1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UTAH COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 696 1 723 Land in farms ..................acres.. 450 315 493 902 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 092 255 683 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 018 925 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 949 32 170 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 475 475 10 to 49 acres ...................... 644 655 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 466 1 491 acres.. 151 347 135 352 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 289 1 337 acres.. 83 047 87 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 397 1 414 acres.. 83 601 78 659 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 662 72 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 688 42 283 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 908 18 875 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 754 53 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 634 697 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 243 271 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 238 198 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 224 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 87 $100,000 or more .................... 168 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 529 59 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 560 34 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 695 1 724 $1,000.. 11 543 13 918 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 810 8 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 687 691 Other ............................... 1 009 1 032 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 067 1 074 200 days or more ................... 756 723 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 766 753 number.. 58 796 55 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 494 478 number.. 21 232 16 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 133 number.. 8 737 8 370 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 723 690 number.. 28 974 25 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 96 number.. 6 793 6 231 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 83 number.. 10 446 9 977 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 143 157 number.. 34 902 55 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 94 124 number.. 1 100 574 1 147 522 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 165 190 acres.. 6 543 6 353 tons, green.. 131 087 123 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 83 acres.. 14 274 17 935 bushels.. 425 035 496 611 Barley for grain..............farms.. 372 450 acres.. 12 272 (D) bushels.. 988 291 1 230 525 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 66 acres.. 873 579 bushels.. 47 635 41 105 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 921 929 acres.. 35 312 33 167 tons, dry.. 125 410 108 632 Land in orchards..............farms.. 301 325 acres.. 8 958 10 113 @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. .