1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 415 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 435 269 211 Average size of farm .......acres.. 649 604 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 211 192 688 Average per acre .........dollars.. 378 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 532 41 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 383 400 acres.. 126 557 141 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 378 acres.. 62 342 74 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 293 304 acres.. 42 617 45 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 310 13 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 483 30 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 040 2 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 270 11 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 35 $100,000 or more .................... 36 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 544 10 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 226 24 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 415 446 $1,000.. 1 803 1 439 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 346 3 227 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 216 243 Other ............................... 199 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 257 200 days or more ................... 153 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 312 number.. 28 655 31 906 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 233 number.. 14 482 13 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 79 number.. 2 022 3 098 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 307 number.. 16 593 15 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 208 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 75 202 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 45 number.. 16 636 6 291 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 24 number.. (D) 1 570 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 115 acres.. 8 704 10 783 bushels.. 204 082 306 768 Barley for grain..............farms.. 136 185 acres.. 9 727 12 001 bushels.. 435 496 615 945 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.. 329 345 acres.. 45 079 52 554 tons, dry.. 60 672 89 197 @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.