1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 766 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 296 331 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 406 403 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 240 287 139 Average per acre .........dollars.. 872 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 630 50 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 749 acres.. 210 541 210 216 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 569 640 acres.. 173 329 160 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 675 712 acres.. 183 956 170 453 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 177 66 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 030 80 452 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 832 31 047 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 345 35 165 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 79 $100,000 or more .................... 178 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 340 58 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 923 70 817 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 767 823 $1,000.. 19 138 8 188 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 952 9 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 437 Other ............................... 355 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 420 491 200 days or more ................... 285 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 517 number.. 73 301 75 450 Beef cows ..................farms.. 324 322 number.. 20 587 18 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 111 number.. 4 081 5 294 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 498 number.. 47 467 51 191 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 52 number.. 2 596 1 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 43 number.. 4 714 1 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 55 number.. 22 154 22 705 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 38 number.. 735 614 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 218 254 acres.. 39 222 28 690 bushels.. 3 295 634 2 078 253 Barley for grain..............farms.. 292 405 acres.. 40 280 39 964 bushels.. 3 353 101 3 373 311 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 63 78 acres.. 16 259 14 415 cwt.. 4 395 122 3 422 098 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 554 acres.. 74 185 74 298 tons, dry.. 303 461 289 911 @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.