1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 080 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 647 241 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 894 345 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 451 1 477 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 876 23 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 110 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 503 404 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 933 797 acres.. 82 562 84 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 735 630 acres.. 43 665 40 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 923 817 acres.. 76 873 65 717 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 949 22 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 175 24 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 057 3 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 892 19 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 373 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 47 $100,000 or more .................... 57 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 923 19 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 299 21 307 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 462 Other ............................... 559 475 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 600 529 200 days or more ................... 369 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 599 536 number.. 37 234 42 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 486 431 number.. 20 515 22 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 52 number.. 1 679 2 487 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 607 537 number.. 23 197 25 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 44 number.. 596 1 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 33 number.. 1 330 2 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 97 89 number.. 4 357 5 729 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 89 80 number.. 1 516 2 358 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 26 acres.. 1 898 2 119 bushels.. 95 207 105 796 Barley for grain..............farms.. 58 52 acres.. 2 587 2 694 bushels.. 207 231 159 017 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 32 acres.. 942 751 bushels.. 78 199 45 502 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 682 576 acres.. 38 627 34 709 tons, dry.. 104 690 88 417 @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.