1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOUNDARY COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 312 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 685 72 664 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 627 303 875 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 892 1 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 698 37 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 250 acres.. 50 657 46 721 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 225 acres.. 38 585 36 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 36 acres.. 2 524 1 399 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 541 11 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 401 41 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 714 8 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 827 3 682 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 19 $100,000 or more .................... 35 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 612 9 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 796 32 413 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 145 Other ............................... 171 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 172 200 days or more ................... 121 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 138 number.. 5 905 7 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 118 number.. 3 152 3 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 335 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 132 number.. 2 971 3 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 21 number.. 101 6 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 22 number.. 123 10 951 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 27 number.. 927 1 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 28 number.. 284 1 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 75 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 62 acres.. 17 442 14 324 bushels.. 927 625 896 519 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 58 acres.. 6 223 8 773 bushels.. 405 640 531 195 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 2 acres.. 90 (D) cwt.. 21 595 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 161 acres.. 10 733 9 550 tons, dry.. 29 436 25 115 @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.