1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 750 737 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 211 635 2 277 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 949 3 091 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 015 414 890 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 351 271 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 191 121 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 553 579 Total cropland .................farms.. 699 688 acres.. 1 345 807 1 297 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 614 acres.. 709 196 554 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 51 acres.. 11 777 7 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 706 57 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 608 77 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 749 41 611 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 957 15 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 186 $100,000 or more .................... 335 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 525 58 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 033 78 821 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 650 Other ............................... 127 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 191 200 days or more ................... 82 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 279 number.. 46 606 44 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 264 number.. 30 843 29 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 14 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 274 number.. 29 561 28 305 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 35 number.. 3 248 8 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 36 number.. 7 454 15 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 27 number.. 2 455 2 500 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 19 number.. 443 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 550 559 acres.. 560 587 425 081 bushels.. 20 172 518 10 452 132 Barley for grain..............farms.. 279 350 acres.. 97 534 103 334 bushels.. 4 250 139 2 093 977 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 26 acres.. 1 190 1 614 bushels.. 67 150 55 956 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 171 acres.. 44 349 23 634 tons, dry.. 64 835 28 621 @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.