1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 788 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 666 342 653 525 Average size of farm .......acres.. 846 749 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 604 465 049 Average per acre .........dollars.. 693 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 643 90 408 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 168 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 750 acres.. (D) 413 331 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 686 acres.. 261 246 260 238 Irrigated land .................farms.. 641 723 acres.. 252 012 237 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 284 333 174 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 829 200 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 123 056 89 668 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 161 277 85 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 131 $100,000 or more .................... 297 281 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 250 144 144 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 442 165 133 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 788 873 $1,000.. 34 508 30 754 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 792 35 228 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 609 Other ............................... 238 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 405 200 days or more ................... 199 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 485 number.. 134 228 107 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 288 number.. 30 873 26 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 123 number.. 8 040 7 865 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 433 476 number.. 224 172 111 477 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 71 number.. 2 108 5 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 64 number.. 3 047 7 620 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 58 number.. 7 166 18 793 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 37 number.. (D) 710 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 330 411 acres.. 105 671 98 301 bushels.. 8 077 910 7 048 498 Barley for grain..............farms.. 211 324 acres.. 26 385 34 326 bushels.. 2 274 383 3 286 164 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 144 195 acres.. 11 771 14 288 cwt.. 183 366 279 475 Irish potatoes................farms.. 148 127 acres.. 32 113 30 437 cwt.. 11 442 781 10 668 777 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 206 183 acres.. 32 083 27 382 tons.. 718 338 623 752 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 460 acres.. 48 864 50 173 tons, dry.. 183 778 187 836 @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.