1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 599 635 Land in farms ..................acres.. 598 694 536 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 999 845 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 709 333 046 Average per acre .........dollars.. 407 390 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 421 48 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 528 565 acres.. 170 749 180 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 510 acres.. 89 241 97 858 Irrigated land .................farms.. 438 474 acres.. 77 584 78 797 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 492 36 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 608 57 793 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 540 11 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 952 25 119 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 109 $100,000 or more .................... 98 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 901 29 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 596 46 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 599 634 $1,000.. 9 858 7 046 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 457 11 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 456 Other ............................... 164 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 293 200 days or more ................... 122 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 445 number.. 60 260 60 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 389 number.. 29 126 27 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 41 number.. 223 347 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 444 number.. 49 669 45 391 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 38 number.. 912 3 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 38 number.. 1 321 7 499 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 120 112 number.. 15 289 18 335 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 51 number.. 512 1 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 47 acres.. 3 192 3 155 tons, green.. 61 688 58 534 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 107 acres.. 14 461 16 078 bushels.. 542 777 535 052 Barley for grain..............farms.. 143 216 acres.. 11 246 17 082 bushels.. 848 763 1 126 363 Oats for grain................farms.. 65 73 acres.. 1 610 2 369 bushels.. 127 717 133 250 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 80 90 acres.. 7 536 7 752 tons.. 170 046 154 466 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 433 acres.. 49 768 48 828 tons, dry.. 116 697 101 113 @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. .