1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 332 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 746 437 238 Average size of farm .......acres.. 879 1 457 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 551 360 822 Average per acre .........dollars.. 584 244 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 730 40 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 247 acres.. 41 924 37 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 207 acres.. 16 966 13 882 Irrigated land .................farms.. 237 220 acres.. 18 944 16 479 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 381 14 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 353 48 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 351 1 548 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 030 12 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 17 $100,000 or more .................... 22 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 418 12 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 440 42 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 128 Other ............................... 188 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 187 200 days or more ................... 137 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 186 number.. 20 051 18 652 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 160 number.. (D) 12 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. (D) 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 168 number.. 12 796 11 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 36 number.. 1 276 2 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 36 number.. 1 769 3 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 47 number.. 7 908 21 054 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 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.. 6 4 acres.. 136 189 tons, green.. 2 830 3 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 697 1 036 bushels.. 50 675 35 180 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 30 acres.. 1 287 1 336 bushels.. 90 589 90 806 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 90 149 bushels.. 4 021 5 765 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 199 acres.. 14 215 11 269 tons, dry.. 47 818 33 812 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 2 acres.. 10 (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.