1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 582 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 357 63 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 87 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 845 192 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 009 2 242 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 471 23 722 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 192 205 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 256 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 568 acres.. 27 242 30 376 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 490 acres.. 18 573 20 783 Irrigated land .................farms.. 496 528 acres.. 20 965 24 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 086 28 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 567 44 191 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 585 14 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 501 14 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 288 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 33 $100,000 or more .................... 51 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 576 22 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 945 34 978 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 582 648 $1,000.. 9 181 4 743 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 775 7 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 245 Other ............................... 338 402 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 400 200 days or more ................... 242 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 237 number.. 13 057 21 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 131 number.. 3 616 3 709 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 34 number.. 975 1 971 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 217 number.. 14 915 17 350 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 033 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 18 number.. 1 065 701 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 47 number.. 5 026 4 584 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 44 number.. 573 904 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 48 acres.. 1 525 2 519 tons, green.. 40 405 57 193 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 93 acres.. 2 858 2 278 bushels.. 196 564 151 943 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 99 acres.. 1 407 2 061 bushels.. 117 880 158 253 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 33 acres.. 230 328 bushels.. 16 987 23 887 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 341 acres.. 7 618 8 790 tons, dry.. 26 564 27 457 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 73 acres.. 280 392 @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. .