1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBER COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 945 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 522 199 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 593 187 487 Average per acre .........dollars.. 832 816 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 574 21 255 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 238 218 10 to 49 acres ...................... 401 405 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 824 798 acres.. 50 283 46 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 693 acres.. 27 860 28 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 778 732 acres.. 31 758 31 523 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 707 26 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 494 29 489 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 819 3 993 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 888 22 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 398 397 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 40 $100,000 or more .................... 70 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 779 20 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 251 22 821 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 946 891 $1,000.. 4 938 4 247 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 220 4 767 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 353 Other ............................... 558 538 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 557 564 200 days or more ................... 404 416 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 430 407 number.. 29 446 27 502 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 206 number.. 6 293 4 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 83 number.. 6 687 6 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 397 383 number.. 12 813 14 709 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 37 number.. 2 237 2 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 34 number.. 3 170 3 331 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 56 number.. 6 541 6 398 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 64 number.. 2 704 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 3 945 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 123 acres.. 3 827 4 190 tons, green.. 77 795 79 591 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 99 acres.. 1 821 1 957 bushels.. 124 480 133 664 Barley for grain..............farms.. 119 155 acres.. 2 402 3 184 bushels.. 174 283 228 210 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 24 acres.. 554 290 bushels.. 40 003 18 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 588 542 acres.. 18 300 16 489 tons, dry.. 59 445 52 851 Land in orchards..............farms.. 52 63 acres.. 286 521 @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. .