1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PONDERA COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 474 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 878 426 893 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 853 1 931 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 678 198 701 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 374 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 569 85 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 268 283 Total cropland .................farms.. 427 428 acres.. 563 645 587 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 391 acres.. 330 410 268 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 194 197 acres.. 62 659 56 396 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 683 33 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 694 71 834 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 382 22 071 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 301 11 189 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 111 $100,000 or more .................... 186 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 870 31 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 771 67 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 385 Other ............................... 100 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 192 200 days or more ................... 87 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 219 number.. 27 790 24 617 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 209 number.. 18 826 16 432 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 596 401 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 217 number.. 17 258 14 821 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 21 number.. 17 500 13 800 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 33 826 22 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 32 number.. 7 556 6 147 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 311 316 acres.. 189 395 157 444 bushels.. 7 583 713 3 932 494 Barley for grain..............farms.. 287 285 acres.. 107 059 86 398 bushels.. 5 938 314 3 228 928 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 284 395 bushels.. 12 393 14 928 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 199 acres.. 31 771 24 631 tons, dry.. 69 899 44 448 @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.