1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 83 70 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 657 135 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 225 1 930 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 682 864 665 617 Average per acre .........dollars.. 558 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 241 57 813 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 68 59 acres.. 21 578 25 015 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 50 acres.. 13 139 14 547 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 56 acres.. 17 639 20 233 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 217 4 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 807 66 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 857 1 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 360 3 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 973 4 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 866 57 470 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 37 Other ............................... 39 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 48 40 200 days or more ................... 35 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 53 number.. 11 606 7 154 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 45 number.. 7 032 4 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 4 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 53 number.. 6 865 5 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 536 630 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) 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.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 1 408 bushels.. (D) 51 750 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 444 1 273 bushels.. 27 258 100 940 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 49 acres.. 12 143 10 874 tons, dry.. 25 636 23 139 @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.