1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 686 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 663 155 398 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 402 358 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 158 1 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 658 21 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 310 353 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 524 acres.. (D) 39 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 378 acres.. 26 308 19 726 Irrigated land .................farms.. 482 463 acres.. 16 299 16 030 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 155 23 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 381 32 417 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 474 8 007 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 681 15 787 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 354 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 31 $100,000 or more .................... 44 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 872 20 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 631 28 550 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 685 733 $1,000.. 3 559 2 840 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 195 3 875 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 256 Other ............................... 458 478 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 492 200 days or more ................... 342 355 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 250 number.. 10 331 9 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 143 number.. 4 102 3 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 41 number.. 1 526 1 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 198 number.. 6 420 6 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 49 number.. 1 252 2 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 36 number.. 1 063 2 944 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 96 82 number.. 8 858 13 822 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 79 number.. 2 143 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 559 298 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 15 acres.. 567 587 tons, green.. 10 750 12 700 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 32 acres.. 13 445 7 148 bushels.. 344 441 243 402 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 63 acres.. 1 677 2 184 bushels.. 142 177 176 335 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 16 acres.. 361 164 bushels.. 28 159 10 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 280 acres.. 8 720 8 481 tons, dry.. 30 864 29 847 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 35 acres.. 344 215 @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. .