1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEARWATER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 210 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 246 134 891 Average size of farm .......acres.. 492 624 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 149 217 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 526 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 711 26 848 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 182 acres.. 36 552 40 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 139 172 acres.. 24 186 26 537 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 316 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 604 4 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 923 18 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 951 2 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 653 1 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 23 $100,000 or more .................... 14 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 143 2 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 635 13 287 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 211 216 $1,000.. 1 339 1 047 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 347 4 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 103 Other ............................... 109 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 126 200 days or more ................... 67 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 136 number.. 5 921 4 852 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 120 number.. 3 265 2 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 130 160 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 125 number.. 2 945 2 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 9 number.. 939 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 1 644 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 163 292 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 34 number.. (D) 628 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 59 acres.. 8 926 9 322 bushels.. 417 619 560 933 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 54 acres.. 4 543 4 905 bushels.. 221 639 296 028 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) 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.. 116 152 acres.. 7 311 8 073 tons, dry.. 7 811 11 262 @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.