1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CONE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 430 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 312 704 1 290 134 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 053 3 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 490 869 507 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 151 166 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 227 85 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 294 285 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 373 acres.. 554 826 533 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 337 acres.. 263 965 239 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 39 acres.. 7 068 8 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 698 30 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 740 73 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 843 19 744 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 856 10 924 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 95 $100,000 or more .................... 94 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 545 23 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 755 55 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 324 Other ............................... 96 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 149 200 days or more ................... 84 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 225 number.. 34 076 34 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 210 number.. 21 274 21 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 22 number.. 26 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 221 number.. 20 853 20 143 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 27 number.. 272 1 735 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 25 number.. 447 1 848 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 42 number.. 14 222 21 519 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 24 number.. 315 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 332 tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 293 296 acres.. 207 015 192 786 bushels.. 4 922 192 6 177 913 Barley for grain..............farms.. 86 161 acres.. 12 748 20 524 bushels.. 424 476 822 725 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 47 acres.. 2 397 3 245 bushels.. 91 628 167 431 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 157 acres.. 44 382 27 182 tons, dry.. 52 746 40 388 @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.