1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 453 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 556 131 523 171 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 228 1 063 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 638 659 364 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 523 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 787 48 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 442 acres.. 112 734 119 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 400 acres.. 52 047 53 929 Irrigated land .................farms.. 341 355 acres.. 40 227 38 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 459 42 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 069 85 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 579 13 513 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 880 28 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 59 $100,000 or more .................... 95 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 145 33 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 195 68 381 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 454 491 $1,000.. 5 516 6 772 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 149 13 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 326 Other ............................... 148 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 234 200 days or more ................... 120 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 270 number.. 46 598 44 202 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 199 number.. 21 131 16 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 64 number.. 1 593 1 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 271 number.. 27 456 44 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 24 number.. 771 2 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 24 number.. 1 126 2 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 27 number.. 17 233 6 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 63 number.. 428 1 239 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 174 acres.. 11 430 12 078 bushels.. 678 468 693 749 Barley for grain..............farms.. 59 110 acres.. 2 791 5 044 bushels.. 155 270 292 177 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 12 acres.. 72 318 cwt.. (D) 6 934 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 293 359 cwt.. 103 477 145 647 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 43 46 acres.. 2 635 2 460 tons.. 72 995 70 041 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 288 acres.. 30 504 27 660 tons, dry.. 78 986 69 863 @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.