1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 215 226 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 288 187 041 Average size of farm .......acres.. 894 828 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 607 281 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 327 386 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 799 63 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 187 acres.. 39 958 37 081 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 172 acres.. 27 149 29 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 180 181 acres.. 33 519 34 959 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 281 19 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 332 86 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 898 4 711 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 383 14 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 40 $100,000 or more .................... 51 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 759 15 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 947 66 437 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 215 226 $1,000.. 3 331 4 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 493 18 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 119 133 Other ............................... 96 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 121 200 days or more ................... 69 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 139 number.. 30 512 30 281 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 99 number.. 13 693 11 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 33 number.. 2 966 2 916 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 140 number.. 17 966 20 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 11 number.. 1 124 536 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 1 660 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 4 734 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 7 number.. 115 97 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 33 acres.. 1 376 1 079 tons, green.. 22 505 20 521 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 280 84 bushels.. 19 280 5 490 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 22 acres.. 743 755 bushels.. 62 404 39 029 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 7 acres.. 562 129 bushels.. 24 613 9 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 168 acres.. 24 407 27 405 tons, dry.. 93 493 101 850 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (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: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .