1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 733 753 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 011 366 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 544 487 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 612 214 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 481 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 518 32 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 678 acres.. 124 081 106 703 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 545 573 acres.. 57 788 48 646 Irrigated land .................farms.. 664 658 acres.. 117 280 97 174 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 275 19 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 388 26 083 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 888 1 739 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 387 17 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 63 $100,000 or more .................... 48 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 384 14 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 081 19 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 733 753 $1,000.. 4 407 5 725 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 012 7 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 359 Other ............................... 346 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 487 200 days or more ................... 313 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 561 number.. 58 821 51 296 Beef cows ..................farms.. 450 435 number.. 30 794 27 293 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 108 number.. 2 848 3 179 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 558 558 number.. 29 180 28 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 43 number.. 768 743 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 23 number.. 960 843 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 126 number.. 16 175 18 608 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 81 number.. 804 1 319 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 53 acres.. 1 280 1 401 tons, green.. 18 989 22 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 25 acres.. 307 343 bushels.. 26 159 17 265 Barley for grain..............farms.. 61 79 acres.. 3 062 2 783 bushels.. 219 585 228 924 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 49 acres.. 597 973 bushels.. 35 096 62 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 538 559 acres.. 52 391 42 694 tons, dry.. 149 882 118 082 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 12 9 @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. .