1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 302 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 429 145 251 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 430 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 007 241 763 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 578 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 983 48 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 295 acres.. (D) 90 977 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 252 acres.. 50 960 52 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 257 283 acres.. 59 694 64 764 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 158 29 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 350 86 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 663 11 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 494 17 669 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 52 $100,000 or more .................... 86 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 172 22 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 529 65 661 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 302 338 $1,000.. 6 508 6 927 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 549 20 494 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 233 256 Other ............................... 69 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 147 200 days or more ................... 59 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 254 number.. 27 535 32 361 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 112 number.. 6 240 6 291 Milk cows ..................farms.. 86 120 number.. 5 537 6 268 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 263 number.. 18 399 17 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 33 number.. 828 459 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 23 number.. 1 469 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 22 number.. 1 054 1 538 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. 468 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 113 acres.. 14 721 11 442 bushels.. 1 145 311 935 257 Barley for grain..............farms.. 71 182 acres.. 6 140 9 144 bushels.. 464 934 722 457 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 17 19 acres.. 1 027 1 961 cwt.. 17 121 24 088 Irish potatoes................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 3 488 2 889 cwt.. 1 230 986 952 265 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 33 23 acres.. 7 051 4 386 tons.. 161 581 98 358 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 214 acres.. 15 239 20 545 tons, dry.. 42 017 74 398 @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.