1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 737 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 277 936 2 228 089 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 091 2 803 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 890 312 689 682 Average per acre .........dollars.. 271 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 440 105 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 579 596 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 743 acres.. 1 297 630 1 307 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 725 acres.. 554 420 706 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 58 acres.. 7 450 10 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 197 67 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 608 84 644 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 611 53 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 586 13 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 186 225 $100,000 or more .................... 199 234 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 091 62 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 821 78 389 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 737 795 $1,000.. (D) 5 190 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 6 528 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 650 704 Other ............................... 87 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 202 200 days or more ................... 75 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 294 number.. 44 821 40 668 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 264 number.. 29 567 25 371 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 24 number.. 48 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 283 number.. 28 305 25 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 58 number.. 8 814 10 385 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 57 number.. 15 817 21 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 42 number.. 2 500 2 218 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 44 number.. (D) 1 432 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 559 686 acres.. 425 081 432 124 bushels.. 10 452 132 14 138 070 Barley for grain..............farms.. 350 620 acres.. 103 334 226 449 bushels.. 2 093 977 7 300 800 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 49 acres.. 1 614 4 559 bushels.. 55 956 194 115 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 225 acres.. 23 634 26 809 tons, dry.. 28 621 40 310 @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. .