1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TETON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 257 268 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 788 148 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 524 556 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 242 442 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 164 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 978 81 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 246 acres.. 108 283 116 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 224 acres.. 71 504 78 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 190 202 acres.. 51 358 55 392 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 193 17 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 573 65 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 698 11 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 495 5 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 57 $100,000 or more .................... 53 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 751 16 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 395 62 097 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 257 268 $1,000.. 6 278 2 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 428 10 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 174 Other ............................... 95 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 132 200 days or more ................... 65 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 140 number.. 16 809 16 193 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 98 number.. 6 598 5 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 40 number.. 1 323 1 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 138 number.. 7 950 8 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 34 33 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 583 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) 307 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 66 acres.. 9 268 7 934 bushels.. 479 374 377 781 Barley for grain..............farms.. 123 150 acres.. 36 648 41 725 bushels.. 2 172 937 2 809 097 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 25 38 acres.. 5 673 7 837 cwt.. 1 150 140 1 259 001 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 182 acres.. 20 014 20 548 tons, dry.. 43 938 45 990 @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.