1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREMONT COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 493 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 151 380 928 Average size of farm .......acres.. 678 770 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 677 482 637 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 685 102 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 422 acres.. 193 394 197 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 337 355 acres.. 157 298 161 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 349 372 acres.. 118 997 130 845 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 004 86 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 308 173 992 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 606 67 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 397 19 109 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 58 $100,000 or more .................... 135 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 908 69 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 763 140 910 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 286 271 Other ............................... 207 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 283 200 days or more ................... 166 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 240 number.. 24 517 30 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 168 number.. 11 079 8 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 39 number.. 913 1 470 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 237 number.. 13 164 26 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 76 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 20 number.. 236 377 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 42 number.. 22 874 33 414 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 189 acres.. 37 938 35 846 bushels.. 3 085 198 2 800 572 Barley for grain..............farms.. 175 217 acres.. 66 462 63 835 bushels.. 4 658 170 4 511 366 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 108 139 acres.. 32 192 38 262 cwt.. 9 745 286 11 341 076 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 240 acres.. 20 027 24 450 tons, dry.. 59 981 62 997 @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.