1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOODING COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 675 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 362 227 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 326 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 833 348 302 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 567 1 085 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 305 79 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 111 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 529 585 acres.. (D) 139 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 479 acres.. 99 625 97 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 542 581 acres.. 112 665 115 398 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 249 436 201 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 535 295 635 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 752 43 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 197 684 158 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 88 $100,000 or more .................... 205 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 188 784 161 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 266 236 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 458 Other ............................... 273 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 315 200 days or more ................... 206 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 448 465 number.. 140 974 113 347 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 251 number.. 16 421 19 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 126 number.. 63 415 32 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 440 482 number.. 77 774 106 901 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 45 number.. 359 3 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 30 number.. 384 5 448 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 37 number.. 26 652 15 885 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 43 number.. 298 867 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 198 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 135 acres.. 12 692 14 721 bushels.. 1 258 868 1 266 381 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 82 acres.. 5 032 4 623 bushels.. 423 583 383 591 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 32 64 acres.. 1 488 3 794 cwt.. 30 294 70 668 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 36 58 acres.. 12 099 11 868 cwt.. 4 738 623 4 301 135 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 29 38 acres.. 4 195 3 073 tons.. 113 943 59 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 388 acres.. 40 173 36 009 tons, dry.. 192 465 175 586 @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.