1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 219 205 Land in farms ..................acres.. 452 744 449 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 067 2 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 839 152 653 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 378 294 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 639 88 677 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 179 acres.. 130 672 128 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 157 acres.. 80 498 65 737 Irrigated land .................farms.. 153 143 acres.. 53 349 45 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 177 16 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 131 79 982 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 481 8 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 695 8 102 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 37 $100,000 or more .................... 62 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 838 14 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 319 68 807 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 153 Other ............................... 68 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 84 200 days or more ................... 65 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 130 number.. 24 676 22 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 125 number.. 15 058 13 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 15 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 131 number.. 12 537 12 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 661 2 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 757 2 695 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 19 number.. 4 820 8 200 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 78 acres.. 45 091 31 467 bushels.. 2 252 367 1 432 436 Barley for grain..............farms.. 53 59 acres.. 6 617 8 667 bushels.. 422 299 496 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 17 acres.. 363 791 bushels.. 29 820 55 770 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 130 acres.. 27 958 24 815 tons, dry.. 86 628 74 557 @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.