1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 598 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 843 131 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 762 363 930 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 203 1 795 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 913 38 398 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 500 467 acres.. 76 855 78 383 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 372 acres.. 53 469 57 605 Irrigated land .................farms.. 148 168 acres.. 15 794 18 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 581 17 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 711 31 492 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 990 14 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 591 2 985 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 271 247 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 14 $100,000 or more .................... 31 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 134 14 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 557 26 832 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 235 Other ............................... 321 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 325 200 days or more ................... 237 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 253 number.. 6 985 8 544 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 205 number.. 3 422 4 122 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 19 number.. 60 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 232 number.. 4 435 4 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 28 number.. 208 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 20 number.. 307 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 35 number.. 316 1 288 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 51 number.. 779 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 140 1 216 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 63 acres.. 11 211 17 947 bushels.. 642 829 984 869 Barley for grain..............farms.. 15 29 acres.. 1 657 3 012 bushels.. 100 673 163 256 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 2 acres.. 266 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 298 acres.. 17 252 12 822 tons, dry.. 27 786 19 466 @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.