1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 011 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 596 726 631 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 590 666 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 981 398 444 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 768 41 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 131 10 to 49 acres ...................... 277 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 872 841 acres.. 150 057 148 164 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 750 719 acres.. 89 945 80 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 711 682 acres.. 99 521 92 087 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 543 36 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 134 38 686 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 058 12 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 485 24 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 269 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 91 $100,000 or more .................... 76 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 444 29 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 123 31 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 526 522 Other ............................... 485 426 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 562 490 200 days or more ................... 352 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 552 number.. 55 216 60 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 530 480 number.. 32 743 34 245 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 75 number.. 1 528 2 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 540 number.. 31 624 34 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 28 number.. 2 100 3 849 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 25 number.. 6 670 4 482 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 60 number.. 4 357 6 630 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 48 number.. 737 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 4 acres.. 600 148 tons, green.. 14 885 2 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 115 acres.. 23 934 16 530 bushels.. 1 376 415 835 256 Barley for grain..............farms.. 74 109 acres.. 4 485 8 446 bushels.. 308 072 505 200 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 56 acres.. 1 789 2 271 bushels.. 139 213 166 433 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 529 500 acres.. 55 736 51 301 tons, dry.. 147 123 121 622 @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.