1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 489 479 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 977 811 1 968 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 045 4 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 683 156 606 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 175 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 845 70 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 297 295 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 415 acres.. 634 323 597 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 369 acres.. 263 920 236 845 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 186 acres.. 41 734 42 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 865 44 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 569 93 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 254 15 623 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 611 29 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 94 $100,000 or more .................... 130 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 593 37 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 788 78 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 369 373 Other ............................... 120 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 172 200 days or more ................... 98 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 327 number.. 77 307 80 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 317 293 number.. 48 192 44 740 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 66 54 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 325 number.. 50 222 51 931 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 30 number.. 3 900 5 356 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 35 number.. 7 575 10 552 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 50 number.. 10 154 15 551 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) 1 052 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 696 tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 220 236 acres.. 165 013 146 815 bushels.. 4 195 508 3 890 374 Barley for grain..............farms.. 108 160 acres.. 19 603 30 768 bushels.. 682 190 1 001 305 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 42 acres.. 2 150 2 775 bushels.. 105 066 128 011 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 258 acres.. 78 092 57 265 tons, dry.. 119 079 87 278 @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.