1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 232 253 Land in farms ..................acres.. 952 670 1 031 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 106 4 079 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 851 157 637 857 Average per acre .........dollars.. 207 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 164 40 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 171 183 acres.. 133 950 148 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 149 acres.. 76 069 67 984 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 60 acres.. 12 376 9 911 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 441 14 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 176 55 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 640 3 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 801 10 283 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 32 $100,000 or more .................... 42 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 743 12 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 547 48 420 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 166 Other ............................... 83 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 115 200 days or more ................... 62 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 185 number.. 35 509 30 109 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 168 number.. 23 309 18 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 27 40 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 179 number.. 22 662 16 954 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 52 1 398 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 108 2 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 39 number.. 10 658 18 894 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. 420 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 10 acres.. 432 448 tons, green.. 5 940 6 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 42 acres.. 44 043 45 347 bushels.. 1 493 333 1 096 288 Barley for grain..............farms.. 23 25 acres.. 3 974 3 330 bushels.. 119 704 71 106 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 23 acres.. 798 886 bushels.. 44 253 54 160 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 130 acres.. 27 079 19 967 tons, dry.. 47 554 39 428 @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.