Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Canyon 
Caribou 
Cassia 
Clark 
Clearwater 
Custer 
Elmore 
Farms 
number 
2,331 
436 
668 
72 
256 
272 
349 
Land in farms 
acres 
303,836 
394,581 
611,055 
151,296 
72,615 
142,776 
344,820 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
905 
915 
2,101 
284 
525 
988 
Median size of farm 
acres 
15 
321 
100 
311 
84 
107 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
694,984 
1,267,638 
2,143,115 
3,059,585 
534,063 
1 ,208,224 
2,021,560 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,332 
1,401 
2,343 
1,456 
1,883 
2,302 
2,046 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
254,577 
85,460 
233,830 
21,912 
15,283 
29,113 
71,407 
Average per farm 
dollars 
109,214 
196,009 
350,046 
304,331 
59,701 
107,035 
204,603 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
813 
34 
132 
6 
12 
29 
100 
1 0 to 49 acres 
850 
50 
153 
3 
79 
70 
88 
50 to 1 79 acres 
362 
71 
95 
16 
83 
58 
59 
1 80 to 499 acres 
166 
105 
107 
17 
52 
50 
28 
500 to 999 acres 
66 
56 
53 
7 
16 
30 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
74 
120 
128 
23 
14 
35 
50 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,521 
339 
482 
49 
179 
194 
232 
acres 
217,846 
215,399 
333,822 
52,456 
28,904 
44,421 
117,855 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
1,384 
242 
428 
33 
141 
172 
201 
acres 
203,531 
143,991 
253,403 
38,966 
22,884 
33,985 
95,241 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,001 
184 
506 
33 
6 
231 
231 
acres 
225,310 
66,036 
237,831 
29,249 
183 
51,571 
89,940 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
513,723 
88,043 
953,728 
35,193 
9,748 
26,240 
350,583 
Average per farm 
dollars 
220,388 
201,934 
1 ,427,737 
488,791 
38,078 
96,471 
1,004,535 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
272,381 
67,657 
257,636 
26,435 
7,276 
8,813 
94,142 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
241,342 
20,387 
696,093 
8,758 
2,472 
17,427 
256,440 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
849 
157 
158 
17 
138 
98 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
314 
34 
67 
5 
25 
13 
52 
$5,000 to $9,999 
261 
20 
52 
2 
27 
24 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
243 
30 
59 
8 
32 
38 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
174 
39 
46 
5 
10 
18 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
127 
37 
37 
7 
8 
19 
9 
$100,000 or more 
363 
119 
249 
28 
16 
62 
75 
Government payments 
farms 
480 
274 
293 
41 
110 
63 
73 
$1,000 
2,241 
4,068 
5,934 
572 
797 
588 
838 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
656 
183 
282 
25 
83 
95 
101 
$1,000 
17,622 
5,504 
20,076 
186 
1,566 
1,355 
6,680 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
439,846 
76,81 1 
821,687 
27,525 
12,670 
21,066 
323,749 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,694 
176,173 
1,230,071 
382,289 
49,494 
77,450 
927,648 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,331 
436 
668 
72 
256 
272 
349 
$1,000 
93,740 
20,804 
158,052 
8,426 
-559 
7,117 
34,352 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,215 
47,715 
236,604 
117,034 
-2,185 
26,165 
98,429 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,062 
241 
375 
44 
89 
144 
166 
Other 
number 
1,269 
195 
293 
28 
167 
128 
183 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,442 
274 
380 
41 
157 
151 
226 
200 days or more 
number 
1,026 
168 
254 
27 
80 
103 
145 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,140 
179 
322 
43 
108 
137 
168 
number 
143,569 
23,203 
255,384 
10,167 
4,202 
25,681 
155,964 
Beef cows 
farms 
798 
161 
222 
40 
85 
127 
142 
number 
16,759 
13,609 
24,180 
6,168 
1,641 
(D) 
19,215 
Milk cows 
farms 
82 
14 
43 
- 
5 
2 
9 
number 
38,366 
763 
53,842 
- 
7 
(D) 
21,456 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
874 
157 
291 
45 
90 
116 
129 
number 
74,421 
15,995 
348,636 
8,232 
1,402 
14,816 
152,674 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
50 
7 
18 
- 
4 
5 
12 
number 
862 
42 
(D) 
- 
37 
22 
86 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
50 
5 
20 
- 
7 
3 
13 
number 
3,669 
28 
(D) 
- 
86 
14 
125 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
180 
12 
31 
3 
15 
14 
27 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
12,918 
(D) 
498 
509 
461 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
347 
25 
47 
48 
39 
54 
number 
20,907 
366 
(D) 
- 
531 
494 
1,249 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
34 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3 
number 
1,813 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
700 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
250 
- 
16 
- 
- 
1 
14 
acres 
29,887 
- 
1,119 
- 
- 
(D) 
8,575 
bushels 
6,1 55,668 
- 
181,988 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,663,021 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
139 
3 
54 
2 
- 
3 
22 
acres 
20,613 
375 
23,057 
(D) 
- 
190 
8,754 
tons 
622,836 
6,871 
570,980 
(D) 
- 
3,040 
244,800 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
275 
81 
136 
11 
20 
2 
36 
acres 
31,640 
36,018 
64,038 
8,713 
11,659 
(D) 
17,022 
bushels 
3,632,254 
1,730,728 
5,889,623 
805,685 
652,957 
(D) 
1,545,349 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
250 
58 
105 
1 
14 
26 
acres 
28,421 
16,564 
46,823 
(D) 
6,759 
- 
1 1 ,595 
bushels 
3,315,133 
962,110 
4,255,365 
(D) 
399,413 
- 
1,144,602 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
57 
41 
57 
11 
16 
2 
13 
acres 
3,219 
19,454 
(D) 
(D) 
4,900 
(D) 
5,427 
bushels 
317,121 
768,618 
(D) 
(D) 
253,544 
(D) 
400,747 
--continued 
228 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
