1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 85 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 711 362 514 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 373 3 520 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 075 882 1 514 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 324 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 305 95 835 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 65 80 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 63 acres.. 51 841 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 59 acres.. 48 428 71 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 718 26 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 976 253 643 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 075 16 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 643 10 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 30 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 221 22 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 241 215 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 85 103 $1,000.. 10 027 3 950 Average per farm..........dollars.. 117 960 38 347 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 78 Other ............................... 28 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 41 44 200 days or more ................... 21 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 73 number.. 14 822 26 772 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 65 number.. 6 781 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 74 number.. 10 384 17 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 6 650 14 324 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 54 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 30 acres.. 24 067 22 600 bushels.. 1 958 887 1 566 587 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 30 acres.. 2 590 6 816 bushels.. 199 506 575 670 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 11 000 11 285 cwt.. 4 220 670 3 020 780 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 55 acres.. 14 482 27 993 tons, dry.. 55 976 101 643 @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.