1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRAIRIE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 165 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 683 088 704 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 140 3 690 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 909 446 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 133 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 316 61 599 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 6 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 168 acres.. (D) 141 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 136 161 acres.. 55 734 69 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 61 acres.. 11 681 10 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 951 18 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 856 97 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 762 5 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 189 12 864 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 35 $100,000 or more .................... 61 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 758 15 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 443 81 887 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 165 190 $1,000.. 3 538 3 146 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 441 16 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 158 Other ............................... 24 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 53 60 200 days or more ................... 20 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 155 number.. 35 839 36 934 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 142 number.. 18 981 18 350 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 25 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 157 number.. 22 605 25 490 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 518 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 7 number.. 590 1 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 6 450 3 335 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 24 number.. (D) 1 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 31 acres.. 1 908 1 919 tons, green.. 31 933 32 490 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 120 acres.. 29 531 34 861 bushels.. 1 031 955 1 012 175 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 88 acres.. 5 546 9 739 bushels.. 249 325 388 503 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 39 acres.. 720 2 003 bushels.. 39 795 78 137 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 25 21 acres.. 2 874 2 321 tons.. 63 577 50 548 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 135 acres.. 14 700 18 134 tons, dry.. 25 507 29 537 @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. .