1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 482 450 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 419 248 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 544 552 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 494 181 412 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 993 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 427 23 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 372 367 acres.. 46 985 47 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 287 acres.. 25 171 22 845 Irrigated land .................farms.. 273 285 acres.. 22 291 22 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 022 7 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 643 17 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 199 1 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 823 6 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 15 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 221 6 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 171 15 519 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 182 Other ............................... 311 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 300 200 days or more ................... 215 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 232 number.. 13 103 16 193 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 187 number.. 8 061 9 169 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 51 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 228 number.. 10 942 10 800 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 17 number.. 55 369 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 49 656 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 42 number.. 1 023 1 901 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. 438 923 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 220 354 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 16 acres.. 3 099 2 392 bushels.. 131 200 74 689 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 20 acres.. 1 308 1 743 bushels.. 80 580 72 604 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 18 acres.. 151 822 bushels.. 10 490 51 479 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 261 acres.. 20 080 18 267 tons, dry.. 42 607 35 373 @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.