1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 439 1 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 456 378 489 993 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 494 326 338 149 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 548 1 065 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 701 62 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 224 219 10 to 49 acres ...................... 327 274 50 to 179 acres ..................... 351 380 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 382 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 208 1 232 acres.. 308 139 292 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 010 1 082 acres.. 256 460 217 434 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 223 1 243 acres.. 276 307 231 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 239 410 170 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 372 117 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 134 780 86 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 629 83 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 212 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 163 220 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 172 234 $100,000 or more .................... 406 353 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 169 585 130 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 767 89 902 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 877 998 Other ............................... 562 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 769 705 200 days or more ................... 454 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 832 869 number.. 126 184 106 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 557 505 number.. 29 664 27 702 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 122 number.. 30 730 18 301 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 798 848 number.. 76 018 75 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 71 number.. 3 954 3 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 59 number.. 6 809 4 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 88 number.. 9 968 12 879 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 84 number.. 978 2 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 1 208 175 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 414 511 acres.. 48 309 42 084 bushels.. 5 421 381 3 417 747 Barley for grain..............farms.. 382 430 acres.. 30 230 23 951 bushels.. 3 347 878 2 162 084 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 459 577 acres.. 39 664 45 272 cwt.. 907 900 870 660 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 71 60 acres.. 18 908 9 217 cwt.. 7 432 982 3 388 975 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 90 149 acres.. 14 226 14 249 tons.. 377 301 311 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 858 891 acres.. 71 923 51 185 tons, dry.. 370 874 257 448 @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.