1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 221 1 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 188 232 879 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 757 270 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 891 1 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 373 37 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 368 302 10 to 49 acres ...................... 495 453 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 031 1 001 acres.. 89 540 99 890 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 819 760 acres.. 66 567 64 754 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 060 980 acres.. 78 112 73 794 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 719 97 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 756 82 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 390 25 215 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 329 71 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 435 413 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 167 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 50 $100,000 or more .................... 137 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 326 85 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 692 73 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 513 Other ............................... 754 661 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 792 732 200 days or more ................... 596 536 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 596 628 number.. 66 194 73 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 324 345 number.. 11 580 13 136 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 103 number.. 13 193 9 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 588 number.. 47 354 78 729 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 75 number.. 3 813 5 509 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 63 number.. 5 470 8 027 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 66 number.. 1 554 1 943 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 73 88 number.. 1 308 1 457 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 424 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 133 156 acres.. 10 541 12 373 bushels.. 1 081 236 1 004 957 Barley for grain..............farms.. 73 116 acres.. 2 855 4 658 bushels.. 233 955 335 812 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 30 26 acres.. 1 507 1 131 cwt.. 36 023 21 811 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 11 acres.. 478 999 cwt.. 190 535 360 456 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 27 51 acres.. 3 232 5 331 tons.. 100 465 135 866 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 674 617 acres.. 28 677 27 557 tons, dry.. 111 209 111 306 @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.