1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAND COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 88 81 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 116 169 325 Average size of farm .......acres.. 717 2 090 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 654 425 481 Average per acre .........dollars.. 536 204 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 902 23 632 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 80 73 acres.. 5 293 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 59 acres.. 2 355 3 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 70 acres.. 3 096 4 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 347 1 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 673 23 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 577 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 770 1 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 966 1 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 344 21 396 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 88 81 $1,000.. 381 136 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 329 1 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 33 Other ............................... 46 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 55 59 200 days or more ................... 37 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 37 number.. 5 444 5 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 28 number.. (D) 2 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 35 33 number.. 2 822 2 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 234 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 67 88 tons, green.. 870 610 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 40 acres.. 2 107 2 620 tons, dry.. 8 787 7 472 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 28 acres.. 101 132 @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. .