1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 526 600 Land in farms ..................acres.. 962 450 1 024 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 830 1 708 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 764 368 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 238 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 558 75 717 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 337 362 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 556 acres.. 624 832 687 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 546 acres.. 275 704 319 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 4 569 4 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 012 24 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 958 41 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 222 19 498 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 790 5 213 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 123 $100,000 or more .................... 104 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 258 19 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 216 32 209 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 526 600 $1,000.. 8 850 4 195 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 825 6 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 508 Other ............................... 79 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 241 200 days or more ................... 84 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 226 number.. 17 650 17 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 213 number.. 12 447 10 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 30 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 221 number.. 11 643 9 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 39 number.. 3 942 5 017 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 39 number.. 9 141 7 540 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 38 number.. 5 128 6 100 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 41 number.. (D) 1 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 60 tons, green.. (D) 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 394 527 acres.. 233 620 231 484 bushels.. 8 424 300 5 507 791 Barley for grain..............farms.. 180 421 acres.. 21 290 50 590 bushels.. 905 627 1 511 354 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 128 acres.. 2 146 7 708 bushels.. 100 146 303 334 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 253 acres.. 19 340 24 988 tons, dry.. 25 845 28 543 @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. .