b'E C O N O M YThere are four main employment bases in the County: manufacturing, services, agriculture and related agricultural industries, and government. Major private sector employers located in Payette County are Chiquita Processed Foods, Dickinson Frozen Foods, Henggler Packing Company, and Woodgrain Millworks. State and local governments, including the school districts, also are major employers in the county. In summary, residents expressed concern that the County has little land planned or zoned for industrial and manufacturing use; there are few buildings available to house industries that may be interested in locating in the County; there is a perception that it is dicult to start or locate a business in the County; and local governments may not be prepared to encourage and manage economic development.10AgricultureTotal and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 20122017 % change since 2012Number of farms 640 -2Land in farms (acres) 162,622 +4Average size of farm (acres) 254 +6Percent of county land in farms 62.0%FIGURE 6. Payette County Total Farm Overview 122017 Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldCounties Sales ($1,000) Rank in State Producing ItemTotal167,400 14 44Crops50,198 18 44Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas11,427 23 42Tobacco- - -Cotton and cottonseed- - -Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes18,660 14 41Fruits, tree nuts, berries(D) 2 37Nursery, greenhouse, \x1boriculture, sod(D) 42 43Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops- - 14Other crops and hay17,890 14 44Livestock, poultry, and products117,202 10 44Poultry and eggs284 7 43Cattle and calves60,688 10 44Milk from cows53,508 11 35Hogs and pigs(D) 10 40Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk626 14 43566 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'