1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 105 114 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 746 115 350 Average size of farm .......acres.. 950 1 012 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 990 371 763 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 623 21 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 72 acres.. 11 545 12 585 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 55 acres.. 5 559 5 776 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 53 acres.. 8 101 6 751 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 476 2 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 585 19 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 73 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 420 2 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 1 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 885 1 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 783 17 141 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 106 114 $1,000.. 490 167 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 622 1 462 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 51 Other ............................... 60 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 68 200 days or more ................... 37 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 73 number.. 8 821 8 790 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 64 number.. 5 850 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. 6 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 76 number.. 4 903 5 104 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 5 number.. 45 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 18 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 378 320 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 228 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 108 90 bushels.. (D) (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 54 acres.. 5 500 5 577 tons, dry.. 12 728 10 979 @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. .