1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
SHOSHONE COUNTY,                IDAHO
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..               42              46
Land in farms ..................acres..            4 428           5 148
    Average size of farm .......acres..              105             112
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          196 119         113 913
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 860           1 018
Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           22 356          17 523
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................                3               7
  10 to 49 acres ......................               16              17
  50 to 179 acres .....................               18              11
  180 to 499 acres ....................                4              10
  500 to 999 acres ....................                1               1
  1,000 acres or more .................                0               0
Total cropland .................farms..               23              34
                                acres..            1 036           1 892
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..               19              27
                                acres..              459           1 073
Irrigated land .................farms..                6               2
                                acres..              217             (D)

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..              359             278
    Average per farm .........dollars..            8 546           6 049
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..              (D)             100
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..              (D)             178
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................               18              24
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................                8               9
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................               11               7
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................                3               4
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................                0               1
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                1               1
  $100,000 or more ....................                1               0
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..              427             372
    Average per farm .........dollars..           10 162           8 096
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..               42              46
                               $1,000..              (D)          -   94
    Average per farm..........dollars..              (D)        -  2 047
Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................               19              19
  Other ...............................               23              27
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................               20              26
   200 days or more ...................               12              20


Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..               25              27
                               number..              798             769
    Beef cows ..................farms..               19              24
                               number..              524             385
    Milk cows ..................farms..                4               4
                               number..                5               6
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..               24              23
                               number..              (D)             420
  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..                2               2
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..                2               1
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..                1               1
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..                4              11
                               number..              (D)             124
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                1               1
                               number..              (D)             (D)
Selected crops harvested:
  Wheat for grain ..............farms..                0               1
                                acres..                0             (D)
                              bushels..                0             (D)
  Barley for grain..............farms..                0               1
                                acres..                0             (D)
                              bushels..                0             (D)
  Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                  cwt..                0               0
  Irish potatoes................farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                  cwt..                0               0
  Sugar beets for sugar.........farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                 tons..                0               0
  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..               18              24
                                acres..              524             727
                            tons, dry..              647             (D)
       @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.