1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 406 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 189 161 495 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 098 224 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 541 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 653 38 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 426 acres.. 50 994 49 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 387 acres.. 31 129 32 946 Irrigated land .................farms.. 370 411 acres.. 43 919 43 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 656 36 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 507 75 712 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 659 3 449 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 997 32 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 50 $100,000 or more .................... 51 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 244 29 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 714 63 065 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 406 475 $1,000.. 5 302 5 330 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 059 11 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 211 Other ............................... 212 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 281 200 days or more ................... 149 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 294 number.. 48 241 39 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 193 number.. 12 673 12 542 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 41 number.. 3 534 2 786 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 291 number.. 32 671 42 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 667 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 16 number.. 929 980 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 73 number.. 11 153 12 055 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 27 number.. (D) 470 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 95 120 acres.. 3 475 3 575 tons, green.. 64 985 62 875 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 20 acres.. (D) 432 bushels.. (D) 27 960 Barley for grain..............farms.. 88 137 acres.. 3 070 4 012 bushels.. 242 193 327 592 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 26 acres.. 373 288 bushels.. 8 118 19 381 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 312 360 acres.. 24 291 24 362 tons, dry.. 95 855 95 627 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 21 19 @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. .