1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 896 739 889 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 896 1 994 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 682 354 443 436 Average per acre .........dollars.. 384 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 583 60 326 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 192 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 368 acres.. 249 539 283 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 333 acres.. 119 037 128 528 Irrigated land .................farms.. 188 189 acres.. 25 806 27 264 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 001 31 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 313 69 779 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 142 8 431 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 860 22 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 88 $100,000 or more .................... 74 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 212 26 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 296 58 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 310 Other ............................... 173 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 201 200 days or more ................... 143 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 364 number.. 57 773 52 036 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 336 number.. 33 225 31 331 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 20 number.. 190 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 348 number.. 36 138 34 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 2 020 6 584 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 4 570 14 476 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 74 86 number.. 11 889 19 482 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 24 number.. 509 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 15 acres.. 2 013 1 672 tons, green.. 41 035 33 657 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 137 acres.. 46 253 58 504 bushels.. 1 399 034 1 890 333 Barley for grain..............farms.. 78 105 acres.. 13 986 15 589 bushels.. 616 574 595 694 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 22 acres.. 1 309 839 bushels.. 63 781 43 999 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 8 13 acres.. (D) 1 167 tons.. (D) 24 377 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 290 acres.. 55 897 50 621 tons, dry.. 95 090 80 152 @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.