1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HILL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 692 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 642 562 1 644 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 374 2 565 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 709 240 606 785 Average per acre .........dollars.. 294 247 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 194 99 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 424 443 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 589 acres.. 1 080 322 1 114 259 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 546 529 acres.. 521 496 467 994 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 5 027 5 794 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 060 41 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 907 64 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 418 30 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 641 10 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 131 $100,000 or more .................... 254 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 508 39 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 543 61 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 499 Other ............................... 196 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 243 200 days or more ................... 156 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 236 number.. 30 158 29 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 214 number.. (D) 19 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 210 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 230 number.. 18 225 16 616 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 24 number.. 9 870 13 199 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 25 number.. 18 846 16 909 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 18 number.. 802 993 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 2 076 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 470 481 acres.. 462 910 422 612 bushels.. 14 719 904 7 912 160 Barley for grain..............farms.. 129 197 acres.. 28 476 31 013 bushels.. 1 007 870 883 984 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 1 207 1 669 bushels.. 41 101 67 170 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 116 acres.. 24 504 13 508 tons, dry.. 26 979 17 501 @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.