1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONEIDA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 387 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 108 271 143 Average size of farm .......acres.. 701 866 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 588 294 233 Average per acre .........dollars.. 638 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 900 52 930 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 355 285 acres.. 187 730 177 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 282 259 acres.. 84 521 75 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 221 201 acres.. 33 372 28 906 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 164 13 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 183 42 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 111 6 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 053 7 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 44 $100,000 or more .................... 39 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 283 11 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 740 37 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 193 Other ............................... 176 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 163 200 days or more ................... 138 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 219 number.. 23 233 26 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 184 number.. 13 444 14 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 583 729 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 214 number.. 11 708 11 918 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 457 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 19 number.. 795 2 249 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 139 acres.. 38 354 38 858 bushels.. 1 300 999 1 131 017 Barley for grain..............farms.. 127 130 acres.. 19 374 12 475 bushels.. 879 623 482 750 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 213 acres.. 26 344 25 339 tons, dry.. 83 330 59 758 @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.