1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 281 302 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 473 132 429 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 786 287 007 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 030 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 534 59 983 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 254 278 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 232 acres.. 63 907 50 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 255 257 acres.. 72 518 59 694 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 896 38 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 215 126 350 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 832 17 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 065 20 494 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 48 $100,000 or more .................... 74 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 283 32 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 563 106 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 233 Other ............................... 87 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 121 200 days or more ................... 67 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 215 number.. 36 422 27 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 114 number.. 6 963 6 240 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 86 number.. 6 363 5 537 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 212 number.. 15 661 18 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 24 number.. 856 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 693 1 469 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 23 number.. 764 1 054 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 468 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 74 acres.. 16 665 14 721 bushels.. 1 639 814 1 145 311 Barley for grain..............farms.. 68 71 acres.. 8 240 6 140 bushels.. 853 912 464 934 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 5 17 acres.. 156 1 027 cwt.. 3 766 17 121 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 14 18 acres.. 4 147 3 488 cwt.. 1 691 328 1 230 986 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 28 33 acres.. 9 634 7 051 tons.. 237 433 161 581 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 182 acres.. 21 172 15 239 tons, dry.. 76 832 42 017 @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.