1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 460 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 079 502 1 271 160 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 347 3 041 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 108 993 946 600 Average per acre .........dollars.. 501 326 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 555 63 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 353 acres.. 153 658 166 156 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 298 acres.. 97 920 94 767 Irrigated land .................farms.. 335 331 acres.. 108 491 107 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 456 36 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 079 87 890 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 894 8 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 563 28 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 69 $100,000 or more .................... 98 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 820 29 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 968 71 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 299 Other ............................... 144 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 178 200 days or more ................... 94 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 312 number.. 77 167 87 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 276 number.. 47 618 52 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 18 number.. 130 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 306 number.. 44 428 52 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 21 number.. 99 2 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 479 3 041 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 84 number.. 9 171 17 655 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 22 number.. 533 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 39 acres.. 14 030 7 996 bushels.. 849 296 380 581 Barley for grain..............farms.. 66 65 acres.. 9 564 7 148 bushels.. 706 759 506 249 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 22 acres.. 657 1 083 bushels.. 48 072 89 093 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 287 acres.. 73 813 78 875 tons, dry.. 204 675 194 391 @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.