1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FALLON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 302 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 944 497 919 615 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 127 2 838 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 125 325 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 122 106 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 032 56 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 209 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 279 acres.. (D) 259 680 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 255 acres.. 95 307 105 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 21 acres.. 1 001 1 709 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 793 15 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 228 47 102 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 096 4 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 696 10 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 68 $100,000 or more .................... 61 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 354 11 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 531 36 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 302 324 $1,000.. 5 134 3 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 000 11 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 245 Other ............................... 66 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 116 200 days or more ................... 53 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 248 number.. 36 943 35 358 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 235 number.. 24 425 23 212 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 97 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 255 number.. 24 119 20 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 38 number.. 2 846 3 765 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 41 number.. 3 567 13 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 43 number.. 6 945 7 189 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 47 number.. 739 2 605 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 489 tons, green.. 0 2 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 169 acres.. 49 861 50 700 bushels.. 1 603 609 1 349 317 Barley for grain..............farms.. 80 125 acres.. 6 873 11 107 bushels.. 263 835 405 091 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 56 acres.. 1 908 2 926 bushels.. 82 329 119 789 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 207 acres.. 39 093 40 934 tons, dry.. 35 155 39 143 @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. .