1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 581 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 001 193 962 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 723 1 830 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 906 452 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 272 238 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 649 75 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 349 337 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 486 acres.. 677 445 624 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 453 447 acres.. 342 588 275 704 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 25 acres.. 6 164 4 569 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 949 31 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 874 58 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 957 24 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 992 6 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 119 $100,000 or more .................... 119 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 573 23 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 016 44 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 447 Other ............................... 140 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 217 200 days or more ................... 104 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 213 number.. 22 528 17 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 204 number.. (D) 12 447 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 212 number.. 14 029 11 643 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 36 number.. 1 483 3 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 35 number.. 2 436 9 141 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 41 number.. 2 272 5 128 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 409 394 acres.. 299 692 233 620 bushels.. 7 008 789 8 424 300 Barley for grain..............farms.. 54 180 acres.. 7 374 21 290 bushels.. 209 623 905 627 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 51 acres.. 1 897 2 146 bushels.. 70 282 100 146 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 218 acres.. 36 282 19 340 tons, dry.. 46 267 25 845 @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.