1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAYETTE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 564 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 467 148 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 078 230 254 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 153 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 890 41 155 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 514 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 428 acres.. 43 224 43 329 Irrigated land .................farms.. 489 494 acres.. 52 566 56 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 801 43 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 526 76 910 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 125 24 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 675 18 791 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 48 $100,000 or more .................... 98 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 567 34 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 373 60 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 294 320 Other ............................... 270 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 304 200 days or more ................... 223 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 303 289 number.. 36 029 30 235 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 168 number.. 12 369 8 046 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 67 number.. 5 360 5 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 287 number.. 19 869 14 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 24 number.. 340 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 20 number.. 784 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 44 number.. 837 6 655 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 28 number.. 528 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 103 acres.. 9 665 6 237 bushels.. 857 337 476 137 Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 65 acres.. 718 1 620 bushels.. 60 324 135 859 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 17 16 acres.. 527 834 cwt.. 19 631 15 391 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 15 18 acres.. 1 694 1 221 cwt.. 706 240 521 051 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 21 41 acres.. 3 181 5 360 tons.. 105 966 155 253 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 287 acres.. 13 271 15 083 tons, dry.. 55 966 61 761 @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.