1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOUNDARY COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 285 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 664 79 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 875 293 003 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 118 44 609 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 272 acres.. 46 721 51 806 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 253 acres.. 36 732 39 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 38 acres.. 1 399 1 372 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 900 8 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 756 29 463 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 219 5 679 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 682 3 072 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 33 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 238 9 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 413 31 762 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 285 297 $1,000.. 1 704 344 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 979 1 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 154 Other ............................... 140 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 187 200 days or more ................... 96 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 153 number.. 7 335 7 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 114 number.. 3 760 3 114 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 445 341 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 142 number.. 3 712 3 960 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 6 465 4 804 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 27 number.. 10 951 7 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 16 number.. 1 194 1 121 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 44 number.. 1 474 1 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 75 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 70 acres.. 14 324 13 539 bushels.. 896 519 912 443 Barley for grain..............farms.. 58 54 acres.. 8 773 10 254 bushels.. 531 195 632 116 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 210 acres.. 9 550 11 470 tons, dry.. 25 115 28 589 @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.