1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEM COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 552 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 981 197 176 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 737 329 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 920 33 281 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 200 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 473 acres.. 47 908 51 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 369 acres.. 27 941 27 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 485 463 acres.. 37 183 38 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 606 29 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 634 55 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 296 10 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 310 18 825 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 47 $100,000 or more .................... 52 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 126 25 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 963 48 561 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 282 Other ............................... 285 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 303 200 days or more ................... 239 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 323 number.. 32 054 36 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 202 number.. 15 338 13 608 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 52 number.. 2 516 2 940 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 327 310 number.. 16 443 19 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 681 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 23 number.. 1 274 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 39 number.. 960 2 210 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 238 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 62 acres.. 3 981 2 636 bushels.. 382 760 198 977 Barley for grain..............farms.. 28 52 acres.. 878 1 210 bushels.. 73 278 92 299 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 8 4 acres.. 261 139 cwt.. 6 363 1 807 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. 3 780 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 296 268 acres.. 15 199 13 569 tons, dry.. 48 026 45 211 @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.