1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GEM COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 531 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 176 222 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 414 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 565 186 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 870 479 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 281 28 822 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 485 acres.. 51 439 52 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 406 acres.. 27 874 28 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 463 444 acres.. 38 677 35 021 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 510 21 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 574 40 417 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 685 8 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 825 13 490 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 53 $100,000 or more .................... 56 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 834 15 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 561 29 484 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 539 $1,000.. 2 438 4 690 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 583 8 701 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 298 Other ............................... 249 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 298 200 days or more ................... 194 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 327 number.. 36 054 38 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 192 number.. 13 608 13 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 79 number.. 2 940 3 063 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 310 317 number.. 19 042 19 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 28 number.. 555 3 340 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 718 4 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 30 number.. 2 210 1 327 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 54 number.. (D) 1 358 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 597 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 102 acres.. 2 636 3 117 bushels.. 198 977 246 764 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 84 acres.. 1 210 1 837 bushels.. 92 299 119 683 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 139 175 cwt.. 1 807 2 448 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 298 acres.. 13 569 14 973 tons, dry.. 45 211 44 567 @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.