1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLACIER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 376 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 730 537 1 646 324 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 602 4 065 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 933 146 818 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 201 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 182 95 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 243 234 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 324 acres.. 534 879 484 202 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 264 295 acres.. 251 870 267 313 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 62 acres.. 23 778 27 712 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 763 34 512 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 116 85 215 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 210 21 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 554 13 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 62 $100,000 or more .................... 95 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 671 31 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 704 77 476 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 377 405 $1,000.. 6 380 3 789 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 924 9 355 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 281 Other ............................... 112 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 181 200 days or more ................... 88 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 205 number.. 38 989 31 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 186 number.. 23 345 18 733 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 318 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 206 number.. 22 796 22 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 24 number.. 13 804 12 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 24 number.. 23 981 16 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 36 number.. 1 783 5 017 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 27 number.. 49 515 42 672 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 12 900 12 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 219 acres.. 141 448 121 734 bushels.. 4 321 102 4 205 649 Barley for grain..............farms.. 154 227 acres.. 80 996 109 052 bushels.. 3 198 921 5 057 516 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 24 acres.. 1 437 2 543 bushels.. 77 378 169 495 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 130 acres.. 29 719 25 995 tons, dry.. 40 062 39 562 @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. .