1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 308 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 584 193 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 638 582 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 512 340 359 086 Average per acre .........dollars.. 830 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 650 45 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 275 acres.. 83 790 84 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 216 acres.. 46 898 41 837 Irrigated land .................farms.. 267 280 acres.. 82 351 70 300 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 782 18 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 981 56 025 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 620 1 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 162 17 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 45 $100,000 or more .................... 61 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 922 13 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 056 41 706 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 211 Other ............................... 119 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 151 200 days or more ................... 85 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 244 number.. 54 102 55 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 220 number.. 33 023 35 552 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 30 number.. 1 059 672 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 252 number.. 31 136 35 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 109 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 105 43 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 45 number.. 2 002 4 499 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 20 acres.. 487 712 bushels.. 32 945 45 433 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 208 acres.. 46 392 41 802 tons, dry.. 116 741 96 639 @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.