1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELMORE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 301 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 355 590 353 528 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 181 1 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 544 561 410 Average per acre .........dollars.. 626 444 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 210 101 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 237 acres.. 126 529 111 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 174 acres.. 92 326 71 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 226 202 acres.. 91 153 75 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 220 121 265 116 Average per farm .........dollars.. 731 298 930 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 27 $100,000 or more .................... 85 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 211 889 249 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 703 951 874 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 173 Other ............................... 130 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 132 200 days or more ................... 81 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 170 number.. 123 306 94 298 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 134 number.. 17 839 16 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 19 number.. 397 297 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 166 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 17 number.. 173 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 12 number.. 176 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 19 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 23 number.. 491 540 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 48 acres.. 19 124 16 696 bushels.. 1 921 617 1 309 002 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 24 acres.. 3 007 2 077 bushels.. 284 168 128 663 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 15 24 acres.. 2 311 4 080 cwt.. 56 651 80 687 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 32 34 acres.. 11 324 8 623 cwt.. 5 049 693 3 422 809 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 18 30 acres.. 10 280 11 253 tons.. 318 038 247 263 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 133 acres.. 39 899 22 785 tons, dry.. 199 404 112 777 @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.