1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 22 314 22 124 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 830 167 13 468 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 530 609 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 521 410 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 916 67 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 092 2 785 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 621 5 017 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 757 5 070 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 812 4 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 199 2 270 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 833 2 800 Total cropland .................farms.. 18 994 19 204 acres.. 6 308 877 6 301 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 15 494 16 023 acres.. 4 478 862 4 225 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 190 15 487 acres.. 3 493 535 3 260 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 345 864 2 964 216 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 945 133 982 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 773 699 1 492 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 572 166 1 472 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 663 4 726 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 350 2 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 362 2 433 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 182 3 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 068 2 370 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 898 2 253 $100,000 or more .................... 4 791 4 890 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 705 028 2 445 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 117 110 489 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 049 13 082 Other ............................... 10 265 9 042 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 12 230 11 342 200 days or more ................... 7 885 7 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 063 12 527 number.. 1 908 097 1 812 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 405 8 393 number.. 555 676 565 016 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 404 1 990 number.. 265 854 181 785 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 684 12 230 number.. 1 578 375 1 646 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 714 1 141 number.. 29 026 67 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 573 940 number.. 44 626 104 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 097 1 316 number.. 273 804 347 678 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 886 1 119 number.. (D) 1 488 472 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 55 59 number.. 6 043 27 206 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 199 6 106 acres.. 1 410 978 1 384 893 bushels.. 108 941 849 94 094 326 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 178 5 149 acres.. 711 504 691 273 bushels.. 54 317 070 48 647 384 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 138 1 494 acres.. 92 743 114 896 cwt.. 2 036 315 2 064 725 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 402 1 616 acres.. 394 977 372 028 cwt.. 135 578 736 119 060 333 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 921 1 406 acres.. 195 651 202 115 tons.. 5 078 013 4 828 489 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 960 11 940 acres.. 1 260 010 1 063 292 tons, dry.. 4 395 396 3 389 557 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.