1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 357 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 585 834 2 908 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 243 8 012 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 779 321 885 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 107 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 688 52 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 212 194 Total cropland .................farms.. 274 273 acres.. 223 940 230 425 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 246 acres.. 125 429 114 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 121 112 acres.. 28 993 26 407 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 098 32 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 723 90 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 376 8 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 722 24 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 49 $100,000 or more .................... 112 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 562 27 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 608 74 769 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 357 362 $1,000.. 11 241 6 653 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 486 18 378 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 273 Other ............................... 96 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 142 200 days or more ................... 82 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 287 number.. 91 730 77 036 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 269 number.. 49 084 42 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 43 number.. 103 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 285 number.. 57 988 51 065 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 695 1 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 2 361 3 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 47 number.. 14 878 23 388 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. 564 1 144 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 175 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 24 acres.. 3 158 2 785 tons, green.. 34 475 50 595 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 98 acres.. 58 207 51 391 bushels.. 2 106 578 1 544 724 Barley for grain..............farms.. 44 67 acres.. 5 093 11 049 bushels.. 244 615 471 214 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 33 acres.. 1 533 2 897 bushels.. 97 408 130 296 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 12 10 acres.. 2 501 1 755 tons.. 60 862 44 004 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 200 acres.. 50 706 42 154 tons, dry.. 93 821 70 312 @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. .