1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 835 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 759 944 699 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 910 886 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 832 394 605 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 287 62 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 659 acres.. 252 837 258 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 603 577 acres.. 160 648 157 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 396 424 acres.. 90 671 94 547 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 905 58 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 545 73 819 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 946 27 262 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 959 30 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 99 $100,000 or more .................... 166 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 301 43 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 318 55 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 516 Other ............................... 379 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 433 363 200 days or more ................... 282 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 463 470 number.. 59 335 61 964 Beef cows ..................farms.. 377 360 number.. 29 805 30 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 67 number.. 4 722 5 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 458 number.. 28 278 30 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 32 number.. 3 982 3 652 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 5 196 8 983 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 85 number.. 7 880 8 576 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 37 number.. 849 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 81 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 240 acres.. 46 145 48 216 bushels.. 2 422 310 2 757 054 Barley for grain..............farms.. 219 258 acres.. 39 015 39 688 bushels.. 2 466 491 2 619 727 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 33 acres.. 659 1 151 bushels.. 52 440 96 080 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 525 491 acres.. 73 766 69 456 tons, dry.. 198 261 200 776 @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.