1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 143 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 384 209 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 226 1 543 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 669 563 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 508 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 170 32 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 111 101 acres.. 15 224 12 296 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 87 80 acres.. 3 210 3 337 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 94 acres.. 7 198 4 999 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 230 2 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 590 20 009 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 247 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 983 2 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 332 2 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 305 17 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 49 Other ............................... 77 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 89 200 days or more ................... 47 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 106 number.. 10 436 9 603 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 89 number.. 7 081 6 145 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 28 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 98 number.. 5 875 4 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 22 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. 1 971 6 332 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 239 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 156 bushels.. (D) 6 360 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 31 64 bushels.. (D) 4 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 71 acres.. 3 099 2 878 tons, dry.. 8 639 9 089 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 51 60 @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.