1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 14 181 13 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 024 661 9 624 463 Average size of farm .......acres.. 848 712 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 235 347 982 Average per acre .........dollars.. 575 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 148 39 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 590 2 262 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 978 3 735 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 245 3 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 042 2 057 500 to 999 acres .................... 945 927 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 381 1 363 Total cropland .................farms.. 12 227 11 700 acres.. 2 069 751 2 093 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 10 393 10 173 acres.. 1 107 928 1 043 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 291 10 901 acres.. 1 212 201 1 142 514 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 877 295 725 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 864 53 636 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 247 443 181 380 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 629 852 543 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 226 3 979 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 867 1 751 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 904 1 845 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 270 2 217 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 328 1 241 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 949 987 $100,000 or more .................... 1 637 1 500 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 699 532 602 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 343 44 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 5 987 6 269 Other ............................... 8 194 7 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 8 726 8 142 200 days or more ................... 6 066 5 614 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 986 7 530 number.. 916 090 860 830 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 749 5 306 number.. 383 790 356 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 891 1 082 number.. 92 953 80 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 598 7 212 number.. 524 128 506 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 511 727 number.. 292 472 43 017 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 379 575 number.. 330 515 61 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 438 1 721 number.. 438 678 519 745 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 535 622 number.. 1 921 163 1 778 605 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 21 number.. (D) 5 091 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 855 1 037 acres.. 38 495 41 446 tons, green.. 840 576 793 122 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 148 1 274 acres.. 182 372 177 360 bushels.. 7 832 313 6 295 501 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 929 2 345 acres.. 94 072 104 213 bushels.. 7 422 580 7 879 596 Oats for grain................farms.. 481 681 acres.. 9 208 11 923 bushels.. 643 121 669 910 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 033 8 660 acres.. 740 740 660 762 tons, dry.. 2 533 360 2 073 029 Land in orchards..............farms.. 631 790 acres.. 10 162 12 833 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.