1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 559 582 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 906 50 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 424 322 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 296 4 009 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 059 31 471 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 209 192 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 506 acres.. 27 034 27 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 427 acres.. 17 808 18 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 454 496 acres.. 21 907 20 965 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 385 34 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 722 58 567 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 428 19 585 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 957 14 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 25 $100,000 or more .................... 53 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 481 25 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 795 43 945 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 244 Other ............................... 362 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 353 200 days or more ................... 248 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 206 number.. 8 762 13 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 129 number.. 3 412 3 616 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 22 number.. 715 975 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 194 number.. 5 381 14 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. (D) 1 033 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 1 065 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 42 number.. 4 160 5 026 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. (D) 573 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 35 acres.. 873 1 525 tons, green.. 22 470 40 405 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 83 acres.. 3 089 2 858 bushels.. 259 719 196 564 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 49 acres.. 964 1 407 bushels.. 77 171 117 880 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 117 230 bushels.. 6 591 16 987 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 290 acres.. 7 607 7 618 tons, dry.. 27 426 26 564 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 49 acres.. 198 280 @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.