1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 67 73 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 333 66 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 199 915 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 796 002 347 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 380 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 569 20 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 53 acres.. 7 478 8 247 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 33 41 acres.. 1 926 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 45 acres.. 2 954 3 431 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 558 2 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 100 28 691 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 605 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 953 1 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 193 1 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 663 20 472 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 67 73 $1,000.. (D) 600 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 8 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 35 36 Other ............................... 32 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 38 48 200 days or more ................... 24 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 47 number.. 5 159 5 264 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 41 number.. (D) 3 251 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 49 number.. 4 170 3 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 113 (D) bushels.. 3 632 (D) 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.. 25 37 acres.. 1 858 2 647 tons, dry.. 5 125 (D) @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.