1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TETON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 557 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 116 889 1 178 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 005 2 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 686 080 586 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 360 289 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 486 87 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 231 271 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 495 acres.. 581 422 610 236 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 462 acres.. 343 501 297 523 Irrigated land .................farms.. 274 277 acres.. 118 393 109 758 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 962 57 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 196 104 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 970 25 611 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 992 32 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 114 $100,000 or more .................... 202 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 378 51 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 604 91 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 437 Other ............................... 151 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 216 200 days or more ................... 119 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 287 number.. 62 193 66 200 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 268 number.. 34 382 40 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. 459 536 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 282 number.. 39 312 43 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 14 252 10 891 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 14 number.. 19 561 22 222 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 53 number.. 8 489 11 546 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 226 273 acres.. 167 591 147 269 bushels.. 6 717 916 3 239 457 Barley for grain..............farms.. 276 313 acres.. 112 861 104 571 bushels.. 7 052 820 4 661 135 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 19 acres.. 1 023 1 624 bushels.. 57 877 75 108 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 260 acres.. 61 447 46 271 tons, dry.. 151 101 103 504 @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.