1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 501 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 662 150 021 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 401 333 200 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 781 1 062 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 946 24 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 414 acres.. 36 975 42 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 331 acres.. 20 232 21 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 81 acres.. 1 962 2 617 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 269 6 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 509 12 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 026 1 265 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 243 4 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 037 5 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 018 10 595 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 232 Other ............................... 284 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 267 200 days or more ................... 183 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 274 number.. 9 210 13 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 226 number.. 4 828 6 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 30 number.. 343 566 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 247 number.. 5 049 6 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 35 number.. 131 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 136 554 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 35 number.. 1 117 1 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 53 number.. 581 1 217 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 210 bushels.. (D) 10 974 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 285 acres.. 18 117 20 258 tons, dry.. 29 436 28 829 @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.