Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Latah 
Lemhi 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Madison 
Minidoka 
Nez Perce 
Oneida 
Farms 
number 
1,053 
350 
216 
310 
472 
622 
430 
503 
Land in farms 
acres 
416,490 
187,374 
221,280 
129,724 
201,372 
244,094 
322,199 
328,652 
Average size of farm 
acres 
396 
535 
1,024 
418 
427 
392 
749 
653 
Median size of farm 
acres 
101 
70 
388 
156 
54 
44 
132 
170 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
713,038 
1,189,799 
1,437,387 
1 ,098,352 
1,413,886 
1,360,827 
1,261,165 
775,891 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,803 
2,222 
1,403 
2,625 
3,314 
3,468 
1,683 
1,187 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
108,049 
31,226 
43,581 
64,583 
109,675 
157,583 
64,632 
53,423 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,611 
89,216 
201,766 
208,334 
232,362 
253,349 
150,307 
106,208 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
63 
46 
10 
23 
97 
149 
90 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
259 
117 
20 
61 
131 
169 
88 
109 
50 to 1 79 acres 
379 
69 
47 
90 
74 
94 
51 
120 
1 80 to 499 acres 
185 
48 
42 
63 
77 
123 
72 
101 
500 to 999 acres 
68 
29 
32 
38 
34 
33 
29 
66 
1 ,000 acres or more 
99 
41 
65 
35 
59 
54 
100 
74 
Total cropland 
farms 
918 
244 
190 
241 
378 
461 
314 
441 
acres 
254,166 
49,735 
158,721 
72,605 
167,384 
217,383 
181,393 
175,718 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
522 
223 
143 
217 
328 
422 
249 
290 
acres 
189,419 
42,242 
139,083 
60,873 
139,021 
205,240 
155,422 
72,502 
Irrigated land 
farms 
56 
290 
2 
274 
375 
514 
78 
252 
acres 
451 
56,665 
(D) 
71,429 
122,275 
204,534 
778 
34,108 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
87,857 
32,152 
62,487 
175,618 
131,062 
368,924 
81,174 
32,466 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,435 
91,862 
289,291 
566,509 
277,674 
593,125 
188,776 
64,545 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
83,065 
4,842 
59,641 
38,316 
123,497 
267,963 
72,273 
18,851 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,792 
27,310 
2,846 
137,302 
7,565 
100,960 
8,900 
13,615 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
586 
128 
76 
66 
126 
166 
146 
204 
$2,500 to $4,999 
105 
44 
7 
19 
35 
44 
46 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
81 
22 
9 
26 
56 
56 
40 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
76 
28 
17 
41 
51 
60 
35 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
19 
9 
33 
43 
36 
31 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
39 
10 
22 
34 
49 
19 
52 
$100,000 or more 
133 
70 
88 
103 
127 
211 
113 
61 
Government payments 
farms 
727 
44 
174 
137 
233 
327 
241 
334 
$1,000 
8,001 
533 
3,763 
1,703 
2,678 
2,782 
5,030 
3,972 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
435 
86 
128 
138 
191 
256 
193 
141 
$1,000 
5,355 
497 
2,416 
4,141 
3,723 
16,943 
4,519 
1,700 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
72,928 
27,055 
42,305 
143,332 
114,075 
329,699 
67,626 
29,705 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,258 
77,299 
195,856 
462,361 
241,683 
530,063 
157,270 
59,055 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,053 
350 
216 
310 
472 
622 
430 
503 
$1,000 
28,285 
6,127 
26,361 
38,129 
23,388 
58,950 
23,096 
8,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,861 
17,506 
122,041 
122,998 
49,552 
94,775 
53,712 
16,768 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
456 
170 
118 
179 
218 
352 
224 
229 
Other 
number 
597 
180 
98 
131 
254 
270 
206 
274 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
666 
217 
113 
180 
313 
352 
236 
315 
200 days or more 
number 
404 
122 
64 
117 
186 
276 
162 
200 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
207 
188 
68 
181 
163 
267 
167 
228 
number 
6,292 
37,714 
4,453 
64,699 
11,962 
39,174 
12,550 
23,093 
Beef cows 
farms 
164 
154 
61 
134 
140 
194 
136 
201 
number 
3,198 
26,622 
(D) 
9,838 
6,476 
4,905 
6,731 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
15 
14 
2 
29 
6 
24 
9 
2 
number 
104 
69 
(D) 
29,848 
166 
13,662 
17 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
187 
170 
56 
157 
150 
227 
133 
188 
number 
3,760 
24,720 
2,613 
39,005 
6,880 
27,246 
6,532 
12,755 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
2 
2 
10 
15 
8 
9 
19 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,188 
146 
123 
31 
229 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
22 
3 
3 
12 
15 
9 
6 
16 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
129 
121 
30 
187 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
54 
20 
2 
19 
12 
36 
13 
18 
number 
2,114 
552 
(D) 
876 
235 
54,966 
1,113 
529 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
122 
41 
9 
33 
46 
49 
60 
48 
number 
1,703 
718 
139 
513 
816 
(D) 
1,215 
800 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
3 
- 
2 
7 
4 
4 
- 
number 
346 
30 
- 
(D) 
388 
90 
48 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
13 
- 
5 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,702 
- 
1,837 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
684,221 
- 
367,510 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
55 
3 
22 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
12,348 
136 
7,772 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
332,034 
1,450 
211,792 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
165 
1 
93 
26 
98 
101 
106 
82 
acres 
97,844 
(D) 
85,066 
5,689 
43,014 
40,107 
82,915 
31,056 
bushels 
6,983,268 
(D) 
5,804,623 
590,194 
3,726,458 
3,867,031 
5,807,539 
822,810 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
154 
88 
11 
8 
60 
101 
42 
acres 
73,075 
- 
70,636 
2,017 
2,142 
(D) 
66,139 
15,253 
bushels 
5,545,307 
- 
4,947,590 
239,732 
153,124 
(D) 
4,880,881 
495,482 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
94 
1 
45 
20 
92 
63 
47 
61 
acres 
24,769 
(D) 
14,430 
3,672 
34,357 
21,299 
16,776 
15,803 
bushels 
1,437,961 
(D) 
857,033 
350,462 
3,080,722 
2,089,983 
926,658 
327,328 
--continued 
230 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
