1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TETON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 270 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 678 134 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 491 524 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 822 427 531 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 631 1 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 409 67 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 230 acres.. 101 862 108 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 197 acres.. 76 919 71 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 188 190 acres.. 57 273 51 358 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 864 20 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 682 78 573 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 943 13 698 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 921 6 495 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 45 $100,000 or more .................... 52 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 699 14 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 797 57 395 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 162 Other ............................... 114 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 122 200 days or more ................... 79 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 138 number.. 15 683 16 809 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 100 number.. 7 477 6 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 27 number.. 1 172 1 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 143 number.. 8 456 7 950 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 6 number.. 60 34 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 2 number.. 59 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 182 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. 323 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 33 acres.. 4 529 9 268 bushels.. 230 173 479 374 Barley for grain..............farms.. 95 123 acres.. 43 906 36 648 bushels.. 2 453 864 2 172 937 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 23 25 acres.. 7 166 5 673 cwt.. 1 713 307 1 150 140 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 153 acres.. 21 914 20 014 tons, dry.. 46 322 43 938 @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.