1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 696 761 Land in farms ..................acres.. 447 463 447 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 643 588 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 858 298 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 482 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 356 45 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 652 acres.. 107 147 98 500 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 527 581 acres.. 49 073 53 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 568 600 acres.. 99 061 110 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 914 62 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 072 82 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 739 3 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 175 59 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 64 $100,000 or more .................... 128 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 658 53 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 200 70 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 697 761 $1,000.. 9 396 9 157 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 480 12 032 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 411 Other ............................... 310 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 425 200 days or more ................... 229 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 435 number.. 46 626 45 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 336 number.. 16 578 16 340 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 58 number.. 6 412 6 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 427 number.. 23 941 23 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 33 number.. 1 183 500 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 26 number.. 1 663 874 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 206 242 number.. 88 907 105 348 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 38 number.. (D) 714 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 69 acres.. 1 477 2 106 tons, green.. 27 408 39 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 70 acres.. 898 1 802 bushels.. 39 917 74 658 Barley for grain..............farms.. 173 231 acres.. 6 220 7 919 bushels.. 521 331 599 487 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 58 acres.. 878 824 bushels.. 57 133 53 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 492 550 acres.. 41 638 42 387 tons, dry.. 126 546 133 136 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 36 27 @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. .