1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 134 144 Land in farms ..................acres.. 912 154 1 012 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 807 7 033 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 236 373 1 246 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 183 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 384 66 541 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 101 110 acres.. 103 414 107 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 93 105 acres.. 70 950 70 978 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 84 acres.. 38 004 48 464 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 386 16 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 209 111 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 151 2 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 235 13 636 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 21 $100,000 or more .................... 51 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 943 12 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 512 86 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 134 144 $1,000.. 3 477 3 739 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 945 25 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 105 Other ............................... 29 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 48 200 days or more ................... 16 20 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 111 number.. 52 805 52 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 101 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 112 number.. 26 711 28 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 6 461 8 426 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 23 acres.. 11 910 11 428 bushels.. 520 953 385 684 Barley for grain..............farms.. 28 34 acres.. 15 454 15 047 bushels.. 798 632 646 076 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 1 079 1 321 bushels.. 80 097 91 270 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 102 acres.. 43 246 44 617 tons, dry.. 86 310 74 044 @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. .