1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARFIELD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 244 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 163 270 2 000 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 8 866 7 606 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 951 733 814 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 111 103 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 323 68 409 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 208 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 186 acres.. 301 645 300 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 179 166 acres.. 146 210 118 333 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 14 acres.. 5 003 2 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 030 24 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 271 95 006 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 764 8 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 266 16 534 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 51 $100,000 or more .................... 99 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 092 19 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 934 75 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 221 Other ............................... 21 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 79 200 days or more ................... 14 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 193 number.. 54 939 43 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 174 number.. 36 510 27 855 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 24 94 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 186 number.. 35 533 24 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. 287 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 419 500 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 82 number.. 49 384 81 967 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 12 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.. 3 2 acres.. 130 (D) tons, green.. 2 040 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 117 acres.. 102 118 88 263 bushels.. 2 672 407 2 558 428 Barley for grain..............farms.. 46 59 acres.. 10 630 9 750 bushels.. 442 686 349 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 36 acres.. 2 838 3 438 bushels.. 115 260 150 835 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 106 acres.. 33 506 14 727 tons, dry.. 42 554 16 765 @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.