1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWELL COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 233 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 675 569 670 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 899 2 829 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 855 471 758 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 298 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 105 54 363 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 183 acres.. 84 565 89 503 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 167 acres.. 58 510 66 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 156 acres.. 55 924 61 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 154 14 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 913 60 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 393 1 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 761 12 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 33 $100,000 or more .................... 49 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 786 11 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 186 49 272 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 234 238 $1,000.. 2 646 2 134 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 308 8 966 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 164 Other ............................... 91 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 107 200 days or more ................... 68 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 180 number.. 49 590 46 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 165 number.. (D) 25 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 179 number.. 28 493 25 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 912 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 10 number.. 934 636 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 37 number.. 2 623 2 093 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. (D) 548 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 108 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 20 acres.. 3 698 5 486 bushels.. 117 757 96 162 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 46 acres.. 2 453 4 730 bushels.. 122 143 268 242 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 1 573 2 041 bushels.. 67 655 113 663 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 164 acres.. 51 283 56 775 tons, dry.. 92 509 95 940 @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. .