1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 429 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 135 167 374 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 430 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 213 333 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 156 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 251 22 814 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 322 acres.. 34 916 32 612 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 255 acres.. 10 321 8 515 Irrigated land .................farms.. 332 305 acres.. 16 057 11 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 342 6 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 777 17 387 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 203 1 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 139 5 234 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 22 $100,000 or more .................... 17 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 743 6 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 380 15 466 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 152 Other ............................... 266 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 247 200 days or more ................... 187 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 233 number.. 17 715 15 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 192 number.. 10 447 8 328 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 32 number.. 68 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 230 number.. 9 809 8 601 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 250 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 9 number.. 312 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 22 number.. 97 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 34 number.. 1 243 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 14 acres.. 157 393 bushels.. 12 180 29 152 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 115 bushels.. 1 628 5 072 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 195 acres.. 8 878 6 739 tons, dry.. 28 737 22 246 Land in orchards..............farms.. 66 85 acres.. 650 642 @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.