1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 195 221 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 985 266 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 102 1 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 445 677 879 552 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 361 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 148 49 936 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 182 acres.. 70 233 75 250 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 149 acres.. 45 149 42 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 160 179 acres.. 56 909 64 283 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 584 26 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 943 120 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 681 13 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 903 12 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 27 $100,000 or more .................... 50 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 722 22 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 523 101 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 134 Other ............................... 82 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 110 200 days or more ................... 59 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 124 number.. 26 849 29 527 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 90 number.. 12 458 13 220 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 19 number.. 229 828 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 113 number.. 16 481 18 014 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 10 number.. 28 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 521 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 20 number.. 31 267 32 956 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 23 acres.. 2 837 4 932 bushels.. 220 820 402 791 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 57 acres.. 17 270 14 629 bushels.. 1 513 992 1 285 540 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 9 acres.. 848 3 937 cwt.. 278 954 1 325 354 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 132 acres.. 21 615 16 814 tons, dry.. 74 127 52 295 @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.