1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAWSON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 451 499 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 334 041 1 326 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 958 2 659 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 179 347 425 Average per acre .........dollars.. 137 128 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 336 59 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 289 308 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 421 acres.. (D) 464 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 396 acres.. 206 698 219 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 89 acres.. 15 482 14 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 039 26 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 475 53 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 044 16 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 995 10 695 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 87 $100,000 or more .................... 123 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 915 21 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 244 43 189 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 499 $1,000.. 10 124 4 450 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 449 8 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 395 Other ............................... 93 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 206 200 days or more ................... 91 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 305 number.. 41 314 37 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 275 number.. 24 142 20 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 40 number.. 454 543 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 312 number.. 25 046 21 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 40 number.. 2 224 2 077 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 41 number.. 2 450 3 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 26 number.. 6 005 3 387 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 35 number.. (D) 1 441 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 30 acres.. 2 215 1 916 tons, green.. 32 171 32 353 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 328 acres.. 144 299 135 804 bushels.. 5 073 889 4 028 834 Barley for grain..............farms.. 182 284 acres.. 22 682 37 056 bushels.. 1 049 669 1 468 649 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 94 acres.. 4 228 5 187 bushels.. 229 280 230 034 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 24 25 acres.. 2 822 2 581 tons.. 57 995 60 585 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 254 acres.. 30 697 30 847 tons, dry.. 44 093 46 474 @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. .