1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 206 218 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 921 340 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 577 1 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 453 919 425 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 285 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 452 54 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 191 acres.. 133 713 117 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 168 acres.. 48 031 51 655 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 94 acres.. 5 491 8 544 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 990 9 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 641 42 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 767 2 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 223 6 470 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 22 $100,000 or more .................... 31 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 864 8 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 028 37 465 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 218 $1,000.. 2 525 2 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 259 10 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 123 Other ............................... 94 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 122 200 days or more ................... 74 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 130 number.. 16 595 21 815 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 109 number.. 10 573 12 969 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 83 71 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 126 number.. 9 641 14 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 2 901 285 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 254 1 028 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. 220 288 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 558 tons, green.. 0 10 828 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 85 acres.. 32 018 31 543 bushels.. 839 187 749 597 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 634 129 bushels.. 13 880 4 046 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 474 936 bushels.. 11 740 26 397 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 109 acres.. 6 046 10 547 tons, dry.. 13 787 16 475 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 48 51 @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. .