1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 266 236 Land in farms ..................acres.. 364 153 367 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 369 1 557 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 549 020 476 440 Average per acre .........dollars.. 433 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 744 33 612 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 199 acres.. 75 504 73 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 155 acres.. 32 607 31 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 134 127 acres.. 25 823 31 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 565 10 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 198 43 228 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 960 2 439 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 605 7 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 20 $100,000 or more .................... 27 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 448 7 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 759 30 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 125 Other ............................... 138 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 143 200 days or more ................... 99 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 156 number.. 21 535 23 169 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 137 number.. 14 294 14 442 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 59 219 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 147 number.. 12 228 13 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 13 number.. 1 996 1 629 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 14 number.. 2 707 3 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 20 number.. 1 210 1 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 15 number.. 362 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 19 acres.. 5 226 6 665 bushels.. 195 866 237 893 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 20 acres.. 2 853 3 341 bushels.. 149 177 168 867 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 599 490 bushels.. 42 485 32 609 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 141 acres.. 24 533 21 597 tons, dry.. 58 174 48 612 @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.