1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 249 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 530 138 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 527 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 225 336 586 Average per acre .........dollars.. 791 530 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 051 28 390 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 229 acres.. 41 286 31 772 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 206 192 acres.. 16 819 13 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 230 217 acres.. 29 231 22 852 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 562 5 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 371 22 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 845 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 717 5 173 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 20 $100,000 or more .................... 17 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 978 5 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 025 20 095 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 249 263 $1,000.. 1 173 839 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 711 3 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 122 Other ............................... 134 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 163 200 days or more ................... 91 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 197 number.. 23 525 20 711 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 168 number.. 14 053 13 030 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 27 number.. 169 255 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 193 number.. 13 734 12 267 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 13 number.. 90 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. 149 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 50 number.. 4 451 7 916 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) 467 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 68 tons, green.. 0 1 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 433 (D) bushels.. 23 345 8 004 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 780 353 bushels.. 28 583 31 138 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 568 318 bushels.. 38 045 20 803 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 187 acres.. 15 412 12 759 tons, dry.. 45 286 36 361 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 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. .