1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JUAB COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 228 203 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 632 332 686 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 209 1 639 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 154 632 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 467 376 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 499 48 113 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 185 acres.. 66 400 71 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 165 acres.. 29 998 25 270 Irrigated land .................farms.. 159 150 acres.. 22 236 20 097 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 353 9 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 635 45 298 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 880 3 191 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 473 6 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 7 $100,000 or more .................... 23 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 186 7 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 902 37 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 113 Other ............................... 137 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 113 200 days or more ................... 101 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 124 number.. 17 679 16 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 109 number.. (D) 9 368 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 121 number.. 8 562 8 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. 100 42 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 94 48 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 28 number.. 12 500 23 633 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 3 number.. 177 70 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 25 acres.. 457 590 tons, green.. 8 700 9 111 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 47 acres.. 5 304 5 333 bushels.. 239 913 176 091 Barley for grain..............farms.. 58 58 acres.. 2 419 1 998 bushels.. 187 593 98 305 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 100 113 bushels.. 6 030 4 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 147 acres.. 21 607 16 885 tons, dry.. 64 949 52 769 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 2 20 @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.