1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENEWAH COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 205 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 510 115 100 Average size of farm .......acres.. 572 561 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 280 434 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 737 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 053 49 458 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 170 acres.. 74 508 77 435 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 149 acres.. 58 066 54 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 1 293 550 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 579 9 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 507 44 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 327 7 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 252 1 408 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 8 $100,000 or more .................... 37 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 769 7 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 352 35 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 205 $1,000.. 3 133 1 039 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 067 5 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 112 Other ............................... 95 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 106 200 days or more ................... 58 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 114 number.. 4 225 5 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 93 number.. 1 916 2 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 17 number.. 16 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 103 number.. 1 998 2 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 1 529 2 501 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 15 number.. 2 626 3 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 407 99 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. (D) 522 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 59 acres.. 27 106 22 171 bushels.. 1 545 783 1 455 374 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 50 acres.. 4 661 6 671 bushels.. 259 302 359 867 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 107 acres.. 5 164 6 861 tons, dry.. 6 408 8 253 @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.