1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 717 269 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 541 649 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 250 229 211 Average per acre .........dollars.. 634 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 682 42 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 373 383 acres.. 121 299 126 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 324 353 acres.. 63 134 62 342 Irrigated land .................farms.. 282 293 acres.. 49 835 42 617 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 876 14 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 284 34 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 443 2 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 433 12 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 37 $100,000 or more .................... 48 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 409 12 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 266 30 226 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 216 Other ............................... 217 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 228 200 days or more ................... 172 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 270 number.. 32 274 28 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 213 number.. 16 491 14 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 46 number.. 1 680 2 022 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 273 number.. 16 907 16 593 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 9 number.. 110 208 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 5 number.. 142 75 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 31 number.. 4 964 16 636 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 31 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 67 acres.. 2 766 8 704 bushels.. 101 782 204 082 Barley for grain..............farms.. 131 136 acres.. 10 306 9 727 bushels.. 541 106 435 496 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 329 acres.. 50 483 45 079 tons, dry.. 100 944 60 672 @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.