1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 107 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 813 81 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 737 724 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 268 327 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 822 532 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 238 23 252 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 88 80 acres.. 27 443 20 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 49 acres.. 6 990 7 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 56 acres.. 21 143 17 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 511 7 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 847 70 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 018 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 493 7 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 8 $100,000 or more .................... 11 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 183 6 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 786 56 625 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 107 113 $1,000.. 985 759 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 208 6 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 58 63 Other ............................... 49 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 70 200 days or more ................... 32 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 68 number.. 10 484 10 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 46 number.. 3 968 3 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 3 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 65 73 number.. 9 361 13 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 4 number.. 13 15 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 9 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 276 82 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 1 596 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 448 320 bushels.. 78 740 23 207 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 444 483 bushels.. 22 670 32 609 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 134 cwt.. (D) 31 100 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 43 acres.. 2 944 4 845 tons, dry.. 5 653 5 892 @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.