1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 077 1 085 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 357 734 1 449 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 261 1 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 243 464 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 437 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 296 51 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 184 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 184 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 960 934 acres.. 343 797 363 843 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 832 847 acres.. 174 615 171 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 799 786 acres.. 137 074 120 583 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 173 84 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 868 77 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 363 30 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 809 54 016 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 261 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 118 $100,000 or more .................... 198 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 460 69 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 565 63 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 504 516 Other ............................... 573 569 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 630 656 200 days or more ................... 437 455 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 505 number.. 101 522 92 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 348 309 number.. 37 332 34 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 93 number.. 8 941 8 914 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 512 506 number.. 69 608 61 344 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 56 number.. 3 764 3 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 47 number.. 9 075 4 485 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 119 number.. 70 004 50 706 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 34 number.. (D) 745 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 130 acres.. 5 955 6 481 tons, green.. 140 979 139 182 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 413 401 acres.. 74 665 71 917 bushels.. 3 940 326 2 636 981 Barley for grain..............farms.. 206 312 acres.. 12 196 16 398 bushels.. 983 722 1 373 817 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 32 acres.. 1 056 851 bushels.. 85 447 42 790 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 589 acres.. 65 882 62 843 tons, dry.. 250 095 212 329 Land in orchards..............farms.. 91 124 acres.. 1 465 1 677 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.