1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC CONE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 415 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 290 134 1 277 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 109 2 896 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 761 454 367 Average per acre .........dollars.. 166 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 461 89 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 285 293 Total cropland .................farms.. 373 396 acres.. 533 266 544 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 337 377 acres.. 239 962 254 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 47 acres.. 8 336 8 005 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 667 24 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 897 55 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 744 16 016 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 924 8 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 97 $100,000 or more .................... 105 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 136 21 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 749 48 301 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 415 441 $1,000.. 7 405 4 025 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 843 9 126 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 365 Other ............................... 91 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 152 200 days or more ................... 72 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 233 number.. 34 095 30 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 211 number.. 21 422 19 220 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 35 number.. 62 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 226 number.. 20 143 16 885 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 37 number.. 1 735 2 994 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 38 number.. 1 848 3 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 34 number.. 21 519 14 548 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 39 number.. (D) 1 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 332 212 tons, green.. (D) 1 338 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 296 344 acres.. 192 786 174 998 bushels.. 6 177 913 4 915 494 Barley for grain..............farms.. 161 277 acres.. 20 524 39 681 bushels.. 822 725 1 473 273 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 68 acres.. 3 245 4 983 bushels.. 167 431 204 728 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 211 acres.. 27 182 29 746 tons, dry.. 40 388 44 636 @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. .