Idaho Ag Facts and History
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1999
Idaho Acreage and Farm Receipts
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Acres
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$1,000
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| Potatoes | 393,000 | $638,212 |
| Wheat | 1,350,000 | $264,439 |
| Hay | 1,430,000 | $213,083 |
| Sugar Beets | 210,000 | $203,610 |
| Barley | 690,000 | $120,919 |
| Greenhouse | $64,086 | |
| Onions | 8,000 | $37,200 |
| Dry Beans | 103,000 | $35,456 |
| Mint | 19,800 | $17,248 |
| Corn | 161,000 | $14,615 |
| Apples | 5,705 | $11,465 |
| Lentils | 56,000 | $9,576 |
| Hops | 3,362 | $7,669 |
| Dry Peas | 67,000 | $6,546 |
| Peaches | 1,121 | $3,726 |
| Cherries | 776 | $2,720 |
| Oats | 25,000 | $1,079 |
| Other | $81,095 | |
| Total | 4,527,075 | $1,744,410 |
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If Idahoans had to consume all the products produced within the state, each resident would eat or drink:
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National Rankings of Idaho Products Potatoes 1 |
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A look at Idaho livestock numbers Total head
(1999):
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In stark contrast to today, the UI campus offered wide-open parking in the mid-1900s.
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An early bulletin from the College of Ag.
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Four horses and a lone farmer change the UI landscape in the early 1900s.
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