1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CACHE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 232 1 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 374 267 924 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 665 263 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 742 1 162 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 897 49 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 189 159 10 to 49 acres ...................... 330 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 110 1 069 acres.. 177 117 175 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 976 994 acres.. 119 910 120 044 Irrigated land .................farms.. 884 910 acres.. 93 008 87 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 809 87 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 072 73 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 025 10 930 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 783 76 968 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 322 287 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 104 $100,000 or more .................... 230 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 223 69 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 681 58 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 585 Other ............................... 701 604 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 764 684 200 days or more ................... 546 497 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 705 716 number.. 76 424 74 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 321 275 number.. 9 785 8 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 231 255 number.. 24 654 22 320 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 692 700 number.. 47 507 45 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 50 number.. 13 453 8 468 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 47 number.. 19 389 12 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 62 number.. 5 267 7 141 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 35 number.. (D) 777 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 223 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 124 165 acres.. 6 022 6 170 tons, green.. 137 723 126 566 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 216 252 acres.. 18 072 21 285 bushels.. 886 917 892 134 Barley for grain..............farms.. 483 511 acres.. 29 581 28 735 bushels.. 2 110 959 1 899 559 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 56 acres.. 871 914 bushels.. 70 482 52 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 868 868 acres.. 67 915 63 596 tons, dry.. 226 345 190 113 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 28 acres.. 75 101 @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.