1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PARK COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 420 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 749 103 777 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 784 2 020 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 177 514 712 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 640 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 647 49 830 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 326 acres.. 131 730 146 987 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 279 acres.. 76 356 69 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 251 260 acres.. 48 820 57 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 457 19 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 708 51 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 172 4 074 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 286 15 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 62 $100,000 or more .................... 59 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 434 15 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 129 40 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 250 Other ............................... 164 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 180 200 days or more ................... 116 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 266 number.. 46 265 48 932 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 240 number.. 30 346 30 785 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 25 number.. 131 278 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 255 255 number.. 26 352 28 238 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 207 1 385 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 177 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 51 number.. 3 281 6 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 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.. 47 58 acres.. 10 428 14 519 bushels.. 386 996 606 921 Barley for grain..............farms.. 58 73 acres.. 7 811 9 054 bushels.. 415 376 460 994 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 21 acres.. 951 838 bushels.. 57 859 58 110 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 261 acres.. 58 568 45 820 tons, dry.. 134 787 108 607 @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.