1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 236 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 482 378 805 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 557 1 480 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 440 346 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 295 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 612 27 267 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 207 acres.. 73 204 74 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 180 acres.. 31 729 35 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 147 acres.. 31 333 28 932 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 202 8 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 228 32 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 439 2 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 763 6 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 26 $100,000 or more .................... 30 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 127 7 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 198 27 739 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 236 256 $1,000.. 1 763 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 471 975 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 126 Other ............................... 111 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 143 200 days or more ................... 94 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 169 number.. 23 169 20 871 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 149 number.. 14 442 13 090 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 18 number.. 219 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 168 number.. 13 900 12 486 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 1 629 1 905 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 12 number.. 3 140 2 956 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 26 number.. 1 110 1 894 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) 1 562 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 20 acres.. 6 665 6 583 bushels.. 237 893 262 489 Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 23 acres.. 3 341 3 308 bushels.. 168 867 156 453 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 490 984 bushels.. 32 609 66 319 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 167 acres.. 21 597 25 356 tons, dry.. 48 612 54 114 @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. .