1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAYETTE COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 562 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 776 135 359 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 254 221 684 Average per acre .........dollars.. 911 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 155 40 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 514 512 acres.. (D) 62 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 443 acres.. 43 329 42 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 494 485 acres.. 56 592 49 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 223 48 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 910 85 079 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 432 27 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 791 21 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 48 $100,000 or more .................... 97 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 213 35 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 986 61 562 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 561 572 $1,000.. 6 913 14 307 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 323 25 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 347 Other ............................... 242 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 285 200 days or more ................... 210 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 280 number.. 30 235 26 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 142 number.. 8 046 7 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 77 number.. 5 147 4 778 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 282 number.. 14 917 23 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 32 number.. 520 1 068 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 30 number.. 768 1 338 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 34 number.. 6 655 3 195 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. 450 835 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 128 acres.. 6 237 5 045 bushels.. 476 137 390 242 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 107 acres.. 1 620 2 581 bushels.. 135 859 217 859 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 16 30 acres.. 834 1 487 cwt.. 15 391 28 537 Irish potatoes................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 1 221 591 cwt.. 521 051 246 960 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 41 42 acres.. 5 360 4 507 tons.. 155 253 144 286 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 301 acres.. 15 083 12 367 tons, dry.. 61 761 51 427 @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.