1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASATCH COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 294 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 142 139 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 509 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 563 657 648 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 544 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 323 32 030 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 240 acres.. 16 569 17 547 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 208 acres.. 9 295 10 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 270 239 acres.. 15 424 15 000 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 747 7 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 351 28 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 117 414 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 631 7 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 13 $100,000 or more .................... 23 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 802 7 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 735 27 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 115 Other ............................... 195 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 176 200 days or more ................... 131 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 151 number.. 9 389 11 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 91 number.. 2 651 3 843 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 1 484 1 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 149 number.. 4 856 5 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 55 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 65 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 43 number.. 16 417 18 019 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 90 bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 862 892 bushels.. 61 937 62 968 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 56 73 bushels.. 3 590 3 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 199 acres.. 8 448 9 041 tons, dry.. 25 170 25 649 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 10 @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.