1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 571 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 214 802 1 197 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 127 2 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 055 390 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 273 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 427 91 871 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 271 273 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 488 acres.. 506 853 518 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 448 450 acres.. 279 736 256 002 Irrigated land .................farms.. 182 193 acres.. 48 324 39 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 075 55 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 702 97 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 171 34 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 904 21 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 96 $100,000 or more .................... 171 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 784 39 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 049 69 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 440 Other ............................... 160 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 214 200 days or more ................... 116 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 327 number.. 56 202 52 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 294 number.. 29 598 27 166 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 25 number.. 67 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 320 number.. 34 730 33 517 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 32 number.. 359 3 894 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 30 number.. 360 6 080 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 58 number.. 5 956 9 965 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 21 number.. 1 154 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 182 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 78 acres.. 4 221 4 808 tons, green.. 71 926 80 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 338 346 acres.. 181 702 163 028 bushels.. 4 556 702 5 852 484 Barley for grain..............farms.. 115 210 acres.. 15 949 30 841 bushels.. 614 720 1 426 887 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 87 acres.. 5 407 4 718 bushels.. 273 626 311 756 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 107 115 acres.. 19 220 15 321 tons.. 385 104 328 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 301 acres.. 50 317 37 148 tons, dry.. 81 862 63 528 @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.