1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 329 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 834 711 868 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 537 2 647 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 712 901 598 918 Average per acre .........dollars.. 300 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 660 68 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 205 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 280 acres.. 288 532 280 291 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 257 acres.. 201 215 159 838 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 43 acres.. 5 794 5 321 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 595 31 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 269 96 785 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 468 9 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 127 22 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 55 $100,000 or more .................... 111 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 508 24 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 650 75 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 268 Other ............................... 64 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 117 200 days or more ................... 50 43 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 249 number.. 64 397 59 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 232 number.. 37 754 36 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. 139 118 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 250 number.. 40 453 39 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 858 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 1 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 57 number.. 9 666 10 227 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 151 acres.. 74 860 68 819 bushels.. 2 827 447 1 968 293 Barley for grain..............farms.. 135 141 acres.. 50 356 40 697 bushels.. 2 398 831 1 321 183 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 43 acres.. 2 325 2 761 bushels.. 143 163 125 987 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 209 acres.. 75 674 49 031 tons, dry.. 130 059 62 995 @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.