1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 83 85 Land in farms ..................acres.. 215 301 286 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 594 3 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 369 548 1 075 882 Average per acre .........dollars.. 528 324 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 662 122 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 65 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 48 acres.. 47 402 51 841 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 38 acres.. 55 555 48 428 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 029 36 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 897 431 976 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 999 30 075 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 031 6 643 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 8 $100,000 or more .................... 36 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 210 27 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 730 320 241 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 57 Other ............................... 30 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 41 200 days or more ................... 25 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 54 number.. 15 758 14 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 46 number.. (D) 6 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 56 number.. 15 601 10 384 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 6 650 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 18 acres.. 14 907 24 067 bushels.. 1 272 880 1 958 887 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 2 217 2 590 bushels.. 196 110 199 506 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 9 acres.. (D) 11 000 cwt.. (D) 4 220 670 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 39 acres.. 22 610 14 482 tons, dry.. 89 543 55 976 @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.