1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EMERY COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 450 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 798 240 535 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 573 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 169 209 940 Average per acre .........dollars.. 683 377 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 713 32 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 391 acres.. 53 303 55 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 348 acres.. 20 922 18 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 413 383 acres.. 41 198 31 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 970 8 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 378 19 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 010 1 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 961 7 050 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 14 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 375 7 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 610 18 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 170 Other ............................... 277 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 278 200 days or more ................... 228 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 309 number.. 28 456 25 455 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 269 number.. 15 057 14 770 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 18 number.. 753 623 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 282 number.. 12 253 11 045 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 33 number.. 134 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 32 number.. 180 1 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 64 number.. 7 120 8 367 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 19 number.. (D) 449 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 56 acres.. 1 098 990 tons, green.. 18 353 12 295 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 22 acres.. 29 200 bushels.. 1 390 10 037 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 18 acres.. 158 248 bushels.. 6 900 12 738 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 43 acres.. 910 454 bushels.. 59 490 18 357 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 333 acres.. 18 323 16 608 tons, dry.. 57 377 44 495 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 56 36 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.