1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAGGETT COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 36 29 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 485 21 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 736 757 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 861 419 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 641 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 500 57 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 13 128 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 31 21 acres.. 7 676 3 544 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 7 840 6 891 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 440 1 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 000 45 802 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 428 36 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 012 1 292 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 5 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 7 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 427 1 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 652 43 108 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 21 15 Other ............................... 15 14 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 23 17 200 days or more ................... 12 7 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 23 number.. 4 334 3 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 18 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 25 number.. 2 971 2 397 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 393 710 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 21 acres.. 7 574 3 743 tons, dry.. 13 855 7 898 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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.