1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
CASSIA COUNTY,                  IDAHO
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..              788             873
Land in farms ..................acres..          666 342         653 525
    Average size of farm .......acres..              846             749
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          584 604         465 049
    Average per acre .........dollars..              693             632
Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..          116 643          90 408
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               97             112
  10 to 49 acres ......................              108             110
  50 to 179 acres .....................              169             175
  180 to 499 acres ....................              136             171
  500 to 999 acres ....................              114             137
  1,000 acres or more .................              164             168
Total cropland .................farms..              685             750
                                acres..              (D)         413 331
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              583             686
                                acres..          261 246         260 238
Irrigated land .................farms..              641             723
                                acres..          252 012         237 169

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..          284 333         174 809
    Average per farm .........dollars..          360 829         200 239
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..          123 056          89 668
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..          161 277          85 141
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................               95             104
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................               49              61
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................               60              61
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................              106             129
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               81             106
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................              100             131
  $100,000 or more ....................              297             281
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..          250 144         144 161
    Average per farm .........dollars..          317 442         165 133
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              788             873
                               $1,000..           34 508          30 754
    Average per farm..........dollars..           43 792          35 228
Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              550             609
  Other ...............................              238             264
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              350             405
   200 days or more ...................              199             213

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              436             485
                               number..          134 228         107 828
    Beef cows ..................farms..              273             288
                               number..           30 873          26 420
    Milk cows ..................farms..               92             123
                               number..            8 040           7 865
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              433             476
                               number..          224 172         111 477
  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               58              71
                               number..            2 108           5 089
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               44              64
                               number..            3 047           7 620
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               29              58
                               number..            7 166          18 793
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               26              37
                               number..              (D)             710
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                0               0
                               number..                0               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Wheat for grain ..............farms..              330             411
                                acres..          105 671          98 301
                              bushels..        8 077 910       7 048 498
  Barley for grain..............farms..              211             324
                                acres..           26 385          34 326
                              bushels..        2 274 383       3 286 164
  Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms..              144             195
                                acres..           11 771          14 288
                                  cwt..          183 366         279 475
  Irish potatoes................farms..              148             127
                                acres..           32 113          30 437
                                  cwt..       11 442 781      10 668 777
  Sugar beets for sugar.........farms..              206             183
                                acres..           32 083          27 382
                                 tons..          718 338         623 752
  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              353             460
                                acres..           48 864          50 173
                            tons, dry..          183 778         187 836
       @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.