1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 776 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 717 447 463 Average size of farm .......acres.. 464 643 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 022 327 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 800 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 927 44 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 667 618 acres.. 113 436 107 147 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 565 527 acres.. 60 783 49 073 Irrigated land .................farms.. 628 568 acres.. 72 315 99 061 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 785 75 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 682 109 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 666 3 739 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 119 72 175 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 59 $100,000 or more .................... 140 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 752 65 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 039 94 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 386 Other ............................... 393 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 381 200 days or more ................... 297 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 452 388 number.. 54 994 46 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 297 number.. 19 800 16 578 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 47 number.. 6 507 6 412 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 442 372 number.. 25 936 23 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 35 number.. 503 1 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 28 number.. 1 417 1 663 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 182 206 number.. 67 526 88 907 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 39 acres.. 1 866 1 477 tons, green.. 36 559 27 408 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 38 acres.. 1 097 898 bushels.. 68 417 39 917 Barley for grain..............farms.. 158 173 acres.. 7 304 6 220 bushels.. 646 208 521 331 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 52 acres.. 523 878 bushels.. 33 469 57 133 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 492 acres.. 51 313 41 638 tons, dry.. 180 947 126 546 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 10 36 @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.