1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 253 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 031 872 1 042 418 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 079 4 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 637 857 704 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 164 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 467 42 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 165 acres.. 148 763 159 346 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 132 acres.. 67 984 77 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 57 acres.. 9 911 9 993 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 111 13 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 775 53 948 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 828 3 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 283 9 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 30 $100,000 or more .................... 38 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 250 11 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 420 46 294 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 253 250 $1,000.. 1 028 1 823 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 065 7 293 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 173 Other ............................... 87 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 110 200 days or more ................... 56 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 175 number.. 30 109 29 398 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 157 number.. 18 497 17 797 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 40 98 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 170 number.. 16 954 18 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 25 number.. 1 398 1 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 2 578 1 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 37 number.. 18 894 18 162 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 32 number.. 715 1 991 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 15 acres.. 448 781 tons, green.. 6 665 15 670 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 59 acres.. 45 347 50 828 bushels.. 1 096 288 1 083 899 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 43 acres.. 3 330 9 412 bushels.. 71 106 255 276 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 886 1 648 bushels.. 54 160 67 950 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 104 acres.. 19 967 13 464 tons, dry.. 39 428 25 661 @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. .