1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 903 792 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 441 261 1 424 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 596 1 798 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 619 792 483 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 373 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 439 56 792 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 293 302 Total cropland .................farms.. 750 647 acres.. 507 562 497 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 637 562 acres.. 290 209 254 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 269 243 acres.. 32 999 37 754 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 731 52 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 899 66 889 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 062 18 787 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 669 34 189 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 230 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 106 $100,000 or more .................... 145 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 062 45 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 547 57 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 519 519 Other ............................... 384 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 365 200 days or more ................... 294 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 486 number.. 86 691 79 394 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 429 number.. 52 986 49 357 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 725 980 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 521 488 number.. 54 231 53 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 31 number.. 17 253 15 073 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 31 number.. 26 756 26 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 76 number.. 11 548 14 147 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 46 number.. 43 034 49 762 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 386 tons, green.. 0 4 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 235 268 acres.. 152 705 134 940 bushels.. 6 272 498 3 871 400 Barley for grain..............farms.. 177 201 acres.. 56 278 56 335 bushels.. 3 115 102 1 572 251 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 42 acres.. 994 1 271 bushels.. 52 138 55 456 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 515 429 acres.. 81 695 64 707 tons, dry.. 141 091 104 339 @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.