1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 662 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 744 295 802 746 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 124 1 037 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 794 361 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 431 358 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 012 40 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 176 185 Total cropland .................farms.. 566 647 acres.. 225 536 265 065 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 578 acres.. 138 675 152 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 66 acres.. 2 418 3 850 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 906 33 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 175 43 659 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 974 17 932 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 932 15 860 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 104 $100,000 or more .................... 81 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 711 25 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 859 32 735 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 662 774 $1,000.. 3 912 5 648 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 909 7 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 451 Other ............................... 250 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 397 200 days or more ................... 185 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 565 number.. 45 261 49 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 481 number.. 23 656 23 829 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 67 number.. 370 584 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 575 number.. 26 558 29 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 70 number.. 8 963 8 798 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 73 number.. 13 781 14 245 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 57 number.. 11 426 9 351 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 83 number.. 1 401 10 051 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 76 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 254 320 acres.. 63 977 60 479 bushels.. 2 957 770 4 304 514 Barley for grain..............farms.. 209 286 acres.. 28 872 32 697 bushels.. 781 588 1 971 819 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 418 501 acres.. 36 233 40 488 tons, dry.. 36 118 62 271 @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.