1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOODING COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 683 729 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 114 239 328 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 302 270 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 085 846 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 331 58 798 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 644 acres.. 139 225 128 133 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 479 524 acres.. 97 409 83 111 Irrigated land .................farms.. 581 621 acres.. 115 398 107 793 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 201 918 112 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 635 154 600 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 648 29 211 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 158 270 83 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 84 $100,000 or more .................... 206 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 161 715 94 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 771 129 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 729 $1,000.. 39 456 17 037 Average per farm..........dollars.. 57 769 23 370 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 458 509 Other ............................... 225 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 315 200 days or more ................... 199 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 465 493 number.. 113 347 83 961 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 236 number.. 19 397 18 214 Milk cows ..................farms.. 126 161 number.. 32 481 18 053 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 482 494 number.. 106 901 82 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 32 number.. 3 549 4 005 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 25 number.. 5 448 6 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 37 number.. 15 885 32 318 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 70 number.. 867 1 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 49 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 156 acres.. 14 721 11 776 bushels.. 1 266 381 973 057 Barley for grain..............farms.. 82 170 acres.. 4 623 6 963 bushels.. 383 591 588 224 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 64 73 acres.. 3 794 4 547 cwt.. 70 668 95 352 Irish potatoes................farms.. 58 68 acres.. 11 868 12 947 cwt.. 4 301 135 4 613 280 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 38 30 acres.. 3 073 2 535 tons.. 59 780 58 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 439 acres.. 36 009 32 078 tons, dry.. 175 586 139 920 @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.