1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 478 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 032 158 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 044 222 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 931 541 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 190 45 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 367 acres.. 49 723 50 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 335 acres.. 34 169 31 129 Irrigated land .................farms.. 419 370 acres.. 43 728 43 919 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 668 30 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 988 75 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 477 3 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 192 26 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 31 $100,000 or more .................... 58 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 305 24 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 847 59 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 194 Other ............................... 280 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 232 200 days or more ................... 201 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 259 number.. 46 330 48 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 173 number.. 12 266 12 673 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 32 number.. 4 969 3 534 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 252 number.. 34 826 32 671 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 19 number.. 638 667 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 878 929 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 54 number.. 5 686 11 153 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 13 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.. 61 95 acres.. 3 161 3 475 tons, green.. 71 551 64 985 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 67 88 acres.. 2 339 3 070 bushels.. 225 186 242 193 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 277 373 bushels.. 8 101 8 118 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 312 acres.. 28 140 24 291 tons, dry.. 111 438 95 855 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 17 21 @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.