1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 609 525 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 430 064 1 414 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 348 2 694 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 914 477 028 Average per acre .........dollars.. 216 190 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 775 75 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 337 335 Total cropland .................farms.. 573 495 acres.. 783 768 735 237 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 460 acres.. 391 029 334 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 44 acres.. 9 726 7 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 812 36 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 731 70 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 036 29 095 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 776 7 865 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 85 $100,000 or more .................... 134 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 223 26 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 628 50 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 416 401 Other ............................... 193 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 215 200 days or more ................... 146 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 228 number.. 28 863 25 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 220 number.. 18 882 16 030 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 7 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 222 number.. 17 539 14 270 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 40 number.. 864 2 964 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 38 number.. 891 3 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 29 number.. 5 562 11 942 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 18 number.. 422 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 226 222 tons, green.. 2 425 1 655 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 371 394 acres.. 335 032 283 482 bushels.. 8 153 626 9 322 582 Barley for grain..............farms.. 67 202 acres.. 7 648 23 820 bushels.. 239 899 969 549 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 47 acres.. 2 089 2 728 bushels.. 73 576 135 642 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 880 (D) tons.. 14 400 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 223 acres.. 47 884 25 518 tons, dry.. 63 475 38 012 @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.