1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMMIT COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 476 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 589 528 373 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 239 892 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 740 266 507 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 603 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 459 31 232 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 341 acres.. 40 345 36 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 282 acres.. 20 435 17 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 358 333 acres.. 28 429 29 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 057 14 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 834 35 625 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 965 426 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 092 14 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 43 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 095 11 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 410 27 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 169 Other ............................... 293 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 273 200 days or more ................... 225 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 268 number.. 29 342 22 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 207 number.. 16 682 8 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 26 number.. 1 447 1 925 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 269 number.. 15 895 12 348 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. 46 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 161 1 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 97 number.. 41 605 43 808 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) 262 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 481 413 bushels.. 33 281 29 618 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 118 108 bushels.. 10 899 8 084 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 280 acres.. 19 787 16 743 tons, dry.. 41 373 34 649 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.