1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TWIN FALLS COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 457 1 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 993 552 538 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 338 149 285 466 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 065 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 013 54 826 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 219 236 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 295 50 to 179 acres ..................... 380 437 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 393 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 232 1 342 acres.. 292 686 326 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 082 1 196 acres.. 217 434 254 674 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 243 1 351 acres.. 231 351 272 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 170 499 161 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 020 102 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 768 78 144 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 731 83 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 229 268 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 220 246 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 234 262 $100,000 or more .................... 353 319 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 987 117 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 902 74 820 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 457 1 576 $1,000.. 38 302 42 141 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 288 26 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 998 1 085 Other ............................... 459 491 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 705 814 200 days or more ................... 383 422 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 869 869 number.. 106 847 109 660 Beef cows ..................farms.. 505 496 number.. 27 702 35 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 122 144 number.. 18 301 11 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 848 883 number.. 75 528 77 397 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 75 number.. 3 266 2 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 72 number.. 4 203 3 958 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 97 number.. 12 879 18 871 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 84 125 number.. 2 511 3 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 12 number.. 175 811 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 511 599 acres.. 42 084 39 738 bushels.. 3 417 747 3 388 952 Barley for grain..............farms.. 430 574 acres.. 23 951 30 283 bushels.. 2 162 084 2 980 564 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 577 737 acres.. 45 272 (D) cwt.. 870 660 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 60 76 acres.. 9 217 10 812 cwt.. 3 388 975 3 459 730 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 149 133 acres.. 14 249 13 350 tons.. 311 003 314 544 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 891 963 acres.. 51 185 58 479 tons, dry.. 257 448 282 775 @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.