1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANITE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 138 149 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 938 348 102 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 536 2 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 761 900 633 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 301 273 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 316 50 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 126 acres.. 51 647 53 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 113 acres.. 30 732 31 467 Irrigated land .................farms.. 104 113 acres.. 39 996 42 991 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 085 8 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 081 57 663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 570 442 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 516 8 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 28 $100,000 or more .................... 41 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 768 7 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 287 49 026 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 138 148 $1,000.. 2 239 1 347 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 224 9 100 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 112 Other ............................... 31 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 56 55 200 days or more ................... 25 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 124 number.. 26 190 31 188 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 108 number.. 17 264 18 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 17 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 123 number.. 18 261 17 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 891 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 890 731 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 87 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 929 836 bushels.. 52 045 46 330 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 100 181 bushels.. 6 600 14 750 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 108 acres.. 29 261 31 366 tons, dry.. 54 965 62 722 @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. .