1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROOSEVELT COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 525 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 414 415 1 364 020 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 694 2 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 028 441 035 Average per acre .........dollars.. 190 188 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 653 84 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 335 353 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 559 acres.. 735 237 751 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 540 acres.. 334 212 358 627 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 50 acres.. 7 171 5 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 959 27 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 399 46 054 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 095 21 069 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 865 6 471 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 124 $100,000 or more .................... 129 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 726 23 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 907 39 155 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 525 598 $1,000.. 8 627 4 504 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 432 7 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 487 Other ............................... 124 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 230 200 days or more ................... 110 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 255 number.. 25 192 22 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 248 number.. 16 030 14 400 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 21 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 263 number.. 14 270 12 559 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 45 number.. 2 964 3 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 45 number.. 3 341 5 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 30 number.. 11 942 9 320 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 35 number.. (D) 1 591 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 15 acres.. 222 561 tons, green.. 1 655 5 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 394 497 acres.. 283 482 257 437 bushels.. 9 322 582 6 421 479 Barley for grain..............farms.. 202 382 acres.. 23 820 47 187 bushels.. 969 549 1 542 246 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 97 acres.. 2 728 5 495 bushels.. 135 642 226 362 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 273 acres.. 25 518 31 893 tons, dry.. 38 012 43 919 @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. .