1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 384 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 587 693 587 374 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 530 1 372 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 064 446 445 Average per acre .........dollars.. 290 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 591 70 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 380 acres.. 242 310 246 528 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 278 350 acres.. 140 089 144 660 Irrigated land .................farms.. 206 243 acres.. 70 201 65 980 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 781 32 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 784 75 385 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 803 19 233 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 978 13 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 85 $100,000 or more .................... 107 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 698 25 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 541 60 752 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 427 $1,000.. 7 386 3 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 184 8 076 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 294 Other ............................... 133 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 177 200 days or more ................... 105 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 207 number.. 30 108 32 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 146 number.. 15 284 13 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 55 number.. 2 011 2 311 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 206 number.. 19 731 18 320 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 653 1 021 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. 1 346 2 054 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 16 359 13 254 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 21 number.. 52 1 175 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 195 acres.. 34 800 35 580 bushels.. 1 441 638 1 506 872 Barley for grain..............farms.. 195 258 acres.. 73 692 75 482 bushels.. 4 642 834 5 038 410 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 22 21 acres.. 4 313 4 353 cwt.. 1 123 797 1 076 850 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 225 acres.. 29 289 29 322 tons, dry.. 62 143 70 506 @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.