1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 418 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 271 160 1 195 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 041 2 640 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 946 600 858 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 326 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 661 56 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 380 acres.. 166 156 165 698 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 345 acres.. 94 767 114 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 331 348 acres.. 107 507 124 831 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 738 34 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 890 75 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 076 4 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 662 29 522 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 76 $100,000 or more .................... 116 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 805 28 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 304 63 725 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 418 454 $1,000.. 6 169 5 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 759 13 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 339 Other ............................... 119 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 190 200 days or more ................... 99 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 312 363 number.. 87 856 101 178 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 334 number.. 52 147 59 159 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 40 number.. 32 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 359 number.. 52 815 60 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 28 number.. 2 058 2 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 31 number.. 3 041 5 638 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 100 number.. 17 655 15 249 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 43 number.. 407 1 875 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.. 39 52 acres.. 7 996 10 334 bushels.. 380 581 510 963 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 101 acres.. 7 148 11 573 bushels.. 506 249 718 595 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 36 acres.. 1 083 2 101 bushels.. 89 093 140 276 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 330 acres.. 78 875 91 698 tons, dry.. 194 391 234 388 @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. .