1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICH COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 162 143 Land in farms ..................acres.. 523 744 493 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 233 3 448 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 853 906 861 753 Average per acre .........dollars.. 269 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 857 73 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 145 134 acres.. 87 335 78 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 132 126 acres.. 52 983 45 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 141 125 acres.. 74 559 56 389 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 538 15 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 913 110 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 109 1 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 429 14 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 29 $100,000 or more .................... 33 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 872 11 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 284 83 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 93 Other ............................... 64 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 68 200 days or more ................... 62 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 113 number.. 53 741 43 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 103 number.. 33 509 28 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 5 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 112 number.. 32 646 27 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 11 852 20 192 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 146 (D) bushels.. 7 100 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 18 acres.. 926 519 bushels.. 65 595 31 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 316 109 bushels.. 25 028 2 661 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 123 acres.. 52 009 43 480 tons, dry.. 92 781 56 640 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.