1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HILL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 641 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 644 001 1 722 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 565 2 415 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 785 616 331 Average per acre .........dollars.. 247 254 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 978 105 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 443 467 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 652 acres.. 1 114 259 1 136 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 529 638 acres.. 467 994 579 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 48 acres.. 5 794 6 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 416 54 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 611 76 698 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 571 44 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 845 10 342 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 200 $100,000 or more .................... 131 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 209 46 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 073 64 756 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 642 712 $1,000.. 2 108 9 288 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 283 13 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 499 568 Other ............................... 142 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 294 200 days or more ................... 128 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 254 number.. 29 927 28 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 236 number.. 19 395 18 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 210 163 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 253 number.. 16 616 17 201 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 33 number.. 13 199 10 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 38 number.. 16 909 17 051 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 37 number.. 993 1 578 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 38 number.. (D) 9 048 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 481 581 acres.. 422 612 423 507 bushels.. 7 912 160 13 503 344 Barley for grain..............farms.. 197 518 acres.. 31 013 119 257 bushels.. 883 984 4 679 606 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 48 acres.. 1 669 2 665 bushels.. 67 170 118 539 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 181 acres.. 13 508 16 639 tons, dry.. 17 501 24 790 @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. .