1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEROME COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 815 909 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 552 205 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 216 246 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 342 1 016 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 653 55 740 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 145 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 789 acres.. 165 898 161 672 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 600 668 acres.. 142 125 126 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 695 768 acres.. 150 444 135 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 174 324 129 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 895 142 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 280 44 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 044 84 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 136 $100,000 or more .................... 249 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 140 185 102 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 006 112 760 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 815 908 $1,000.. 32 533 25 458 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 918 28 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 516 587 Other ............................... 299 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 460 200 days or more ................... 249 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 493 number.. 89 656 68 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 194 number.. 10 643 9 466 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 113 number.. 32 041 20 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 522 number.. 61 050 81 639 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 46 number.. 3 038 2 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 39 number.. 5 777 5 335 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 41 number.. 10 316 9 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 73 number.. (D) 1 820 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 304 359 acres.. 33 618 24 165 bushels.. 3 033 971 2 088 279 Barley for grain..............farms.. 136 268 acres.. 10 585 11 952 bushels.. 930 465 1 147 321 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 241 299 acres.. 20 449 24 585 cwt.. 355 176 464 953 Irish potatoes................farms.. 113 93 acres.. 18 071 13 315 cwt.. 6 942 361 4 746 018 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 93 82 acres.. 12 698 8 692 tons.. 300 870 202 573 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 554 acres.. 34 364 37 165 tons, dry.. 179 203 168 882 @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.