1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTTE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 188 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 358 161 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 848 721 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 417 323 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 818 67 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 158 204 acres.. (D) 85 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 178 acres.. 48 199 56 404 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 185 acres.. 56 134 65 796 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 380 14 836 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 083 66 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 979 8 479 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 401 6 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 32 $100,000 or more .................... 56 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 026 12 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 564 55 772 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 188 224 $1,000.. 4 515 2 682 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 017 11 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 151 Other ............................... 56 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 102 200 days or more ................... 46 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 123 number.. 20 418 21 436 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 99 number.. 10 532 10 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 598 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 121 number.. 10 879 10 581 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 13 number.. 2 013 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 9 number.. 2 015 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 25 number.. 11 300 10 031 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 number.. 194 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 62 acres.. 8 207 5 998 bushels.. 609 881 376 877 Barley for grain..............farms.. 75 106 acres.. 10 192 15 752 bushels.. 795 679 1 218 648 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 22 acres.. 3 126 3 031 cwt.. 608 060 511 058 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 155 acres.. 27 632 31 510 tons, dry.. 100 357 103 981 @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.