1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BINGHAM COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 168 1 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 796 065 1 371 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 682 1 070 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 923 549 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 932 520 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 018 95 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 185 224 10 to 49 acres ...................... 336 345 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 006 1 083 acres.. 377 753 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 847 acres.. 310 419 297 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 001 1 065 acres.. 321 610 307 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 225 493 215 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 059 168 055 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 169 203 159 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 290 55 490 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 255 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 126 $100,000 or more .................... 306 352 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 180 557 164 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 587 128 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 607 716 Other ............................... 561 566 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 642 651 200 days or more ................... 451 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 652 764 number.. 81 747 92 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 426 479 number.. 25 876 29 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 121 number.. 8 484 8 996 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 646 740 number.. 69 766 65 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 62 number.. 1 294 5 075 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 57 number.. 3 348 6 886 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 75 number.. 10 853 14 486 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 41 number.. 725 723 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 11 090 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 375 436 acres.. 147 789 145 119 bushels.. 14 901 564 13 609 331 Barley for grain..............farms.. 155 228 acres.. 20 118 24 528 bushels.. 1 983 056 2 327 821 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 191 246 acres.. 63 344 67 007 cwt.. 20 935 446 21 296 484 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 58 37 acres.. 17 589 9 975 tons.. 452 562 249 611 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 528 571 acres.. 61 271 50 376 tons, dry.. 237 380 191 738 @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.