1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 221 221 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 293 246 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 205 1 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 879 552 552 814 Average per acre .........dollars.. 710 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 936 51 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 193 acres.. 75 250 75 191 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 168 acres.. 42 814 42 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 179 173 acres.. 64 283 54 441 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 587 18 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 301 84 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 811 7 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 775 11 627 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 26 $100,000 or more .................... 49 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 425 15 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 471 70 390 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 221 221 $1,000.. 1 695 1 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 671 8 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 137 Other ............................... 87 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 123 200 days or more ................... 71 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 116 number.. 29 527 27 474 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 92 number.. 13 220 11 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 26 number.. 828 779 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 115 number.. 18 014 17 979 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 482 306 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. 521 354 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 22 number.. 32 956 20 418 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) 184 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 56 acres.. 4 932 5 214 bushels.. 402 791 327 068 Barley for grain..............farms.. 57 105 acres.. 14 629 14 369 bushels.. 1 285 540 1 173 137 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 3 937 811 cwt.. 1 325 354 230 620 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 2 071 tons.. (D) 46 776 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 150 acres.. 16 814 19 676 tons, dry.. 52 295 63 544 @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.