1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOOLE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 382 358 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 090 966 1 063 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 856 2 970 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 730 058 723 775 Average per acre .........dollars.. 278 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 870 102 136 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 271 255 Total cropland .................farms.. 343 319 acres.. 680 472 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 291 acres.. 313 441 270 204 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 17 acres.. 5 512 2 021 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 178 30 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 560 86 175 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 022 23 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 156 7 321 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 56 $100,000 or more .................... 140 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 150 25 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 927 71 953 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 299 Other ............................... 97 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 126 200 days or more ................... 76 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 126 number.. 20 144 17 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 122 number.. (D) 11 730 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 128 number.. 13 100 10 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 11 844 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 14 007 19 981 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 24 number.. 1 818 2 185 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) (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 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 267 acres.. 231 870 215 574 bushels.. 6 490 182 5 122 632 Barley for grain..............farms.. 132 151 acres.. 61 384 43 326 bushels.. 2 719 524 2 030 777 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 534 1 260 bushels.. 20 184 54 142 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 74 acres.. 18 006 7 722 tons, dry.. 24 275 8 189 @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.