1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 106 109 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 540 58 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 537 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 592 322 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 985 602 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 670 47 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 99 103 acres.. 21 278 20 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 86 acres.. 10 934 10 923 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 94 acres.. 14 257 13 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 216 6 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 071 55 288 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 660 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 555 5 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 15 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 203 4 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 082 39 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 74 Other ............................... 27 35 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 44 200 days or more ................... 30 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 86 number.. 12 029 12 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 72 number.. 5 825 5 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 15 number.. 1 861 1 748 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 86 number.. 6 026 6 133 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 16 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 3 625 6 661 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. 15 57 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 5 acres.. 97 208 tons, green.. (D) 2 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 98 144 bushels.. 10 650 13 200 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 69 35 bushels.. 6 006 1 090 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 84 acres.. 10 301 10 616 tons, dry.. 31 146 27 434 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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.