1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DANIELS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 363 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 764 544 761 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 106 2 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 535 291 412 595 Average per acre .........dollars.. 251 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 090 93 538 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 211 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 307 acres.. 529 328 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 275 acres.. 268 612 205 793 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 1 585 649 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 644 23 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 645 71 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 359 17 915 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 285 5 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 59 $100,000 or more .................... 86 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 791 17 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 276 54 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 279 Other ............................... 101 46 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 112 200 days or more ................... 59 40 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 120 number.. 14 719 13 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 113 number.. (D) 8 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 121 number.. 9 285 9 070 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 14 number.. 4 856 4 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. 7 945 6 646 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 785 2 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. 109 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 259 acres.. 244 091 183 482 bushels.. 5 894 257 5 971 039 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 97 acres.. 3 052 12 717 bushels.. 104 019 465 916 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 26 acres.. 896 1 677 bushels.. 35 643 80 522 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 95 acres.. 22 836 8 919 tons, dry.. 27 650 10 970 @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.