1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PONDERA COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 463 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 893 872 906 847 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 931 1 847 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 701 206 620 526 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 316 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 399 95 677 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 283 283 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 454 acres.. 587 103 579 555 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 391 436 acres.. 268 545 311 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 197 223 acres.. 56 396 61 059 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 259 40 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 834 82 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 071 30 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 189 9 892 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 142 $100,000 or more .................... 98 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 113 33 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 199 68 479 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 463 492 $1,000.. 708 8 263 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 530 16 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 412 Other ............................... 78 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 204 200 days or more ................... 59 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 241 number.. 24 617 25 548 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 213 number.. 16 432 16 021 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 23 number.. 401 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 235 number.. 14 821 14 309 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 26 number.. 13 800 7 937 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 31 number.. 22 104 14 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 33 number.. 6 147 6 742 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 33 number.. (D) 32 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 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.. 316 373 acres.. 157 444 161 682 bushels.. 3 932 494 6 665 900 Barley for grain..............farms.. 285 372 acres.. 86 398 111 048 bushels.. 3 228 928 6 123 189 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 25 acres.. 395 1 706 bushels.. 14 928 119 704 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 217 acres.. 24 631 22 616 tons, dry.. 44 448 58 030 @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. .