1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 563 620 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 197 028 1 194 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 126 1 927 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 395 395 753 Average per acre .........dollars.. 179 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 871 86 172 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 273 292 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 557 acres.. 518 001 549 880 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 535 acres.. 256 002 264 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 207 acres.. 39 716 38 085 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 039 48 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 760 78 027 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 012 29 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 027 18 675 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 99 $100,000 or more .................... 181 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 177 38 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 586 61 627 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 563 620 $1,000.. 14 808 10 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 302 16 134 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 472 Other ............................... 123 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 247 200 days or more ................... 92 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 343 number.. 52 576 51 139 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 298 number.. 27 166 24 842 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 38 number.. 104 181 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 346 number.. 33 517 36 800 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 40 number.. 3 894 4 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 40 number.. 6 080 6 729 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 44 number.. 9 965 6 017 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 55 number.. 624 1 492 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 182 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 96 acres.. 4 808 4 008 tons, green.. 80 496 59 346 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 346 417 acres.. 163 028 145 658 bushels.. 5 852 484 4 299 292 Barley for grain..............farms.. 210 315 acres.. 30 841 41 662 bushels.. 1 426 887 1 664 397 Oats for grain................farms.. 87 133 acres.. 4 718 8 414 bushels.. 311 756 389 479 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 115 118 acres.. 15 321 15 034 tons.. 328 255 366 615 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 379 acres.. 37 148 40 456 tons, dry.. 63 528 66 309 @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. .