1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WIBAUX COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 178 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 475 427 490 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 671 2 976 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 708 382 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 170 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 453 63 915 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 154 147 acres.. 138 858 140 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 126 acres.. 71 295 63 291 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 240 1 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 562 10 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 337 61 540 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 221 4 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 341 6 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 29 $100,000 or more .................... 39 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 605 8 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 341 48 890 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 119 122 Other ............................... 59 43 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 64 200 days or more ................... 48 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 125 number.. 18 708 20 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 111 number.. (D) 11 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 225 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 122 number.. 11 921 10 351 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 16 number.. 834 617 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 1 237 1 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 12 number.. 1 125 2 747 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. 476 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 485 tons, green.. (D) 4 275 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 90 acres.. 44 571 39 031 bushels.. 963 248 1 204 558 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 66 acres.. 3 995 6 079 bushels.. 142 635 248 965 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 32 acres.. 2 376 1 956 bushels.. 107 457 109 434 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 106 acres.. 21 833 17 453 tons, dry.. 24 361 20 358 @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.