1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 470 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 817 224 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 444 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 948 583 545 740 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 824 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 160 111 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 464 acres.. 174 147 177 049 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 396 acres.. 147 243 144 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 393 449 acres.. 128 649 127 851 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 475 73 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 223 144 947 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 134 64 249 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 340 8 950 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 44 $100,000 or more .................... 132 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 567 55 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 739 110 246 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 288 Other ............................... 234 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 275 200 days or more ................... 168 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 226 number.. 16 302 20 952 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 148 number.. 7 104 7 824 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 36 number.. 1 521 1 715 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 223 number.. 8 384 10 184 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 28 number.. 131 953 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 123 1 936 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 19 number.. 461 3 254 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 169 212 acres.. 45 270 37 443 bushels.. 3 844 811 2 924 728 Barley for grain..............farms.. 176 218 acres.. 47 500 52 421 bushels.. 3 766 078 4 202 800 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 120 136 acres.. 40 045 39 402 cwt.. 11 525 705 10 682 805 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 253 acres.. 15 890 16 179 tons, dry.. 57 347 52 554 @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.