1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARFIELD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 263 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 000 266 2 063 133 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 606 6 947 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 814 366 587 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 103 84 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 409 56 308 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 2 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 223 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 230 acres.. 300 003 334 925 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 211 acres.. 118 333 149 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 26 acres.. 2 182 2 468 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 987 24 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 006 82 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 452 8 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 534 16 490 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 56 $100,000 or more .................... 85 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 863 19 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 523 65 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 297 $1,000.. 5 483 4 920 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 848 16 565 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 255 Other ............................... 42 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 96 200 days or more ................... 29 31 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 217 number.. 43 873 50 458 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 190 number.. 27 855 28 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 39 number.. 94 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 212 number.. 24 424 29 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 402 1 706 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 500 2 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 99 number.. 81 967 72 473 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. (D) 1 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 154 tons, green.. (D) 1 894 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 155 acres.. 88 263 98 035 bushels.. 2 558 428 2 395 420 Barley for grain..............farms.. 59 112 acres.. 9 750 22 060 bushels.. 349 144 726 208 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 38 acres.. 3 438 3 856 bushels.. 150 835 129 563 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 142 acres.. 14 727 24 664 tons, dry.. 16 765 32 054 @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. .