1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 588 655 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 338 358 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 553 547 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 450 214 539 Average per acre .........dollars.. 466 353 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 815 33 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 561 acres.. 182 706 204 486 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 395 446 acres.. 91 821 106 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 410 447 acres.. 39 574 40 829 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 913 19 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 069 30 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 795 10 266 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 117 9 607 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 48 $100,000 or more .................... 62 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 074 18 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 439 28 015 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 655 $1,000.. 4 510 333 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 670 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 268 Other ............................... 346 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 425 200 days or more ................... 267 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 367 number.. 23 510 24 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 238 number.. 10 465 10 578 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 65 number.. 1 666 2 230 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 352 number.. 12 457 12 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 42 number.. 1 018 894 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 33 number.. 1 804 1 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 35 number.. 4 378 4 024 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 153 acres.. 54 812 53 429 bushels.. 2 509 983 1 772 897 Barley for grain..............farms.. 113 184 acres.. 9 804 19 801 bushels.. 497 019 930 464 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 17 acres.. 3 328 2 305 cwt.. 1 133 900 628 925 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 365 acres.. 24 667 30 940 tons, dry.. 59 860 81 249 @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.