1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IRON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 365 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 434 183 483 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 190 1 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 928 493 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 385 386 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 210 45 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 325 acres.. 75 427 73 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 293 acres.. 48 916 48 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 295 314 acres.. 51 857 61 710 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 211 24 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 073 64 532 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 229 13 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 982 11 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 43 $100,000 or more .................... 53 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 354 18 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 917 49 716 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 364 380 $1,000.. 4 203 4 454 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 547 11 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 188 Other ............................... 184 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 243 200 days or more ................... 134 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 205 number.. 20 806 21 968 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 164 number.. 9 261 10 547 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 1 019 931 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 202 number.. 11 448 13 750 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) 455 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. (D) 610 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 111 129 number.. 57 088 64 350 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 32 number.. 684 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 22 acres.. 865 730 tons, green.. 13 006 12 862 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 229 328 bushels.. 11 060 10 525 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 46 acres.. 2 618 2 337 bushels.. 231 683 183 412 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 641 399 bushels.. 46 865 35 245 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 282 acres.. 41 239 40 518 tons, dry.. 180 659 172 641 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 12 @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. .