1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMMIT COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 373 582 348 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. 892 795 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 088 328 770 Average per acre .........dollars.. 641 464 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 232 26 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 358 acres.. 36 967 40 965 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 282 306 acres.. 17 217 20 451 Irrigated land .................farms.. 333 333 acres.. 29 417 29 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 927 15 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 625 35 264 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 426 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 501 14 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 47 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 409 11 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 229 27 105 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 419 439 $1,000.. 3 025 3 628 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 219 8 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 175 Other ............................... 250 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 301 200 days or more ................... 197 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 263 number.. 22 671 22 555 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 211 number.. 8 991 9 874 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 32 number.. 1 925 1 632 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 251 number.. 12 348 11 478 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 12 number.. (D) 221 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 11 number.. 1 277 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 97 98 number.. 43 808 42 928 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 29 number.. 262 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 171 bushels.. (D) 5 371 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 413 590 bushels.. 29 618 46 421 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 108 139 bushels.. 8 084 5 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 303 acres.. 16 743 19 791 tons, dry.. 34 649 39 706 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .