1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EMERY COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 420 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 535 215 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 573 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 940 208 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 377 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 400 30 971 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 409 acres.. 55 447 52 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 374 acres.. 18 787 20 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 383 396 acres.. 31 669 38 935 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 169 7 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 449 17 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 118 963 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 050 6 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 29 $100,000 or more .................... 17 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 872 6 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 743 14 348 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 420 446 $1,000.. (D) 1 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 646 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 174 Other ............................... 250 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 306 200 days or more ................... 217 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 340 number.. 25 455 28 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 297 number.. 14 770 16 137 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 44 number.. 623 624 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 325 number.. 11 045 13 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 31 number.. 467 443 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 23 number.. 1 549 962 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 64 number.. 8 367 8 906 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 42 number.. 449 994 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 66 acres.. 990 1 138 tons, green.. 12 295 13 958 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 29 acres.. 200 345 bushels.. 10 037 14 781 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 38 acres.. 248 795 bushels.. 12 738 54 025 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 78 acres.. 454 978 bushels.. 18 357 60 109 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 357 acres.. 16 608 16 867 tons, dry.. 44 495 50 366 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 36 66 @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. .