1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 650 612 Land in farms ..................acres.. 457 823 484 156 Average size of farm .......acres.. 704 791 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 256 451 119 Average per acre .........dollars.. 668 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 353 56 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 573 549 acres.. 162 805 181 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 518 498 acres.. 94 530 86 933 Irrigated land .................farms.. 525 506 acres.. 99 248 88 841 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 047 59 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 302 97 218 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 227 22 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 820 36 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 74 $100,000 or more .................... 130 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 443 48 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 759 79 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 350 375 Other ............................... 300 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 332 200 days or more ................... 219 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 378 354 number.. 64 414 64 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 261 number.. 19 963 20 284 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 44 number.. 11 177 2 884 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 357 338 number.. 38 914 51 161 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 44 number.. 1 189 2 931 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 38 number.. 2 360 5 693 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 43 number.. 10 458 6 029 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 46 acres.. 3 465 2 188 tons, green.. 72 069 36 697 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 91 acres.. 5 035 6 289 bushels.. 356 652 363 549 Barley for grain..............farms.. 192 211 acres.. 13 328 13 831 bushels.. 1 132 115 1 224 182 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 35 acres.. 692 870 bushels.. 58 949 56 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 488 466 acres.. 69 737 59 478 tons, dry.. 278 911 236 980 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (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.