1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 489 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 184 556 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. 906 1 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 503 627 638 659 Average per acre .........dollars.. 550 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 176 47 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 424 400 acres.. 107 423 112 734 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 360 344 acres.. 57 968 52 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 354 341 acres.. 44 686 40 227 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 816 34 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 379 76 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 590 16 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 226 17 880 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 60 $100,000 or more .................... 89 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 388 29 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 891 64 195 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 305 Other ............................... 199 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 212 200 days or more ................... 161 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 261 number.. 42 470 46 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 216 number.. 18 303 21 131 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 44 number.. 574 1 593 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 256 number.. 22 694 27 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 93 771 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 259 1 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 29 number.. 15 687 17 233 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. (D) 428 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 132 acres.. 12 454 11 430 bushels.. 1 014 644 678 468 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 59 acres.. 3 160 2 791 bushels.. 180 755 155 270 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 10 3 acres.. 441 72 cwt.. 9 335 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 4 acres.. 1 317 293 cwt.. 493 404 103 477 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 23 43 acres.. 1 835 2 635 tons.. 54 581 72 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 266 acres.. 35 141 30 504 tons, dry.. 102 448 78 986 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.