1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 118 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 638 049 636 514 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 407 5 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 248 950 929 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 236 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 026 80 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 101 98 acres.. 117 031 87 810 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 89 acres.. 58 440 34 746 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 49 acres.. 9 949 10 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 942 11 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 674 92 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 527 2 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 415 9 068 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 38 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 829 8 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 775 71 424 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 104 Other ............................... 28 17 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 34 31 200 days or more ................... 20 9 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 94 number.. 21 433 22 488 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 92 number.. 12 015 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 138 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 98 number.. 12 159 13 639 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 1 773 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 3 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 18 number.. 8 033 11 577 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 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.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 42 acres.. 34 976 16 851 bushels.. 1 257 178 499 348 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 4 019 3 015 bushels.. 201 620 96 059 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 16 acres.. 809 535 bushels.. 42 010 29 770 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 77 acres.. 18 557 15 271 tons, dry.. 29 493 25 287 @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.