1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONEIDA COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 143 309 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 866 852 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 233 299 083 Average per acre .........dollars.. 368 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 930 58 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 285 338 acres.. 177 482 211 136 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 259 308 acres.. 75 862 86 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 201 222 acres.. 28 906 31 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 188 12 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 135 33 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 011 6 649 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 177 5 552 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 41 $100,000 or more .................... 42 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 856 10 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 880 29 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 313 363 $1,000.. 2 284 2 696 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 298 7 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 226 Other ............................... 120 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 181 200 days or more ................... 102 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 200 number.. 26 045 25 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 168 number.. 14 105 13 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 729 950 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 199 number.. 11 918 10 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 457 848 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 288 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 20 number.. 2 249 2 421 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 13 number.. (D) 375 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 139 188 acres.. 38 858 41 575 bushels.. 1 131 017 1 611 693 Barley for grain..............farms.. 130 195 acres.. 12 475 19 240 bushels.. 482 750 764 944 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 238 acres.. 25 339 24 897 tons, dry.. 59 758 64 295 @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.