms by value group: 

$110 $4.999._ .. _ 

$5,00010 $9.999 .. 

$10.00010 $19.999 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _ .. 

Motortrucks including pickups Wheel froctors _____ _ 

___ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

._ dollars_ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ 

Corn heads for combines _ _ _ _ _ __ . __ _ 

Other carnpickcrs and picker-shellers __ 

(otfonpickcrs 

Mower conditioners Pickup uoler!:. _ . " . ______ . 

Field foroge harvester~, shear bar 

or flywheel type 

-

-

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text I 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimoted market value of all 

1 063 998 1 005 909 machinery and equipment- Con. 

79 024 38 786 78 421 37 969 $20,000 10 $29.999 ___ . ______ ----------- 74 341 38 864 78 031 41 770 $30.00010 $49,999 _________________ .. ___ 

$50.00010 $69,999 ____ . ______ . ___ • ______ 

82 108 76 87 $70.000 to $99,999 __ . _____ .. ______ . _. ___ 

119 145 74 95 $100.000 to $199.999 __ . ___ • _________ .. __ 

109 159 105 151 i $200,000 or more ____________ .. __ . _____ . 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

823 1 264 513 652 451 612 

983 2 908 656 1 136 800 1 772 

959 2 513 393 580 851 1 933 

533 639 165 189 374 450 

349 389 187 210 174 179 

36 62 6 6 32 56 

- - - - - -

208 216 95 95 114 121 

316 341 93 98 223 243 

189 198 69 71 123 127 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 do to ore based on a sample of forms; see text! 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

598 214 029 (NA) 207 168 (NA) 6861 

- -

(NA) 112 569 

1 (D) 

6 2 100 

(NA) 103 738 

2 (0) 

77 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AI! forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

69 162 68 156 

136 179 136 175 

128 86 128 86 

1141 159!{ 

113 

1 210 209 159 

96 -' i L 96 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

896 1 297 798 

934 2 394 937 

881 2 228 575 

437 524 178 

230 259 152 

103 106 21 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

72 74 24 

243 255 78 

126 136 48 

Any hired workers -

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Forms 

Workcr~ 

Forms with -

I worker _ 

2 workcr5 ._ 

3 ar 4 workers 

5 10 9 workers 

10 workers or more 

482 YUMA COUNTY, COLO. 

Any 

423 

1 642 

147 

- 112 

91 

46 

:7 

Working 150 days or more 

Farms Workers 

198 (X) 

(X) 442 

106 106 

47 94 

28 88 

12 71 

5 83 

Working less than 150 days 

Forms Workers 1978 1974 

347 (X) 406 370 (X) 1 200 1 621 1 913 

144 144 132 117 

96 192 111 69 

63 207 90 74 

28 177 46 65 

16 480 27 35 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

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Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 785 (X) 816 (X) 738 (X) 733 ()C) 

- 752 (X) 795 ()C) 715 (X) 715 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottlo, hogs, or sheep _____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

770 89 718 824 35 142 728 89631 745 35 030 -

- 755 86333 816 (NA) 720 (0), 738 33 126, 

, Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and herrers that had calvod ____________________ _ Beef cows __________________________ ________ ___ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 701 163 858 768 136 755 671 163 494 690 135 315 

- 591 48 957 664 56886 571 (D) 624 56 243 

- 563 46 049 632 54 586 544 (D) 596 53952 

- 79 2 908 94 2300 77 (D) 89 2291 

- 570 59984 (NA) (NA) , 547 59 814 S43 32035 

- 604 54 917 (NA) (NA) 583 54 842 602 47037 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 696 186992 777 107 081 670 186 796 704 106545 

- (X) 83496 (X) (NA) (X) 83 433 (JO 31 756 

- 409 25 340 (NA) (NA) 389 25 256 431 19856 

- (X) 6593 (X) (NA) (X) 6572 (X) 2 835 

- 564 161 652 (NA) (NA) 545 161 540 575 86 689 

- (X) 76903 (X) (NA) (X) 76861, (X) 28 921 

- 131 107 676 (NA) (NA) 126 107 642 93 44 840 

- (X) 57 595 (X) (NA) (X) 57 580 (X) 17 650 

- 26 3 301 (NA) (NA) 26 3 301 28 I 825 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventoryl Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 188 17 114 147 8 778 179 16957 134 8449 

Used or to be used for br:eeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 120 3856 (NA) (NA) 114 3823, 87 I 154 

- 169 13 258 (NA) (NA) 161 13 134 118 7295 

123 4 202 117 I 792 117 4 180 97 I 697 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 108 2206 106 I 017 103 2 195 88 944 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- III I 996 90 775 106 I 985 84 753 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 30 3 237 38 3 760 29 (D) 36 (0) 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 25 I 369 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 32 2472 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 279 I 020 221 629, 259 930, 206 594, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 191 31 640 170 23 206 182 31 462 146 22 353 

. $1,000_ - (X) 2 614 (X) (NA) (X) 2 603 (X) I 273 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 59 10 666 61 6953 56 10616 45 6274 

$1,000_ - (X) 416 (X) (NA) (X) 414 (X) 156 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 31 3487 36 2900 30 (D) 34 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 22 I 059 (NA) (NA) 21 (0) 31 2 657 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 10 691 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 18931 Sheep, lambs, and woaL _______________________ $1,000_ - 31 223 (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 34 97 Goots _____________________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 37 79 29 72 31 70 26 60 $1,000_ - (X) 58 (X) (NA) (X) 52 (X) 16 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 170 (X) 171 (X) 157 (X) 140 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 158 5 113 164 6441 145 4 705 133 5634 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - 155 4 903 158 6 232 142 (D) 127 5 425 Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 12 210 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 4 62 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broifers ond other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

TU~~~k:y; i~;~I~~ght~;======= == ==== = = = == = = = = = = === = = Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Safes: 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 29 2 971 25 I 223 26 2 868 19 I 002 

- 8 72 (NA) (NA) 8 72 6 22 - 5 44 (NA) (NA) 5 44 2 (D) 

- 7 28 (NA) (NA) 7 28 4 (D) 

- 25 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 13 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 23 (X) 20 (X) 20 (X) 18 (X) 

- 10 763 12 I 033 8 (D) 10 (D) 

- 10 763 11 898 8 (D) 9 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meo1·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 7 I 450 6 967 7 I 450 6 967 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (XII - 29 14 61 18 27 (D) 46 17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA YUMA COUNTY, COLO. 483 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvosted Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlily farms Acres 

- 479 209 481 (X) 454 204 546 478 (D) (X) 454 204 546 

- 413 129 254 (X) (NA) (NA) 410 129 223 (X) 381 122 716 

- 473 199 896 23 894 056 452 195 631 472 (D) (D) 452 195631 

- 399 121 883 11 918 622 (NA) (NA) 396 121 852 11 917 792 371 115 813 

- 118 9 585 174 496 110 8 915 118 9 585 174 496 110 8915 

Corn for all purposes --- ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 101 7 102 101 938 100 6847 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 269 (X) 3 56 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purooses _____________________ 1978_ - 136 13 295 (X) 38 2 910 133 13 220 (X) 38 2910 

- 178 19 394 (X) (NA) (NA) 175 19 293 (X) 26 2422 

- 106 11 458 324 578 25 2 206 103 11 383 323 643 25 2 206 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 97 12 586 201 495 (NA) (NA) 97 12 586 201 495 11 (D) 

- 28 1 170 12 367 13 511 28 1 170 12 367 13 511 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 1 626 8603 11 937 

- 9 440 875 2 (D) 9 440 875 2 (D) 

1974_ Cui for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 3 749 5 755 8 798 

- 6 227 (X) 2 (D) 6 227 (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ Hogged or grazed - _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 27 1 332 (X) 2 (D) 

Wheat for grain (bushels>-_____________________ 1978_ - 547 136 801 3 537 508 65 8 667 529 135 689 3 522 498 65 8667 

- 598 159 414 4 963 504 (NA) (NA) 591 159 281 4 960 325 48 7278 

- 8 281 9 621 5 197 8 281 9 621 5 197 

1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 547 19 025 4 102 

- 27 1 866 88 450 19 1 606 27 1 866 88 450 19 1 606 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels>- _____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 500 16974 2 (D) 

- 5 270 5 450 4 196 5 270 5 450 4 196 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 782 12 055 2 (D) 

- 50 6 197 (X) 4 348 48 (0) (X) 4 348 

1974_ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 62 5 979 (X) 2 (D) 

Soybeans for beans (bvshels> ___________________ 1978_ - 6 506 11 990 6 506 6 506 11 990 6 506 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (D) 1 (D) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (0) I (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 3 124 37016 (NA) (NA) 3 124 37 016 3 124 

- - - - - - - - - - - Sweetpatatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 408 35 608 101 903 219 21 455 394 35 343 101 689 216 21 406 

1974_ - 429 34 838 86 470 (NA) (NA) 401 34 144 86030 159 15 174 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 220 19 436 78 642 193 17936 213 19 328 78 533 190 17 887 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 219 18 663 65 684 139 13 567 

Other tame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 96 6 233 7 239 22 1 441 92 6 146 7 194 22 1 441 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 184 (X) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 184 13 050 1 (D) 

- Red - - - - - - - - - - clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) I (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 3 5 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 5 (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - T omalaes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - Green peas excluding cawpeos ________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 (D) (X) 4 (0) I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds>- ______________________ " ____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Serrle. _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Sirawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 59 13 308 (X) (NA) (NA) 59 13 308 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

484 YUMA COUNTY, COLO. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
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APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS _____________________ _ 

DATA PROCESSING ______________________ _ 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA _________________ _ 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED ____________ _ 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIAL TIES _____________________ _ 

DISCLOSURES _____________________________ _ 

1974 DATA CORRECTlONS _______________ ... _ .. . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ............ _ .. . 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ............. _ ....... _ . 

UNPUBLISHED DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS ...................... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE. . . . . . . . . . ......... . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS ................... . 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUSTA-1 

A-3 

A-4 

A-4 

A-6 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-ll 

A-12 

A-13 

A-13 

A-13 

MENT FOR WHOLE FARM NON RESPONSE : 1978 . . . .. A-14 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SElECTED ITEMS: 1978 ....... A-16 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 .. A-16 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SElECTED ITEMS: 1978. A17 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list-direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

I n censuses prior to 1969, enu merators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms with in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door-to-door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have forms ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self-enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture-related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 1978, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some I ists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and I ivestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other administrative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agricultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organization Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 mill ion of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on admi nistrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 mill ion 

survey returns were classified as out-of-scope (nonfarms), and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

preliminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated source I ists acquired after the 

preliminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
A-2 APPENDIX A-Continued 

addresses from the various source lists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administrative source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

indicating an estimated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mailing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list), the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

I ist·direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawai i. The segments were created and selected using enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78·A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78·A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix D. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange·colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail I ist using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumeration sample returns were used to provide estimatesat the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to mi nimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by limiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further minimize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geograph ic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, similar goals were met by instructing the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-A1(S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A 1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A 1 (N) and the 78-A 1 (S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (A1 (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (A1 (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in order to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of this appendix defines certainty ~arms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determ ine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail I ist. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Service, 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-3 

Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies graci· 

ously consented to assist farmers in completing their report· 

forms if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mailing, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. I n late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list including additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special list cases identified on the mail I ist as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to tech nical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels listed as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfilm 

of the census mail file. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the rei iabil ity of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

I n the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of I ivestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Problems in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a com~uter tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
A-4 APPENDI X A-Continued 

identify remaining inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems_ Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates published by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection procedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Estimates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adjusted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern si milar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production 'such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of livestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in ti ming and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and I ivestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. Inventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geographic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertil izer used for specific crops 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

Income and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farm credit 

Family income from off-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including roughages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were el iminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grain and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownersh ip of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
APPEN 01 X A-Continued A-5 

FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

I ntegral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture·related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census. The follow·on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decisionmaking and future planning. 

Data from the Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. Included in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (D) is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approxi mately determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for: 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms 

in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the 

data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ............... farms . . . . . .. 842 

number. . .. 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not 

actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, 

provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagri· 

cultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land 

owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land 

used rent free was to be reported as land rented from others. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians 

was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that 

used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation 

was reported as one farm. 
A·6 APPENDI X A-Continued 

Land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, and other changes affecting county bound· 

aries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, the land in 

each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal 

county. The principal county was defined as the one where the 

largest value of agricultural products were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a Ii mited number of Western States, 

this procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for large 

farms, identified from the 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would signifi· 

cantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form were asked to report their estimate of the current 

market value of land and buildings owned, rented or leased from 

others, and rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. I f the 

value of land and buildings was not· reported, it was estimated 

during processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other I and" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil·improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

U.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownersh ip. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes," "no," "don't know," and "no response." No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person who 

operates a farm, either doing the work or making day·to-day 

decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnersh ips, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of 

farms. I n some cases, the operator was not the individual named 

on the address label of the report form, but another family 

member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in 

charge of the farm operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as resi· 

dence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. In the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adiustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off·farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-in entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non·Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countr; '0;. 

I n the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-7 

Spanish origin are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Span ish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the Wh ite race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insurance for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earlier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, I ivestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

appl ied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents costs incurred for having 

customwork done on the place and for renting machines to 

perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is 

excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork 

service is included in the customwork expense. The cost of 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. In addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 include 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energy 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

regardless of who received the payment. It includes sales by the 

operator as well as the value of any sh ares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earl ier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-This category consists of gross income received during 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when duplicate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to. consider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
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Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption-This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc_ By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc_ Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land_ Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

Irrigation Organizations. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for the value of 

livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying 

the inventory of each majo~ age and sex group by the State 

average price. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, 

angora goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were 

obtained primarily from data published by the Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture_ Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agricultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other I ivestock and I ivestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated 

and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was 

located (even though hives are often moved from farm to farm 

over a wide geographic area for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying and 

enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not know the 

information that is needed to adequately complete the report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. Each citrus caretaker was 

enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one 

report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list of grove 

owners' names, addresses, and number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

reports to eliminate duplication. The caretaker was also requested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported 

for the citrus under h is care and that the grove owner was not to 

report agai n. I n the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1,1977 through August 31,1978, harvest 

season. 
APPEN 01 X A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977-78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were 

rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the 

tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay 

was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once 

but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay 

cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" 

crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazing, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for sil age 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. In production data, dry tons 

represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry 

weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. 

The conversion used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry 

weight. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operator could 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure currently in use 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, in bushels 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for grain or seed, in 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100-lb. bags, bushels, or 162-lb. 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published in 

bushels and rice in 100-lb. bags. Grapes could be reported in dry 

weight or fresh weight; plums and prunes in fresh weight or 

prunes in dry weight; and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds 

parchment or pounds cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds 

husked, unshelled or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut 

crops and citrus, the operator was given a choice of units of 

measure of pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for 

these crops are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were prelisted (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the other crops, the 

respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each 

section and write in the crop name and its code (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). For crops that had no 

individual code listed on the report form, the respondent was to 

write in the crop name and code the crop into the appropriate 

"all other" category for that section. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Writein crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a 

specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a specific code 

were left in the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned; reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section of the 

report, or the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the 

name of a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some 

keying errors may not have been identified during processing 

and therefore were not corrected. Reports with unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data- For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2500 0; more while only data for the major crops-corn, sor~hums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combi ned to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

Tne "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-10 APPENDIX A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or 

quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production 

(pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates 

of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State 

esti mates for value of production per acre were used. The State 

average production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

I tems in the tables wh ich carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78·A 1 (S), which include 

inquiries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent o! all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American Indians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. For 1978, characteristics and occupation of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

IVIarket value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products an9 hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, th is category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops (tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, i ncludi ng grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. In 

production data, dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various 

hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and 

hay cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of green 

weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combined into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-In 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

land used for vegetables-Data are the total land used for 

vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though 

two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable 

were harvested from the same acres. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-11 

Grapes (pounds)-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh 

weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes 

harvested have been converted to pounds fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms i nelude institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pe n i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 data for all 

farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, 

size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from totals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnormal farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value·of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown inState 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorsh ip), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stock hoi ders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subdassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of-operator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. The land area of a farm is an 

operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as 

well as land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a 

tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of-farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

Industrial Classification (SIC) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its agricultural 

products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of 

an establishment was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-digit industry group, 

the establ ish ment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of 

that industry group; otherwise, it is classified as a general crop 

farm in industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 

0291. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. o,aracteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled ina series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the boxhead is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, pri marily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and ani mal specialty 

(021 ) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, primarily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variability, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inabil ity 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

estimates in reporting. During processing, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. In some cases, the respondent may have 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

I mputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

non respondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation does not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports. part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census. Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or inconsistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified limits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

. The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonrespondent farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 127 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

TableA. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

Fa:r1n8 ••••••..•••.•.•...••••••••• ·•·••··•••••·•·••··••· . 

Land 1n fams ........................................ ·· 

Value of agricultural products Bold ................... . 

Ha.rvested cropland ................................... ·.· 

Corn for grain or seed acres .......................... ·· 

Wheat for grain acres· ... ····················•·· ...... . 

Inventory : 

Ca ttle and oa 1 ve8 .. .................................. . 

Hens and pu 11e ts 0 flay ing age .............••......•. 

Hogs and pigs ••......•........... ····.··············· 

Percent 

of total 

6.2 

2.2 

1.3 

4.1 

2.6 

3.9 

1.8 

.9 

3.8 L-. ___ -l 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

bu~dening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the' report form 78-A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail I ist and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the resulting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses, In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

In order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post·stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio oftotal farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certainty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200. 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); within 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of·farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size·of·farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value·of·sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type·of·farm groups (crop 

or general farms and livestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampl ing variabil ity in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

primarily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variabil ity 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail list provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 throug, 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land in farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Esti mates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of variation for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain components of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approxi mate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a linear 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indicated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but this is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms con· 

tain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard error 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate to two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adiustments for nonresponse, in· 

complete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPEN DI X A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates of th e Sam piing Reliability of State Totals for Selected Item s: 1978 

Item 

FaI'Dl8 ...•.........••.•.....•.....••.. ...•.....•....•........ . number .. 

I..nd in ta~s ................................................. acres .. 

Harves ted cropland ............................................ fams .. 

acres .. 

Irrigated land ............................. _ .................. fal'11ls .. 

acres .. 

Agrtcul tura! products sold .................................... farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Crops .. , ................................................... . farms . . 

$1.000 .. 

Ll vestock, poul try, and thei r products .... ................. . farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Value of machinery and equipment .............................. fams .. 

$1.000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dol1ars .. 

Corn for grain or seed ........................................ fams .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Wheat for grain ... ......................................... .. , farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Soybeans for beans ............................................ farms .. 

acres . . 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms .. 

number . . 

Cattle and calves sold ........................................ fams .. 

number . . 

$1.000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ fal"11ls . . 

ntnnber .. 

$1.000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ..................................... farms . . 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs sold .......................................... fams .. 

number .• 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory .. ................... . farms .. 

number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ..... ..................... . farms .. 

number .. 

Coumercial fertilizer used . .............................. ..... fams .. 

acres .. 

Coumercial fertil izer purchased ............ .................. . fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Agricultural chemicals purchased .............................. fams .. 

$1.000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control ... ........... ...... farms .. 

acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for d~sease control ................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ........................................... · fams .. 

1,000 gallons •• 

$1.000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased .................................. ···.··· fams .. 1,000 gallons .. 

$1.000 .. 

Livestock and poultry purchased ............................... fams .. 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased ................. .............................. . fams .. 

$1.000 •. 

Hired fam labor ...................................... ····.·· .fams .. 

$1.000 .. 

All farm. 

Quantity 

29,633 

35,470,404 

22,264 

5,880,493 

17,073 

3,458,031 

29,633 

2,599,023 

16,577 

575,973 

20,799 

2,023,050 

29,495 

1,091,593 

387,873 

4,704 

722,540 

78,477 ,896 

7,410 

2,481,934 

55,148,324 

67 

3,145 

75,718 

17,253 

3,174,161 

16,492 

3,725,850 

1,724,094 

4,199 

390,600 

3,700 

675,895 

56,450 

1,807 

805,268 

1,764 

1,311,916 

4,793 

2,623,833 

846 

(D) 

11,708 

2,487,914 

12,142 

69,212 

13,617 

22,873 

6,563 

1,104,559 

1,239 

130,854 

28,487 

66,891 

39,168 

15,550 

51,832 

23,197 

12,706 

950,091 

20,304 

466,478 

11,799 

107,518 

Farm. with .a1e. of 

Standard error 

(percent) Quantity 

1.8 22,568 

.3 32,930,957 

1.1 18,304 

.3 5,773,693 

1.5 13,395 

.4 3,330,414 

1.8 22,568 

.6 2,586,536 

1.3 14,459 

.3 572,963 

2.3 16,488 

.7 2,013,573 

1.8 22,558 

1.1 1,033,034 

1.1 461,866 

.8 4,533 

.6 720,646 

.5 78,363,810 

.6 6,999 

.4 2,463,388 

.4 54,882,017 

3.0 64 

5.4 3,122 

5.3 75,223 

1.5 14,189 

.5 3,123,930 

1.1 14,305 

.6 3,707,681 

.7 1,718,.354 

5.1 3,088 

.8 376,561 

5.1 3,015 

.9 663,694 

.9 55,637 

2.9 1,368 

1.9 793,037 

2.3 1,376 

9.0 1,305,067 

8.0 3,010 

5.1 2,537,261 

37.0 404 

(D) (D) 

1.4 10,281 

1.6 2,451,901 

1.4 10,640 

1.6 68,346 

2.8 11,726 

1.9 22,456 

1.9 5,975 

2.3 1,096,472 

5.1 958 

5.5 127,638 

1.9 21,895 

1.0 (NA) 

1.0 37,792 

1.0 14,110 

1.4 (NA) 

1.5 22,933 

2.6 10,229 

1.1 946,593 

2.7 15,404 

.8 461,087 

1.4 10,445 

1.0 105,666 

Table C. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

$2,500 or more 

Standard error 

(percent) 

0.8 

.3 

.6 

.3 

.7 

.4 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.3 

1.1 

.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

3.0 

5.4 

5.3 

1.0 

.5 

.9 

.6 

.7 

3.4 

.7 

4.7 

.9 

.9 

2.2 

1.9 

2.2 

9.0 

4.2 

5.1 

19.0 

(D) 

1.3 

1.6 

1.3 

1.6 

1.5 

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

5.5 

5.6 

.9 

(NA) 

.8 

1.0 

(NA) 

1.5 

1.9 

1.1 

1.4 

.8 

1.3 

1.0 

Standard error 

(percent) 

25 farms ................................................ · 18.0 1,000 farms .................... • .......... •• .... · .... ···.. 1.0 

50 farm............. ................ ............... ...... 16.0 1,500 farms.. ............................................. 1.0 

100 farm................................................. 12.0 2,000 farm ....................... • .. • .. • .... • .... ••••• .. •• 1.0 

250 farm...... ..................... ......... ............. 8.0 3,000 farms........ ..... .................. ................ .5 

500 farm..... ................................ ............ 5.0 4,000 farms...... ....... ........... ....................... (NA) 

750 farm •.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••• L-_____ 3_._O-' 5,000 farms ••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• L-___ .....;('--N;:,A.:..J) 
APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table D Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

County 

Adams ..................... .. 

Alamosa ........ , ........... . 

AraFahoe ••..••.....•..••••.• 

Archuleta .................. . 

Bees •••...•••••.••.•...•••.• 

Bent •.•..•..•.....•••...•••• 

Boulder .................... . 

Chaffee ................... .. 

Cheyenne •......•••••••.••.•• 

Clear Creek ................ . 

Conejos ••.•..••••••....•.• " 

Costilla .................. .. 

Crowley •••..•••.••••....•.•. 

Custer ..................... . 

Delta •••..•••••..•.••.....•• 

Denver .....................• 

Dolores •...••.•..•.•.•.•.••• 

Douglas ................... .. 

Eagle •.•..•.•...••.........• 

Elbert •.•...•.•.•••..•..••.• 

E1 Paso ................... .. 

Fremont .................... . 

Garfield •..••.•..•....•..••• 

Gilpin •....•.....••.....•••• 

Grand •....•..••.••.•.......• Gunnison ................... . 

Hinsdale •.....•...••...••.•• 

Huerfano ................... . 

Jackson .................... . 

Jefferson ••....•....•.•••..• 

Kiowa •...•.•.•.•...•....•••• 

Kit Carson •...••••..•.•.•.•• 

Lake •.......•...••.•...••••• 

La Plata ................... . 

Larimer ..................... . 

LaB Animas ... , .....•......•• 

Lincoln ••••.••.•••.....••.•• 

Logan •••..•••.....•...•.•••• 

Mesa •••.•.••.•.•...•..•••.•• 

Mineral. ....•.•.•..••....• " 

Moffat •.•..•...•....•..•.•.• 

Montezuma ••...•••..•.•..•.•• 

Montrose ................... . 

Morgan ••.........•.......... 

Otero ...................... . 

Ouray •....•.••..••••..•..••• 

Park •••••••.•..••..••.•••••• 

Phi11iFs •••..•...•...••....• 

Pitkin •....•.......•....•.•• 

Prowers .................... . 

Pueblo •••.••••.••..••••.•• " 

Rio Blanco ••.•.•.••••..••.•• 

Rio Grande •.•...•.......•••• 

Routt ...................... . 

Saguache ••.••...••.•..•••..• 

San Juan ................... . 

San MigueL ...•.•.....•••..• 

Sedgwick •..•• " .••••••..•••• 

Summit •.....••....•.•.•••..• 

Teller ..................... . 

Washington ••••...•••••• " •.• 

Weld ••••.•••.••...•.••..••.• 

yuma •....•.................• 

Farms not on mail list •.•..• 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per farm 

Standat<! 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

444,373 4.9 

326,817 7.9 

563,958 8.3 

454,327 13.0 

411,566 7.1 

344,973 6.4 

307,894 7.2 

253,004 3.9 

484,156 4.3 

1,011,140 .0 

303,653 13.0 

214,176 11. 0 

290,128 13.0 

576,985 8.9 

277,215 9.0 

I 171,162 .0 

278,313 10.0 

611,619 12.0 

939,551 16.0 

428,279 5.5 

303,962 5.3 

350,691 7.3 

519,983 9.3 

439,426 .0 

996,583 6.3 

737,765 3.7 

436,002 .0 

341,664 4.0 

900,065 .0 

350,510 16.0 

425,733 6.5 

545,496 8.0 

668,284 .0 

378,521 6.5 

441,394 7.6 

418,895 4.1 

511,994 3.8 

326,601 3.4 

276,584 4.8 

358,212 .0 

795,771 4.6 

315,741 5.6 

331,796 5.2 

413,790 3.4 

253,866 4.5 

650,606 .0 

761,676 .0 

498,084 4.4 

1,015,949 .0 

375,580 5.9 

369,917 6.9 

673,199 6.6 

323,755 5.8 

643,857 6.7 

439,497 4.7 

267,040 .0 

777,184 .0 

439,642 7.0 

881,386 .0 

475,108 .0 

397,422 6.1 

423,465 3.6 

540,384 2.6 

100,440 19.0 

Value of machinery and 

equipment 

Standat<! 

Value error 

($1,000) (percent) 

36,289 5.9 

13,104 12.0 

11 ,498 7.8 

2,323 6.3 

35,840 6.3 

11 ,579 11.0 

15,106 7.1 

2,400 4.7 

20,353 8.9 

99 .0 

13,859 5.3 

6,465 8.7 

8,831 17.0 

3,304 11.0 

18,287 5.2 

892 .0 

5,798 6.0 

6,268 13.0 

3,672 8.8 

14.63) 5.8 

13,081 11.0 

4,634 5.4 

8,487 10.0 

(0) (0) 

4,715 5.3 

5,826 3.8 

211 .0 

4,134 9.8 

5,777 .0 

7,168 15.0 

20,671 8.2 

53,498 6.8 

185 .0 

11,310 6.0 

34,497 4.8 

8,521 6.8 

21,680 7.2 

46,554 4.4 

25,915 5.3 

115 .0 

10,695 7.6 

11,074 7.0 

22,866 5.7 

51,726 4.0 

18,611 6.4 

1,904 .0 

1,805 .0 

28,043 4.6 

1,409 .0 

31,620 7.9 

21,666 9.1 

6,046 6.8 

24,029 5.6 

9,469 9.2 

15,898 9.3 

(0) (0) 

2,425 .0 

18,554 9.0 

736 .0 

871 .0 

40,883 6.2 

164,371 2.7 

79,024 3.1 

20,150 21.0 

Acres fertilized 

Standat<! 

error 

Acres (percent) 

60,824 13.0 

32,729 14.0 

8,305 18.0 

910 19.0 

195,404 9.8 

20,703 15.0 

23,226 14.0 

2,437 11.0 

57,043 10.0 

- .0 

20,515 13.0 

18,699 8.9 

18,280 28.0 

10,801 16.0 

36,141 12.0 

24 .0 

1,825 28.0 

5,654 39.0 

4,811 12.0 

6,565 13.0 

13,534 20.0 

6,716 26.0 

5,964 15.0 

(0) (0) 

I 16,257 8.7 

11,452 6.0 

535 .0 

I 

2,224 19.0 

27,391 .0 

2,451 15.0 

I 44,518 19.0 

139,116 6.9 

- .0 

24,752 14.0 

56,115 6.9 

3,617 21.0 

30,362 20.0 

126,809 6.5 

54,228 6.8 

82 .0 

11,212 16.0 

17,412 18.0 

54,178 5.3 

170,723 4.8 

31,288 11.0 

7,266 .0 

3,841 .0 

101,709 6.3 

1,560 .0 

68,546 9.2 

30,150 13.0 

14,665 8.4 

69,399 4.9 

10,282 20.0 

51,774 8.3 

- .0 

4,476 .0 

54,194 13.0 

834 .0 

782 .0 

74,221 13.0 

310,600 3.6 

300,834 3.5 

6,909 40.0 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standat<! Standat<! 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

20,536 15.0 1,199 .0 

8,137 28.0 4,030 12.0 

3,833 36.0 2,552 67.0 

15 95.0 - .0 

39,262 24.0 - .0 

35,049 17.0 (0) (0) 

5,752 22.0 1,010 24.0 

229 51.0 - .0 

15,723 13.0 - .0 

- .0 - .0 

5,262 35.0 581 .0 

8,515 12.0 760 5.2 

8,897 21.0 (0) (0) 

- .0 - .0 

10,207 12.0 3,957 19.0 

16 .0 10 .0 

2,234 37.0 1,271 49.0 

(0) (0) - .0 

(0) (0) - .0 

915 1.6 55 .0 

2,363 46.0 1,110 55.0 

1,380 44.0 268 67.0 

2,156 25.0 102 19.0 

- .0 - .0 

(0) (0) - .0 

2,235 33.0 6 73.0 

- .0 - .0 

- .0 - .0 

11,593 .0 6,651 .0 

387 7.9 75 19.0 

30,495 18.0 - .0 

57,042 10.0 11,852 21.0 

- .0 - .0 

3,446 22.0 780 56.0 

26,837 9.7 1,034 22.0 

2,309 13.0 664 60.0 

4,507 12.0 1,675 69.0 

65,084 10.0 3,199 25.0 

27,398 9.2 3,149 16.0 

(0) (0) - .0 

6,212 21.0 (0) (0) 

7,299 17 .0 420 44.0 

16,253 10.0 2,218 58.0 

68,779 8.3 10,434 16.0 

24,603 12.0 2,309 29.0 

230 .0 - .0 

(0) (0) - .0 

56,813 9.4 3,592 9.8 

107 .0 - .0 

87,114 12.0 4,430 10.0 

9,305 12.0 3,491 23.0 

2,278 7.6 - .0 

19,594 8.6 13 ,551 4.7 

5,549 28.0 - .0 

12,036 18.0 7,032 14.0 - .0 - .0 

564 .0 - .0 

16,486 10.0 1,750 .0 

(0) (0) - .0 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

31,973 15.0 (0) (0) 189,537 4.6 24,219 16.0 

145,344 5.6 8,923 5.2 

1,619 53.0 127 82.0 
A-18 APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table D. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Salected Items: 1978-Con. 

County 

Adams .••....•.••.•.•....•..• 

Alamosa .................... . 

Arapahoe ................... . 

Archuleta .................. . 

Baes .............•....•....• 

Bent ....................... . 

Boulder .................... . 

Chaffee ••...•.•.••••....•••• 

Cheyenne ................... . 

Clear Creek ................ . 

Conejos ................... . 

Costilla ••....•...•.•..•.•.• 

Crowley ....................• 

Custer .....................• 

Delta •.••••..••••.••••••••• 

Denver .................... . 

Dolores ................... . 

Douglas ................... . 

Eagle •.•..•....•.••..••..•• 

Elbert .................... . 

El Paso ................... . 

Fremont ................... . 

Garfield .................. . 

Gilpin ................... .. 

Grand .......... , .......... . 

Gunnison .................. . 

Hinsda Ie •...••..•...••...•. 

Huerfano .................. . 

Jackson ................... . 

Jefferson ................. . 

Kiowa ..................... . 

Kit Carson ................ . 

Lake •.......•..•..•.•.•.•.. 

La Plata .................. . 

Larimer ................... . 

Las Animas .................• 

Lincoln ................... . 

Logan •....•.•.••••.•••••••• 

Mesa •..•................... 

Minera 1 .................... . 

Moffat ••...•.•..•.•..••.•.• 

Montezuma .................. . 

Montrose ................... . 

Morgan ..................... . 

Otero ...................... . 

Ouray ...................... . 

Park. •.•...........•...•••.• 

Phi! lips ................... . 

Pitkin •.•.....••.......•..•• 

Prowers .................... . 

Pueblo ..................... . 

Rio Blanco ................. . 

Rio Grande ................. . 

Rou t t ....................••• 

Saguache .................•.. 

San Juan ................... . 

San Miguel .•.....•.••••••.•• 

Sedgwick •.............•..••• 

Summit ..................... . 

Teller ••..•......•.•••..•.•• 

Washington •......•••••..•••• 

Weld •.•.•......••.•••.....•• 

yuma ....................... . 

Farms not on mail list ..... . 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

1,252 5.8 

515 12.0 

445 7.0 

111 9.7 

1,109 7.1 

586 9.0 

455 8.7 

118 6.8 

680 !l.0 

(0) (0) 

762 7.0 

321 13.0 

359 9.8 

129 6.8 

676 7.7 

62 .0 

128 6.6 

213 9.8 

173 3.3 

624 4.0 

545 6.8 

198 8.5 

441 8.2 

4 .0 

217 5.2 I 

263 3.9 

13 .0 

167 5.2 

286 .0 

333 6.5 

597 5.3 

1,629 5.3 

8 .0 

484 6.9 

1,146 4.9 

511 5.7 

794 4.6 I 

1,732 4.1 I 

1,042 6.6 I 8 .0 

451 6.6 

446 7.2 

878 5.5 

1,762 3.1 

767 7.2 

90 .0 

96 .0 

634 3.9 

68 .0 

1,246 6.2 

646 6.3 

334 4.8 

752 6.3 

456 9.2 

484 7.3 

(0) (0) 

123 .0 

486 7.9 

17 .0 

49 .0 

1,321 4.7 

5,911 2.4 

2,313 3.7 

703 21.0 

Diesel 

Expense 

($1,000) 

905 

220 

424 

16 

1,202 

295 

184 

27 

665 

(0) 

295 

236 

196 

25 

257 

21 

166 

72 

35 

248 

206 

30 

95 

(0) 

42 

76 

2 

29 

60 

98 

651 

1,288 

(0) 

148 

679 

52 

413 

1,076 

420 

1 

227 

188 

436 

1,340 

395 

18 

11 

694 

12 

694 

296 

178 

515 

204 

262 

-

41 

525 

3 

8 

845 

3,657 

1,672 

119 

Farm production expenses 

fuel Livestock and, poultry Feed purchased 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error Expense 

(percent) ($1,000 ) (percent) ($1,000) 

8.1 15,296 1.0 21,533 

16.0 3,127 3.9 781 

6.5 931 17.0 960 

16.0 2,428 10.0 562 

11.0 20,740 2.9 7,419 

18.0 8,462 4.2 3,566 

18.0 10,238 5.7 10,274 

17 .0 159 21.0 604 

12.0 3,607 4.3 1,541 

(0) - .0 3 

9.8 4,431 12.0 3,429 

13.0 632 4.7 195 

30.0 37,157 1.2 19,048 

12.0 2,383 6.7 686 

9.9 1,735 15.0 3,109 

.0 3 .0 16 

10.0 (0) (0) 171 

12.0 2,657 17.0 2,399 

13.0 1,936 7.5 790 

15.0 6,905 4.6 3,412 

17.0 4,192 16.0 3,789 

11.0 944 6.8 1,405 

17.0 2,643 15.0 1,190 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

8.3 2,186 4.9 454 

6.5 1,976 4.0 1,636 

.0 75 .0 31 

16.0 1,292 5.5 765 

.0 2,577 .0 1,672 

8.6 517 22.0 1,158 

10.0 4,608 9.7 1,582 

5.5 45,179 2.0 17,168 

(0) 504 .0 207 

12.0 3,809 8.9 1,788 

12.0 28,837 2.0 17,439 

16.0 5,380 4.7 2,930 

7.8 20,892 3.3 8,924 

4.8 67,486 1.6 26,357 

7.7 10 ,803 18.0 5,420 

.0 169 .0 19 

24.0 2,329 19.0 1,568 

9.6 1,131 15.0 709 

7.5 9,168 3.7 8,929 

4.7 88,936 11.0 36,282 

11.0 33,597 1.7 1l,983 

.0 728 .0 456 

.0 518 .0 559 

6.8 9,677 4.1 3,147 

.0 589 .0 292 

9.3 30,292 1.6 15,816 

12.0 9,020 11.0 6,421 

4.5 2,692 5.2 1,548 

6.9 1,046 11.0 1,319 

15.0 4,212 18.0 1,468 

6.3 2,887 11.0 1,502 

.0 - .0 (0) .0 450 .0 541 

7.8 8,089 3.2 2,569 

.0 73 .0 21 

.0 360 .0 193 

10.0 II ,898 5.7 6,437 

3.4 354,057 .4 168,218 

3.4 47,578 1.1 19,124 

33.0 3,801 35.0 2,933 

Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

2.6 5,976 4.5 

15.0 1,102 12.0 

15.0 3,283 2.3 

16.0 169 12.0 

2.4 2,088 12.0 

8.5 1,060 9.3 

5.9 2,697 8.5 

14.0 252 32.0 

5.3 920 7.0 

.0 (0) (0) 

11.0 1,787 7.1 

23.0 853 5.8 

1.0 1,256 6.2 

11.0 153 21.0 

16.0 2,332 19.0 

.0 1,259 .0 

26.0 207 17.0 

5.6 564 16.0 

17.0 274 7.1 

7.1 1,004 11.0 

13.0 2,186 3.4 

16.0 727 9.0 

13.0 790 12.0 

(0) (0) (0) 

8.5 371 6.9 

3.3 661 4.8 

.0 22 .0 

9.3 312 8.1 

.0 816 .0 

12.0 2,566 6.5 

10.0 934 13.0 

3.5 2,994 5.3 

.0 (0) (0) 7.3 805 11.0 

3.0 3,483 7.1 

9.3 572 8.1 

2.5 1,010 6.8 

1.4 3,246 4.1 

9.4 2,373 7.1 

.0 11 .0 

3.4 1,370 8.4 

25.0 614 18.0 

4.8 1,934 5.9 

7.0 4,276 6.6 

1.5 2,600 6.3 

.0 191 .0 

.0 208 .0 

10.0 1,713 5.4 

.0 141 .0 

3.7 2,914 6.5 

10.0 2,249 9.8 

4.7 629 3.8 

42.0 3,006 4.5 

12.0 1,059 20.0 

8.1 1,387 5.5 

(0) - .0 

.0 229 .0 

3.4 1,288 9.5 

.0 91 .0 

.0 107 .0 

3.5 1,525 7.2 

.6 25,117 1.4 

2.9 3,219 3.2 

28.0 519 55.0 
APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 Definition used for 1959, 1964, and 1969 Operations excluded by current definition but not by 

1959 definition 

Forms Value of products sold Forms Value of products sold Forms Value of products sold 

($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Colorodo __________________ _ 

- 29 633 25 501 2 599 023 1 970 236 37 276 27 127 2 601 039 1 970 714 7 643 1 626 2016 478 

Adams ___________________________ _ 

Alamosa __________________________ _ Arapahoe _________________________ _ 

Archuleta _________________________ _ 

Boca _____________________________ _ Bent _____________________________ _ 

80ulder ___________________________ _ 

Chaff .. ___________________________ _ 

Cheyenne _________________________ _ 

Cleor Creek _______________________ _ 

- 801 760 76 812 54 587 871 815 76 834 54 608 70 55 22 21 

- 321 321 15 696 14 342 347 333 15 701 14344 26 12 5 2 

- 298 278 J7 271 12 682 346 301 17 283 12692 48 23 11 10 

- 130 108 5 453 1 524 150 117 5 455 1 525 20 9 2 I 

- 718 754 54408 44 514 732 759 54 411 44 514 14 5 3 -

- 336 309 23 470 21 765 359 337 23 475 21 769 23 28 5 4 

- 673 563 37 744 20801 810 644 37 790 20 825 137 81 47 24 

- 145 110 2 754 1 844 164 120 2 757 1 846 19 10 3 2 

- 336 364 20 368 19 554 346 378 20369 19 555 10 14 1 I 

- 4 4 16 II 6 4 16 11 2 - I -

Conejos ___________________________ _ Costilla ___________________________ _ 

Crowley __________________________ _ 

Custer ____________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Denver ___________________________ _ 

Dolores ___________________________ _ Douglos __________________________ _ 

Eagle _____________________________ _ 

Elbert ____________________________ _ 

EI Paso ___________________________ _ 

Fremont __________________________ _ Garfield __________________________ _ 

Gilpin ____________________________ _ 

Grand ____________________________ _ 

Gunnison ___________ • _____________ _ 

- 458 393 18 150 14 187 492 417 18 155 14 189 34 24 5 2 

- 204 130 8 087 4543 223 138 8091 4549 19 8 4 6 

- 249 243 70438 34979 264 251 70 441 34 982 IS 8 3 3 

- 111 115 4 828 2 771 128 124 4831 2772 17 9 3 I 

- 866 834 20 479 19082 I 039 916 20 521 19 11 2 173 82 42 30 

- 42 39 4 055 3 237 52 45 4 057 3240 10 6 2 3 

- 162 169 3 607 4675 165 172 3 608 4 675 3 3 I -

- 311 250 10 342 6 265 384 290 10356 6 273 73 40 14 8 

- 120 103 4 624 3286 131 108 4624 3 287 II 5 - 1 

- 518 513 23 221 15 219 583 543 23 232 15 222 65 30 11 3 

- 621 557 22 095 12 3801 728 638 22 120 12401 I 107 81 26 21 

- 337 244 7 863 5 036 418 274 7 883 5043 81 30 20 7 

- 407 342 11 739 8 755 447 367 II 750 8 765 40 25 11 10 

- 9 4 86 14 12 6 87 14 3 2 1 - - 133 128 5 356 2 907 142 133 5 358 2908 9 5 2 I 

- 161 160 JO 030 4 970 181 164 10034 4972 20 4 3 2 Hinsdale __________________________ _ 

- 14 12 604 237 18 12 604 237 4 - - - Huerfono _________________________ _ 

- 240 201 6 417 3 574 278 217 6 425 3 576 38 16 8 2 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 103 92 11 619 5 531 106 98 11 619 5 531 3 6 (Z) - Jefferson _________________________ _ 

- 367 248 13 085 8 848 473 320 13 liS 8 870 106 72 30 22 

Kiowa ____________________________ _ 

- 366 386 18 024 22 975 374 394 18026 22 976 8 8 2 1 

Kit (arson ________________________ _ 

- 802 842 109 684 97423 817 861 109 691 97 426 15 19 7 3 lake _____________________________ _ 

- II 10 788 293 16 10 789 293 5 - 1 - lo Plato __________________________ _ 

- 569 527 12 591 7 885 671 577 12 613 7 897 102 50 22 12 

larimer ___________________________ _ 

- 1 022 945 80863 53996 I 219 1 069 80920 54 034 197 124 57 38 los Animas _______________________ _ 

- 471 407 16 348 8 230 506 429 16 353 8 234 35 22 5 4 lincoln ___________________________ _ 

- 475 444 46 767 27036 496 453 46 771 27038 21 9 4 2 logon ____________________________ _ 

- I 013 1 031 137 097 144 983 I 043 I 075 137 103 144998 30 44 6 15 

Meso ____________________________ _ 

- 1 257 1 180 38 188 27007 I 499 I 326 38 255 27 072 242 146 66 65 Mlnerol ___________________________ _ 

- 11 JO 409 46 14 11 409 46 3 I - - Moffat ___________________________ _ 

- 259 249 14 042 9441 284 258 14044 9443 25 9 2 2 Montezuma _______________________ _ - 585 580 8 788 7904 690 619 8 813 7 914 105 39 25 10 Montrose _________________________ _ 

- 787 769 36 869 24 258 919 845 36 91 I 24 278 132 76 41 20 Morgan __________________________ _ 

- 939 934 200 016 148686 968 965 200 027 148 696 29 31 II 10 Otero ____________________________ _ 

- 576 550 70 742 55068 633 589 70 763 55 083 57 39 21 15 Ouray ____________________________ _ 

- 78 75 3 950 I 554 86 81 3 951 I 555 8 6 I I Pork _____________________________ _ 

- 87 80 2 880 I 579 109 88 2884 I 581 22 8 4 2 Phillips ___________________________ _ 

- 445 444 44 198 45017 455 453 44 201 45020 10 9 2 3 Pitkin ____________________________ _ 

- 62 48 2 067 948 76 53 2 070 949 14 5 3 1 Prowers __________________________ _ 

- 578 618 76 699 75 301 594 631 76 702 75 306 16 13 4 5 

Pu.blo ____________________________ _ 

- 606 580 29 896 31 404 694 623 29 925 31 416 88 43 29 12 Rio 810nco ________________________ _ 

- 181 165 10916 5662 204 173 JO 917 5 663 23 8 I 1 Rio Grand"-_______________________ _ 

- 356 315 30 079 27839 382 327 30 083 27842 26 12 4 3 Routt ____________________________ _ 

- 325 272 14 192 9239 369 292 14 204 9 245 44 20 12 6 Saguache _________________________ _ 

- 265 207 21 049 I I 851 272 211 21 050 11 852 7 4 I 1 Son Juan _________________________ _ 

- I - 2 (NA) 2 - 2 (NA) 1 - - - Son Miguel ________________________ _ 

- 69 78 3 052 2005 77 79 3 053 2005 8 I I - Sedgwick _________________________ _ 

- 316 302 29 666 28 109 320 314 29667 28 II 2 4 12 2 3 Summit ___________________________ _ 

- 24 17 915 301 27 19 915 301 3 2 - - reU.r ____________________________ _ 

- 54 43 1 151 722 73 45 1 154 723 19 2 3 1 Washington _______________________ _ 

- W.ld 894 906 50 117 49 212 916 921 50 124 49 216 22 15 7 4 _____________________________ _ 

- 3 168 3 074 817 654 601 317 3 325 3 205 817 707 601 360 157 131 53 43 Yuma ____________________________ _ 

- 1 060 1 065 149 573 90 826 1 092 1 090 149 581 90 834 32 25 8 8 

Farms not on malllisL ______________ _ 

- 2 726 (NA) 9034 (NA) 7 659 (NA) 10 359 (NA) 4 933 (NA) 1 324 (NAl 

8-1 

c-, 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture rreliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii)_ In 1974 there were 2,310,702 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The primary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone followups 

were used to secu re the highest possible rate of retu rn of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assemble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the census. 

Estimates for such farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

• 

Because of the procedures described above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, this appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approximately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm counts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenure of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proporti onally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a result, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for indiv idual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

• 

United States 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

;j;lOO,OOO or more ................................ . 

;1;40,000 to :f99, 999 .•.••••••.•...••...••••.•.•••• 

:[,20,000 to $39,999 •••.•......••..•...••••••..••. 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••.••••••••..•.•••••••••.•.•••• 

$5,000 to ,>9,999 .•.••.•.••••••.••••.•.•••••••.•• 

$2,500 to :f4, 999 •...••.•.••••.•.••..••..••.•.••. 

Less than $2,500 •••....•.•.••.•••••••••.••.••••. 

Northeast ...... " .......................... . 

Fanus with sales of--

$100,000 or more .•....••.•......•.•..••••••••••• 

$40,000 to ;1;99,999 •••.••....••..•.••.•..•.•.•••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •.•.••.•....•.•..•.••.•......•• 

-plO,OOO to $19,999 ...•..•..•.•....•..•.•••.••.•.. 

.j;5,000 to $9,999 .•.•.•....•..•.•.•.....•...•••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.....••.••.•.........•.•••..... 

Less than $2,500 ............................... . 

North Central .............................. . 

Farms with sales of--

-J;100,000 or more ..........•.•.•....•..••.....•.. 

*40,000 to $99,999 ...............•.......•...••. 

$20,000 to $39,999 ....•.•..•.......•...•.•....•• 

.nO,OOO to $19,999 .•••••.....••••••...••.•.••••. 

$5,000 to $9,999 ..••••.......•••..••••.••••...•. 

$2,500 to $4,999 •...••..••••.••••••....•.•...••. 

Less than $2,500 ............................... . 

South •...........................•..••.•.... 

Farms with sales of--

.$100,000 or more ..•..•••..•••.••.•..•...••••.•••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 .•••.•..•.•.•.••.••.•.••••.•••• 

:p20,000 to $39,999 •.......•.........•...••.•.•••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 .•••••..........•.•...•.•.•••.• 

:1>5,000 to $9,999 .•......•..•..•.....•..•.••.•.••• 

:1>2,500 to $4,999 ..••••.•••.......••..•••..•....•. 

Less than $2,500 ....••••.•.............•..•.••.. 

West 2 ••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •.•....•.•.•..•................. 

$40,000 to $99,999 •.•..•...•....•..............•• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••.••..•....•.••••.•.........•• 

.pO,OOO to .j;19,999 .•.•••.•.•....••••.•••.••••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••.••.•...•.....•...••.•••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 .••....•.•••..•.•.•..•.••.•••... 

Less than $2,500 ............................... . 

New Eng land 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more.: ............•.• 

Farms with sales of le.s than $2,500 .•.••••.•.••.•• 

Middle Atlantic •••..•.•..•........••...•.•.•.•. 

Farms with sales of ;~2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

New york ........................•............•... 

Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more ...............•. 

Farms with .ales of le.s than $2,500 .•......•..•.•• 

New Jersey ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••....•......•• 

Pennsylvania ..................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••.••.•••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.••••.••••• 

East North Central .•....•...................... 

Farms with sales of *2,500 or morc ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than :j;2, 500 •••••••••.•..•• 

Ohio .•• _ •.••.•.••••.••...••••••.••••••••••.•••.•• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ..•.••.•.•••••• 

Indiana .......................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •.......••••..••. 

Farms with sales of leBS than $2,500 ••..•....••••.• 

Illinois ..•.•..•......••...•••. , •••....•....•.••• 

Farms with s31es of $2,500 or morc •.•...•.••..•.•.• 

Farms with sales of lesB than $2,500 .••••••..••••.• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978' Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

106,649 69,440 

215,707 192,962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109,770 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 -27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55,121 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11. 9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17.8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 - 7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 - 7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued C-3 

Table A Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

Farms, 1974 Percent change" 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

Farms, 1978' Published missed Adjusted to 1978 

East North Central·-Con. 

Michigan ....................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

68,158 64,094 9.9 71,213 -4.3 

47,767 46,670 6.0 49,649 -3.8 

20,391 17,424 19.2 21,564 -5.4 

Wisconsin .................•.•...........•.....••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

90,006 89,479 5.3 96,350 -6.6 

76,373 74,887 .5 75,263 +1.5 

13,633 14,592 30.8 21,087 -35.3 

West North Central. ........................... . 575,106 572,672 5.6 610,255 -5.8 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

508,033 497,726 3.2 513,996 -1. 2 

67,073 74,946 21.8 96,259 -30.3 

Minnesota .•................ '" ......•.....•...... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

102,984 98,537 9.0 108,614 -5.2 

87,753 85,926 5.5 90,927 -3.5 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 15,231 12,611 28.7 17,687 -13.9 

Iowa ..........•.••....•..••....•....•.•......... . 126,379 126,104 4.4 133,125 -5.1 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 117,704 117,142 3.2 121,014 -2.7 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 8,675 8,962 26.0 12, III -28.4 

Missouri ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

121,826 115,711 9.6 128,948 -5.5 

97,848 82,421 4.7 86,486 +13.1 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 23,978 33,290 21.6 42,462 -43.5 

North Dakota •....•......•..•••.•...•.•.••.•...... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

41,172 42,710 4.4 45,649 -9.8 

38,914 40,681 3.2 42,026 - 7.4 

2,258 2,029 44.0 3,623 -37.7 

South Dakota ................................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

39,667 42,825 1.5 43,420 -8.6 

36,927 39,849 1.6 40,497 -8.8 

2,740 2,976 -1.8 2,923 -6.3 

Nebraska ••••.•.•.•.••••••.•.•••..••.•.••••••.•••. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

65,991 67,597 .7 68,480 -3.6 

61,507 62,594 .0 62,594 -1. 7 

4,484 5,003 15.0 5,886 -23.8 

Kansas .••••••.•..•••••••.•••.••••••.••..•.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

77,087 79,188 3.7 82,019 -6.0 

67,380 69,113 1.9 70,452 -4.4 9,707 10,075 12.9 11,567 -16.1 

South Atlantic ....•..••••.•...•••••••.•..••..•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

325,678 296,103 16.6 362,451 -10.1 

216,297 189,339 7.0 203,934 +6.1 109,381 106,764 30.3 158,517 -31.0 

Delaware and Maryland 3 ......................... .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•.•....•...• 

22,600 18,563 7.1 19,952 +13.3 17,287 14,592 3.0 15,043 +14.9 5,313 3,971 19.1 4,909 +8.2 

Virginia ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

56,685 52,699 13.5 61,636 -8.0 38,416 31, 738 4.5 33,234 +15.6 18,269 20,961 26.2 28,402 -35.7 

West Virginia .................................. .. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

20,619 16,909 33.0 26,195 - 21.3 9,603 6,122 lL7 6,933 +38.5 11,016 10,787 44.0 19,262 -42.8 

North Carolina ................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

89,477 91,280 14.1 105,774 -15.4 64,897 62,518 9.2 68,852 -5.7 24,580 28,762 22.1 36,922 -33.4 

South Carolina .................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

33,450 29,275 22.8 43,034 -22.3 18,979 17,534 .8 17,675 +7.4 14,471 11,741 53.7 25,359 -42.9 

Georgia ••.••••...••.•.•...••.••••••...••...•••..• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •....•.•...••.. 

58,682 54,911 13.2 63,133 -7.1 38,906 35,874 8.1 39,036 -.3 19,776 19,037 n.O 24,097 -17.9 

Florida ••.•.•..•••.••......••••..•..•••••.••.•••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

44,165 32,466 22.6 42,727 +3.4 28,209 20,961 9.5 23,161 +21.8 15,956 11,505 41.2 19,566 -18.5 

East South Central. ........................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or morc ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.••.•.•..••••• 

318,640 306,010 14.8 360,164 -11.5 211,915 171,372 7.8 185,880 +14.0 106,725 134,638 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

Kentucky ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............ .. 

1l0,002 102,053 10.5 113,897 -3.4 83,433 67,662 6.3 72,211 +15.5 26,569 34,391 17 .5 41,686 -36.3 

Tennessee •.....................•.•.•.....•..... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............ .. 

96,792 93,659 18.8 115,683 -15.3 63,407 48,320 1l.2 54,414 +16.3 33,385 45,339 26.0 61,269 -45.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
C-4 APPENDIX C-Continued 

TableA. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama ............•..•.....•..••......•••....... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Mississippi ..................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than :j;2,500 ............. .. 

West South Central ............................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••..•.•.••.•... 

Arkansas ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Louisiana ....................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Oklahoma .....•.••.•........••..........••.••..•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Texas •..•...•.•.......••.....••..••.••.....••.... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Mountain 3 ••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

Pacific 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms wi th sales of $2,500 or more .......•..•.•••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••..••••.•..••• 

Washington ......••.•..............•..•.••..•..•.. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............... .. 

Farms wi th sales of less than $2,500 ..•....••••.••• 

Oregon ................•.......................... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•.......•....•.. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............. .. 

California .•..•............................•..... 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ............... .. 

Fanns, 1978' Published 

57,540 56,678 

34,665 29,303 

22,875 27,375 

54,306 53,620 

30,410 26,087 

23,896 27,533 

371,752 327,986 

256,589 203,804 

115,163 124,182 

58,788 50,959 

40,669 31,299 

18,119 19,660 

38,973 33,240 

22,683 18,580 

16,290 14,660 

79,530 69,7J.9 

58,781 47,833 

20,749 21,886 

194,461 174,068 

134,456 106,092 

60,005 67,976 

127,881 111,868 

97,876 90,449 

30,005 21,419 

154,516 123,837 

103,152 88,996 

51,364 34,841 

37,778 29,410 

24,737 21,079 

13,041 8,331 

34,875 26,753 

21,071 17,043 

13,804 9,710 

81,863 67,674 

57,344 50,874 

24,519 16,800 

IData are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

'Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11. 2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17.4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4.4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11. 7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 - 27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,9~9 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDI XC-Continued 

Table B. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES' 

Farms .................•..............•.•... 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres •••••••••...•••.•.•..•.........•..• 

50 to 179 acres •••••••••••.••••.•••...••..•..•.•. 

180 to 499 acres .•••••.•••..••....••.••.•••.••••. 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ...................................... . 

Tenant •.•.••...••...•.•.•.....•.••••..........••. 

NORTHEAST 

Farms .......••..•.•.....•....••..•.•••..•.• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres ............................... .. 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part OYTner ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

Tenant .•..............•.......................... 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Farms •••....•....•.........•...........•..• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres ••••••••••••••••.•.•••.••••••.••••• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ...............................• 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ...................................... . 

Tenant .........................................•. 

SOUTH 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres .................................. . 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ••••.••.••••...••..•.•••••....••• 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •..•••••••.•.••••••.••••.••••.••...•••• 

Part OWTler ...................................... . 

Tenant .......................................... . 

WEST' 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 aCres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres ................................. .. 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ................................ . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part owner ...................................... . 

Tenant ......•.•..........•................•...... 

Farms, 1978 1 Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,B44 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,Ol7 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36,112 

11,825 8,030 

1,027 ,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

U9,500 U4,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

U8,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64, III 

30,974 24,701 

'Data are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

'Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

Farms, 

Net 

C-5 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 +21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13.1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 +2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 +6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 +45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1.1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103,110 -9.0 

4.9 37,797 +15.6 

32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 

18.5 133,716 +3.2 

6.8 376,663 -13 .8 

2.5 355,187 -9.5 

.9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 

4.0 329,173 +1.6 

7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17.5 

24.2 258,033 -9.7 4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,701 -8.2 3.8 119,811 -.3 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 +13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 +8.1 -1.8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 +3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 

0-1 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

DUE IIY FEBRUARY 15 1979 Form Approved O.M.B. No. 41-578025 

NOTICE Re.ponse to Ihl. inquiry Is required by law (tltl. 13, U.S. Code). B

t the same law YOUR REPORT TO FOR .. 78-Al(N) u.s. DEPARTMENT OF CO .... !:ACE 8uAEAU OF 'THE C&N'U8 THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. II may b. seen only by sworn en.u. employ"", 2nd may be used ( ... 10_711 

only lor .tatlsllcal purpo.... Your report CANNOT be used lor P16pose. 01 taxation, I""astigatlon, or ,egulation. A 1978 CENSUS The I.w 01.0 orovlde. that caDle. retained In you, file. ara Immune ~om laeal prce •••. 

In CO ... spotIdlrICl pwtalnln. to tblt "port, pl •••• 'If., to tn. 11""llt can ... VII. N.""'", (CFN) 

OF 

AGRICUl TURE 

COMPLETE AND RETURN TO) 1Iur ... oIllleC ...... 1201 E .. t T oath Str .. t J.llo ..... 'IIIII,I.dl ... 47132 

Note" Please read the Information Sheet before completing the form. 

If book fiJUf~$ ate not available, rea$onable estimates mBY be USed. ff 

~~~~g tb,f th~bai!,~a'::;e~~.u~~~t::d~~ iir:i:~tte~!:~:~:r ~~:r (CFN) as shown in your address label in aU correspondence to us. 

If you reee ived more than one re.. 1 

port form,enter extra Census File I I I 1-1 I II I 

Number(s) here and return extra I cop~es with your completed report. I II H I I j j 

CENSUSI035 1°" 037 0" USE 10'. 10.., 04 04. 

(Please corftICt "rro(8 In nBme, BddrNls, and ZIP code.) ONLY 

SECTION 1 ACREAGE 1M 1978 SectIOns 2 through S provide space for reporting crops harvested 

" tJta .erN you ..,.tH In 1'7. chanfI«I during the yHl, rMM to "- INSTRUCTIONS during 1978. Please report your crops in th1! appropriate section. 

'N1'O_TIONSH6I1T, hollon 1. Do not include crops grown on larnl rented to others. Use section 8 

Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, to report ONLY those crops NOT listed in sections 2 thf\1ugh 7. 

corporation, or organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, SECTION 2 Were any of the FOLLOWING CROPS harvested fruII this plan in 1971? REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - croplarnl. pasture land, 

rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None Number 01 acreS 

043 Acres Quantity harvested Acre$ 

1. All land owned ....•...•....••.....••.•.....••.•.. 0 None harvested irrll·lld 

1. Field corn for grain or 007 J 068 Bu. ,0.' Z, All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by 

you on shares,.-used rent free, in exchange for services, payment seed (Report quantify on ,----- OR ---- } 

of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad land. 044 a sfH}fJ9d-welght Desls) ... [l Cwt. 

(00. NOT include land used on a per·h1!ad basis under a grazing 2. Field corn for silage 070 071 072 Tons, permit.) Also comple~e item 5 below •................•..• 0 or green chop. . . . . . . . . . r:J green 

3. All land. rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 045 073 074 075 3. Wheat for grain ......... 0 Bu. 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 4. Oats for grain .••...... 0 070 077 078 

4. ACRES IN THIS PLACE - ADO acres owned (item 1) and 040 Bu. 

acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented TO 5. Barley for grain .•.•.... 0 ., 8u Bu . uS 

OTHERS (item 3). and enter th1! result in this space. • OS2 J 083 OS, 

t Bu. 

1'01 fhl ........ _, t_ IT' file "AC/IES IN THIS PUCE." S. Sorghums for grain or ,----- OR ---- r If the ""try is zero pl&as€t (efg! to thfllNFORMATION SHEET, SectfOf/1. seed (include milo) ..••.. 0 Lbs. 

7. Sorghums for si lage 085 080 OS7 

S.II you rented land fROM OTHERS (item 2) enter the following information for each landlord. or green chop (exclude Tons, 

Name or landlo<d Mailing address (Incfucla ZIP code) Number of acres sorghum·sudan croSSes) ... 0 green 

047 8. Soybeans for beans ..•..• 0 oss 08. 0.0 Bu. 

9. Cotton ...........•.. 0 0" 0.2 0.3 048 Bales 

10. Tobacco - all types ..... 0 094 095 09. 049 I I '10 Lbs. /10 

L 1st additional IMdfotds on a separate sheet cf pap«. 11. Irish potatoes .•........ 0 097 I 098 099 I 

I /10 Cwt. I '10 

6,If you rented la~d TO OTHERS (item 3), enter the fOllowing information for each renter. 12. Sweetpotatoes and yams ... 0 100 I '01 102 I '10 Bu. 110 

Name of renter Mailing ~ddr.$S (InGlude ZIP coOeJ Number of aCf6$ SECTION 3 Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 01 GREEN CIIOP cut 

050 01 harmtud from this plate In 19781 (Inc,_ ~ ___ 

and My cut /r ... po,""'o. J 

05\ 00' 'OY ES - C_lm "". no"'" 

052 20NO - Go to section 4 

List addl tional f'$nfers on a separate sheet 01 pap$!. If cuttingS' ,",Ie made for both dry hay and grass sftage, htJ"yllJS$. Of green chop from tlWt 

same tf&fds. repor' the acreage In the appropriate irems undo! DRY HAy and ./so under 

a. Of th1!land you rented Of leased to others, None os. GRASS SILAGE. HAYLAGE. Md GREEN CHOP. 

how many acres did you own? ...•.....•..•.. 0 ____ Acres • DRY HAY 

7. During 1978, did you have any federal or. (If two or more cuttings of dry hay weTS Acres Quantity harve.lld m8d& from the same Beres, f6port acres Oil ry (Reporr ellM, dry Acres State grazing permits on a per·head basiS; once, but report total tons from all cuttings.) harvested or green weight Irrlg.11d 

such as Forest Service, Taylor Grazing, 054 1. Alfalfa and alfalla mixtures for a3 Indicttted) 

Indian Reservations, etc.? • • . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • • .• '0 Ves '03 104 Tons, 105 

'ON. hay or dehydrating .....•..•..•..... dry 

8. How many set aside acres did you have None 2. Small grain hay - oats, wheat, barley, etc. '00 107 Tons. lOS OS6 dry In the Federal Farm Program in 1978? . . • • . . . . . •. 0 Acres 3. Other tame dry hay, Clover, lespedeza, 109 110 III 

Tons, 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan grass, etc ••. dry 

In what county was th1! a, 4. Wild hay .....•...•.....•......•. "2 "3 Tons, "4 County name Stat. Number of acres ory lar~est value of your os. • GRASS SIt.AGE, HAYLAGE, AND 

agncultural products Prino\pal GREEN CHOP 

rai sed or produced? .... county..,. (It two or more cuttings of grass silage. 

057 hey/age, or green chop ~t& made 'rom the 

b. If you also have agricul- sans acr&S, {aport 8CTas only once, bvr 

tural operations In any ~~~~I.~ 058 (1)POI't total tons from all cuttlng3.) I" ". Tons, , >7 

other county(ies), enter 5. Grass silage arnl haylage ..•..•......• green 

the county name(s), etc .• os. 6. Hay crops cut and led green (green chop) "8 119 Tons, 120 .. green 

Page 1 
0-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was there a combined lolal 0120 Of more FRUIT TREES, incllldinc GRAPEVINES, CITRUS and NUT TREES ON TIllS PLACE in 19781 (00 not include abendoned trees) 

004 lOY [S - Compl.t. MI •• .ctlon 

, 0 NO - Go 10 secllon ~ Total ac,.s Aor •• Irrlgaled 

Whole acr •• ,Tenths Whole acres Tenth. 1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus '" I '" I 

or othel groves, vineyards, and nut trees on this place. . . . . • • . . • . • I /10 I /10 

2. from the list at the right. enter name and ctXle for the fruit trees, grapevines, and nut trees on this place in 1978. Report the 

requested Information for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc. for interplanted 

trees, estimate the area covered by each kind of fruit. If other crops were inter planted with trees, see Information Sheet. 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF - Crop name Code Nonbeanng Searing age ag. 

, 

I 

, 

1----- , -- , 

I t more space Is needed use separate s"lWt of IUlJH1r. 

Acres In trees 

and vines of 

all age. 

Who Ie acre. IT enth. , I 

I /10 

2 I 

I /10 2 , 

I /10 

2 I 

I 110 

2 I /10 

Quantity 

harvested 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Unit of measure Mark one 

4 

'0 2 0 

~ LbS. 

!! per <D hox 

15 sO, 

. " 10 2 0 '01 

MOMCITIIUS CROPS Cad, 

Apple. . • . • • . . . •. US Apricots. • . • • • • •. U9 Avocados -_ 'nformallon Sheet .• 135 Cherrl ........... 147 Grapes - dry weight 171 Grapes - fresh weight 177 Ollv •• - $ ... Info"""l/on SIle.1 .. 2~7 

Peach ........... 225 Peat ............ 231 Plums and plune. - fresh weight •.•.• 243 Prune. - dry wei ght. 249 Other noneltru.- Specify ......... 2$1 

CITRUS CROPS 

(fltpOrl quantity 

h.rve./ed In 1977-78 ftem blOM> all9n) 

Grapefruil ......•.•• Lemon •.. Oranaes ......... .. Tangelos •..•.....• Tangerine. end !\\IInd.,in ........ .. Olher citrus - Specify •• 

MUTCRO/> 

(Roport qlNlntlly In 

rho shell) 

Almends. '" ••••.•• Filbert. and haze Inuts .. 

~:~:~:: ~~~OVed ••..• 

w:~:u~(~'~f;"h· ..... or Persien} .•...•.. Other nut trees -

Specify . ••.••.•..• 

C .... 

211 

2" 211 

103 

30t 

315 

Cadt 

SZI 

327 

U. 

145 

357 

lU 

SECTION 5 

00. 

Were any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, ME LOftS, etc., harvested 

FOR SALE Irom this place in 19781 

SECTION 7 

007 

Were Ill)' STRAWBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, 01 OTHER BERRIES harvested 

FOR SALE !tom lIIis place In 1978? 

I 0 YES - a-f ... thl ... cllon 10 YES - a-I.,. till ... ,,11 ... 

2 0 NO - Go to secllon 6 2 0 NO - Go to section 8 

Fa< Flodda. ropott lOT Sepr_r r, 1977 through From the list below, enter crop name and ctXle. Report quanllty h",,,,,.ted In 

A_M3~W~~_~n~~w other srste<s roport fOf calendar )'68( 1978. ~:~~~::~~~~~~~l~u:n:"~s~~~C~'~-~W~I:M~.~o~p~n~_~.~~~~~~_~==~==~~~~~~~j h Acres Acres irrigated Acres harvested 

Whole acres ITenth. Whole acr •• 'Tenths Crop name Code r.:W;;;::"Uol::.-=a::e::r.::.... ' T;:.::n::th::1. Quantity harvested Acres Ifflested 

1. Land from which vegetables were ha,vested to 1978 ...... , ••...•....... 

Whole ecres IT.nlh. 

2 I 

110 

375 : /10 376 : 110 I 

~~~~~;;~~~~--~~~ __________ ~ __ -+ ________ +,~/~10~ __________ +-______ ~~~ I 

2 2. from the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop harvested in 1978. I 

I 

I /10 If more then one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres. fSport BerBS fOI ) 110 eech crop. Report crops grown under protect/on in section 6. J 

Crop name Code Acres harvested Acres irrigattd 

I /10 I /10 

I /10 1--------_______________ -+-_-t ____ '~-'-/-l0__t.__'---___T-~ t ... I I 

~~ Sp8Ct1 Is ItlJ6dad, use .tepa rate sheet of paper_ 

Crop n.... Cod. Crop .am. Cod. 

Asparagus . _ . . . . . .• 379 Cucumbers Md pIckle... 411 

Beans, ,nap (bush Euplant. . . . . . • . . •. 415 

I /10 I 

t /10 I 

I 110 , 110 I 

Crop name 

Peppersl s~e1 •••• 

PepjHlr., hOI •••••• Pumpl<lns ...... .. 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

Cadt 

443 

445 

44. 

2 I 

: 110 I 110 

Jf more spa~ is ne«Jed, use separate sheet of papel. 

C,op n.... C.... Crop ..... Cadt 

Blackberries and dewberries (pounds) 50' Ra.pberrie. (pounds). . . .• SSl Blueberries, tame (pounds) . . . . . •. 512 Strawberries (pounds) ..•. 536 Blueberries, wild (pounds) .. . . • •. S15 All other berries (pounds) - Cranberries (IOO·lb. barrels) . • • . .• $21 Speolfy. • . • • . • • • • • •• SS9 

SECTION 8 Were any OTIIER CROPS harvQted IrGm tills place In 1978 .. rice, peanuts, 

008 field seeds, SUp! ClO\I$, or oilier crops not pre'llously reported? 

,DYES - C_'.,.IIII ••• p/I.., 

20 NO - Go to section 9 

From the list below, enter crop name and code. Fleporl quantity hervesled In 

and pole) .... .... 381 Garlic .•....••.•.. 421 unit spftCltled with Clop name. 

Beet. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 383 Honeydew me'ons . . . .• 423 BrocCOli. . . . . . . . . .. 315 Lettuce and romaine. .. 427 Cabbage ... _ . . . . . .. 391 Lima beans, green .... 429 Cantaloups and Mustard greens. • • . • •• 431 Radishes ....... . Spinach ....•••.• Squa.h ......... . Sweet corn ., •.••• 

Tomatoe •.....••• Turnips ....•.... Turnip greens ••.•• Watermelons •••••• 

Other veaetab leo -

~~:=====~c;ro;p~n;a;m~e=====+=~c;Ode;~J~A~;cr~e~.Iha;r~ve;s~te;d~~~?~U;am~~lt~yIha;r~ve;.;IM;~~2~A~c~re;s~10rr=18~.~tedi~~ PersIan melon!. . • • .. 395 Onions, dry. . . . . . . .• 433 Carrots. . . . . . . . . . .. 397 Onjon~, gr.en .....•. 435 Cauhflower· .', ", ..... ':'" .,-_.",. ~Gkt ... -:-....-;-·. ~~ •..•••. 437 

Celery . . . . . . • . . . •• 401 Peas. green, including 

::1---------------+-----~---------+~1----------t72--------~ 467 

Collards. . . . . . . . . .. 407 English (excludo 

Cowpeas (blackeyed and green cowpeas) •..•• 441 Specify ••..••••• 

~ll_--------------+-----~---------+~I----------~2--------~ 

475 other green cowpeas}.. 409 

SECTION 6 

00. 

Viere any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, sod, bulbs, flowers, 

flower seeds, v8l1ltable seeds and planl$, vegetables undef llass 01011181 

protection, or MUSHROOMS ~rown FOR SALE on this place In 19781 

r------A7::r.::a~jr~r~lli=I~::ed~------.-----------------t-----~----------~"------------~2,---------~ 

None r-~s:qu:a:re~f~e:el~~I~A~cr:.;.',~T:.n:t;h;.t-----------------+-----~-----------i~,------------~2~---------1 

I 0 YES - Compl.,. tl!11 ••• "on 2 0 NO - Go to section 7 

I. Nursery and greenhouse products Irrigated in 1978 [] 477 

: /10 

2. from Ihe list below, enter the product name and code for each product grown. 

Square feet under Ac,es In the open Sales in 1978 Product name Code glass or other In 1978 

plotectlon in 1978 Whole acre. 'Tentlls Dollar. I Cent. , I 2 , /10 $ 

1 I , t 

I /10 $ , I- , 2 , I /10 I $ 

II mors spaco 18 neodfffi. u,s6 sepal8te sh8ftf of pfffJIJf. 

Produtt .am. Cede P,"'uct n.m. Cadt Bedding plants I ,nelude vel/otable p'ants) 4a Follal/e and flowerlni planl.. . . • . . •. 491 Bulbs ...................... 482 Mushrooms ........ , ...••... ,. 494 Cut flowers and cut flon 5t greens .... 415 Sod harvested .••.. • . . 497 

Nursery products - envlfonmentals, Vegetable and How~r seeds •••••••. SOO 

IInlOg-out stock, frUit and nut trees, Greenhouse vegetables •••• .••••• 003 and VI"'" ..................... 8 Other - Specify. . . . • . . • • . • • . • •• 50G 

If more tJPBCfI Is needed. u~e sep8r~t{1 sheet of pBptlr. 

Crop ..... Cad. Crop ""me 

Allalla seed (pounds) .•••••.•••• !142 Pro.o mill.t (bushels) ••..••.••••. Beans, dry field and seed Red ciVilr seed (pound.) •.••.••••• (I CO-pound bas.) ..••.•••••••• 554 (IOO·pouod bess) or .••••••• Baa.s, dry lima Rice (bushels) or •..•.••..•••• 

B~~~~r1b~tISi:::::::::::: m Rye tor ~~{~(~~sh"I$)':: : :::::::: Corn cut for dry rodder, hogged Ryag, •••• eed (pounds) ••••••• , ••• or gr.led (repo,t acres only) ••.•• , 511 iamo,,", (peunds) •••••••.•••••• Cowpeas for dry peas (bushaIB) . • • •• $t4 Sorahums cut for dry lorage Emmer and .pell (bushels) •• • • • • •• 5" or hay (1011$, dry welant), ••••••••• F.scue .eod (pound.) • • • • . • • • • •• .02 Sorghums hogged or lIIatod •••.••••• Flaxs.ed (bushels) ••••••••••• ,. 80S SUier beets for sUl/ar (1_) •• " •• ,. Gr.'ns, mlKed (bushel.) , • • . . . . • .• 614 SUf.rcane tor suaar (tona) - Kentucky 8luegras. seed (pouM.) , •• 'U ~ Information Sh .... t •••••••.••• L.speden seed (pouMs) •..•••.• , 83. Sugar.ant for ...., (tona) ••••.••••• MinI lor oil (pounds of oil) .,. . • • •. 144 Sunllower •• od (pounds) •••••••••.• P.anuls for nuts (pounds). • . . • • . •. 6$6 Timothy $eOd (pounds) •••.••••. , •• Pea., dry field and seed (pound.). • •• 659 Other crops (pound.)-

Popcorn (pound ••• helled) .••••••• 112 S_l1y . ••.•••....•.•..•••• 

FORM 71'1-"" oN, ,4·\0.79, Pag.2 

Cadt 

515 

671 .,7 

6ao ..S 

51' m 

1f2 

6N 

701 71. 

122 

m 

7$4 

7<11 

m 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 9 GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOLD from this place In 1978, BEFORE taxes SECTION 12 Old you or lI1Yone else hIVe any CATILE or CALVES on this place in 19181 

and expenses (R.'., I. tho INI"ORMA nON !HEfiT, S.ctlOlt '.) 01 2 'OY E S - Campl.to /hI •• ..,11 ... 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops 

sold from this place in 1978. Include the value of the landlord's and/or contractor's 

20 NO - Go to Beetien 13 

share, estimating If necessary. Include value of Government CCC loans. • DECEMBER 31, 1978 INVENTORY None ~~------~~~-; 

r803 T~1<l1 

1. Grains sold in 1978, including Government cee loans _ None '--0-0110-,.--'11 c.,-- en-lt.1. CATTLE AND CALVES of all ages 

corn for grain, grain sorghums, rice, wheat and other 176 , (Tor., 01 .. b. c. and d below) ....... ,. - , ...• L ages 

small grains, soybeans, dry beans, dry peas and cowpeas, 

flaKseed, sunflower seed, popcorn, and safflower •.....• [] $ 

a. Of the total, how much was Non8 r[:'O=Oilll=ars=~I~(C=·n!l!I·:I:I:I':::::":>I:::':::I~::1:::::I~::::::'I~ received in 1978 from I I :::,:;>;:',:::::;:\ ":::::::;,:,,: :\::::::,:: 

Government cce loans? ... r'~ I $ ':;,'~:::::'::::::::: 

2. Cotton and cottonseed, including 

Government CCC loans .............•.•.....••• rJ 

received in 1978 from ,'9 :::::::.. 

a. BEEF COWS - Include "".1 heile,. rhat 

had calved .. . . • . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 

b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or cream 

fOI sale or home use - Include dry milk cow$ and 

mJlk heifers that had calvsd . . . . . . . . . . . , . , 

t. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - E,clude 

heifers that had calved •...... , ....•.... , 

d. STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS 

AND BULL CALVES. , , . _ ...... . ....... c: 

806 

80' 

cows 

Milk 

cows 

Hetfers 

and 

heifer 

calves 

Steers and bulls of 

all ages I. Of the total, how much was None[ 1,-:~=DoII~at$=1"r.=·n"J::III:I: I::II::~I::::::~:' Government CCC loans? • " [1 s ; : :: '.::::::>,::;:;~:::;::,~~; 

3. Tobacco ..•......... , .......... _ ......... 0 -~o- • CA TILE AltO CAL YES SOLO 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1978 Number sold Gross value 01 salo. 

4. Field seeds) grass seeds, hay I forage, and silage .•.•.. [j 1$8 

IncltJde thOSD fed on this pJace on a 

contrBCt or custom bas/.s. Also report 

as sold. cs(tfe mov9d 'rom this plSC9 

to 8 feedlot for further f&eding. 

None f-_i_n_197'-'..S_+-_= Do:.:.lIl,o=rs_-,-=Cen=-;1s 

: 5. potatoes 

Vegetables,sweet or 3weetpotatoes. corn,and report melons-Do them In NOTIneludelrlsn item 8 below. •• 0:; 

1 ::8:2~~~~~~~~~::~~~: _~ 

6. Fruits, nuts, berries _ apples, peaches, grapes, 1'8 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .. 0 

citrus, pecans, strawberries, etc ...... , .....•. , .• , 0 $ 3. Cattle, including calves weighlfig 

7. Nursery and greenhouse products ..•..• , _ .. , _ , .. , . 0 I ~84 , 500 pounds or more, .. , . - , . - , . , - ., 0 

8. other crops - peanuts, Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 1'85 , a. Of the total cattle sold, how many 

sugar beets, sugarcane, mint ' were FATTENED on this place on GRAIN I _~fo:r~o:.:il~, h:::o~ps~,.::e:::tc.:.. ~~=:ily~========.JD;;;!"l..:$ _____ :": _~ or CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more I- and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? . . . . . .. 0 

SECTION 10 LAND USE IN 1978 

1. Copy ACRES IN THIS PLACE from section I, item 4, page 1. _ .. _ _ Acres· DAfRY PRODlJCTS SOLD FROM 

NOTE: If the same land had more than one use in 1978, REPORT THAT LAND THIS PLACE IN 1918 

ONLY ONCE - in the use first listed below that applies. For example, cropland 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 

808 

812 

809 

81 

S 

8" 

GrOsS value 01 .ales 

harvested and also pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested." from this place in 1978. R~oft goar dairy 0 : 

2. CROPLAND None~-~N-~u-~m-~b.-~r'~o~f'~.c;r~e.Ll::~:od=:uc:t~.~'n __ ~~tI~on __ '5 __ . '_'_'_-_'_'_'~._'~'_._'_'_'_'~'::~~$~ __ ~ __ ~_'~~~ ____ -; a. Cropland harvested - Include all land Irom whlcn crops...". '87 SECTION 13 Did you 01 anyone else have.,y HOGS or PIGS Oft Ihis place In 19781 harvested Of hay was cut, and all land in orch8Jds. cltru6 groves. 01] 0 

vln(1yards, and nursery and greenhouse products • . , . , . . . • .. 0 f------I I YES - Campi.,. fhl. aeotlon 

78. lD NO - Go to section 14 b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - Include ro'srl"" 

pasture and grazing lend that could have been used tor crops 

wfthoul additions I Improvements. , ........•.•........ o • DECEMBER 31, 1918 INVENTORY 

I-----------f 

INVENTORV 

Humbelon thiS 

None place Dec. 31 1978 815 

c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and sOII·improvement '89 1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages (Total 0'. _ b 001010). , _ ••••• [J Total 

grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT pastured - .. - .. - ... - , D f-=-::::-----I 

d. Cropland on which all crops failed IE,coptlon: 0<; nol ,aport '90 

here I6.nd In orchl.uds and vIneyards on wf1lch the crop tai/ed. 

Such acr6sg~ is to be report~ In Item 28.}. . . • . . • . . • . . . •. 0 

b----J o 791 e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 

f. Cropland idle ..•. , . , ... , ..... , _ ......... , .. , , , . o '93 

'94 

and Um""r tracts and cutover a. Woodland pastured .. , -, 0 and deforested land with young f-'=95-----t 

a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING ......• 

b. OTHER HOGS and PIGS .. __ ... _ . , ......•....... 

• UTTERS FARROWED 

o 816 B~ 

o 81 Other 

'---------l 

2. LITTERS FARROWED on thiS place between - None 

a. December I, 1977 and May 31, 1978 ...... - ,. 0 

Number of 1i11.,. 

818 

b. June 1, 1978 and November 30, 1978. , .. , ... o 

3. Woodland 819 - Include 811 woodlors { 

tlmOOr growth. b. Woodland not pastured ,. 0 i-;,"'------j 

4. Other paslureland and rangeland - Incl""e any p"sturel8ltd other 796 Number sold Gross varue or soles than c((}pland and woodland pa~'ure •...............••..• 0 HO SAP S S Hone in 1978 Oollars ~ Cents 

5. All other land _ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. f-':::9:-='-----t· G NO IG OLD r 820 1 82 , 

Include any land not reported In items 2 through 4 above • . - . , - .. 0 "'= ___ """"f .. 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from tllis place in 1978 [J fo-::-:---+$~----"";':---I 

6. TOTAL ACRES - Add /he ."' .. r.pcrt~ In 1_. 2 th<OUI/IIS '98 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, ho~:.~~:.,-,were sold 822 823 , (!hould'" 1I1f' ....... ltom 1 _ ••• ) . as FEEDER PIGS for further [e.urnE! , ..•. 0 S ' 

SECTION 11 Was any LAND In tills place IRRIGATED at any time In 1978? SECTION 14 Old you or anyone else hive any SHEEP or LAMBS on this plate in 19781 

'rrlgated land Is all land watered by any artlflclBI or controlled means -

sprInklers, furrows or ditches. spr&8.der dikss. etc. Include sUPP/8m$ntal. 

partJal, Bnd preplant Irrlgat/on. 

014 10 YES - C_'m W • • ..,tl"" 

011 lOY ES - (;(Impl.t. thl ••• ct/on 

20 NO - Go ro s8ctlon '2 

1. How many acres of each 01 the following classifications 

of land were irrigated in 1978? 

a. HARVESTED LAND reported in section la, 

Item 2a - Include land from which hay was cut 

2 0 NO - Go 10 section 15 

k1. •• _.. Number of acres 

"U'~f-=-::-;:-i_rr_ig_at_ed_-I1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages . , .... _ 799 

a. EWES I year old or older ....... ,. 

INVENTORY 

Number on thiS 

None place Dec. 31, 1978 

o 82' 

o 826 

.25 

SALES Number SOld In 1978 

and land In bearing and nonooarJng fruit and nul crops • ....... 0 I-c.=oo-----t 

b. PASTURELANO or RANGELAND reported in ~--

section la, items 2b and 4 - Include .ptlng flooding 

Nono \ Number silorn T pou~t!~ WOOl \ 

If watel diverted or spread by dams. spt6sdet dikes. 

consls, dirch •• , pipe., or other works_ . _ ...•. , • , .•...•. 0 1-;;;:-;-____ -12. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN 

c. ANY OTHER LANDS - Such as land not harvested due to 801 

.. .. __ .. 0 1

827 

~ ______ T828 I -L ______ ~ 

complete failure, idle land, land in cultivated summer fallow, 

or land in cover crops and soil·improvement grasses. , ... , . ,. Cl ~=---""""f" 

.02 3. What was the gross value of sales of sheep, 

d. TOTAL LAND IRRIGATED (Tot., of., I>, and C 800 ... )- lambs, and wool from this place in 19781 .... 

FORM 78·AI(NJ (4·\0,78) Page 3 

Gross value of sales 

None f--::::::-= Do=II.n~------!,f-c~en~ts 829 

[1 : 

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04 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION IS Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER 

LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIALTIES in 1978? 015 

SECTION 17 Income Irom MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER 

SERVICES PROVIDED lor albers in 1978 

LTURAL 

, 0 YES - Complete thl, .. etlon 

20 NO - Go to section 16 

r-~'~v~~~~,,~u~~'1----------~G-ro-s-s-v-al-u-e-of-s-a-le-s1 

Total amount received from machine work, customwork, None I Dollars i Cents 

and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS 0 1'" ; 

~:U.moer Total number 

in 1978 - planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc.. . 11.:...$ __________ ..1.... __ ......; 

i.-piaco sold In 1978 

None ~i,~ Dollars : Cents 

l. Horses and pOnies of 830 8" .32 

all ages .............. [~J $ 

2. Mules, burros, and ~8:-:3:::3--------"I=.34:---------t18=3S-------+----; 

donkeys .............. CJ 1-:-:-:-----+:-::-----41-:-:-:-$----.;----1 

S. Llveslock or animal 

products (cnter n8me and 

code from "USI a" below.) 

Name Code 

6. Fish and other aquaculture 

products (Entel name and 

code 'rom "list C" below.) 

Name Code 

836 '837 183. 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I /10 I 

Total quantity sold 

in 1978 

Pounds __ OR - ---

Gallons 

I 

Pounds ,-- - OR - - - --

Gross value of sales 

Dollars : Cents 

I I I 

h I I I 

I 2 I 

I 

~$ I 

I I I 

Specify klf1d of work done 

SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products 

DIRECTL Y to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

stands, farmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

018 

Total number 

of partners 

Answer BOTH. and boYes 

a. Is this a family held corporation? ......... {:o No 

b. Are there more than 10 stockholders? . ' ...... {50 Yes 

6oNo .OTHER, such as cooperative, estate or trust, pilson 

farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, etc. . .... 70 Specify 

022 

--L--_--'_-="'::-__ ---'=:.::...IL-___ --'-_-I SECTION 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

,,-----------------------i@!ill}---------------...,orpersonlncharge)Ref.'to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, SectIon 20. 

Number 

Hlmo Codo Hlmo Codo Him. Cod. . RESIDENCE _ Does the operator (senior partner or 923 

~~~':,';~e:o~ft:_es .. m ~~~~,t~":~~thelr pelts: : : .:~ ~I;":'~h'e; ilvestock .:' m person in charge) live on this place? .............. I [] Yes 2oNo 

Milk goats 845 Ch,nchillas and the" pelts .. 854 Speclly . . . . . . . .. 860 

,,.--.....;......;·4· ~I-.....,..---." r [iliill , Ham. Code Ham. Cod, Him. Coda 

Moha" sold 864 Catfish 872 Other fish - Goats mIlk sold. 866 Trout. . . . . . . 876 Specify. .. 884 

Honey sold. 868 Tropical and Other aquaculture 

Other lIvestock products - baltfish. aao products -

Spoclfy . 870 Specify ... 8U 

If more space is needed, use sepal ate sheet of paper 

9{24 '0 White 2 0 N~gro or Black 

30 Amellcan Indian 

12. RACE of operator (senior partner or person In charge). . • 0 ASian or PaGlflc Islander 

9 0 Other - spoc"".;. 

SECTION 16 Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, I,. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge). .. 9~~ _____ Years old DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1978? (Inelod. poultry gro"," for oth"" on. I' contract ".aJa.) r-;;:;;:;c;;;:r;~:T--------t, 926 0'6 '~.V<:!".' Ut 14. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) ..... 10 Male 2 CI Female 

lOY ES - Comploto /hI, .eetlon Total number i~-;ia~~ sold In 1978 15. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner 20 NO - Go ro ~tlon r7 None· Dec.·3CI-978 or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 927 

892 893 (Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)? .. 10 Yes I. HENS and PUllETS of laying age. . . . .. ........ Cl 894 8956. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

2. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet o.f laYing ~ge ... 0 did the operator spend the majorrty (50 percent or 

zONo 

896 897 more) of his work time In 1978? For partnerships 928 

3. PUllET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old consIder all members 01 the pertnershlp togellOr ....... 1 C 1 Farming 2 [I Other 

(Exclude comf'fJ'Jrcia/ broilers.) •..•..••••..••.•. [] 

4. BROILERS, fryers, and othel meat type chickens, [898 899 

Including capons and roasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Cl I--------i~,-------_f 

900 901 

S. TURKEYS 

a. Turkeys for slaughter (Exclude breeders.). . . . . . . .• [l 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding ............... [J 

6. OTHER paUL TRY raised 10 captivity - ducks, geese, 

pIgeons or squab, pheasants, quail. etc. (Enrer poultry 

name and cOOo (rom the list below.) 

Poultry name ________________ Code 

Poultry name _______________ Code 

1

902 1903 

• OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 929 

(senior partner or person in charge) work at least {' C] None 

4 hours per day of! this place in 1978? Include work 2 O. 1-49 days at a nonfafm loP. business, or on someone else's fafm. 3 CJ 50-99 days 

(EXClude exchange larm work.) ..•. . . • • • • • . . . ••• 40 lOO-149 days 

50 150-199 days 

6 CI 200 days or more 

SECTION 21 Was any 01 the land In this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP In 1978? 

'0 YES - Complol. thl ••• ctlon 

2oNO } 30 Don't Go to section 28 

know None Acres 

Codt Name Cod. Hlmo Cod. Of the total acres in this place, how many were owned by - r:- 193=--0---l 

Nllmt 

Ducks 

Geese 

904 Pigeons or squab .. 

906 Pheasants ;~~ ~~~I~ther poultry _ .. 912 I. Individuals who are NOT citizens of the United States? .... C] f.1

.""""3-----I 

7. POULTRY HATCHED on thiS place In None Spe;C~If=y=.~~~.=.=9=14=i~£B2~·~~~~~~n}[n~he=,I~J:rr~~~~~~~i·~glfurn~~~wo~r~~nm~ent?~~~.~.~ Number , .C"T,n"." _?1 u •• ___ 01 __ ",.' ••• ,. ' .. M .. ~.~.~.~ .. ~.~.== o::======~ 1978 and placed or sold - chickens, 1

916 I ,,,." IV"'" ." "'U. '~~I"'UIV 'U .""-,VB .. 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - Speclly koM 01 poultry [: I ~[9'T7r------j~1 S~ECT:Q·II.!!!!.ON'~ 28_~ PEERS~O)!,!N'~ COM~PL!!.!ETI~NG;..!..I!! THI~S~~~~-= -~~~.~ ",'n~I ____ ---.j 

8. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1978 ........... .-:.~.~[-~J~=====;--11 Name '999 Date 

9. Whal was the gross value of sales of poultry r Gross value of sales I TolonhMO I Area code , Number 

and poultry products (eggs, etc.) from thiS n."...1 Cents I 'o'"e""'" 

place 10 i978? Include estimated value of None ~ :s~~~~~~~s 029 

poultry and poultry products moved flom this r- 1 I: 18 : ' •. ;_- --:- I . 1_.' , ............. ? ,.., \Jr~ ,....., u .... 

place by conrractors and olners ....... , ... -'='- ~ I sheet snowinR maim census resul i lufYOU~l)'-'- •. '-'-b!. T t~ 2 U NU 

FORM 16·1<' N) (of· 10·761 Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 22 Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER, Includine ROCK PHOSPHATE, or 

LIME used on Ihi$ pllce durin, 1978? 

SECTION 25 EXPENDITURES FOR ENERGY aud pelJoteum products lor lIIe 

firm Mlness durlna l978 

Include •• pendllute. paid by you .--------,------.-:::----1 

:I~~::.:':~~ ~~~ ~t::e~~~~~~f·' ~...:.~~~~-~ 

022 

, 0 YES - Com,I.,. l1li • .. otlon 

2 0 NO - Go t • •• cU"" 23 

Acres 

fertilized 

r."t~1~~ from 1lI1. place Hone l-::-,..;:.::::=--.f-=.=+,=-----ti<.:-"---'j 

1, Acre$ of cropland fertilized in 1978, other than cropland 

used only for pastures repolted in section 10. item 2b ..•..•.. 

2. Acres of pasturelann and rangeland ferh IIzed 

in 1~78 reported In se~tion 10, Items 2b and 4 ............ . 

1. Gasoline for farm business 

b:------I Z. Diesel fuel fOI the farm 

business .•...••.•..•• 

L-____ -I3. LP gas, butane, propane for 

the farm business (4.5 Ibs .• 

3. LIME - tons of lime used and acles on I gallon) .• , ••.••.••.. 

whicl1 applied IDo "'" Inelud. land pl • .,a, 

ot gypevm .r II.,./or •• "ltatlon.) ..•.•••• 4. Fuel oil for the farm business 0 

fooS-E-CT";10~N-2-3 -W-'-I1I-al-y-IN-S-EC-T-IC;"'D"';E";'S,-H;"ER-e-'C"':ID-ES:.i,;"FU-NG-IC-ID-E-S-, N-E..J.MA-T-IC-ID-E-S-, --15. Natural gas for the farm 

02' 

OTHER PESTICIDES, 01 OTHER CHEMICALS used 011 this place In 19781 business .•••••....•.• 

6. Kerosene, mota oi I, grease, 

, 0 YES - Compl.,. t1t/ • • "'_ for the farm business •...• 

2 0 NO - Go to s""tlon 24 7. Electricity for the farm 

business ••.•.••..••.. 

8. Other -coal, wood,coke, etc. InClude any materiels provided by you, your landlords, or contractors. For each 

Item listed, report acres only once. If mullipurpose chemicals were used, report 

acreage treated for eacl1 purpose. SECTION 26 SELECTED PRODUCnON EXPENSES paid by you and pf!lers 

far this piau in 1978 

1. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., (tUilgicide, 

herbicide, insecticide, nematicidel to conlrol - None f-==""-'='---I 

.,. ~ Insects on hey and other crops .............. . . . . .. Cl 1-=:------1 

Inclttle your besl estimates 01 expenses paid by you, your landlord, contractors, 

buyers, and othel's for p!oduchon of ClOjlS, Itveslock, and otller agricultural 

products in 1978. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with perrolTlling 

customwork for othel's; operation of nonfarm actiVIties, buSinesses, or servICes; 

or household expenses not related to tile farm business. 

b, Nematodes in crops ........................... 0 ~:--___ -I 

(. Diseases in crops and Qlchards fbli.hls, smuts, 1. Livestock and poultry purchased - cattle, calves, 6" hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, rusts. etc.) .•.••.•..• , •.•..•...•.••..•..•... 0 f-c-c-:------I poults. started pullets, elc .••..•.•............•...•. .,9 , W~adS, grass, or brush in crops and pesture •..•.....•.. 0 2. Total feed pUlcl1ased for livestock and poultry - grain, 

hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates. etc .....•..•..••.• 

t Cbemicals for defOliation or for growtb control 

of ClopS or thinning of fruit ...•.•.••..••••.••.•...• 0 '--------1 I. CommerCially complete, sUJllllement, mixed fQlmu~la~f~eed~siP;ur;,cl1~a~sed;-_-;;;;;,-;--;-~;;llllllr'111!~ concentrates. 

(Do not ;n<;lude 

ingreditt(Jt& PUlChHed 

3. Wete any chemicals used for - separately. such as 

~bNnmeaJ# 

cottonseed' meal, .. Il\sect c~ntrol on livestock and rultry, .. , Including treatment of buildings. ............ , 0 Yes ~2 0 No .nd U,...). • . • . •. 0 L-----'-...:...:..:..L:'-----'---f!':~="" 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry. /ncrude b.Sanitation, rodent and bird control, etc.? 9 .. veterinarian ~vlc .. , S*'utn$. vsee;nG", medlClntts* ~tc, .••.•• 

(Include limo l.r tan/teflon), • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . , 0 Yes Seed bs I I d t d 'siECiiOiji4-MA'CiiiNEi~AHiiifuiiPiiiT-;;;;pi;;;;o;;t;;;:ii."r;I--1;: s, bu I ,p an s, an rees purchase •.•.••.. , .••..• I SECTION 24 AND EQUIPMENT on lIIls place on Oec:ember CommerCial fertiliZe! purChased - all forms, including rock 

('Il0l'''''' 0fI/y 'l/1li_' un" ." .'cul""01 0/>"011.". In "77 '" 191 •• ) phosphate and gypsum. Report CU$tom application caet. In 

• VI.!ut of ALL machinery and equipment 011 this place, DecenDer 31, 1978 

1. Whet is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, 

equipment, and implements usually kept on this place 

item 9 belcwv. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

AgricultUlal chemicals purchased - ins~ticides, herbicides • 

fungicides, other pesticides, lime, etc. Report eu._ 

applicatIon cost.s In item 9 below. • .•••••••••••••••••• 

ap4 used fGr the farm or ranch business? Include cars, 'flH:ke. rrac:tor-, canblfl., plows, disks, harrows- drYfHS, 

pump8, motor., Irrigation 8q11tpfnfint, deifY equipment 

1tJf1lurJlfig mllks1s and bvfk t4ttks. IiV&$tock 1&edfH3. 

1------,-----1 . Hired larm or ranch labor IS.., Intorm.IIOII Sh""rJ . •••••••••• 

a. Of the hired workers, including paid r.;:;;;;;:;-;;;-:::;=;'WWW~ 

grlndinQ and miXing aqulpmont, etc . • ~ •••.••.••..••••• 

family worke!s, bow many -

(1) WOfked 150 days or more? ...•.. 

(2) Worked less than ISO days? ••••• 0 

8. Contract labor - Inc/we expend/tu,.. fJfimarUy tOf I./><Jr, OUCh 

M harwsting of fruit, ",.,8t8bl&5. bfml •• , eto., perlo~ on a 

9.3 dELECTEDlI!8cl1inery aid equipment on 1h1$Pllce, De_bar 31,1978. IR_, 

only "_ /n fl11 or 1$18.) 

None ""..------+=.-::==.:..--1 cofltract basIs by a cofrtrtfCtor. Clew le8d&r, a cooperar;\fe. rUe... CJ f-"-----r---l 

2. Automobiles •...• , • , .•. , •.... >. 0 

3.ltIotortrucks (Inc/w< plokup.) •.••.•. 0 

4. Wheel trectors other than garden 

tfactors and motor 1iIlels , , . . • . . . • .. 0 

5. Grain and bean cOfllbines, 

self-propelled only, . . . . . . . • • . . . •. [] 

6. Corn heads fOf combines .. .. . .. .... 0 

7. Other corn pickers and plcker·shellers •. 0 

8:. Cotton picke~s IExelude ootton .trlppersl U 

9. Mower conditioners ••.••........• 0 

PickUp balers .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .... Cl 

Field forage harvesters, shear 

bar Qr flywheel type . . . . . . . . .. .. .. U 

9.4 

ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE,.0F LAIID and ... III_U .... X 

Please give your best ESTIMATE of tile CURRENT r.;:==-::-.=-=::-.==:-="l 

MARKET VALUE of land and buildmgs for the acres tepOfted in section 1, items I, 2, and 3, page I, 

r:-:---:-____ I-=,--___ -I1. All land owned •...••.••..•...••.•••••.• 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS •...•.. 

f------+------f 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS •.•• ,., .. 

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GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request, Please 

follow the instructions given below tor completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be provided. 

1. The enclosed census report form IS being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use in 

alt parts of the country. it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive Mor. Than One Report Form 

If you have mUltiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit, that IS, each 

individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc.; or combination of farms, etc., for whIch 

you maintain SEPARATE records of operating 

expenses and sales, livestock and other inven· 

tories, crop acreages, and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mad register. In the space provided to the 

right of the address label of the report form 

you complete, write the 11-<1igit number from 

the label of the extra form or torms. 

3. Partnership Operations 

A partnership is an association of two or more 

persons who have agreed (Informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contri· 

butions and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch operation, including 

all partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received tor the 

partnership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For additional information 

on Partnerships see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Re,poOlIi On The Repon 

Form 

Please enter your answers in the proper spaces. 

on the correct lines. and in the units requested, 

I.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any 

explanation outside the answer spaces or on a 

separate sheet of paper. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is provided, such as reporting acres of 

Irish potatoes in section 2. [t ~ou have 112, 

1/4. or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5/10. 1/3 to 3/10, 

1/4 to 2110, etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures. please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated) beside the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

doflars, although a "Cents" column is provided 

for those who wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Soetion 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This lection determInes the land for whIch you 

shoultj report agricultural activities. It also pro· 

vides space for reporting landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of aQTlcultural activities. 

Ching .. in the Acr .. OpeTlted In 1978 - Report 

all land 'hat YOU USED during 1978, and the 

crop. and livestock production on that land, even 

if lome or all of it was no longer a part of your 

operation on December 31,1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any tIme 

during 1978, but qUIt farming before December 31, 

1978, report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

duction and sales from that land for the portion 

of the year that you operated the land. Please 

expllin in the margin of the report form (or on 

• "Pirate sheet of paper) that you quit farming 

or ranching during 1978 and give the approximate 

dlte .n1 the name and address of the present 

opefltor, if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acqUired land for agricu[tural operations, 

but did not use it for hvestock or crop production 

in 1978, include the land in section 1. Please 

explain to the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Items 1. 2. 3. and 4 of Section 1 -

Use items 1, 2, and 3 to determine the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all [and that you were associated with 10 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not include 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations. Report all land in 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - Land Owned - Report all land owned 10 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage, homestead law. Of as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate, by you and/or your spouse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi!3t!On 

for whIch you are reportmg. 

hem 2 ~ Land Rented or Leased F ROM Others -

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment, fertilizer. 

or other mateoals and/or some superVISIon of the 

work. 

[NCLUDE 10 item 2 -

a. Land (for agflcultural uses) that you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share basls 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federa!, State, Indian, or railroad land 

rented or leased by the acre 

00 NOT [NCLUDE In item :2 - Land used on a 

per·head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

GraZing Act. National Forest Land, or Indian 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants. and share croppers are 

farm operators tor census purposes and are respon· 

SIble for makIng the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE In item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or livestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others In 1978 

c. Land rented out tor resIdential or other 

nonfarm purposes, if It was part of the 

land reported in Item 1 or 2 

d. Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share·of-crop baSIS 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rent· 

free 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

Item 4 - Acre. in this Place - ThiS is the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (Item lJ. PLUS 

the land that you rented F ROM others litem 2), 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (Item 

3). It is very Important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres 10 This Place" reported 

in item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or livestock activitIes on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes 10 

Acres Operated in 1978," above. 

If all your land was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for a[1 of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form. In thIS case, you 

should: 

•. Complete Item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Telephone number, etc. 

c. Explain briefly 10 the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch in 1978. For example, "All [and 

rented out." "Sold Farm," "RetlTed," 

etc., and give the approximate date that 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

OVRI"::AU OF TH£ C!:N5U5 

you quit operating. If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mall the form in the return envelope provided. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States, 

government lands and [ndlan lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others," or item 4, ''Total Acres in This Place." 

But you should include in your report any live· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. 

Sections 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space tor reporting 

crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops In the appropriate section. 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented, 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 

1978. Round fractions to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for Irish potatoes. 

Quantity Harvested - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure, please convert your figure for 

quantity harvested to the unit requested. If 

harvest i~ incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation is defined 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

spnnklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, 

purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that 

received supplemental. partial, and preplant 

irrigation. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

a. Section. 2 and 3 - [n these two settions, 

separate lines are provided for reporting each 

of several crops widely grown in the United 

States. 00 not write in data tor any other 

crops. 

b. Section. 4-8 - In each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed in the same 

section. To report a crop in any of these 

sections, It) find the crop name and the code 

number in the Jist in the section; (2) enter 

crop name and code in the first two columns 

of the first available answer line in the section; 

(3) enter the information requested in the 

headings of the remaining columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8,400 pounds. (He 

did not irrigate either crop.) He would enter 

the following in section 8: 

\(CYI(llI:' 'fII"IOTII{RCR0I'1~ •• "1"1<00'1!I'1,q;;.'.lUI. "11 ..... 11 

• 1.,1d $01"1 "'I" (!* "" ~"'tI UOff"1II ","01: ... 11, "jtOf1"' . !!I ';" c_ ........... " ... 

'o~( 

I··· tl'f ,.,' lit·"" '"", "~r "., .... ~ ,,>dl ~.,...". < ...... " ,.","'" • ··,-.·"' ...... 00·.,..... 

{ .•• ", ..... _ r c<». -~ ... , .. -.-;;; .. 1~41-O:-."~h.~"." ... ! ... ,,,;. '1'''6 

o..tl+ ,Db.I.S''1J., ~. I' (0.0 .' 

!~"1~'71. ~o ,: 1,,,,,, .: 

[I more space 1$ needed. ule Sep&ftlte sheot of paper. 

Two or More Crops Harwested F rom The Same 

Land (Double·Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres in 1978, then planted and 

harvested 1,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 

Item 3 ""'='--;--'':..::.+''-'::'=7+---,---1 
Section. 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Int.rpl.nt.d Crop. and "Skip Row" Planting -

If two crops were grown .t the same time in 

alternating strips in the same field. report the 

ponion of the field used for each crop. 

EXllmp/6: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton 

and soybeans. with two rows of cotton followed 

by an area of the same width planted in soybeans, 

Thirty acres of soybeans would be reported in 

section 2, item 8, and 30 acres of cotton in section 2, item 9. 

Veg.t.bl •• - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use, Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978, then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 5. 

Fruit and Nutl - In counting the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production {exclude abandoned treesl. 

If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vlOes 

were interplanted with trees or vines, report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the inter· 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cofton in section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans In section 4. 

Avocedo., Olives, SU9lrCl:ne 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Florida report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979, estimating if necessary. 

Olive. - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For Florida and Texas report cutttngs 

from November 1977 through April 1978. For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gro$s values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received tor 

a crop or crops sold in 1978. report only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and cotton, include as sold the 

value of government eec loans received in 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or private source. 

Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported in section 1, item 4, by principal 

use in 1978. 00 not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reported in section 1, item 3). 

Land Used for Multiple Purpose. - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose in 1978, 

repon. that land on the line for the use first listed, 

and NOT on the line for the second use. For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and 

planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land 

in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc," 

(item 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978, report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested," item 

2a of this section. 

Interpllnted Crops - If you interplanted crops, 

such as cotton in an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE. as "Cropland 

Harvested," in item 2a. 

~O"M 7.·"'111 111.17.711 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Anima" Ind Poultry to be Inchld«f in tha Report -

Report all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978. Include all owned by you 

and any kept by you for others. Inciude animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

district land or cooperative grazing association 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management on a per·head or lease basis 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "This Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on this place for home use, 4H projects, etc. 

Number sold - Report all anImals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as hIS 

share or to others In trade or In payment for goods 

and servIces. Include animals of all ages without 

regard to ownership or who shared In the receipts 

if the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place 10 1978. 

Slttes from Contract and Cuttom Feeding Opera· 

tions - Include animals and poultry (including 

poultry under contract) fed on thiS place on a 

contract or custom baSIS if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

Value of Sales - Be sure to report the total gross 

value 01 sales of animals and poultry WIthout 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

COst of hauling and selling, etc It the sale pTlce 

or value is not known, give your best estImate of 

theIr value when they lett this place. 

Animal. Moved to Another Place - For anImals 

removed from this place to another place. such as 

for further feeding, report the number as sold and 

gIve your best estImate of their market value when 

they left thiS place. 

Anima" to be Excluded from the Report - 00 

I)ot report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others in 

1978. 

AnimalS Sold from Another Place - AnImals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be tncluded. For example, 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere. fed In, 

and sold from a feedlot not part of this place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - Do not Include anImals 

bought and resold within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - 00 not mclude WIth fanened 

cattle in item 3a of sectIon 12 

a. Veal calves which were fattened prtmartly 

on mlik, or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual daIry ration 

before being sold, or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other Livettock - Specify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or lIvestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on thiS form. 

Example: Bees sold (colonies, packages, pounds!; 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds, frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to aSSist you In 

determining the t/pe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietor. 

ship) - Defined as a farm or business organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. includes 

fami Iy operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operation - Defined as two or more 

persons who have a"reed on the .mount of their 

contribution (c.piul Ind eHort) and the distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband 

and wife or joint filing of illcome tax forms by 

husband and wife does not constitute a partner· 

ship, unless the agreement to .hare contributions, 

decisionmaking, profiu, and li.bilitie. exists, 

Producing products under contract or under a 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - Defined " a legal entity or arti· 

flcial person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a business. This definition does 

not mclude cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defIned as an incorporated or unincorporated enterprise or anociation 

created and formed jointly by the members), estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

admInistered for the benefit of another individual 

or organIzation). prison farm, graztng as.ociation, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner, operator, 

senior partner, Of person in charge for the type of 

organization reponed in section 19 of the form. 

For Indiwidual or Family Operation (Sol. Proprietorship) - Complete this section for the 

operator. 

For Partnership Operltions - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" IS the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operatIons on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" If each shares 

equally in the day-to-day mlnagement decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, lOcluding specialties, such 

1& 9reenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorporated and Other Operation. (Cooperativft. Eltates, ete.) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responSIble for the on-site, day·to-day operatIon 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more thdn once, report acres ON L YONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EOUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value should 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equip· 

ment would sell for in its present condition, 

not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Section 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops, poultry, livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. AltO 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures. For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of th~ 

baby chicks or cattle at the time they were brought 

to this place. Also include in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else tor use on this place. 

00 not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and .peculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Labor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

Include gross wages or .. Iaries, commissions. paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions. plus the 

value of benefits paid by you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. Do not 

include room and board, house rent, or other 

items paid in kind. 

0-7 
0-8 APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved' 0 .. M B No 41·518038 

FORM 78-A l(A) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NonCE - Response to t~" InquirY is required by law (title 13 U.S. Code). 8y the same law YOUR REPORT TO '6-23-7el 8UREAU OF THE CE:NSUS THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIOENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be u.ed only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purpose. of taxation, investigation, or rOiulatlon. The law also provides that copies retained In your files are immune from legal process. 

a.N~ CENSUS USE ONLY 3> 1°" 3 1°'" 

('78~ 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

AREA SAMPLE 039 .t40 O,t J042 

Key Identification data I 

Port I - IDENTIFICATION Port II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION - Continued 

Items 1 through 6 - Copy from AS Record Book o Type C -INCORPORATED UNDER Name 

1. State r' co~n~y 13. Segment number 14. A3 Line number STATE LAW 

3 Mailing address - RO(Jle:Box/Slreel 

5. Name - Fltsf, MIddle Initial, Las( 1. Whet 1$ the currlnt .amt a.d maillna addr ... 01 Post Office \state I ZIP code ~i1in~~~t;;8-~-:-Streel-~---- . Ihls c .. poratl.n! ...... .... .. . .. address : 

2. I> thl> • family-held c .. poraUon! ••..•..... !~} YES UNO :b.poS!6f!~---·· --~---- I State 21 P code 

1. Are the .. mol. th •• 10 stocklloldors! ........ :'=.J YES ~~J NO 

1. What I. yo .. (the I A.ea code I Numb., \ 8. In what yur did Year 4. Does thl. corporation ha •• other .. paratt and distinct fa,m and ruch O1>arall.n.t person Ii sted In you boeln to 60 r~; YES - Enter locatiants) and flamerS} tlelO~ ~.~ \ NO - SKIP to Item 5 'tem 5) t.lopllone operat. an)' part numbtr1 of thl. pla,t! 

9. 00 )IOU have a federal ! 1) Location (Stare and county) Name 

Employer Identification [I YES - Ente, the EI numoor .. 

Number for thl $ farm or ONO J J-I I I I I I I (2) Location (State and county) Name ranch operation? 

Port II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 5. Ourln, the past two ),Iars. Mark (X J type 01 ofganlZBtJon as shown In Column 8 of A3 lIsting Sheet and 88Joc questiOnS has U,I s falm ar ranch Name 

for that type. Complete only one part of ttus page. Odte reported for subsequent secttons used any name Of addr.ss 

of questlonmlf1e relate only to the- specftic operation reponed here. other than the CUrrtl\t C)YEH Matllng address - Route/Box/StrBet 

0 Typo A - INDIVIDUAL DR FAMILY Name corp .. atlon namo and mlltln, address? ':; NO OPERA nON (Sole Post Office I State J ZIP code 

1 proprietorship) MailIng address Houle.' Box is/reel 1. For business purposes, . yES ......... Is this farm Of ranch 

operated under an), name NO 6. Do.. this larm .r ranch employ a hired Post Offtce ot her ~han your cwn? State ZIP code ma .. ,.r who Is primarily In char,. of the f.fm or ranch oper,Uons? , , ... , • 1 l =; YES - Go to 2 !-'1 NO - SKIP to 

Item 7 '.- ItemB 

lYES-+~' - 1. Who I> thl hired mana,,,! 2. During the past two ; ~! Person named In part 1, ytarl. have you r.celved 

matt at any address 'NO MaiI!"ng address - Route:Box/Slreet .- Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 Name 

other than the on. : ~ j Other - SP9ci fy and 

I haYe lisled? end interview ~ 

POStOfftce State ZIP code Matltng address Route '8ox/Street 

3. Does this farm Of ranch employ .a hired 8. WIIo Is primarily In cher,. 0' manarer who Is pJlmarlly in charge of th. farm or ranch operations? Post Offtce I State I ZI P code the farm or ranch OperaUon$? . , ... , : YES - Go to t L ] NO - SKIP 10 ':-'i Person named 10 part I, 

il9m4 page 2 ,. item S - SKIP to page 2 

Name [ . i Other - Spectry and ,./ end I nteflilew 4. Who Is tfw hired marta,.r? 

; Per son named I n part I, Matllng address Route'-Box IS/reot o Type 0 - OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 

Item 5 - SKIP 10 page 2 4 1. What type.f .. ,anlta!lon op ... t •• or co.trol. the ~p.rall.nt of Ihl. f.rm or tanell unIt? 

1 Other - ib:ai;! ~nd SK~ f------.,--. 

Post Office State ZIP code ••• 

': ! Estate 4 :'-'] State or Local 6 ~.~ 1 Other - Specffy I o Type e - PARTNERSHIP OPERATIONS Name 2l.~ I Trust - Government .. (Include family parfnefSh,IJS) 3 [I Cooperative 5 ':J Federal Government 2 1. For business purpose'f 

what nam. and mallin, Ma! 11 nJ.:: address Route/Box IStreet Name addre" I, used for this 2. What ,. tho .. mo and partnership? " ,., ,." , Post Otf!ce State ZIP code mal line addr .... , thl. orranl •• tlon? • Ma!llng address Route, Box/Street 

2. How many partne,s art there? Partners Post Office \ State \ ZIP code 

3. What f s the name and maHIn, addr." of e8ch partner? 

I Person named I n part 1, Item 5 - Do not fist 

3. What Is thl name and mIl lin, Name 

I Other - SpeCIfy ruse "AemEUKs" If mOfe space IS reqUire:! addreSS used for this: farm 

a. b. or ranch op"aU on r • Mall!ng address - Route/Box/Street 

Name Name 

Post OffIce I Stale I ZIP co~e 

Ma!llng address - Route/Box/Street MaIling address Roufe:Box .'Street 

Name 

Post Office I StJte I ZI P code Post OffIce State ZI P code 4. Durlne the past two Y"", :-IYES~ 

hi. thl. farm or ranch 

used any ether fta me or r~~ NO MaIlIng address - Route 'Box/Street 4.00;;.- 111" partnorshlp tmploy a hIred ma .. ,o, who Is ,:" 1 YES - Go to 'tem 6 mallln. addr ... ? 

prImarily In charg. of the farm or ranch operations? 2'·1 NO - SKIP to item $ Post OffIce I Siale I ZI P code S. Who Is the hired molnacer? 5.000$ this or.anlutlon .mploy a hlrtd -! Person named In part I, Name ma .. ,,, who Is ptlmarlly I. chare. of , Item 5 - SKIP to pago 2 the farm .. ranch optratlon.! ....... . 'r: 1 YES - Go to 2 rl NO - SKIP to 

r- J Other - Specify and end InUJrvleYl~ MailIng address - Route;Box/Strcet /lem6 Item 7 

6. Who Is the hired mana,ar? 

6. Which pattn., iI primarily In char,. 

of the f,rm or fanch operations? Post OffIce Siale ZIP code f'l Person named ,n part I, I tern 5 - SKIP to page 2 

I Person named In part I, Item 5 - f: I Other - Speclly and 

SKIP to page 2 end I nt&fVl8W :-::::--.. Name -- :, -) Other partner - Specify and end Intorvlew ":.t 7. Who I' primarily In cher,e Of the ;-1 None - Go (0 Item 7 . 'aim or r.nch opor.Uon.? Ma! ling address Route 'Bo)(. Street 

7. Who Is the .'dest parlnerr Name r-I RerSOn named in parI 1, 

[-] Person named In part 1, ,Iem S-GOlopage2 / 

- Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 i -I Olher - Spec /ly 8nd Post Office 1 State I ZIP code 

[) Other - Sp8clly 8I1d snd Inte,vls., /" end intetview 

Page I 

Note: Remainder of form same as A 1(S). 
A 

Abnormal farms_ ........ . 

Age of operator ......... . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Agricultu ral serv ice incom e .. . 

Alfalfa hay ............ . 

Alfalfa seed ........... . 

Almonds ............. . 

Alsike clover seed ........ . 

Angora goats. .......... . 

Animal health costs ....... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............. . 

Aquaculture products ..... . 

Artichokes ............ . 

Asparagus ............ . 

Assets, value ........... . 

Austrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

Avocados ............. . 

B 

Bahia grass seed ......... . 

Bai tan d trop ical fish sol d ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, casto r. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

Beans, dry lima ......... . 

Beans, green lim a . . . . . . . .. 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. . 

Beans, soybeans ......... . 

Bedding plants .......... . 

Beef cows ............ . 

Bees, colonies .......... . 

Beets, sugar ........... . 

Beets, table . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Bentgrass seed .......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ....... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ...... . 

Blackberries ........... . 

INDEX 

(I ndex items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

State 

tables 

10,34 

4,29-35 

10,1317 

29-35 

12,29-35 

25,26, 

28-35 

25, 26 

28-35 

-

23 

6,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

24 

-

-

1,2, 13, 17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

24 

14,29-35 

-

25,26, 

28-35 

-

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25-35 

-

18,20, 

29-35 

23 

26,28-35 

-

-

-

25,27 

-

-

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

7 2 

6 4 

9-11 2 

37 -

30 10 

30 10 

32 -

30 -

22 -

12 5 

32 10 

32 -

25 -

31 -

31 -

1, 15 1,7 

30 -

- 7 

32 -

30 -

25 - - 7 

32 -

28 10 

35 -

29 -

29 -

31 -

31 -

29 10 

34 -

16 9 

24 -

29 - 31 - 30 - 30 - 33 10 

30 -

33 -It 

B-Con. 

B lack operators and other 

races ............... . 

Blueberries ............ . 

Bluegrass seed, Kentucky ... . 

Boysenberries .......... . 

Broccoli ............. . 

Broilers .............. . 

B rom egrass seed. . . . . . . . . . 

Broomcorn ............ . 

Brussels sprouts ......... . 

Buckwheat. ........... . 

Bulbs ............... . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

steer calves. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules ... 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloupes and Persian melons. 

Carrots .............. . 

Castor beans. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Ca tfish sol d . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle an d calves . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

Cauliflower ........... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chemicals, expense ....... . 

Chern icals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover seed, red ......... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ............. . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards 

. Colonies of bees ......... . 

Index-1 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 33 -

- 30 -

- 33 -

- 31 -

18,19, 19,26 9 

29-35 

- 30 -

- 35 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

- 34 -

20,29-35 16 9 

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

24 25 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10, 18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 - - 31 -

6,15,17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18, 19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

28-35 32 - - 30 -

25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 - - 31 - 23 24 -
Index-2 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ......... . 

Commodity Credit Corpora· 

tion loans ...... . 

Contract labor, expense 

Corn, field ...... . 

Corn heads for com bines . 

Cornpickers and picker·shellers . 

Corn, sweet ........... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ...... . 

Corporation, type of organiza· 

tion .......... . 

Family held .. 

N onfam ily held ...... . 

Cotton ........... . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans .. 

Cottonpicke~ ..... . 

Cotton, value sold ... . 

Cowpeas for dry peas ..... . 

Cowpeas, green ... . 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cu t for silage ..... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ............. . 

Cranberries ....... . 

Cropland for cover crops, Ie· 

gumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses ............ . 

Cropland harvested ..... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated 

Cropland Idle .......... . 

Cropland in cu Itivated sum mer 

fallow ............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed ............. . 

Cropland pasture ........ . 

Cropland total. ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production. 

Cucumbers .......... . 

Cu rrants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ...... . 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14,29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14,29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1, 2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX--Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

D 

Daikon. 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Dates ............... . 

Dewberries ............ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil .......... . 

Direct sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control . _ .. 

Donkeys, burros, and mules ... 

Ducks ............ . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............ . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

Fam ily held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupati on of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ........... . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classlfication .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator. .. 

Farms by type of organization 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, number ......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 - 17,18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 - - 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6-8,17, 12,13 5 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6-9,17, 12·14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - -

1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1-3,13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold .. . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sold ........ . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expense ..... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ........ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

F ish sold ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut 

Flower and vegetable seeds 

Flowering and foliage plants .. 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Fol iage and flowering plants. 

Forage harvesters ....... . 

Foreign ownership ...... . 

Foxtail millet seed ...... . 

Fruit crops ........... . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

v~ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Fuel expense .......... . 

Fuel oil purchased ...... . 

Fuel oil storage ........ . 

Full owners .......... . 

G 

Garlic .............. . 

Gas, ndtural, ex pense ..... . 

Gasol ine and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased .... . 

Gasoline purchased ....... . 

Gasoline storage ......... . 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............. . 

Ginger root . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Goats ............... . 

G oats, Angora. . . . . . . . . . . 

Goats, milk ........... . 

Goats milk sold ......... . 

G oats, other. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Gooseberries ........... . 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ....... . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6,17,29-35 

18,21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6,15,17, 

29-35 

-

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

-

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

-

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10.29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 -

30 10 

- 2 

32 -

32 -

25 -

28 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 -

30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12, 13 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 -

26 -

- -

35 -

- 9 

22 - 21 -

21 -

27 - 33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

G ram hay 

Grains .......... . 

Grains sold, value ....... . 

G rapefru it . 

Grapes ......... . 

Grass silage and haylage ... 

Green chop hay. 

Greenhouse products ... 

G reenhou se vegetables. - .. 

Guar .. 

Guavas .. 

H 

Hatcheries. 

Hay crops ..... 

Haylage and grass silage ... . 

Hazelnuts ........ . 

Health care expense for 

animals ............ . 

Heifers and heifer calves ... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age. 

Herbs .............. . 

H ired farm labor, expense. 

Hogs and pigs ... 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ........ . 

Honeydew melons .. , .... . 

Hops ............... . 

Horses and ponies ........ . 

I ncome from direct sales. 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ......... . 

Ins')cts, chemical control. ... . 

Irish potatoes ........ . 

Irrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale .... . 

Kenaf ... . 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

I 

26 30 -

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25, 28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6,29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12,14 5 

29-35 

17, 18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10,18,21, 17 2,9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

-I 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentucky bluegrass seed .. 

Kerosene, motor otl, and 

grease, expense .. 

Kiwifruit .. 

Kumquats ... 

Labor .. 

l 

Land and bu ildings, value 

land in farms .... 

Land owned ....... . 

Land rented from others. 

Land rented to others 

Land use .. 

Lemons .... . 

lentils .... . 

Lespedeza seed 

Lettuce and Romaine ... . 

lim a beans, dry .... . 

Lima beans, green ...... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

chemical expense 

Lime appl ied ... . 

Limes ........... . 

litters farrowed ...... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestock and poultry ..... 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root .......... . 

LP gas, bu tane, propane 

purchased ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadam ia nu ts .. 

Machine hire, rental of mao 

chinery and equipment, and 

custom work ex pense ..... 

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9,17, 

29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3,17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6, 15, 

29-35 

15, 29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13, 17, 18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

10,18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12,14 5, 8 

1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10,11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2, 9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machl/le work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income .... 

Machinery and equipment. 

Male operators ....... . 

Mandarins and tangerine~ .. . 

Mangoes ............ . 

Market value of farmland 

and buildings 

Melons .... . 

Milk cows .. . 

Milkgoats .......... . 

Millet, proso ......... . 

Millet seed, fox tail ...... . 

Mink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

M ohair sold .. 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene purchased. 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys .. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts ............ . 

Mushrooms .. . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard seed .......... . 

N 

Natural gas expense .. 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops .. . 

Nonfamily held corporations 

N um ber of farms ....... . 

Nu rsery and greenh ouse 

products ........... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sold, value ..... . 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc .. 

o 

Oats for grain ......... . 

a ccu pation of operator .... 

Off·farm work by operator .. 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12, 29-35 37 -

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 -

1,2, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 -

·1 - 30 -

23 23 -

- 35 - 23 22 -

7,29-35 13 5 

14,29-35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 - - 32 -

- 34 -

- 31 - - 31 -

- 28 -

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 -

1·3,13,17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con. 

Okra ............... . 

Olives ............... . 

Onions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupa· 

tion, off· farm work, sex, 

Spanish origin ......... . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rchardgrass seed ........ . 

Orchards ............. . 

Organization of farm ...... . 

Other field crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ...... . 

Other poultry .......... . 

Owned land ........... . 

P 

Papayas .............. . 

Parsley .............. . 

Part owners . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Partnersh ip, type of organiza· 

tion ............... . 

Passion fruit ........... . 

Pasturelan'd and_grazing land, .. 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment .. , .. 

Peaches ............. , . 

Peanuts for nuts ..... , ... . 

Pears ......... , ..... . 

Peas, Au strian winter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo . , .. , . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green. . . . . . . . . . .. . 

Pecans .. , ........... . 

Peppers ........... , .. . 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ........ : ...... . 

Pomegranates .......... . I 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4, 5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6, 7, 17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

-

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

31 -

32 -

31 -

6, 7 4 

32 -

30 -

32 10 

5 4 

- 2 

27 2 

26 9 

- -

32 -

31 -

4,40 4 

5 4 

32 -

2 1 

3 1 

12, 14 5,8 

32 10 

29 10 

32 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 10 

32 -

31 -

31 -

32 -

12, 13 5 

26 -

- 7 

26 -

31 -

35 - 32 -

32 - 32 -

P-Con. 

Ponies and horses, ....... . 

Popcorn .. , ........ ' 

Potatoes, Irish ......... , . 

Potatoes, sweet ........ ' 

Poultry and pOUltry 

products sold. 

Poultry hatched ... , ..... . 

Principal occupation of 

operator 

Pro"uction expenses, ... , .. 

Proso millet. , ......... . 

Prunes ............ , .. 

Pullets, ............. . 

Pumpkins ........ . 

Q 

Quail ............... , 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts .. 

Race of operator ........ . 

Radishes ... , ' ........ . 

Rangeland .... . 

Rapeseed .... , 

Raspberries ........ , . 

Red clover seed ....... . 

Redtop seed ........... , 

Residence of operator ..... . 

Rhubarb ............. . 

Rice ................ . 

Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

Rye for grain .......... . 

Ryegrass seed ...... , ... . 

s 

Safflower. ............ . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

Salt hay ............. . 

Sanitation chern icals ...... . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees pu rchased. 

Set aside program, acreage ... 

Sex of operator . . . . . . . . . 

, Shallots ............. . 

Index-5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27 -35 29 10 

10, 13 10,11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

6-9, 17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 -

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1,2,17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15,29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con. 

Sheep and lam bs ..... . 17,18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lambs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 10,18,22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, av erage . . . . . . . 1, 2, 29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sad ................ . -

Sorghum s ............ . 25-35 

Soybeans ............. . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 4,29-35 

Spelt and emmer ........ . -

Spinach .............. . -

Squash .............. . -

Standard industrial classifica· 

tion of farms (SIC) ...... . 13,29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bu lis, 

and bull calves ......... . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. . 8 

Strawberries ........... . 25, 26 

Sudangrass seed ........ . -

Sugar beets ............ . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ............ . 26,27, 

29-35 

Su nfl ower seed ......... . 28-35 

Sweet corn ........ , ... . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed .. . -

Sweetp otatoes .......... . . 25, 27-35 

T 

Tangelos ....... . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . -

Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenu re .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel ......... . 14,29-35 

Triticale .............. I -

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

Summary 

20 

20 

20 

1 

30 

31 

34 

28,30 

35 

29, 30 

42 

28 

31 

31 

8 

16 

13 

33 

30 

29 

29 

28 

31 

35 

29 

32 

32 

35 

4,40 

4,40 

30 

29 

-

31 

-

28 

County 

report 

9 

9 

2,9 

1 

-

-

-

10 

10 

-

-

-

-

-

9 

-

10 

-

-

-

-

10 

-

10 

-

-

-

4 

4 

-

10 

2 

10 

7 

-

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed .......... . 

w 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian .. . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed ......... . 

Wheel tractors .......... . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off-farm by operator ... . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 -

24 25 - 14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 -

- 31 -

13,29-35 8 -

4,5,29-35 5 4 

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2,13,17, 1 1 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 -

- 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9,17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 -

14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 -

- 28 - 1,2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 -

- 35 -

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PUBLICATION PROGRAM 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Census of Agriculture-A separate report is being published for each 

county in the United States with 10 farms or more, each State, the four 

geographic regions, and the United States. These reports contain data 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more. Lin: ited data are 

shown for agricultural operations with less than $1,000 in sales that would 

have qualified as census farms under the definition prior to the current 

one. 

Census of Agricultural Services-A two·page preliminary report is being 

published for each State that includes data for the number of establishments by primary activity, gross receipts, and payroll. 

The statistics in these reports are superseded by those in the final 

reports, volumes 1 through 5. 

FINAL REPORTS 

Volume 1. State and County Data-56 reports 

(AC78-A-1 to 56) 

A separate report is being published for each State, the United States, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United State~, American 

Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Data are presented for each 

area and its subdivisions. The reports for States show data for all farms 

and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more. Included are several tables 

providing data for agricultural operations with less than $1,000 in sales 

that would have qualified as farms under the definition prior to the 

current one. Each State report is divided into three chapters: Chapter 1 

contains detailed data at the State level classified by size of farm, tenure, 

age and occupation of operator, type of organization, value of products 

sold, and major standard industrial classification (types) of farms; chapter 

2 contains data at the county level for selected major items, and 

miscellaneous crop, livestock, and poultry items; chapter 3 contains detailed data for the State and each county. 

Volume 2. Statistics by Subject-9 reports 

(AC78-S-1 to 9) 

Separate parts are being published with totals for the United States, 

regions, divisions, and States. Data will be shown for all farms and for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

The titles of the nine separate parts are: 1. General Information: 

Procedures for Collection, Processing, and Classification; 2. Farms: Number, Acreage, Value of Land and Buildings, Land Use, Size of Farm; 3. 

Tenure, Type of Organization, Operator Characteristics, Principal Occu· 

pation; 4. Farm Expenditures, Labor, Equipment and Facilities, Chemicals; 5. Livestock, Poultry, Livestock and Poultry Products, Fish, Animal 

Specialties; 6. Crops, Nursery and Greenhouse Products; 7. Value of 

Products, Value of Sales Group, Other Income; 8. Standard Industrial 

Classification of Farms; 9. Irrigation on Farms. 

Volume 3. Agricultural Services-l report 

(AC78-AS) 

The report presents data for establishments primarily engaged in 

soil preparation services, crop services, veterinary services, other animal 

services, farm labor and management services, or landscape and horticultural services. 

This report presents data for each county, each State, and the 

United States. The data cover dollar volume of business, payroll, supplemental labor costs, gross receipts by type of services performed, labor 

and payroll, gross receipts from products provided in connection with 

services performed, capital expenditures, changes in gross value of depreciable assets, and expenditures for energy and petroleum products_ 

Selected statistics are shown for the 4-digit standard industrial classification codes and by size and type of organization. 

Volume 4. Irrigation-l report 

(AC78-IR) 

I rrigation data collected in the 1978 Census of Agriculture and in 

the census of irrigation of water-supply organizations will be published 

by regions, divisions, States, and for drainage basins. On-farm irrigation 

data will include irrigated crop acreages and classifications of irrigated 

land use. Irrigation organization data will include number of farms served, 

irrigated acres served, quantities of water used and conveyed, inventory 

of irrigation facilities and equipment, and financial characteristics. 

Volume 5. Special Reports-9 reports 

(AC78-SR-1 to 9) 

These reports are based on additional tabulations of the census data, 

evaluation studies, and follow-on surveys conducted for calendar year 

1979 to obtain additional data on specialized subjects. 

The nine reports are entitled: Graphic Summary, Ranking Counties 

and States, Coverage Evaluation, Procedural History, Drainage of Agricultural Lands, Farm Finance Survey, Census of Horticultural Specialties, Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, and Farm Energy Survey. 

COMPUTER TAPES 

Public-use computer tapes contain the same summary statistics that 

are found in the published preliminary reports. 0 rder forms may be 

obtained from the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services 

Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 (telephone 

301/449-1600). Upon request, special sets of tapes of the data in volume 

1 may be obtained from the Agriculture 0 ivision, Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, D.C. 20233. 

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any Department of Commerce district office or from Customer Services 

Branch, Data User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, 

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