1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 267 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 701 137 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 527 525 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 414 311 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 835 551 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 315 40 514 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 235 214 acres.. 67 964 68 471 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 180 acres.. 33 011 34 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 228 206 acres.. 58 436 55 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 085 11 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 754 42 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 577 1 334 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 508 9 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 41 $100,000 or more .................... 41 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 802 8 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 039 34 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 268 260 $1,000.. 2 314 1 314 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 634 5 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 171 Other ............................... 100 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 133 200 days or more ................... 84 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 186 number.. 36 956 39 959 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 166 number.. (D) 23 307 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 30 number.. (D) 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 184 number.. 22 652 21 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 28 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 39 number.. 2 318 3 548 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. 422 326 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 178 291 bushels.. 11 080 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 44 acres.. 1 720 3 734 bushels.. 126 819 227 260 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 340 250 cwt.. 50 100 47 000 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 173 acres.. 30 796 32 020 tons, dry.. 77 466 78 026 @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.