1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 502 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 822 066 883 479 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 638 2 017 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 709 119 517 659 Average per acre .........dollars.. 447 244 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 425 47 828 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 354 acres.. 97 469 95 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 304 acres.. 63 161 55 277 Irrigated land .................farms.. 303 291 acres.. 40 032 39 798 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 997 19 100 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 842 43 607 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 734 4 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 263 14 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 33 $100,000 or more .................... 41 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 148 16 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 166 36 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 207 Other ............................... 291 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 240 200 days or more ................... 211 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 234 number.. 44 399 40 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 190 number.. 24 739 22 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. 307 227 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 229 number.. 21 917 23 656 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 13 number.. (D) 2 046 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 17 number.. 3 059 2 030 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 36 number.. 4 767 8 503 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 33 acres.. 11 005 12 666 bushels.. 409 379 337 518 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 49 acres.. 9 054 7 814 bushels.. 470 225 342 977 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 422 779 bushels.. 32 830 69 243 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 269 acres.. 44 020 34 939 tons, dry.. 104 071 72 474 @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.