1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UINTAH COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 716 693 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 294 703 1 318 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 808 1 903 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 422 325 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 161 166 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 821 30 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 593 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 519 492 acres.. 42 273 39 616 Irrigated land .................farms.. 618 580 acres.. 70 011 75 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 408 18 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 710 26 996 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 990 2 115 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 418 16 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 33 $100,000 or more .................... 39 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 717 16 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 348 23 917 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 716 693 $1,000.. 2 260 1 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 156 2 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 287 Other ............................... 378 406 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 454 200 days or more ................... 296 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 488 478 number.. 51 438 52 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 403 405 number.. 29 617 24 679 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 60 number.. 1 666 1 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 444 number.. 27 710 28 213 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 44 number.. 981 2 887 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 37 number.. 1 678 3 991 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 134 176 number.. 24 668 47 037 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 66 number.. 587 2 355 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 57 acres.. 2 554 2 358 tons, green.. 40 237 36 351 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 23 acres.. 1 436 895 bushels.. 41 930 26 090 Barley for grain..............farms.. 48 56 acres.. 1 559 1 798 bushels.. 82 943 117 168 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 51 acres.. 1 202 877 bushels.. 67 166 42 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 493 473 acres.. 34 963 32 891 tons, dry.. 97 896 100 011 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 8 25 @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. .