1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 787 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 449 426 453 647 Average size of farm .......acres.. 571 585 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 164 469 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 800 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 644 74 324 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 682 acres.. 312 093 303 987 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 546 575 acres.. 203 034 199 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 596 596 acres.. 153 774 153 314 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 589 101 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 106 131 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 170 75 091 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 419 26 609 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 68 $100,000 or more .................... 156 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 648 79 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 155 102 882 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 412 Other ............................... 385 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 444 408 200 days or more ................... 309 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 368 number.. 44 171 42 845 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 264 number.. 15 350 15 550 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 37 number.. 657 1 630 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 359 number.. 31 039 34 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 41 number.. 110 1 921 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 36 number.. 538 3 314 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 48 number.. 3 285 5 934 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. (D) 516 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 259 acres.. 78 403 72 576 bushels.. 5 193 225 5 220 090 Barley for grain..............farms.. 247 298 acres.. 58 096 55 747 bushels.. 4 594 275 4 752 936 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 98 126 acres.. 31 777 35 417 cwt.. 8 696 639 9 415 125 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 401 acres.. 33 657 35 457 tons, dry.. 115 049 103 891 @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.