1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTTE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 639 159 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 626 848 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 839 397 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 503 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 826 78 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 158 acres.. 70 355 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 135 acres.. 56 972 48 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 172 147 acres.. 62 285 56 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 514 19 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 932 103 083 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 913 11 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 601 7 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 27 $100,000 or more .................... 59 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 837 17 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 756 90 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 132 Other ............................... 76 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 82 200 days or more ................... 70 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 109 number.. 20 193 20 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 82 number.. 9 875 10 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 387 598 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 103 number.. 9 878 10 879 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 150 2 013 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 131 2 015 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 15 number.. 8 151 11 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. 77 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 39 acres.. 12 689 8 207 bushels.. 1 077 132 609 881 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 75 acres.. 14 180 10 192 bushels.. 1 282 435 795 679 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 16 16 acres.. 2 221 3 126 cwt.. 557 316 608 060 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 120 acres.. 28 498 27 632 tons, dry.. 105 523 100 357 @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.