1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARBON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 182 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 860 223 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 604 1 065 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 355 332 752 Average per acre .........dollars.. 290 304 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 147 30 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 158 186 acres.. 18 537 16 541 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 159 acres.. 5 592 5 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 167 acres.. 7 895 9 051 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 046 2 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 738 13 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 245 388 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 801 2 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 5 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 235 2 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 874 10 542 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 181 210 $1,000.. 327 438 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 809 2 086 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 77 Other ............................... 99 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 136 200 days or more ................... 84 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 118 number.. 10 612 9 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 96 number.. (D) 5 506 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 116 number.. 5 108 4 478 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 99 48 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 146 89 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 58 number.. 9 530 6 075 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 21 number.. 102 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 14 acres.. 107 255 tons, green.. 544 3 318 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 52 86 bushels.. 2 100 3 700 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 352 125 bushels.. 15 832 7 625 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 157 254 bushels.. 9 101 13 837 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 152 acres.. 5 146 4 994 tons, dry.. 12 231 14 346 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 37 25 @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. .