1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 898 1 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 354 919 391 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 578 300 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 225 1 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 304 63 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 391 348 10 to 49 acres ...................... 679 628 50 to 179 acres ..................... 420 459 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 280 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 632 1 644 acres.. 235 077 245 963 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 348 1 347 acres.. 196 689 197 067 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 684 1 645 acres.. 221 051 215 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 311 397 262 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 066 139 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 156 395 141 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 155 002 120 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 462 402 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 225 215 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 232 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 278 300 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 132 $100,000 or more .................... 404 420 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 255 489 217 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 539 116 130 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 969 1 066 Other ............................... 929 807 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 081 962 200 days or more ................... 750 685 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 047 963 number.. 144 366 130 789 Beef cows ..................farms.. 638 588 number.. 20 489 18 882 Milk cows ..................farms.. 124 154 number.. 17 665 14 014 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 979 934 number.. 168 414 133 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 73 number.. 1 253 2 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 53 number.. 1 439 3 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 99 101 number.. 18 436 16 128 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 92 107 number.. (D) 7 831 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 5 number.. 3 085 11 675 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 432 503 acres.. 37 848 41 617 bushels.. 4 234 738 3 678 978 Barley for grain..............farms.. 171 224 acres.. 6 164 9 298 bushels.. 585 336 785 659 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 194 159 acres.. 11 353 8 488 cwt.. 252 342 169 833 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 95 86 acres.. 8 563 7 137 cwt.. 3 596 706 2 671 929 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 133 270 acres.. 12 577 32 464 tons.. 378 447 900 320 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 969 867 acres.. 46 456 32 773 tons, dry.. 223 375 146 957 @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.