1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 570 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 682 860 752 032 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 198 1 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 265 540 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 623 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 925 71 993 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 499 469 acres.. 157 795 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 408 410 acres.. 113 447 85 528 Irrigated land .................farms.. 475 469 acres.. 131 976 100 449 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 974 96 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 656 172 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 974 36 706 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 000 59 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 91 $100,000 or more .................... 175 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 839 81 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 313 145 132 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 409 Other ............................... 180 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 237 200 days or more ................... 135 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 339 number.. 108 071 109 884 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 244 number.. 41 358 40 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 54 number.. 5 269 4 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 339 number.. 79 731 84 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 24 number.. 226 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 237 966 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 32 number.. 6 834 12 189 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 29 number.. (D) 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 118 acres.. 12 380 10 788 bushels.. 1 223 329 786 802 Barley for grain..............farms.. 55 85 acres.. 4 394 4 299 bushels.. 419 654 347 358 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 46 38 acres.. 3 860 2 559 cwt.. 97 860 54 469 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 34 41 acres.. 5 236 4 948 cwt.. 2 336 181 1 955 538 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 33 75 acres.. 6 079 11 107 tons.. 164 040 210 929 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 350 317 acres.. 69 604 40 331 tons, dry.. 281 300 166 582 @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.