1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 729 788 Land in farms ..................acres.. 656 658 666 342 Average size of farm .......acres.. 901 846 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 917 627 584 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 932 693 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 405 116 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 95 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 619 685 acres.. 378 150 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 540 583 acres.. 277 150 261 246 Irrigated land .................farms.. 607 641 acres.. 266 095 252 012 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 332 819 284 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 541 360 829 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 142 502 123 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 190 317 161 277 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 100 $100,000 or more .................... 271 297 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 293 322 250 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 362 317 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 488 550 Other ............................... 241 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 350 200 days or more ................... 205 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 398 436 number.. 138 686 134 228 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 273 number.. 28 260 30 873 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 92 number.. 12 531 8 040 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 433 number.. 224 788 224 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 58 number.. 3 582 2 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 44 number.. 3 843 3 047 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 29 number.. 14 840 7 166 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 281 330 acres.. 107 118 105 671 bushels.. 9 534 177 8 077 910 Barley for grain..............farms.. 174 211 acres.. 31 182 26 385 bushels.. 3 157 595 2 274 383 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 67 144 acres.. 5 065 11 771 cwt.. 98 760 183 366 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 137 148 acres.. 31 219 32 113 cwt.. 12 281 774 11 442 781 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 167 206 acres.. 38 914 32 083 tons.. 936 026 718 338 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 353 acres.. 60 673 48 864 tons, dry.. 250 118 183 778 @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.