1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWER COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 435 069 436 494 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 490 1 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 874 825 708 869 Average per acre .........dollars.. 576 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 464 137 287 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 314 acres.. 312 574 327 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 277 acres.. 157 365 157 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 210 230 acres.. 102 892 93 889 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 443 66 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 135 189 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 570 49 705 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 873 16 527 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 42 $100,000 or more .................... 131 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 738 54 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 227 157 082 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 350 $1,000.. 17 528 11 766 Average per farm..........dollars.. 60 029 33 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 234 Other ............................... 73 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 160 200 days or more ................... 60 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 150 number.. 31 890 28 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 123 number.. 8 614 10 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 552 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 146 number.. 39 148 26 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 15 88 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 28 127 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 646 1 856 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 179 200 acres.. 107 964 94 873 bushels.. 6 604 820 5 480 142 Barley for grain..............farms.. 48 90 acres.. 4 447 14 169 bushels.. 313 898 726 183 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 77 87 acres.. 25 936 24 123 cwt.. 8 540 803 7 374 170 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 35 35 acres.. 9 255 8 166 tons.. 227 099 205 594 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 136 acres.. 8 474 12 202 tons, dry.. 29 294 36 707 @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.