1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 530 485 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 770 118 3 002 378 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 227 6 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 217 122 1 455 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 229 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 971 89 815 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 266 245 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 393 acres.. 407 958 386 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 361 acres.. 229 122 218 906 Irrigated land .................farms.. 192 201 acres.. 53 487 66 762 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 126 92 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 332 190 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 508 24 067 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 618 68 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 66 $100,000 or more .................... 146 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 933 67 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 440 138 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 370 Other ............................... 173 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 185 200 days or more ................... 140 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 355 number.. 91 216 144 749 Beef cows ..................farms.. 369 331 number.. (D) 77 927 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 64 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 352 number.. 67 817 110 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. 2 958 9 683 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) 14 931 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 39 number.. 2 854 6 294 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. 316 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 21 acres.. 1 283 4 415 tons, green.. 28 611 91 509 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 172 acres.. 137 631 116 519 bushels.. 5 060 197 4 055 554 Barley for grain..............farms.. 94 131 acres.. 13 310 23 033 bushels.. 782 619 1 298 397 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 53 acres.. 1 305 2 137 bushels.. 83 730 164 485 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 46 49 acres.. 7 912 8 226 tons.. 177 615 192 265 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 271 acres.. 64 535 64 243 tons, dry.. 136 892 147 709 @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.