1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 381 104 374 629 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 095 981 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 371 407 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 440 461 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 434 30 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 292 330 acres.. 54 699 55 354 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 287 acres.. 31 176 31 895 Irrigated land .................farms.. 137 175 acres.. 18 856 20 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 074 9 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 695 24 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 746 1 857 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 328 7 682 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 33 $100,000 or more .................... 29 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 871 8 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 564 21 046 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 382 $1,000.. 2 489 2 520 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 172 6 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 200 Other ............................... 154 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 223 200 days or more ................... 97 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 265 number.. 25 010 26 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 244 number.. 15 263 14 926 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 34 number.. 281 259 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 257 number.. 15 291 15 244 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 19 number.. 511 739 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 1 251 1 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 32 number.. 385 1 312 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 59 number.. (D) 1 163 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 27 acres.. 3 110 1 633 bushels.. 136 527 55 794 Barley for grain..............farms.. 20 27 acres.. 1 089 1 062 bushels.. 46 304 37 008 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 20 acres.. 1 095 523 bushels.. 60 373 34 470 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 271 acres.. 25 638 28 986 tons, dry.. 45 696 49 267 @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. .