1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 362 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 680 844 2 585 834 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 406 7 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 918 793 779 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 127 107 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 982 60 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 218 212 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 274 acres.. 206 740 223 940 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 243 acres.. 122 605 125 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 121 121 acres.. 30 813 28 993 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 666 43 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 049 120 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 688 11 376 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 978 31 722 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 54 $100,000 or more .................... 105 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 973 30 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 324 85 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 261 Other ............................... 97 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 139 200 days or more ................... 93 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 281 number.. 88 777 91 730 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 264 number.. 53 115 49 084 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 26 number.. 18 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 274 number.. 53 789 57 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) 1 695 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 2 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 36 number.. 4 600 14 878 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 15 acres.. 2 952 3 158 tons, green.. 60 933 34 475 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 96 acres.. 60 869 58 207 bushels.. 1 526 711 2 106 578 Barley for grain..............farms.. 39 44 acres.. 6 200 5 093 bushels.. 282 400 244 615 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 30 acres.. 1 417 1 533 bushels.. 79 261 97 408 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 9 12 acres.. 2 238 2 501 tons.. 45 969 60 862 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 210 acres.. 45 813 50 706 tons, dry.. 85 993 93 821 @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.