1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWEET GRASS COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 837 904 873 119 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 840 2 835 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 807 694 763 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 278 254 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 575 55 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 145 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 223 252 acres.. 95 195 93 318 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 194 220 acres.. 52 028 50 304 Irrigated land .................farms.. 183 201 acres.. 47 820 48 627 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 028 15 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 111 49 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 413 1 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 615 13 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 54 $100,000 or more .................... 55 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 638 12 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 453 39 856 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 296 308 $1,000.. 4 295 3 207 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 510 10 413 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 231 Other ............................... 80 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 137 200 days or more ................... 63 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 233 number.. 50 174 44 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 215 number.. 30 300 26 576 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 43 number.. 46 76 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 235 number.. 27 804 24 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 3 534 3 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 8 045 8 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 89 102 number.. 20 261 22 077 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 37 number.. (D) 885 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 35 acres.. 7 380 7 085 bushels.. 258 636 200 096 Barley for grain..............farms.. 43 43 acres.. 4 375 3 833 bushels.. 167 423 141 575 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 53 acres.. 1 572 2 054 bushels.. 112 193 106 176 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 197 acres.. 39 378 37 558 tons, dry.. 72 874 70 629 @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. .