1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 610 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 293 352 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 569 548 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 108 444 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 780 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 651 68 302 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 548 584 acres.. 246 148 263 759 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 492 533 acres.. 200 033 195 063 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 42 acres.. 2 060 3 065 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 662 34 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 020 53 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 309 30 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 353 3 679 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 89 $100,000 or more .................... 137 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 681 29 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 018 46 358 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 610 644 $1,000.. 7 748 4 382 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 701 6 805 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 392 Other ............................... 263 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 330 200 days or more ................... 184 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 303 number.. 12 415 12 385 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 256 number.. 6 458 6 416 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 174 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 284 number.. 5 884 5 810 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 29 number.. 3 841 4 600 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 29 number.. 6 658 7 077 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 28 number.. 3 377 1 159 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 49 number.. 2 714 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 271 344 acres.. 97 212 88 407 bushels.. 5 879 905 6 595 679 Barley for grain..............farms.. 205 299 acres.. 26 135 31 907 bushels.. 1 425 651 2 154 124 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 10 8 acres.. 1 485 887 cwt.. 8 291 10 629 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.. 301 341 acres.. 15 176 14 866 tons, dry.. 18 999 24 232 @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.