1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMAS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 98 93 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 514 129 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 301 1 392 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 831 792 526 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 639 376 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 401 59 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 85 80 acres.. 79 958 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 61 acres.. 57 909 25 221 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 12 091 7 486 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 815 4 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 944 46 027 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 812 1 710 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 003 2 571 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 8 $100,000 or more .................... 25 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 726 5 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 428 54 960 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 63 Other ............................... 29 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 51 200 days or more ................... 20 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 40 number.. 7 445 7 878 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 29 number.. 3 720 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 32 number.. 4 357 4 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 25 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 15 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 81 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 23 acres.. 2 101 4 120 bushels.. 71 434 65 123 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 31 acres.. 13 549 5 485 bushels.. 418 916 163 749 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 47 acres.. 41 581 14 984 tons, dry.. 67 422 17 162 @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.