1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UTAH COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 790 1 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 374 933 450 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 198 260 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 244 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 919 32 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 537 475 10 to 49 acres ...................... 684 644 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 333 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 582 1 466 acres.. 149 920 151 347 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 351 1 289 acres.. 86 976 83 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 484 1 397 acres.. 81 168 83 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 009 87 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 195 51 688 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 190 33 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 820 53 754 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 704 634 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 269 243 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 230 238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 223 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 85 $100,000 or more .................... 168 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 000 75 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 017 44 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 663 687 Other ............................... 1 127 1 009 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 144 1 067 200 days or more ................... 824 756 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 836 766 number.. 65 586 58 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 528 494 number.. 21 227 21 232 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 100 number.. 8 745 8 737 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 762 723 number.. 34 838 28 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 115 number.. 4 554 6 793 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 89 number.. 6 239 10 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 155 143 number.. 43 054 34 902 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 71 94 number.. 406 156 1 100 574 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 136 165 acres.. 4 873 6 543 tons, green.. 105 671 131 087 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 60 acres.. 20 584 14 274 bushels.. 806 014 425 035 Barley for grain..............farms.. 319 372 acres.. 8 761 12 272 bushels.. 742 956 988 291 Oats for grain................farms.. 50 74 acres.. 439 873 bushels.. 26 762 47 635 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 032 921 acres.. 39 758 35 312 tons, dry.. 140 315 125 410 Land in orchards..............farms.. 233 301 acres.. 7 008 8 958 @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.