1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEARWATER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 210 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 103 103 246 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 492 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 911 255 149 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 198 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 486 28 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 184 185 acres.. 41 614 36 552 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 139 acres.. 28 135 24 186 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 127 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 849 4 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 091 21 923 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 870 2 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 980 1 653 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 13 $100,000 or more .................... 11 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 678 4 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 172 19 635 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 101 Other ............................... 112 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 110 200 days or more ................... 79 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 127 number.. 3 963 5 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 108 number.. 2 089 3 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 15 130 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 122 number.. 2 099 2 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 30 939 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 22 1 644 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 92 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 45 acres.. 9 106 8 926 bushels.. 436 644 417 619 Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 39 acres.. 6 058 4 543 bushels.. 331 159 221 639 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 2 acres.. 218 (D) cwt.. 2 741 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 116 acres.. 9 177 7 311 tons, dry.. 14 101 7 811 @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.