1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 342 484 1 525 564 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 891 4 090 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 180 153 1 011 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 300 250 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 672 61 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 182 Total cropland .................farms.. 282 293 acres.. 226 793 236 345 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 259 acres.. 144 355 162 929 Irrigated land .................farms.. 267 288 acres.. 256 862 247 743 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 294 49 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 258 131 979 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 889 6 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 405 42 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 65 $100,000 or more .................... 137 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 178 40 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 804 109 032 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 346 373 $1,000.. 13 527 8 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 095 23 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 271 Other ............................... 106 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 152 200 days or more ................... 98 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 280 number.. 155 850 163 524 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 256 number.. 84 303 87 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 32 number.. 65 251 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 285 number.. 96 193 86 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 6 number.. 367 157 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 54 number.. 20 901 21 328 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 22 number.. 315 657 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 40 acres.. 12 708 15 230 bushels.. 681 936 595 889 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 69 acres.. 7 241 9 769 bushels.. 552 694 645 237 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 935 619 bushels.. 59 612 31 980 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 250 acres.. 123 580 150 038 tons, dry.. 244 067 264 787 @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: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .