1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 119 107 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 282 78 813 Average size of farm .......acres.. 540 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 729 404 632 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 513 822 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 323 38 238 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 88 88 acres.. 22 557 27 443 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 59 41 acres.. 7 543 6 990 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 81 acres.. 24 229 21 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 608 6 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 931 60 847 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 303 1 018 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 305 5 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 12 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 020 6 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 183 57 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 58 Other ............................... 58 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 58 200 days or more ................... 42 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 67 number.. 14 347 10 484 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 42 number.. 5 398 3 968 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 34 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 65 number.. 11 673 9 361 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 4 number.. 21 13 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. 39 9 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 598 276 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 652 1 448 bushels.. 33 666 78 740 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 444 bushels.. (D) 22 670 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 1 acres.. 225 (D) cwt.. 80 250 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 36 acres.. 4 511 2 944 tons, dry.. 9 770 5 653 @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.