1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 279 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 480 221 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 719 816 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 535 367 354 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 844 28 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 221 acres.. 47 551 43 770 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 169 acres.. 15 595 16 319 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 180 acres.. 27 701 22 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 339 10 747 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 890 39 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 115 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 225 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 17 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 917 8 609 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 276 31 769 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 149 Other ............................... 144 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 156 200 days or more ................... 103 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 206 number.. 23 146 26 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 163 number.. 10 738 11 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 30 number.. 193 278 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 205 number.. 14 734 19 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 39 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 31 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 25 number.. 820 1 017 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 26 number.. (D) 495 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 200 141 bushels.. 10 517 5 985 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 312 579 bushels.. 16 974 32 883 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 161 acres.. 14 756 15 588 tons, dry.. 30 943 30 947 @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.