1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 258 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 576 283 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 909 1 085 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 725 437 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 473 408 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 494 29 396 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 212 acres.. 17 012 22 662 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 178 acres.. 9 474 12 508 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 180 acres.. 7 960 10 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 456 13 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 529 49 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 361 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 096 12 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 10 $100,000 or more .................... 37 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 267 9 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 042 34 959 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 258 261 $1,000.. 2 343 3 919 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 080 15 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 110 Other ............................... 147 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 163 200 days or more ................... 119 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 144 number.. 8 141 9 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 81 number.. 2 750 3 808 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 25 number.. 1 499 1 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 132 number.. 4 261 3 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 8 number.. 78 53 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 6 number.. 108 41 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 42 number.. 17 169 25 160 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 19 number.. 31 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 269 492 tons, green.. 3 695 10 499 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 336 725 bushels.. 13 394 35 964 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 53 acres.. 1 376 1 569 bushels.. 90 128 146 003 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 17 acres.. 221 223 bushels.. 12 464 16 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 173 acres.. 7 754 9 735 tons, dry.. 18 617 24 756 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) @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. .