1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 22 821 24 568 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 642 536 60 203 993 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 613 2 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 881 505 526 Average per acre .........dollars.. 227 205 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 472 60 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 209 1 940 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 804 2 745 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 061 3 019 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 964 3 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 521 2 737 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 262 10 812 Total cropland .................farms.. 19 442 21 064 acres.. 17 494 553 17 829 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 17 100 19 267 acres.. 8 199 296 9 128 013 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 883 9 520 acres.. 1 978 167 1 996 882 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 730 237 1 547 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 818 62 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 691 860 639 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 038 377 908 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 073 4 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 764 2 006 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 131 2 374 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 413 3 912 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 051 3 695 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 528 4 064 $100,000 or more .................... 4 861 4 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 399 200 1 288 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 304 52 449 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 22 824 24 565 $1,000.. 333 711 260 131 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 621 10 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 006 17 405 Other ............................... 6 815 7 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 9 838 10 764 200 days or more ................... 5 261 5 607 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 813 14 866 number.. 2 645 916 2 591 391 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 366 13 073 number.. 1 506 445 1 399 949 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 092 1 732 number.. 22 409 26 879 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 13 628 14 718 number.. 1 677 932 1 644 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 056 1 406 number.. 222 966 200 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 030 1 343 number.. 363 440 327 855 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 507 2 625 number.. 634 361 588 150 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 138 2 102 number.. 634 955 978 754 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 100 number.. 47 505 84 676 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 489 641 acres.. 42 337 46 581 tons, green.. 761 758 793 716 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 395 10 375 acres.. 4 885 520 4 703 455 bushels.. 142 893 032 143 802 744 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 971 9 621 acres.. 1 168 663 1 900 275 bushels.. 47 381 536 79 606 320 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 590 2 345 acres.. 82 492 132 308 bushels.. 4 485 707 6 356 871 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 476 429 acres.. 56 994 48 403 tons.. 1 274 952 1 051 273 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 058 13 701 acres.. 1 983 629 2 135 438 tons, dry.. 3 670 309 3 858 349 @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. .