1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 623 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 735 910 598 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 181 999 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 474 394 709 Average per acre .........dollars.. 459 407 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 550 49 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 528 acres.. 172 004 170 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 460 acres.. 101 117 89 241 Irrigated land .................farms.. 435 438 acres.. 81 575 77 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 770 43 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 257 72 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 554 13 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 216 29 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 89 $100,000 or more .................... 111 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 630 33 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 401 56 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 435 Other ............................... 237 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 277 200 days or more ................... 173 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 415 number.. 67 043 60 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 391 370 number.. 31 325 29 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 172 223 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 408 number.. 48 037 49 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 247 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 18 number.. 303 1 321 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 120 number.. 8 841 15 289 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 30 number.. 467 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 54 acres.. 3 306 3 192 tons, green.. 69 958 61 688 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 89 acres.. 15 025 14 461 bushels.. 513 495 542 777 Barley for grain..............farms.. 123 143 acres.. 11 134 11 246 bushels.. 898 609 848 763 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 65 acres.. 1 586 1 610 bushels.. 95 996 127 717 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 64 80 acres.. 6 681 7 536 tons.. 134 175 170 046 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 411 acres.. 59 850 49 768 tons, dry.. 132 878 116 697 @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.