1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIBERTY COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 274 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 951 780 934 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 474 3 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 776 556 684 251 Average per acre .........dollars.. 222 221 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 140 114 599 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 223 228 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 283 acres.. 622 327 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 273 acres.. 286 085 295 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 6 786 5 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 759 28 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 258 97 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 285 21 372 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 474 7 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 1 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 95 $100,000 or more .................... 100 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 579 21 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 002 74 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 274 295 $1,000.. 5 931 4 628 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 645 15 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 258 Other ............................... 21 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 87 200 days or more ................... 26 31 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 81 number.. 17 423 17 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 72 number.. 10 738 9 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 443 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 86 number.. 10 151 10 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 19 number.. 13 182 11 629 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 18 817 15 134 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 14 number.. 707 1 355 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 19 number.. (D) 37 489 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 232 265 acres.. 254 163 208 313 bushels.. 6 026 122 6 484 846 Barley for grain..............farms.. 102 236 acres.. 24 556 69 618 bushels.. 862 127 2 586 571 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 412 1 204 bushels.. 22 730 50 343 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 63 acres.. 8 035 7 821 tons, dry.. 11 715 12 103 @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. .