1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 936 945 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 352 256 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 193 231 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 210 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 268 26 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 299 238 10 to 49 acres ...................... 392 401 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 787 824 acres.. 39 661 50 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 717 acres.. 26 473 27 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 758 778 acres.. 32 651 31 758 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 474 30 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 420 32 494 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 110 5 819 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 364 24 888 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 385 398 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 38 $100,000 or more .................... 64 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 427 25 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 097 27 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 387 Other ............................... 597 558 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 589 557 200 days or more ................... 429 404 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 430 number.. 28 511 29 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 241 number.. 5 858 6 293 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 73 number.. 6 059 6 687 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 397 number.. 13 732 12 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 35 number.. 497 2 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 27 number.. 707 3 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 58 number.. 8 693 6 541 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 40 number.. 2 755 2 704 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 3 945 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 76 96 acres.. 3 269 3 827 tons, green.. 78 188 77 795 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 82 acres.. 2 320 1 821 bushels.. 169 533 124 480 Barley for grain..............farms.. 75 119 acres.. 1 860 2 402 bushels.. 146 099 174 283 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 519 554 bushels.. 46 969 40 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 564 588 acres.. 17 866 18 300 tons, dry.. 63 739 59 445 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 52 acres.. 204 286 @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.