1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IRON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 375 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 404 574 434 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 079 1 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 609 316 481 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 667 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 455 52 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 305 acres.. 71 013 75 427 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 275 acres.. 53 457 48 916 Irrigated land .................farms.. 295 295 acres.. 60 400 51 857 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 126 25 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 336 69 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 200 14 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 926 10 982 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 37 $100,000 or more .................... 67 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 574 20 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 532 55 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 181 Other ............................... 219 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 202 200 days or more ................... 138 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 194 number.. 22 110 20 806 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 154 number.. 10 414 9 261 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 2 903 1 019 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 179 number.. 10 872 11 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 18 number.. 233 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 9 number.. 184 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 111 number.. 42 950 57 088 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 13 number.. 943 684 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 14 acres.. 530 865 tons, green.. 12 750 13 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 288 229 bushels.. 13 728 11 060 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 40 acres.. 2 059 2 618 bushels.. 178 349 231 683 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 236 641 bushels.. 12 907 46 865 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 257 acres.. 49 292 41 239 tons, dry.. 245 335 180 659 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 2 acres.. 18 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 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.