1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 13 520 14 066 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 624 463 9 989 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 712 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 982 302 838 Average per acre .........dollars.. 491 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 126 35 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 262 2 365 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 735 3 835 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 176 3 437 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 057 2 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 927 941 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 363 1 351 Total cropland .................farms.. 11 700 12 233 acres.. 2 093 779 2 028 537 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 10 173 10 752 acres.. 1 043 347 1 076 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 901 11 143 acres.. 1 142 514 1 161 207 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 725 159 617 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 636 43 927 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 181 380 130 441 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 543 779 487 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 979 4 380 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 751 1 894 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 845 1 854 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 217 2 272 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 241 1 272 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 987 1 005 $100,000 or more .................... 1 500 1 389 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 602 812 494 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 593 35 171 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 13 518 14 064 $1,000.. 123 215 118 167 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 115 8 402 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 6 269 6 350 Other ............................... 7 251 7 716 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 8 142 8 688 200 days or more ................... 5 614 5 834 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 530 7 854 number.. 860 830 855 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 306 5 430 number.. 356 971 346 462 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 082 1 447 number.. 80 369 76 610 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 212 7 520 number.. 506 739 499 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 727 748 number.. 43 017 33 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 575 575 number.. 61 407 48 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 721 1 943 number.. 519 745 595 626 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 622 1 008 number.. 1 778 605 2 089 320 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 23 number.. 5 091 7 793 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 037 1 352 acres.. 41 446 45 437 tons, green.. 793 122 864 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 274 1 711 acres.. 177 360 191 384 bushels.. 6 295 501 7 149 004 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 345 3 139 acres.. 104 213 126 345 bushels.. 7 879 596 9 506 857 Oats for grain................farms.. 681 789 acres.. 11 923 11 107 bushels.. 669 910 699 305 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 660 9 114 acres.. 660 762 649 688 tons, dry.. 2 073 029 1 962 334 Land in orchards..............farms.. 790 865 acres.. 12 833 15 113 @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. .