1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 898 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 303 277 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 450 034 455 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 649 1 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 818 38 405 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 368 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 690 acres.. 105 561 109 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 688 603 acres.. 79 193 75 869 Irrigated land .................farms.. 233 252 acres.. 26 983 34 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 664 26 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 693 32 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 862 14 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 802 12 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 316 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 47 $100,000 or more .................... 66 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 859 20 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 455 25 829 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 369 Other ............................... 511 444 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 530 478 200 days or more ................... 298 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 373 number.. 17 371 23 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 276 number.. 8 221 10 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 46 number.. 1 504 1 898 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 342 number.. 10 460 15 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 55 number.. 2 327 8 813 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 50 number.. 5 136 15 786 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 44 number.. 776 1 619 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 64 number.. 783 6 954 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 60 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 48 tons, green.. 0 600 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 121 acres.. 19 477 13 601 bushels.. 1 128 311 878 060 Barley for grain..............farms.. 129 198 acres.. 16 899 24 248 bushels.. 1 079 596 1 712 080 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 33 acres.. 461 934 bushels.. 31 931 54 165 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 462 acres.. 33 242 31 016 tons, dry.. 74 552 62 373 @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.