1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARBON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 199 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 679 291 860 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 013 1 604 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 966 457 355 Average per acre .........dollars.. 586 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 009 33 147 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 171 158 acres.. 17 200 18 537 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 122 acres.. 6 060 5 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 152 acres.. 10 588 7 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 622 3 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 200 16 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 405 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 216 2 801 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 10 $100,000 or more .................... 9 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 685 3 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 515 17 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 83 Other ............................... 123 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 114 200 days or more ................... 93 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 105 number.. 10 299 10 612 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 93 number.. 6 629 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 2 number.. 84 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 107 number.. 5 359 5 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 77 99 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 119 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 45 number.. 8 945 9 530 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. 102 102 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 4 acres.. 408 107 tons, green.. 5 320 544 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 29 52 bushels.. (D) 2 100 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 352 bushels.. (D) 15 832 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 19 acres.. 128 157 bushels.. 10 420 9 101 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 114 acres.. 5 266 5 146 tons, dry.. 16 065 12 231 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 17 37 @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.