1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 619 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 086 242 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 503 193 819 Average per acre .........dollars.. 501 518 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 068 43 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 566 acres.. 141 099 144 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 527 acres.. 76 751 83 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 437 451 acres.. 50 901 48 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 001 40 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 700 63 161 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 461 6 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 541 34 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 84 $100,000 or more .................... 109 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 625 29 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 027 46 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 618 641 $1,000.. 8 907 9 677 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 413 15 097 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 373 Other ............................... 274 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 336 200 days or more ................... 231 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 368 number.. 39 527 36 101 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 107 number.. 6 953 4 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 139 174 number.. 11 434 11 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 370 363 number.. 15 225 16 094 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 32 number.. 1 916 1 686 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 27 number.. 2 475 2 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 36 number.. 2 712 2 514 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 218 acres.. 20 816 20 655 bushels.. 775 071 917 510 Barley for grain..............farms.. 272 320 acres.. 18 873 21 174 bushels.. 1 200 189 1 335 579 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) 6 300 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 424 458 acres.. 35 022 38 528 tons, dry.. 105 221 114 637 @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.