1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 686 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 912 107 663 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 460 328 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 092 2 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 999 24 658 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 296 310 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 414 495 acres.. 40 035 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 377 acres.. 20 319 26 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 386 482 acres.. 14 647 16 299 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 983 20 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 757 29 381 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 631 10 474 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 352 9 681 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 260 314 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 14 $100,000 or more .................... 45 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 136 16 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 897 24 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 228 Other ............................... 391 458 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 360 469 200 days or more ................... 270 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 225 number.. 7 762 10 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 133 number.. 3 185 4 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 886 1 526 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 188 number.. 3 976 6 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 43 number.. 585 1 252 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 38 number.. 380 1 063 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 96 number.. 4 987 8 858 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 46 number.. (D) 2 143 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 113 559 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 19 acres.. 296 567 tons, green.. 7 270 10 750 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 27 acres.. 8 597 13 445 bushels.. 270 757 344 441 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 42 acres.. 2 996 1 677 bushels.. 210 183 142 177 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 23 acres.. 93 361 bushels.. 7 430 28 159 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 269 acres.. 7 135 8 720 tons, dry.. 27 877 30 864 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 42 acres.. 105 344 @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: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.