1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 67 58 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 158 14 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 536 250 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 995 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 660 20 024 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 48 49 acres.. 6 230 3 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 35 acres.. 2 836 2 243 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 33 acres.. 1 342 1 526 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 973 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 525 14 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 291 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 682 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 963 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 380 11 412 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 67 58 $1,000.. (D) 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 20 Other ............................... 35 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 43 200 days or more ................... 20 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 32 number.. 1 210 1 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 633 634 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 30 number.. 642 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 545 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 61 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 722 327 bushels.. 37 910 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 98 (D) bushels.. 7 400 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 31 bushels.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 31 acres.. 1 963 1 833 tons, dry.. 4 214 3 592 @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. .