1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 285 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 381 137 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 426 552 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 522 441 225 Average per acre .........dollars.. 762 791 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 889 38 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 222 acres.. 36 386 41 286 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 206 acres.. 14 565 16 819 Irrigated land .................farms.. 252 230 acres.. 25 406 29 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 583 7 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 608 30 371 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 345 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 238 6 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 26 $100,000 or more .................... 12 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 772 6 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 761 28 025 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 115 Other ............................... 169 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 157 200 days or more ................... 119 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 182 number.. 21 791 23 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 151 number.. 12 663 14 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 378 169 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 189 number.. 11 113 13 734 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 131 90 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 112 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 38 number.. 3 241 4 451 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 433 bushels.. 2 720 23 345 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 780 bushels.. (D) 28 583 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 29 acres.. 104 568 bushels.. 5 235 38 045 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 198 acres.. 13 852 15 412 tons, dry.. 41 074 45 286 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 22 (D) @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.