1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 883 479 888 725 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 017 1 852 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 659 363 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 244 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 828 40 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 390 acres.. 95 418 109 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 304 345 acres.. 55 277 70 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 291 313 acres.. 39 798 39 974 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 100 17 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 607 37 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 252 4 888 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 848 12 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 33 $100,000 or more .................... 40 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 138 14 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 929 29 550 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 437 481 $1,000.. 3 470 4 169 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 941 8 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 223 Other ............................... 231 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 289 200 days or more ................... 187 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 269 number.. 40 848 44 773 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 227 number.. 22 885 24 959 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 24 number.. 227 338 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 255 number.. 23 656 23 407 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 35 number.. 2 046 2 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 26 number.. 2 030 1 746 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 38 number.. 8 503 8 911 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 45 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 55 acres.. 12 666 13 291 bushels.. 337 518 485 871 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 78 acres.. 7 814 13 279 bushels.. 342 977 549 107 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 37 acres.. 779 1 293 bushels.. 69 243 91 913 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 308 acres.. 34 939 43 431 tons, dry.. 72 474 90 635 @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. .