1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 142 134 Land in farms ..................acres.. 940 071 912 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 620 6 807 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 987 173 1 236 373 Average per acre .........dollars.. 303 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 988 88 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 108 101 acres.. 113 731 103 414 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 93 acres.. 75 410 70 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 80 acres.. 45 533 38 004 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 898 18 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 251 137 209 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 177 3 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 721 15 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 20 $100,000 or more .................... 55 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 312 14 943 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 957 111 512 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 105 Other ............................... 34 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 53 36 200 days or more ................... 25 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 103 number.. 58 960 52 805 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 106 number.. 32 025 26 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 5 608 6 461 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (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 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 8 830 11 910 bushels.. 370 858 520 953 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 28 acres.. 19 619 15 454 bushels.. 1 052 620 798 632 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 1 149 1 079 bushels.. 86 370 80 097 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 88 acres.. 46 056 43 246 tons, dry.. 103 923 86 310 @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.