1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 450 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 215 253 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 535 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 141 333 241 Average per acre .........dollars.. 746 509 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 852 21 168 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 402 acres.. 47 448 46 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 321 acres.. 22 845 23 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 309 acres.. 22 161 18 941 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 743 6 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 208 12 954 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 587 1 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 156 4 602 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 23 $100,000 or more .................... 17 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 984 6 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 519 13 546 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 450 473 $1,000.. 615 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 367 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 167 Other ............................... 268 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 300 333 200 days or more ................... 197 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 242 number.. 16 193 15 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 187 number.. 9 169 9 195 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 26 number.. 40 101 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 229 number.. 10 800 9 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 14 number.. 369 230 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 18 number.. 656 329 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 53 number.. 1 901 2 514 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 57 number.. 923 1 654 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 354 158 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 29 acres.. 2 392 2 656 bushels.. 74 689 69 852 Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 32 acres.. 1 743 2 420 bushels.. 72 604 98 243 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 28 acres.. 822 665 bushels.. 51 479 43 539 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 294 acres.. 18 267 18 448 tons, dry.. 35 373 38 501 @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. .