1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BENEWAH COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 226 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 988 111 510 Average size of farm .......acres.. 557 572 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 572 461 280 Average per acre .........dollars.. 960 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 547 63 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 159 acres.. 77 319 74 508 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 135 acres.. 59 548 58 066 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 11 acres.. 211 1 293 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 434 12 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 595 64 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 510 11 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 924 1 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 32 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 818 11 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 252 60 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 100 Other ............................... 118 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 103 200 days or more ................... 74 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 94 number.. 3 948 4 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 77 number.. 1 808 1 916 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 6 number.. 43 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 88 number.. 1 806 1 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 16 number.. 36 1 529 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 2 626 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 10 number.. 589 407 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 9 number.. 258 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 57 acres.. 29 431 27 106 bushels.. 1 614 382 1 545 783 Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 30 acres.. 4 504 4 661 bushels.. 302 711 259 302 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 85 acres.. 4 805 5 164 tons, dry.. 7 465 6 408 @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.