1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREMONT COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 495 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 380 928 383 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 770 703 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 637 351 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 634 547 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 293 80 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 476 acres.. 197 105 195 345 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 355 424 acres.. 161 960 139 434 Irrigated land .................farms.. 372 401 acres.. 130 845 106 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 126 61 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 992 112 830 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 017 36 959 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 109 24 646 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 80 $100,000 or more .................... 140 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 750 47 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 910 87 292 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 495 546 $1,000.. 15 875 13 755 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 070 25 192 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 345 Other ............................... 224 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 285 200 days or more ................... 171 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 264 number.. 30 974 34 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 186 number.. 8 760 8 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 46 number.. 1 470 1 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 257 number.. 26 068 31 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 23 number.. 151 631 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 20 number.. 377 579 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 43 number.. 33 414 16 007 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 36 number.. (D) 818 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 189 219 acres.. 35 846 19 522 bushels.. 2 800 572 1 279 637 Barley for grain..............farms.. 217 288 acres.. 63 835 71 147 bushels.. 4 511 366 4 768 684 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 139 169 acres.. 38 262 30 667 cwt.. 11 341 076 6 873 900 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 269 acres.. 24 450 17 567 tons, dry.. 62 997 44 053 @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.