b'E C O N O M YThere is a reasonably stable agriculture base supported mainly by the dairy and poultry industries. There are a limited number of small to medium sized animal connement operations, which also contribute to the local economy. Ritewood Eggs, Nyoplast America, Lundal Mfg., Trails West and Franklin County Medical Center have continued to expand and are providing a substantial labor base and contribution to the community. Franklin County supports two school districts, Preston School District 201 and Westside School District 202, both providing a sizeable labor base for the county.5Pioneer Newspapers located in the county in the year 2000 and prints the newspapers for the Herald Journal of Logan, Utah, and the Idaho State Journal of Pocatello, increasing the labor force by an estimated 40 employees. The current unemployment rate in the county is 3.7%, indicating a reasonably stable labor base within the area. AgricultureTotal and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 20122017 % change since 2012Number of farms 787 -6Land in farms (acres) 228,382 -13Average size of farm (acres) 290 -8Percent of county land in farms 53.4%FIGURE 6. Franklin County Total Farm Overview 62017 Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldCounties Sales ($1,000) Rank in State Producing ItemTotal82,782 19 44Crops25,772 25 44Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas9,453 26 42Tobacco- - -Cotton and cottonseed- - -Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes(D) 23 41Fruits, tree nuts, berries35 20 37Nursery, greenhouse, \x1boriculture, sod(D) 17 43Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops- - 14Other crops and hay12,461 21 44Livestock, poultry, and products57,010 15 44Poultry and eggs(D) 2 43Cattle and calves11,372 26 44Milk from cows35,114 13 35Hogs and pigs(D) 7 40376 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'