1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 655 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 127 230 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 372 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 891 229 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 869 501 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 388 57 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 555 acres.. 148 431 141 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 498 acres.. 84 429 76 751 Irrigated land .................farms.. 424 437 acres.. 54 643 50 901 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 212 45 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 346 72 700 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 039 7 461 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 173 37 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 71 $100,000 or more .................... 129 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 131 34 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 903 56 027 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 345 Other ............................... 328 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 337 200 days or more ................... 257 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 382 384 number.. 43 953 39 527 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 159 number.. 7 683 6 953 Milk cows ..................farms.. 119 139 number.. 13 869 11 434 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 367 370 number.. 18 902 15 225 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 45 number.. 274 1 916 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 43 number.. 371 2 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 37 number.. 2 005 2 712 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 161 acres.. 23 777 20 816 bushels.. 1 108 625 775 071 Barley for grain..............farms.. 215 272 acres.. 16 627 18 873 bushels.. 1 211 900 1 200 189 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 3 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.. 419 424 acres.. 39 864 35 022 tons, dry.. 128 289 105 221 @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.