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<br />Agriculture Fact Sheet
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<br />Colorado state University Cooperative Extension
<br />Tri.River Area'
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<br />The fOllowing'statistics will provide an overview of agriculture with1n.the
<br />four counties of the Tri River Area (Kesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray). These
<br />statistics we~e compiled from; 1981 Census of Agriculture, Colorado
<br />Agricultural Statistics 1991, and' Colorado's Farm And Food System Bulletin
<br />551A.. .
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<br />Developel1 by:
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<br />Note:. All net.. income figures are
<br />as labor and proprietor income.
<br />county' sector~.
<br />
<br />in thousands of dollars. Income is defined
<br />Percent fiqures are relative to all other
<br />
<br />Mesa Delta
<br />
<br />Net Inco~e from Farming
<br />
<br />Percent Income from
<br />Farminq
<br />
<br />Net Xnoomc from
<br />Agribusiness
<br />
<br />Percent Income from all
<br />Aqribusiness '
<br />
<br />Aqribusiness ~mployment
<br />in nUmber or people
<br />
<br />Percent of Total
<br />Employment
<br />
<br />Farms
<br />
<br />Farm Acres
<br />
<br />Irrigated Acres
<br />
<br />CROP SALES
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<br />Hay, Silage, Seeds
<br />
<br />veqqies, Sweet Corn,
<br />Helons
<br />
<br />Fruits .
<br />
<br />Nursery/GreenhQuses
<br />
<br />'.l'O'l'AL .
<br />
<br />$16,556
<br />2.29
<br />
<br />$iS,034.
<br />
<br />5.25
<br />
<br />1,736 .
<br />
<br />7.33
<br />
<br />1223
<br />436,'841
<br />81,824
<br />
<br />$ 2,496
<br />,$ 1,309
<br />
<br />$ 4,703
<br />$ 3,591
<br />$15,006
<br />
<br />LXVESTOCK SALES
<br />Dairy
<br />Cattle
<br />Hogs
<br />Sheep, LambS, Wool
<br />Horses
<br />
<br />$ 3,497
<br />
<br />$16,609
<br />
<br />$ 1,106
<br />
<br />$ 1,168
<br />
<br />$ 349.
<br />
<br />$24,247
<br />
<br />'l'O'l'AL
<br />
<br />$17,622
<br />
<br />1~.40
<br />
<br />$28,063
<br />
<br />24.53
<br />
<br />1,157
<br />
<br />31.47
<br />
<br />900
<br />269,036
<br />65,853
<br />
<br />$ 1,731
<br />o
<br />
<br />$ 6,778
<br />$ 291
<br />
<br />$12,642
<br />
<br />$ 3,710
<br />$10,230
<br />$ 482
<br />~. 991
<br />$ 148
<br />
<br />$17,:;U!)
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<br /> Mon1:ros8 Ouray
<br /> $10,78~ $ 1~818
<br /> 5.80 13.39
<br /> $20,616 S l,893
<br /> 11. 08 13.50.
<br /> 1,228 .96
<br /> 19.71 18.88.
<br /> 826 88
<br />430,594 D
<br /> 88,659 13,350
<br />$ 2,280 $ 150
<br />$ 4,823 $0
<br />$ 470 $0
<br />$ 337 D'
<br />$12,547 $ 195
<br />$ 3,175 D
<br />$23,727 $ .3,123
<br />$ 1,138, D
<br />$ 4,95Sk $ 48
<br />$ 126 $ 6
<br />$33,405 ~ 3,lSG
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