1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 328 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 868 064 870 945 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 647 2 481 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 598 918 464 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 237 193 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 617 74 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 205 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 280 305 acres.. 280 291 306 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 286 acres.. 159 838 179 771 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 58 acres.. 5 321 8 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 746 28 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 785 80 598 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 602 11 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 144 16 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 96 $100,000 or more .................... 111 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 672 21 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 219 60 990 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 328 351 $1,000.. 6 019 5 012 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 350 14 278 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 284 Other ............................... 60 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 124 200 days or more ................... 43 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 248 number.. 59 592 56 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 229 number.. 36 532 31 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 28 number.. 118 196 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 246 number.. 39 373 31 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 858 1 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 1 324 1 660 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 53 number.. 10 227 9 947 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 105 tons, green.. (D) 420 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 202 acres.. 68 819 65 194 bushels.. 1 968 293 2 808 422 Barley for grain..............farms.. 141 200 acres.. 40 697 60 352 bushels.. 1 321 183 2 684 371 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 39 acres.. 2 761 2 059 bushels.. 125 987 99 627 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 228 acres.. 49 031 51 820 tons, dry.. 62 995 71 991 @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. .