b'E C O N O M YAgriculture is Bonneville Countys dominant land use. Just under 96% of all private lands in the county are used for farmsteads, primary processing of agricultural commodities, cropland, or rangeland. Agriculture and agribusiness enterprises are also the second largest source of employment and personal income in the county, falling just behind the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and its associated rms. The maintenance of agricultural land and water resources, and of viable farm units, is essential to the countys continued prosperity. Agriculture is also an integral part of Bonneville County history and the principal contributor of the pastoral open spaces that compose much of its scenic landscape.7AgricultureTotal and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 20122017 % change since 2012Number of farms 1,109 +24Land in farms (acres) 418,881 +2Average size of farm (acres) 378 -18Percent of county land in farms 34.4%FIGURE 6. Bonneville County Total Farm Overview. 82017 Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldCounties Producing Sales ($1,000) Rank in State ItemTotal167,862 13 44Crops110,833 12 44Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas52,844 7 42Tobacco- - -Cotton and cottonseed- - -Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes45,227 9 41Fruits, tree nuts, berries(D) (D) 37Nursery, greenhouse, \x1boriculture, sod3,162 8 43Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops(D) 6 14Other crops and hay9,465 26 44Livestock, poultry, and products57,029 14 44Poultry and eggs(D) 15 43Cattle and calves54,218 11 44Milk from cows1,284 22 35Hogs and pigs(D) 16 40Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk188 22 43Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys538 6 44Aquaculture- - 22Other animals and animal products702 15 42(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.FIGURE 7. Bonneville County Agricultural Market Values.252 I D A H O I N F R A S T R U C T U R E G U I D E B O O K'