1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANITE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 117 138 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 413 349 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 294 2 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 950 890 761 900 Average per acre .........dollars.. 449 301 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 748 58 316 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 112 acres.. 45 010 51 647 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 96 acres.. 30 736 30 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 104 acres.. 36 131 39 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 642 10 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 412 73 081 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 442 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 200 9 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 22 $100,000 or more .................... 39 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 882 7 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 366 56 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 107 Other ............................... 26 31 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 56 200 days or more ................... 21 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 110 number.. 25 094 26 190 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 105 number.. 16 541 17 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 8 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 113 number.. 16 016 18 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 891 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 361 890 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 1 701 929 bushels.. 115 256 52 045 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 172 100 bushels.. 13 800 6 600 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 91 acres.. 28 515 29 261 tons, dry.. 68 324 54 965 @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.