1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POWELL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 230 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 649 489 675 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 824 2 899 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 290 383 855 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 451 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 497 63 105 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 189 acres.. 75 021 84 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 175 161 acres.. 60 495 58 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 162 150 acres.. 62 952 55 924 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 807 18 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 423 77 913 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 254 1 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 553 16 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 30 $100,000 or more .................... 53 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 454 14 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 497 63 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 142 Other ............................... 93 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 112 200 days or more ................... 66 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 164 number.. 52 391 49 590 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 151 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 166 number.. 28 767 28 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 442 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 731 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 42 number.. 1 476 2 623 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 108 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 441 3 698 bushels.. 89 315 117 757 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 30 acres.. 4 438 2 453 bushels.. 302 833 122 143 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 959 1 573 bushels.. 64 551 67 655 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 157 acres.. 54 636 51 283 tons, dry.. 134 658 92 509 @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.