1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 612 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 484 156 480 195 Average size of farm .......acres.. 791 762 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 451 119 327 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. 604 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 593 53 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 549 572 acres.. 181 377 176 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 539 acres.. 86 933 98 835 Irrigated land .................farms.. 506 529 acres.. 88 841 93 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 497 40 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 218 63 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 609 13 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 889 27 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 69 $100,000 or more .................... 100 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 829 31 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 786 49 816 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 612 629 $1,000.. 10 202 8 326 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 669 13 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 383 Other ............................... 237 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 337 200 days or more ................... 201 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 367 number.. 64 993 61 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 263 number.. 20 284 19 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 59 number.. 2 884 3 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 348 number.. 51 161 40 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 47 number.. 2 931 2 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 35 number.. 5 693 3 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 43 number.. 6 029 11 406 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 47 number.. (D) 1 714 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 88 acres.. 2 188 2 840 tons, green.. 36 697 48 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 188 acres.. 6 289 16 120 bushels.. 363 549 631 406 Barley for grain..............farms.. 211 298 acres.. 13 831 18 615 bushels.. 1 224 182 1 473 332 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 21 acres.. 870 196 bushels.. 56 125 13 772 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 466 477 acres.. 59 478 54 843 tons, dry.. 236 980 197 266 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 68 @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. .