Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
.number 
76 
75 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
756,220 
593,792 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,263 
1,458 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
9,950 
7,917 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 1 ,470 
8,074 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
891,837 
715,930 
T otal farm production expenses 
$1,000 
22,318 
1 1 ,552 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
11,734,692 
9,545,728 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
293,657 
154,021 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
1,179 
1,206 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
9 
14 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
520 
497 
equipment 
..$1,000 
17,935 
10,208 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
57,744 
35,533 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
27 
18 
$1,000 
1 1 ,795 
14,775 
Total cropland 
....farms 
23 
20 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
436,835 
820,835 
acres 
22,074 
15,021 
Flarvested cropland 
....farms 
17 
15 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
7,307 
(D) 
Full owners 
64 
60 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
7 
4 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
_ 
4 
Tenants 
5 
11 
acres 
- 
(D) 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
11 
11 
acres 
14,767 
10,604 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3 
3 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
1 
Total woodland 
....farms 
6 
15 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
42,277 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
4 
4 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
3 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12 
11 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
4 
11 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
35 
32 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
12 
11 
acres 
689,554 
518,920 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities. 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
3 
1 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
41 
43 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
17,574 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
1 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
22 
22 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
acres 
8,308 
3,534 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
_ 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
1 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
17,733 
9,532 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
233,326 
127,090 
production (1 125,1 129) 
51 
52 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
211 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
55,991 
On farm operated 
201 
Average per farm 
dollars 
265,361 
Not on farm operated 
28 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
64 
None 
104 
$1,000 
86 
Any 
125 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
10 
1 to 49 days 
43 
$1,000 
67 
50 to 99 days 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
29 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
20 
$1,000 
481 
200 days or more 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
20 
$1,000 
659 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
2 years or less 
16 
$1,000 
54,699 
3 or 4 years 
20 
5 to 9 years 
38 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
155 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
18 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
179 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
50 
Under 25 years 
- 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
17 
organic production 
farms 
40 
35 to 44 years 
30 
45 to 49 years 
15 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
35 
55 to 59 years 
42 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
30 
Male 
193 
65 to 69 years 
25 
Female 
36 
70 years and over 
35 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
55.9 
Farming 
182 
Other 
47 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Idaho 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
