1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 189 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 576 101 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 559 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 672 276 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 530 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 861 33 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 169 204 acres.. (D) 23 184 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 164 192 acres.. 13 039 14 801 Irrigated land .................farms.. 165 194 acres.. 16 955 18 293 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 713 6 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 102 31 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 492 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 221 6 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 15 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 890 4 436 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 457 20 443 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 217 $1,000.. 1 643 2 354 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 693 10 847 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 111 Other ............................... 88 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 135 200 days or more ................... 66 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 147 number.. 17 638 21 340 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 124 number.. 9 019 11 406 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 27 number.. 1 227 681 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 143 number.. 8 755 10 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 19 number.. 2 396 1 199 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 17 number.. 4 209 1 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 61 number.. 11 991 14 313 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 19 number.. 85 423 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 14 acres.. 380 346 tons, green.. 4 475 3 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 96 bushels.. (D) 4 720 Barley for grain..............farms.. 46 80 acres.. 1 055 1 852 bushels.. 78 067 135 471 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 38 acres.. 377 592 bushels.. 22 314 52 498 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 184 acres.. 11 499 12 161 tons, dry.. 33 604 37 534 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 6 acres.. 94 54 @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. .