1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 308 353 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 619 482 1 629 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 258 4 616 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 675 347 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 88 77 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 186 53 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 242 262 Total cropland .................farms.. 254 293 acres.. 219 869 203 121 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 256 acres.. 89 170 104 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 43 acres.. 6 328 8 583 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 264 24 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 533 68 586 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 453 3 129 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 811 21 082 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 71 $100,000 or more .................... 86 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 327 16 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 256 47 271 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 308 352 $1,000.. 6 177 7 589 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 056 21 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 298 Other ............................... 47 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 105 114 200 days or more ................... 44 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 278 number.. 51 324 54 703 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 243 number.. 32 033 32 030 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 55 number.. 62 161 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 279 number.. 29 698 32 913 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 115 1 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 1 510 2 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 125 145 number.. 94 474 88 682 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 53 number.. (D) 1 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 106 acres.. 35 222 38 734 bushels.. 1 032 568 901 674 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 52 acres.. 4 102 4 171 bushels.. 143 358 112 048 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 34 acres.. 2 471 2 405 bushels.. 102 876 92 111 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 222 acres.. 49 783 56 923 tons, dry.. 44 530 59 490 @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. .