1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 505 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 369 239 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 470 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 740 418 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 279 85 193 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 454 acres.. 177 049 186 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 415 acres.. 144 280 136 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 449 425 acres.. 127 851 116 924 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 198 51 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 947 100 570 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 249 42 169 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 950 9 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 49 $100,000 or more .................... 144 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 784 41 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 246 81 266 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 506 510 $1,000.. 15 012 9 301 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 669 18 236 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 305 Other ............................... 217 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 282 200 days or more ................... 181 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 240 number.. 20 952 23 781 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 160 number.. 7 824 9 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 64 number.. 1 715 2 085 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 240 number.. 10 184 11 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 27 number.. 953 1 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 20 number.. 1 936 1 555 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 27 number.. 3 254 1 467 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 272 acres.. 37 443 30 127 bushels.. 2 924 728 2 045 264 Barley for grain..............farms.. 218 290 acres.. 52 421 52 085 bushels.. 4 202 800 3 712 601 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 136 156 acres.. 39 402 39 436 cwt.. 10 682 805 9 561 031 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 254 acres.. 16 179 16 177 tons, dry.. 52 554 51 213 @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.