1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CACHE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 189 1 223 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 924 324 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 915 213 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 162 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 093 43 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 159 168 10 to 49 acres ...................... 342 331 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 239 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 069 1 111 acres.. 175 063 171 545 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 994 1 027 acres.. 120 044 113 433 Irrigated land .................farms.. 910 937 acres.. 87 475 83 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 898 66 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 926 54 480 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 930 8 144 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 968 58 485 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 326 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 97 $100,000 or more .................... 214 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 496 48 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 400 39 828 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 190 1 222 $1,000.. 18 050 17 560 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 168 14 370 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 585 574 Other ............................... 604 649 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 684 727 200 days or more ................... 497 493 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 716 705 number.. 74 100 66 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 228 number.. 8 844 6 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 255 295 number.. 22 320 20 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 700 684 number.. 45 074 31 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 61 number.. 8 468 6 924 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 46 number.. 12 200 10 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 73 number.. 7 141 7 105 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 38 number.. 777 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 223 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 165 196 acres.. 6 170 6 929 tons, green.. 126 566 138 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 314 acres.. 21 285 17 769 bushels.. 892 134 856 133 Barley for grain..............farms.. 511 580 acres.. 28 735 25 820 bushels.. 1 899 559 1 866 837 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 99 acres.. 914 1 195 bushels.. 52 500 87 726 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 868 899 acres.. 63 596 61 136 tons, dry.. 190 113 185 292 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 24 acres.. 101 171 @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. .