1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TETON COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 556 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 178 885 1 048 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 120 1 686 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 586 959 563 535 Average per acre .........dollars.. 289 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 174 74 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 271 290 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 570 acres.. 610 236 613 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 545 acres.. 297 523 315 148 Irrigated land .................farms.. 277 312 acres.. 109 758 99 509 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 979 61 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 278 98 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 611 31 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 368 29 582 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 139 $100,000 or more .................... 145 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 004 51 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 734 82 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 556 621 $1,000.. 6 772 9 647 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 180 15 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 509 Other ............................... 119 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 237 200 days or more ................... 85 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 335 number.. 66 200 42 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 301 number.. 40 209 24 207 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 37 number.. 536 709 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 327 number.. 43 306 47 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 32 number.. 10 891 6 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 22 222 11 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 47 number.. 11 546 10 477 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 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.. 273 396 acres.. 147 269 145 532 bushels.. 3 239 457 6 109 522 Barley for grain..............farms.. 313 430 acres.. 104 571 115 628 bushels.. 4 661 135 6 821 016 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 30 acres.. 1 624 2 175 bushels.. 75 108 107 226 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 318 acres.. 46 271 47 714 tons, dry.. 103 504 104 777 @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. .