1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PETROLEUM COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 105 111 Land in farms ..................acres.. 669 516 663 795 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 376 5 980 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 880 794 868 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 134 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 665 60 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 7 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 83 90 acres.. 99 031 82 741 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 69 79 acres.. 35 057 33 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 42 acres.. 12 698 8 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 676 8 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 196 79 085 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 891 1 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 784 7 320 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 25 $100,000 or more .................... 36 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 429 6 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 277 62 733 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 105 111 $1,000.. 3 099 1 815 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 513 16 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 92 Other ............................... 17 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 40 200 days or more ................... 11 15 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 97 number.. 28 610 25 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 86 number.. 19 361 15 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 15 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 96 number.. 18 773 16 018 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 16 number.. 4 725 3 788 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 31 acres.. 15 244 15 790 bushels.. 397 588 323 222 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 21 acres.. 561 2 386 bushels.. 10 070 72 666 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 331 160 bushels.. 8 407 6 000 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 66 acres.. 18 591 14 434 tons, dry.. 27 290 22 257 @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. .