1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 446 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 889 294 842 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 994 1 885 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 436 465 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 222 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 326 49 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 192 198 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 364 acres.. 283 244 248 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 342 acres.. 128 528 117 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 189 194 acres.. 27 264 24 206 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 121 26 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 779 58 637 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 431 5 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 690 20 366 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 57 $100,000 or more .................... 76 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 260 21 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 880 47 914 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 446 447 $1,000.. 5 504 3 741 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 341 8 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 321 Other ............................... 136 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 203 200 days or more ................... 96 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 337 number.. 52 036 49 200 Beef cows ..................farms.. 336 302 number.. 31 331 24 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 21 number.. 217 314 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 334 number.. 34 914 38 044 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 27 number.. 6 584 7 212 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 23 number.. 14 476 10 071 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 85 number.. 19 482 14 046 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 25 acres.. 1 672 2 545 tons, green.. 33 657 40 883 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 129 acres.. 58 504 49 606 bushels.. 1 890 333 1 184 773 Barley for grain..............farms.. 105 120 acres.. 15 589 20 974 bushels.. 595 694 566 608 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 38 acres.. 839 1 594 bushels.. 43 999 59 494 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 167 849 tons.. 24 377 17 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 300 acres.. 50 621 43 478 tons, dry.. 80 152 57 229 @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. .