1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 541 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 281 170 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 930 314 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 795 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 398 36 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 513 acres.. 78 383 95 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 427 acres.. 57 605 67 192 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 167 acres.. 18 723 17 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 037 17 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 492 28 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 052 14 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 985 2 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 247 305 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 9 $100,000 or more .................... 39 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 516 17 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 832 28 235 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 541 611 $1,000.. 1 817 4 183 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 359 6 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 275 Other ............................... 306 336 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 394 200 days or more ................... 205 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 306 number.. 8 544 8 498 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 237 number.. 4 122 4 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 43 number.. 70 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 275 number.. 4 286 4 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 33 number.. 169 981 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 36 number.. 265 1 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 31 number.. 1 288 513 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 91 number.. (D) 2 288 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 1 216 333 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 90 acres.. 17 947 17 093 bushels.. 984 869 1 044 615 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 60 acres.. 3 012 4 818 bushels.. 163 256 249 430 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 3 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.. 298 350 acres.. 12 822 14 181 tons, dry.. 19 466 21 987 @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.