1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 813 825 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 050 258 633 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 686 313 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 457 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 405 33 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 266 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 726 acres.. 109 009 105 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 603 634 acres.. 75 869 69 717 Irrigated land .................farms.. 252 263 acres.. 34 425 33 981 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 502 20 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 597 24 714 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 049 8 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 452 11 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 316 345 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 43 $100,000 or more .................... 66 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 974 19 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 829 23 107 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 812 825 $1,000.. 5 079 1 349 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 255 1 635 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 369 367 Other ............................... 444 458 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 522 200 days or more ................... 309 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 414 number.. 23 275 24 648 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 317 number.. 10 518 10 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 70 number.. 1 898 2 289 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 379 number.. 15 657 14 191 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 55 number.. 8 813 6 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 57 number.. 15 786 13 229 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 34 number.. 1 619 1 556 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 68 number.. 6 954 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 48 (D) tons, green.. 600 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 143 acres.. 13 601 9 967 bushels.. 878 060 588 467 Barley for grain..............farms.. 198 196 acres.. 24 248 23 281 bushels.. 1 712 080 1 623 192 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 51 acres.. 934 1 572 bushels.. 54 165 82 444 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 508 acres.. 31 016 32 271 tons, dry.. 62 373 76 137 @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. .