1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 811 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 328 307 399 011 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 638 544 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 668 275 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 310 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 805 37 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 183 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 721 661 acres.. 125 134 124 081 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 612 545 acres.. 56 971 57 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 723 664 acres.. 114 790 117 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 568 22 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 992 30 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 648 2 888 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 919 19 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 82 $100,000 or more .................... 73 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 089 18 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 237 25 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 364 387 Other ............................... 447 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 520 456 200 days or more ................... 358 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 636 570 number.. 62 078 58 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 528 450 number.. 34 499 30 794 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 79 number.. 2 798 2 848 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 612 558 number.. 36 164 29 180 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 46 number.. 687 768 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 899 960 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 70 93 number.. 10 156 16 175 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 44 number.. 534 804 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 40 acres.. 1 100 1 280 tons, green.. 19 938 18 989 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 67 307 bushels.. 4 270 26 159 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 61 acres.. 1 565 3 062 bushels.. 131 503 219 585 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 43 acres.. 555 597 bushels.. 35 207 35 096 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 595 538 acres.. 53 372 52 391 tons, dry.. 164 869 149 882 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 7 12 @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.