1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 789 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 699 409 731 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 886 861 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 364 433 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 682 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 348 56 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 147 Total cropland .................farms.. 659 737 acres.. 258 593 305 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 657 acres.. 157 782 172 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 424 477 acres.. 94 547 99 806 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 243 52 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 819 62 162 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 262 21 164 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 981 31 673 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 94 $100,000 or more .................... 170 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 407 41 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 085 48 246 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 788 851 $1,000.. 14 797 13 314 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 778 15 646 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 516 529 Other ............................... 273 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 421 200 days or more ................... 222 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 470 531 number.. 61 964 71 679 Beef cows ..................farms.. 360 408 number.. 30 188 30 450 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 104 number.. 5 339 6 675 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 458 521 number.. 30 333 38 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 58 number.. 3 652 4 083 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 53 number.. 8 983 5 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 95 number.. 8 576 8 527 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 240 281 acres.. 48 216 46 146 bushels.. 2 757 054 2 570 495 Barley for grain..............farms.. 258 334 acres.. 39 688 46 735 bushels.. 2 619 727 3 187 481 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 53 acres.. 1 151 2 456 bushels.. 96 080 167 081 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 491 561 acres.. 69 456 74 656 tons, dry.. 200 776 210 173 @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. .