1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLACIER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 425 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 622 574 1 730 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 818 4 602 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 842 349 933 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 224 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 310 89 182 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 245 243 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 301 acres.. 497 158 534 879 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 264 acres.. 276 129 251 870 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 65 acres.. 23 574 23 778 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 418 35 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 867 95 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 446 21 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 972 14 554 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 65 $100,000 or more .................... 121 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 273 29 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 642 78 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 264 Other ............................... 151 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 165 200 days or more ................... 114 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 213 number.. 39 571 38 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 201 number.. 27 074 23 345 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 390 318 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 210 number.. 23 816 22 796 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 19 number.. 19 956 13 804 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 36 297 23 981 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 15 number.. 477 1 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 11 number.. (D) 49 515 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 5 700 12 900 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 152 168 acres.. 151 468 141 448 bushels.. 5 137 748 4 321 102 Barley for grain..............farms.. 136 154 acres.. 93 138 80 996 bushels.. 4 287 851 3 198 921 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 19 acres.. 1 149 1 437 bushels.. 59 704 77 378 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 133 acres.. 31 704 29 719 tons, dry.. 54 128 40 062 @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.