1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEZ PERCE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 477 839 473 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 385 1 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 721 748 612 040 Average per acre .........dollars.. 545 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 523 68 220 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 121 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 341 acres.. 214 633 216 575 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 308 acres.. 165 179 152 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 79 acres.. 2 277 2 888 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 917 30 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 310 74 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 765 25 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 152 5 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 56 $100,000 or more .................... 101 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 935 24 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 870 61 670 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 405 $1,000.. 5 348 6 111 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 502 15 089 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 263 Other ............................... 115 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 170 200 days or more ................... 84 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 192 number.. 17 048 16 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 161 number.. 8 407 8 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 90 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 192 number.. 10 925 9 048 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 17 number.. 534 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 478 2 030 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 121 311 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 25 number.. 612 599 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 177 229 acres.. 89 453 78 653 bushels.. 4 643 122 5 942 291 Barley for grain..............farms.. 124 185 acres.. 22 085 22 412 bushels.. 1 107 970 1 529 791 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 5 14 acres.. 1 149 1 445 cwt.. 16 679 24 469 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 3 (D) cwt.. 124 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 167 acres.. 7 678 8 711 tons, dry.. 11 923 16 244 @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.