1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DANIELS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 761 459 780 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 343 2 047 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 595 395 467 Average per acre .........dollars.. 168 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 538 79 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 211 242 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 361 acres.. (D) 511 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 348 acres.. 205 793 246 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 649 999 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 209 17 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 413 45 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 915 13 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 294 4 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 88 $100,000 or more .................... 85 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 606 16 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 172 43 071 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 325 381 $1,000.. 6 852 1 926 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 083 5 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 279 314 Other ............................... 46 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 137 200 days or more ................... 40 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 129 number.. 13 766 11 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 122 number.. 8 706 8 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 7 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 128 number.. 9 070 7 666 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 4 669 4 722 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 15 number.. 6 646 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 13 number.. 2 176 2 186 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 15 number.. 329 427 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.. 259 332 acres.. 183 482 180 207 bushels.. 5 971 039 3 982 345 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 266 acres.. 12 717 39 518 bushels.. 465 916 1 104 181 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 49 acres.. 1 677 3 116 bushels.. 80 522 95 601 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 139 acres.. 8 919 13 332 tons, dry.. 10 970 16 081 @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. .