1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PARK COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 777 803 790 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 020 1 956 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 712 708 551 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 367 301 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 830 38 706 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 332 acres.. 146 987 146 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 290 acres.. 69 419 68 234 Irrigated land .................farms.. 260 275 acres.. 57 309 53 464 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 695 19 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 155 48 595 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 074 2 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 620 16 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 53 $100,000 or more .................... 59 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 694 15 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 762 39 160 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 405 $1,000.. 3 808 3 601 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 890 8 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 250 283 Other ............................... 135 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 177 200 days or more ................... 95 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 312 number.. 48 932 52 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 276 number.. 30 785 34 122 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 56 number.. 278 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 255 306 number.. 28 238 31 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 16 number.. 1 385 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 62 number.. 6 110 4 908 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 55 number.. (D) 1 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 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.. 58 67 acres.. 14 519 13 284 bushels.. 606 921 574 318 Barley for grain..............farms.. 73 82 acres.. 9 054 9 887 bushels.. 460 994 480 168 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 28 acres.. 838 1 204 bushels.. 58 110 69 047 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 275 acres.. 45 820 44 238 tons, dry.. 108 607 95 736 @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. .