1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 476 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 021 136 833 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 200 276 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 1 223 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 822 24 591 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 414 446 acres.. 42 641 46 034 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 331 383 acres.. 21 358 25 735 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 85 acres.. 2 617 4 984 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 025 5 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 657 10 645 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 265 1 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 760 4 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 255 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 14 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 054 6 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 595 13 072 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 477 516 $1,000.. (D) - 675 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 308 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 245 Other ............................... 244 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 307 200 days or more ................... 186 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 290 number.. 13 828 14 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 226 number.. 6 475 6 170 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 43 number.. 566 681 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 272 number.. 6 597 6 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 29 number.. 255 194 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 26 number.. 554 1 747 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 29 number.. 1 177 1 008 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 77 number.. 1 217 1 997 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 635 bushels.. (D) 35 837 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 210 456 bushels.. 10 974 19 060 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 319 cwt.. (D) 60 265 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 356 acres.. 20 258 23 840 tons, dry.. 28 829 34 983 @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.