1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 409 965 381 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 995 1 095 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 858 417 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 453 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 741 27 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 292 acres.. 62 437 54 699 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 313 256 acres.. 35 971 31 176 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 137 acres.. 18 432 18 856 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 534 12 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 995 34 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 233 3 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 301 8 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 28 $100,000 or more .................... 24 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 062 8 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 848 25 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 194 Other ............................... 194 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 176 200 days or more ................... 128 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 248 number.. 21 123 25 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 225 number.. 13 498 15 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 16 number.. 210 281 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 238 number.. 13 419 15 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 14 number.. 73 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 9 number.. 70 1 251 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 325 385 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 22 acres.. 2 940 3 110 bushels.. 124 913 136 527 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 1 144 1 089 bushels.. 59 417 46 304 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 26 acres.. 389 1 095 bushels.. 25 163 60 373 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 239 acres.. 31 021 25 638 tons, dry.. 63 706 45 696 @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.