Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Blaine 
Boise 
Bonner 
Bonneville 
Boundary 
Butte 
Camas 
Farms 
number 
186 
105 
686 
893 
370 
214 
114 
Land in farms 
acres 
179,130 
(D) 
80,623 
409,279 
75,186 
125,193 
167,639 
Average size of farm 
acres 
963 
(D) 
118 
458 
203 
585 
1,471 
Median size of farm 
acres 
135 
60 
46 
38 
60 
224 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,752,370 
667,893 
513,108 
1,061,908 
694,999 
901,136 
2,182,648 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,858 
1,419 
4,366 
2,317 
3,420 
1,540 
1,484 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
30,746 
3,666 
29,838 
120,170 
26,981 
31,856 
20,176 
Average per farm 
dollars 
165,304 
34,915 
43,496 
134,568 
72,921 
148,861 
176,985 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
21 
30 
88 
188 
36 
6 
3 
1 0 to 49 acres 
52 
16 
262 
286 
128 
40 
25 
50 to 1 79 acres 
30 
25 
178 
148 
124 
39 
26 
1 80 to 499 acres 
27 
21 
135 
105 
37 
62 
18 
500 to 999 acres 
18 
7 
14 
65 
27 
36 
12 
1 ,000 acres or more 
38 
6 
9 
101 
18 
31 
30 
Total cropland 
farms 
156 
50 
499 
686 
308 
190 
98 
acres 
47,596 
3,017 
26,147 
278,842 
46,698 
68,609 
82,688 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
150 
45 
429 
540 
282 
166 
76 
acres 
42,392 
2,372 
20,291 
188,632 
40,018 
58,114 
72,248 
Irrigated land 
farms 
164 
49 
103 
644 
56 
172 
47 
acres 
41,930 
2,390 
1,176 
133,620 
2,081 
58,675 
20,384 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
38,572 
3,059 
10,249 
204,176 
27,825 
39,299 
21,603 
Average per farm 
dollars 
207,379 
29,136 
14,941 
228,640 
75,202 
183,641 
189,499 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
27,861 
1,216 
6,159 
146,529 
23,414 
32,391 
18,045 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,711 
1,844 
4,090 
57,646 
4,410 
6,908 
3,558 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
37 
43 
328 
363 
117 
49 
52 
$2,500 to $4,999 
18 
21 
111 
94 
55 
7 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14 
10 
81 
80 
46 
6 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
14 
83 
90 
31 
20 
9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6 
3 
52 
58 
41 
25 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
17 
7 
18 
48 
22 
24 
6 
$100,000 or more 
61 
7 
13 
160 
58 
83 
30 
Government payments 
farms 
75 
7 
32 
386 
87 
144 
63 
$1,000 
415 
(D) 
96 
5,044 
785 
1,539 
406 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
77 
27 
186 
285 
139 
103 
52 
$1,000 
1,714 
87 
1,252 
3,670 
1,011 
996 
1,605 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
30,785 
2,933 
1 1 ,864 
175,566 
24,790 
27,325 
18,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
165,509 
27,932 
17,295 
196,602 
67,001 
127,685 
163,999 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
186 
105 
686 
893 
370 
214 
114 
$1,000 
9,917 
226 
-268 
37,324 
4,830 
14,509 
4,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,315 
2,155 
-390 
41,796 
13,055 
67,801 
43,135 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
109 
60 
294 
348 
153 
152 
64 
Other 
number 
77 
45 
392 
545 
217 
62 
50 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
114 
67 
451 
644 
261 
111 
62 
200 days or more 
number 
52 
42 
292 
417 
193 
42 
25 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
70 
51 
225 
298 
147 
88 
31 
number 
9,641 
3,160 
4,336 
64,716 
5,531 
13,089 
5,409 
Beef cows 
farms 
60 
43 
191 
220 
128 
77 
29 
number 
(D) 
2,178 
2,254 
19,902 
3,084 
(D) 
4,234 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
- 
14 
9 
13 
3 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
171 
1,061 
177 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
61 
49 
162 
261 
112 
74 
21 
number 
6,965 
1,793 
1,726 
41,527 
2,832 
6,165 
4,179 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
- 
33 
14 
21 
7 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
139 
185 
131 
59 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
- 
28 
21 
15 
6 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
328 
205 
153 
159 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
4 
38 
33 
24 
14 
2 
number 
(D) 
58 
653 
933 
1,280 
1,077 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
17 
155 
77 
61 
19 
11 
number 
413 
654 
3,587 
1,098 
1,142 
437 
225 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
2 
6 
6 
7 
2 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
479 
286 
220 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
624 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
15 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
1,996 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
43,417 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
100 
40 
23 
8 
acres 
1,700 
- 
370 
50,313 
13,166 
6,089 
2,629 
bushels 
96,802 
- 
12,500 
2,907,064 
887,087 
586,895 
149,524 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
36 
31 
4 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,458 
1,169 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
718,412 
114,697 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
78 
19 
20 
8 
acres 
1,700 
- 
370 
34,436 
2,708 
4,920 
2,629 
bushels 
96,802 
- 
12,500 
1,918,489 
168,675 
472,198 
149,524 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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