Show Now Total tal A total of farms were counted in Sanpete County during during during dur dur- ing the 1964 Census of Agriculture ture the US U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census Census Census Cen Cen- sus reports In th the last previous Census of Agriculture 1959 the total counted in the county was farms The 1964 total is published ina ina in ina a preliminary report on the county just issued The report also shows that average farm size in the county was acres and that the average value of the county's farms land and buildings in 1964 was 39 Other important county statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta in the report are 1 Value of all farm products sold by farms in the county in 1964 in 1959 2 Value of all crops sold by county farms in 1964 in 1959 3 3 Value of all livestock and livestock products sold by county county county coun coun- ty farms in 1964 in 1959 A Census of Agriculture is taken every five years in years ending in 4 and 9 to gather information on the nations nation's agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural resources and pro pro- The data is needed tomake tomake to tomake make decisions affecting many segments of the US U.S. economy The 1964 farm census was the in a series that began in 1840 The preliminary report for the county contains more than fa facts ts about agriculture in the county Among additional facts it contains are the number of farms by size type and economic economic eco eco- class the number of farm operators by method of tenure age color off-farm off work and number of school years completed completed completed com com- land in farms by use and by use land-use practices data on equipment and facilities farm expenditures number of hired workers and number of farms reporting poultry and livestock production and those reporting crop production by acres and quantities as well as sales |