1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELMORE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 285 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 528 401 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 240 1 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 410 453 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 444 372 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 789 55 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 237 294 acres.. 111 390 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 223 acres.. 71 855 73 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 202 252 acres.. 75 108 74 753 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 265 116 132 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 930 231 389 651 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 33 730 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 99 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 22 $100,000 or more .................... 87 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 249 361 121 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 874 952 355 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 285 341 $1,000.. 14 163 12 503 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 695 36 665 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 201 Other ............................... 112 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 157 200 days or more ................... 87 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 179 number.. 94 298 83 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 135 number.. 16 352 19 931 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 22 number.. 297 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 178 number.. (D) 137 476 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 13 number.. 122 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 8 number.. 135 178 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 28 number.. (D) 9 644 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 26 number.. 540 699 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 83 acres.. 16 696 14 720 bushels.. 1 309 002 1 182 333 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 48 acres.. 2 077 3 295 bushels.. 128 663 239 054 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 24 41 acres.. 4 080 8 321 cwt.. 80 687 138 684 Irish potatoes................farms.. 34 33 acres.. 8 623 10 704 cwt.. 3 422 809 3 653 494 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 30 35 acres.. 11 253 9 855 tons.. 247 263 265 734 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 172 acres.. 22 785 21 097 tons, dry.. 112 777 90 197 @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.