1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 427 384 Land in farms ..................acres.. 469 381 587 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 099 1 530 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 662 931 446 064 Average per acre .........dollars.. 578 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 026 92 591 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 327 acres.. 265 388 242 310 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 278 acres.. 153 406 140 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 200 206 acres.. 80 790 70 201 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 918 36 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 510 95 784 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 457 21 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 461 14 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 64 $100,000 or more .................... 111 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 967 28 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 523 74 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 251 Other ............................... 180 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 180 200 days or more ................... 117 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 205 number.. 31 540 30 108 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 138 number.. 14 254 15 284 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 33 number.. 1 346 2 011 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 204 number.. 19 009 19 731 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 8 number.. 180 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 8 number.. (D) 1 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 28 number.. 10 144 16 359 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. 55 52 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 122 acres.. 40 857 34 800 bushels.. 2 152 910 1 441 638 Barley for grain..............farms.. 166 195 acres.. 74 912 73 692 bushels.. 5 179 361 4 642 834 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 25 22 acres.. 5 823 4 313 cwt.. 1 583 234 1 123 797 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 194 acres.. 32 073 29 289 tons, dry.. 86 471 62 143 @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.