1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 121 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 636 514 625 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 260 4 635 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 929 994 767 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 176 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 517 52 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 117 acres.. 87 810 111 659 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 103 acres.. 34 746 43 150 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 54 acres.. 10 286 14 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 168 9 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 300 71 697 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 100 1 968 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 068 7 711 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 25 $100,000 or more .................... 35 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 642 8 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 424 60 728 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 121 135 $1,000.. 2 937 1 468 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 274 10 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 115 Other ............................... 17 20 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 40 200 days or more ................... 9 15 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 96 number.. 22 488 19 493 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 90 number.. (D) 10 428 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 96 number.. 13 639 14 276 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 1 773 1 329 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 3 900 1 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 11 577 19 580 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 15 number.. (D) 318 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 63 acres.. 16 851 25 068 bushels.. 499 348 611 677 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 40 acres.. 3 015 5 350 bushels.. 96 059 124 461 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 535 1 503 bushels.. 29 770 51 594 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 77 acres.. 15 271 11 062 tons, dry.. 25 287 16 642 @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. .