1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 191 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 593 105 576 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 559 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 677 280 672 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 080 530 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 342 37 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 167 169 acres.. 18 328 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 164 acres.. 13 667 13 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 166 165 acres.. 17 627 16 955 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 200 8 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 637 46 102 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 997 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 202 8 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 17 $100,000 or more .................... 21 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 196 6 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 910 36 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 101 Other ............................... 91 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 106 200 days or more ................... 78 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 118 number.. 21 582 17 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 103 number.. 9 678 9 019 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 16 number.. 1 874 1 227 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 117 number.. 8 721 8 755 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 14 number.. (D) 2 396 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 4 209 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 50 number.. 8 478 11 991 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. 230 85 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 380 tons, green.. (D) 4 475 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 46 acres.. 421 1 055 bushels.. 37 170 78 067 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 26 acres.. 107 377 bushels.. 7 270 22 314 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 154 acres.. 12 889 11 499 tons, dry.. 44 910 33 604 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 11 acres.. 78 94 @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.