1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAINE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 514 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 338 866 2 433 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 550 4 601 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 760 395 721 720 Average per acre .........dollars.. 170 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 495 71 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 309 321 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 446 acres.. 586 725 589 125 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 391 429 acres.. 256 244 297 167 Irrigated land .................farms.. 175 215 acres.. 48 690 47 733 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 539 38 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 760 73 534 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 762 19 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 776 19 348 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 115 $100,000 or more .................... 134 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 735 30 836 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 504 58 402 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 529 $1,000.. 8 533 7 141 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 569 13 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 428 Other ............................... 105 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 186 200 days or more ................... 95 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 350 number.. 71 797 70 492 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 325 number.. 44 424 44 140 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 31 number.. 76 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 348 number.. 42 376 40 529 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 43 number.. 5 100 6 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 45 number.. 8 257 8 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 61 number.. 13 529 5 704 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 48 number.. 2 572 4 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 270 342 tons, green.. 4 476 5 582 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 239 285 acres.. 181 991 170 300 bushels.. 4 953 934 5 323 273 Barley for grain..............farms.. 143 259 acres.. 28 182 56 889 bushels.. 1 179 510 2 205 512 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 50 acres.. 2 567 3 345 bushels.. 110 362 155 780 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 249 296 acres.. 44 421 57 666 tons, dry.. 77 904 102 893 @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. .