1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 268 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 913 140 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 527 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 364 423 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 155 835 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 408 60 315 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 235 acres.. 67 915 67 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 186 acres.. 35 466 33 011 Irrigated land .................farms.. 222 228 acres.. 61 933 58 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 557 14 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 511 52 754 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 608 1 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 949 12 508 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 27 $100,000 or more .................... 53 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 878 11 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 053 44 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 167 Other ............................... 123 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 158 144 200 days or more ................... 95 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 185 number.. 42 004 36 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 168 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 182 number.. 25 135 22 652 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 6 number.. 65 28 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 1 number.. 60 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 28 number.. 4 208 2 318 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) 422 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 645 178 bushels.. 59 734 11 080 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 21 acres.. 2 386 1 720 bushels.. 163 385 126 819 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 4 acres.. 507 340 cwt.. 151 960 50 100 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 182 acres.. 32 122 30 796 tons, dry.. 86 364 77 466 @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.