1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 773 766 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 535 311 296 Average size of farm .......acres.. 430 406 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 512 550 355 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 872 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 375 60 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 660 677 acres.. 234 334 210 541 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 569 acres.. 197 846 173 329 Irrigated land .................farms.. 670 675 acres.. 207 686 183 956 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 136 132 91 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 108 119 030 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 175 51 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 957 39 345 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 77 $100,000 or more .................... 181 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 114 621 74 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 473 96 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 411 Other ............................... 382 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 420 200 days or more ................... 299 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 481 number.. 62 730 73 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 324 number.. 17 374 20 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 73 number.. 5 086 4 081 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 468 number.. 63 750 47 467 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 51 number.. 2 782 2 596 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 44 number.. 3 446 4 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 54 number.. 16 046 22 154 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 29 number.. (D) 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 218 acres.. 57 470 39 222 bushels.. 5 127 285 3 295 634 Barley for grain..............farms.. 232 292 acres.. 36 561 40 280 bushels.. 3 400 578 3 353 101 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 54 63 acres.. 29 512 16 259 cwt.. 9 904 543 4 395 122 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 489 acres.. 72 903 74 185 tons, dry.. 307 411 303 461 @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.