1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IDAHO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 22 124 24 142 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 468 992 13 931 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 609 577 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 206 336 615 Average per acre .........dollars.. 682 572 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 841 55 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 785 3 021 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 017 5 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 070 5 685 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 182 4 716 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 270 2 446 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 800 3 006 Total cropland .................farms.. 19 204 21 085 acres.. 6 301 862 6 742 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 16 023 18 270 acres.. 4 225 273 4 349 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 487 16 620 acres.. 3 260 006 3 219 192 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 964 216 2 269 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 982 94 002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 492 103 1 097 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 472 113 1 172 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 726 5 329 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 186 2 519 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 433 2 627 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 266 3 646 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 370 2 781 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 253 2 787 $100,000 or more .................... 4 890 4 453 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 445 017 1 862 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 489 77 148 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 22 129 24 140 $1,000.. 493 797 387 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 314 16 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 13 082 14 550 Other ............................... 9 042 9 592 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 11 342 12 614 200 days or more ................... 7 214 7 555 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 527 13 481 number.. 1 812 720 1 772 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 393 8 604 number.. 565 016 558 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 990 2 769 number.. 181 785 157 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 12 230 13 321 number.. 1 646 112 1 502 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 141 1 258 number.. 67 343 76 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 940 1 113 number.. 104 723 119 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 316 1 464 number.. 347 678 316 112 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 119 1 839 number.. 1 488 472 1 425 572 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 59 85 number.. 27 206 8 733 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 106 7 706 acres.. 1 384 893 1 239 480 bushels.. 94 094 326 83 250 152 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 149 7 852 acres.. 691 273 833 225 bushels.. 48 647 384 59 437 911 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 494 2 043 acres.. 114 896 160 078 cwt.. 2 064 725 3 097 637 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 616 1 792 acres.. 372 028 352 670 cwt.. 119 060 333 99 392 607 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 406 1 397 acres.. 202 115 168 352 tons.. 4 828 489 4 319 597 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 940 13 717 acres.. 1 063 292 1 173 475 tons, dry.. 3 389 557 3 563 558 @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. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215.