1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 109 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 522 56 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 537 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 525 271 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 602 577 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 132 38 273 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 116 acres.. 20 968 21 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 112 acres.. 10 923 12 482 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 113 acres.. 13 789 17 710 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 026 4 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 288 38 850 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 368 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 658 4 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 268 3 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 157 31 390 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 109 126 $1,000.. 1 354 1 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 426 7 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 88 Other ............................... 35 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 54 200 days or more ................... 19 27 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 86 100 number.. 12 040 15 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 84 number.. 5 744 7 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 1 748 1 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 100 number.. 6 133 6 710 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. 16 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 6 661 5 632 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. 57 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 9 acres.. 208 239 tons, green.. 2 865 3 252 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 144 131 bushels.. 13 200 9 510 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 35 93 bushels.. 1 090 6 458 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 110 acres.. 10 616 12 060 tons, dry.. 27 434 30 137 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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. .