1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 485 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 002 378 2 759 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 190 5 508 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 455 146 910 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 211 162 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 815 70 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 245 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 393 412 acres.. 386 561 386 472 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 363 acres.. 218 906 214 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 201 192 acres.. 66 762 57 638 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 416 61 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 548 123 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 067 17 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 349 44 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 84 $100,000 or more .................... 160 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 054 48 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 542 96 560 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 484 501 $1,000.. 28 442 13 221 Average per farm..........dollars.. 58 763 26 389 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 384 Other ............................... 115 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 180 200 days or more ................... 92 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 352 number.. 144 749 135 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 322 number.. 77 927 63 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 23 number.. 64 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 356 number.. 110 469 90 653 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 15 number.. 9 683 5 962 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 14 931 5 517 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 44 number.. 6 294 3 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 43 number.. (D) 1 656 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 28 acres.. 4 415 3 097 tons, green.. 91 509 64 626 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 198 acres.. 116 519 102 913 bushels.. 4 055 554 3 320 709 Barley for grain..............farms.. 131 166 acres.. 23 033 26 410 bushels.. 1 298 397 1 285 571 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 51 acres.. 2 137 3 611 bushels.. 164 485 196 595 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 49 33 acres.. 8 226 5 750 tons.. 192 265 113 505 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 271 307 acres.. 64 243 74 593 tons, dry.. 147 709 149 386 @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. .