1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 792 805 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 424 228 1 461 224 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 798 1 815 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 438 430 423 Average per acre .........dollars.. 286 234 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 792 52 878 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 302 314 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 682 acres.. 497 309 484 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 627 acres.. 254 290 266 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 243 234 acres.. 37 754 31 550 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 976 50 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 889 63 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 787 16 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 189 34 139 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 115 $100,000 or more .................... 132 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 506 45 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 457 56 604 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 792 804 $1,000.. 6 774 5 365 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 552 6 673 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 519 538 Other ............................... 273 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 366 200 days or more ................... 213 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 500 number.. 79 394 77 877 Beef cows ..................farms.. 429 437 number.. 49 357 44 814 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 40 number.. 980 1 529 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 488 510 number.. 53 046 59 185 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 39 number.. 15 073 7 769 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 41 number.. 26 629 12 065 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 65 number.. 14 147 13 534 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 70 number.. 49 762 36 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 386 400 tons, green.. 4 350 6 250 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 268 331 acres.. 134 940 125 042 bushels.. 3 871 400 4 276 107 Barley for grain..............farms.. 201 325 acres.. 56 335 72 211 bushels.. 1 572 251 2 490 068 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 60 acres.. 1 271 2 413 bushels.. 55 456 96 157 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 459 acres.. 64 707 65 647 tons, dry.. 104 339 96 849 @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. .