1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 70 72 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 126 152 109 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 930 2 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 665 617 595 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 345 282 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 813 35 209 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 59 57 acres.. 25 015 21 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 50 54 acres.. 14 547 11 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 52 acres.. 20 233 18 530 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 682 3 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 883 54 021 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 535 1 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 146 2 841 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 023 2 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 470 41 569 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 70 72 $1,000.. 659 897 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 413 12 452 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 37 35 Other ............................... 33 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 49 200 days or more ................... 28 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 53 number.. 7 154 9 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 49 number.. 4 039 4 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 10 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 55 number.. 5 219 6 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 630 336 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 182 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.. 3 3 acres.. 1 408 (D) bushels.. 51 750 24 398 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 273 800 bushels.. 100 940 45 215 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 51 acres.. 10 874 9 653 tons, dry.. 23 139 17 356 @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. .