1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 301 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 839 345 837 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 789 2 840 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 199 451 807 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 423 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 453 59 575 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 145 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 223 acres.. 100 863 95 195 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 194 acres.. 59 141 52 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 183 acres.. 44 901 47 820 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 345 18 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 914 61 111 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 016 1 413 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 329 16 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 58 $100,000 or more .................... 64 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 063 14 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 544 49 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 215 Other ............................... 90 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 132 200 days or more ................... 66 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 232 number.. 50 652 50 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 218 number.. 32 311 30 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 30 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 230 number.. 34 607 27 804 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 15 number.. 2 015 3 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 4 514 8 045 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 89 number.. 12 518 20 261 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 26 number.. 259 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 32 acres.. 8 222 7 380 bushels.. 291 625 258 636 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 43 acres.. 2 877 4 375 bushels.. 130 878 167 423 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 40 acres.. 1 583 1 572 bushels.. 98 176 112 193 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 183 acres.. 47 413 39 378 tons, dry.. 88 226 72 874 @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.