1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 333 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 908 201 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 582 551 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 086 317 340 Average per acre .........dollars.. 637 570 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 794 30 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 304 acres.. 84 859 85 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 257 acres.. 41 837 43 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 280 290 acres.. 70 300 77 646 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 656 16 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 025 44 087 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 064 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 592 15 127 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 61 $100,000 or more .................... 61 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 888 12 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 706 34 329 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 333 365 $1,000.. 3 599 3 747 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 808 10 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 241 Other ............................... 122 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 168 200 days or more ................... 96 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 295 number.. 55 422 55 743 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 243 number.. 35 552 32 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 53 number.. 672 1 190 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 296 number.. 35 443 30 296 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 80 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 43 111 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 44 number.. 4 499 4 728 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 24 number.. (D) 1 049 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 55 acres.. 712 1 810 bushels.. 45 433 94 381 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 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.. 208 248 acres.. 41 802 41 723 tons, dry.. 96 639 93 204 @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.