1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 097 994 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 526 007 1 454 669 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 391 1 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 524 451 395 705 Average per acre .........dollars.. 372 276 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 202 49 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 256 225 Total cropland .................farms.. 873 795 acres.. 381 390 395 356 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 673 acres.. 192 292 192 452 Irrigated land .................farms.. 587 591 acres.. 80 024 73 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 044 100 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 551 100 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 131 29 616 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 913 70 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 273 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 96 $100,000 or more .................... 183 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 469 86 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 158 86 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 579 Other ............................... 510 415 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 614 517 200 days or more ................... 397 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 675 618 number.. 118 621 112 432 Beef cows ..................farms.. 564 469 number.. 45 742 35 458 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 1 628 2 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 662 600 number.. 98 093 99 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 36 number.. 132 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 41 number.. 555 1 204 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 97 124 number.. 5 732 10 605 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 46 number.. 697 964 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 114 128 acres.. 11 290 10 344 tons, green.. 239 831 212 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 234 acres.. 97 210 100 589 bushels.. 3 234 657 3 643 196 Barley for grain..............farms.. 179 236 acres.. 18 700 26 954 bushels.. 1 309 766 1 611 798 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 43 acres.. 1 229 1 524 bushels.. 75 650 109 588 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 81 100 acres.. 9 755 9 037 tons.. 211 375 207 013 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 595 525 acres.. 52 085 39 114 tons, dry.. 115 109 92 940 @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.