1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 360 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 152 008 1 342 484 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 200 3 891 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 359 225 1 180 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 514 77 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 282 acres.. 202 965 226 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 272 236 acres.. 142 516 144 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 282 267 acres.. 224 612 256 862 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 374 65 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 815 189 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 164 7 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 210 57 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 38 $100,000 or more .................... 109 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 645 52 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 791 150 804 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 239 Other ............................... 137 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 148 200 days or more ................... 111 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 253 number.. 138 390 155 850 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 234 number.. 79 288 84 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 20 number.. 10 65 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 263 number.. 81 100 96 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 41 367 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 5 number.. 107 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 54 number.. 18 165 20 901 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 7 number.. (D) 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 33 acres.. 10 445 12 708 bushels.. 651 155 681 936 Barley for grain..............farms.. 54 40 acres.. 10 045 7 241 bushels.. 943 079 552 694 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 542 935 bushels.. 56 282 59 612 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 223 acres.. 122 374 123 580 tons, dry.. 278 745 244 067 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.