1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 220 61 387 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 849 202 135 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 488 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 811 28 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 201 acres.. 13 779 19 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 183 acres.. 8 219 10 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 93 acres.. 4 233 6 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 253 2 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 287 9 346 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 314 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 939 1 906 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 15 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 931 3 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 446 16 091 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 218 245 $1,000.. (D) - 357 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 102 Other ............................... 120 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 161 200 days or more ................... 80 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 142 number.. 4 852 4 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 123 number.. 3 110 3 307 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 20 number.. 38 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 129 number.. 3 096 3 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 14 number.. 828 1 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. 1 257 2 065 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 323 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 38 number.. 696 963 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 1 acres.. 162 (D) bushels.. 7 598 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 130 108 bushels.. 4 085 6 570 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 177 acres.. 7 972 10 084 tons, dry.. 13 306 17 227 @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. .