1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 479 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 968 857 1 938 423 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 110 3 940 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 118 536 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 145 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 787 60 785 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 295 296 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 435 acres.. 597 485 580 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 413 acres.. 236 845 274 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 186 196 acres.. 42 443 46 568 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 875 37 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 685 75 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 623 15 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 252 21 949 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 94 $100,000 or more .................... 136 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 754 31 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 818 63 161 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 479 492 $1,000.. 8 063 4 319 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 833 8 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 400 Other ............................... 106 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 193 200 days or more ................... 80 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 338 number.. 80 891 77 453 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 304 number.. 44 740 41 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 36 number.. 54 203 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 341 number.. 51 931 44 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 49 number.. 5 356 6 605 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 52 number.. 10 552 10 740 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 53 number.. 15 551 12 481 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. 1 052 2 843 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 8 acres.. 696 1 418 tons, green.. (D) 14 644 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 236 285 acres.. 146 815 141 022 bushels.. 3 890 374 3 812 984 Barley for grain..............farms.. 160 230 acres.. 30 768 48 551 bushels.. 1 001 305 1 764 897 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 77 acres.. 2 775 4 569 bushels.. 128 011 211 420 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 299 acres.. 57 265 60 463 tons, dry.. 87 278 95 440 @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. .