1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEZ PERCE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 383 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 476 477 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 886 1 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 877 422 721 748 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 545 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 281 94 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 291 acres.. 208 288 214 633 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 253 249 acres.. 171 767 165 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 68 acres.. 423 2 277 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 756 33 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 580 98 310 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 121 26 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 635 7 152 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 41 $100,000 or more .................... 106 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 434 28 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 685 83 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 230 Other ............................... 155 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 133 200 days or more ................... 107 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 178 number.. 14 168 17 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 159 number.. (D) 8 407 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 90 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 177 number.. 8 426 10 925 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 239 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 11 number.. 668 478 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 11 number.. 208 121 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 177 acres.. 89 990 89 453 bushels.. 5 922 902 4 643 122 Barley for grain..............farms.. 110 124 acres.. 21 134 22 085 bushels.. 1 280 687 1 107 970 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 30 5 acres.. 4 561 1 149 cwt.. 74 736 16 679 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 3 cwt.. (D) 124 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 133 acres.. 10 236 7 678 tons, dry.. 21 640 11 923 @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.