1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 177 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 039 222 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 192 1 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 736 744 700 958 Average per acre .........dollars.. 624 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 729 84 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 178 acres.. 150 451 157 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 143 163 acres.. 116 593 113 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 337 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 525 20 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 312 107 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 430 18 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 095 1 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 33 $100,000 or more .................... 71 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 141 14 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 194 77 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 177 191 $1,000.. 2 859 7 982 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 154 41 792 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 143 Other ............................... 34 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 76 200 days or more ................... 34 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 86 number.. 7 040 6 466 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 79 number.. 3 545 3 133 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 4 number.. 28 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 86 number.. 3 193 2 809 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 855 1 362 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 10 number.. 1 449 1 789 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 90 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 123 145 acres.. 57 783 49 959 bushels.. 2 976 912 3 509 523 Barley for grain..............farms.. 104 136 acres.. 24 029 27 052 bushels.. 1 100 953 1 806 156 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 98 acres.. 7 013 7 007 tons, dry.. 7 417 12 174 @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.