1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 205 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 449 970 458 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 195 2 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 653 247 610 667 Average per acre .........dollars.. 294 271 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 677 81 483 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 183 acres.. 128 814 139 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 168 acres.. 65 737 69 965 Irrigated land .................farms.. 143 148 acres.. 45 691 45 545 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 396 14 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 982 69 566 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 295 6 711 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 102 8 107 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 42 $100,000 or more .................... 50 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 105 13 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 807 64 816 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 205 213 $1,000.. 2 893 2 724 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 114 12 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 164 Other ............................... 52 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 86 200 days or more ................... 53 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 151 number.. 22 578 24 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 133 number.. 13 582 14 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 6 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 143 number.. 12 897 13 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 18 number.. 2 066 772 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 2 695 1 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 13 number.. 8 200 3 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 101 acres.. 31 467 31 142 bushels.. 1 432 436 1 285 273 Barley for grain..............farms.. 59 83 acres.. 8 667 13 982 bushels.. 496 151 750 149 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 15 acres.. 791 896 bushels.. 55 770 66 344 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 119 acres.. 24 815 23 609 tons, dry.. 74 557 73 956 @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. .