1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MINIDOKA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 774 858 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 161 207 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 218 266 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 261 1 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 307 70 678 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 126 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 698 760 acres.. (D) 181 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 703 acres.. 174 157 142 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 696 748 acres.. 177 516 145 670 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 253 83 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 994 97 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 274 59 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 979 24 070 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 125 $100,000 or more .................... 300 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 533 67 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 349 78 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 773 858 $1,000.. 26 287 14 405 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 007 16 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 563 629 Other ............................... 211 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 394 200 days or more ................... 200 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 403 number.. 33 270 34 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 152 number.. 7 303 6 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 93 number.. 5 213 5 494 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 390 number.. 21 934 19 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 55 number.. 2 225 1 819 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 50 number.. 4 326 3 161 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 37 number.. 35 213 25 770 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 1 280 795 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 319 396 acres.. 46 919 38 737 bushels.. 4 580 404 3 329 070 Barley for grain..............farms.. 276 396 acres.. 32 375 25 000 bushels.. 3 279 421 2 474 945 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 158 195 acres.. 11 758 9 622 cwt.. 183 604 182 202 Irish potatoes................farms.. 114 116 acres.. 18 729 12 558 cwt.. 6 882 284 4 366 757 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 297 326 acres.. 42 939 33 306 tons.. 1 010 080 805 239 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 365 410 acres.. 17 869 19 232 tons, dry.. 88 065 85 069 @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.