1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 271 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 209 207 722 Average size of farm .......acres.. 816 808 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 016 272 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 456 369 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 256 24 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 221 208 acres.. 43 770 42 440 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 155 acres.. 16 319 14 320 Irrigated land .................farms.. 180 159 acres.. 22 417 19 800 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 747 9 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 657 37 580 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 9 174 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 20 $100,000 or more .................... 24 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 609 7 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 769 27 355 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 271 257 $1,000.. 1 542 3 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 691 12 124 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 133 Other ............................... 122 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 153 200 days or more ................... 76 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 179 number.. 26 778 24 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 133 number.. 11 640 9 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 36 number.. 278 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 185 number.. 19 590 19 363 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. 171 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 274 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 29 number.. 1 017 2 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 51 number.. 495 933 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 20 acres.. 141 921 bushels.. 5 985 42 540 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 31 acres.. 579 835 bushels.. 32 883 36 625 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................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.. 161 143 acres.. 15 588 12 272 tons, dry.. 30 947 23 144 @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: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215.