1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 389 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 374 178 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 430 430 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 929 346 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 770 730 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 814 20 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 332 acres.. 32 612 28 188 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 266 acres.. 8 515 9 641 Irrigated land .................farms.. 305 306 acres.. 11 987 14 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 763 6 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 387 16 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 529 1 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 234 5 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 22 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 016 5 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 466 13 552 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 413 $1,000.. 839 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 157 1 887 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 156 Other ............................... 237 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 277 200 days or more ................... 181 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 271 number.. 15 300 20 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 217 number.. 8 328 10 697 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 42 number.. 153 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 263 number.. 8 601 12 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 23 number.. 195 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 203 767 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 33 number.. (D) 1 528 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 50 number.. (D) 1 434 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 127 tons, green.. (D) 1 854 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) 659 bushels.. (D) 17 592 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 33 acres.. 393 965 bushels.. 29 152 71 370 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 115 100 bushels.. 5 072 5 936 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 186 acres.. 6 739 7 213 tons, dry.. 22 246 21 828 Land in orchards..............farms.. 85 93 acres.. 642 637 @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. .