1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 231 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 673 079 324 921 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 243 1 577 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 786 989 453 919 Average per acre .........dollars.. 241 285 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 757 50 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 203 173 acres.. 150 143 133 713 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 140 acres.. 53 772 48 031 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 77 acres.. 9 078 5 491 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 097 8 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 381 43 641 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 503 3 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 594 5 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 20 $100,000 or more .................... 24 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 354 8 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 671 43 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 112 Other ............................... 116 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 109 200 days or more ................... 70 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 112 number.. 22 009 16 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 104 number.. 12 845 10 573 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 96 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 108 number.. 10 111 9 641 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 9 number.. 28 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 14 2 901 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 254 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 75 acres.. 38 138 32 018 bushels.. 637 070 839 187 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 135 634 bushels.. 2 020 13 880 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 538 474 bushels.. 20 900 11 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 81 acres.. 8 230 6 046 tons, dry.. 19 786 13 787 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 46 48 @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.