1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 71 67 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 329 19 158 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 063 284 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 744 995 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 671 27 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 55 48 acres.. 5 945 6 230 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 46 38 acres.. 3 243 2 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 34 acres.. 1 254 1 342 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 183 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 662 14 525 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 297 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 886 682 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 202 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 933 14 380 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 40 32 Other ............................... 31 35 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 40 200 days or more ................... 22 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 29 number.. 1 062 1 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. (D) 633 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 29 number.. 544 642 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. 26 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 128 545 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 710 722 bushels.. 33 600 37 910 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 98 bushels.. (D) 7 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 78 (D) bushels.. 4 000 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 33 acres.. 2 402 1 963 tons, dry.. 5 283 4 214 @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.