1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 085 1 088 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 449 976 1 584 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 336 1 456 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 879 408 718 Average per acre .........dollars.. 360 282 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 054 51 715 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 184 152 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 182 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 985 acres.. 363 843 368 367 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 847 904 acres.. 171 708 170 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 786 838 acres.. 120 583 106 686 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 225 60 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 627 55 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 209 20 367 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 016 39 722 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 104 $100,000 or more .................... 177 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 015 50 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 608 46 589 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 085 1 088 $1,000.. 14 334 9 322 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 211 8 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 516 540 Other ............................... 569 548 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 656 654 200 days or more ................... 455 454 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 505 511 number.. 92 955 84 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 306 number.. 34 303 31 680 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 125 number.. 8 914 8 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 510 number.. 61 344 48 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 56 number.. 3 202 2 299 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 47 number.. 4 485 2 979 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 119 122 number.. 50 706 37 717 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 46 number.. 745 3 363 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 130 162 acres.. 6 481 6 530 tons, green.. 139 182 144 629 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 401 451 acres.. 71 917 72 297 bushels.. 2 636 981 3 062 189 Barley for grain..............farms.. 312 432 acres.. 16 398 25 836 bushels.. 1 373 817 1 939 060 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 42 acres.. 851 611 bushels.. 42 790 35 049 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 589 628 acres.. 62 843 50 886 tons, dry.. 212 329 161 888 Land in orchards..............farms.. 124 120 acres.. 1 677 2 458 @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. .