1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POWER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 323 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 424 085 435 069 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 313 1 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 069 055 874 825 Average per acre .........dollars.. 916 576 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 119 200 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 286 268 acres.. 354 392 312 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 237 acres.. 183 446 157 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 210 acres.. 118 229 102 892 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 975 98 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 535 337 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 141 68 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 834 29 873 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 23 $100,000 or more .................... 129 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 928 77 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 757 266 227 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 219 Other ............................... 111 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 109 200 days or more ................... 85 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 118 number.. 35 933 31 890 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 95 number.. 10 432 8 614 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 712 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 119 number.. 43 011 39 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 15 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 28 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 1 646 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 179 179 acres.. 119 182 107 964 bushels.. 7 825 754 6 604 820 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 48 acres.. 6 729 4 447 bushels.. 315 318 313 898 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 74 77 acres.. 31 386 25 936 cwt.. 10 693 559 8 540 803 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 44 35 acres.. 15 451 9 255 tons.. 388 330 227 099 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 102 106 acres.. 8 781 8 474 tons, dry.. 34 846 29 294 @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.