1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOOLE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 358 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 063 086 1 131 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 970 2 879 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 775 667 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 249 238 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 136 114 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 255 287 Total cropland .................farms.. 319 347 acres.. (D) 671 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 330 acres.. 270 204 319 700 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 26 acres.. 2 021 4 387 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 851 29 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 175 74 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 529 22 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 321 7 049 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 108 $100,000 or more .................... 106 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 759 25 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 953 64 811 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 358 393 $1,000.. 5 314 3 418 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 844 8 698 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 335 Other ............................... 59 58 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 137 200 days or more ................... 52 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 166 number.. 17 636 18 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 153 number.. 11 730 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 189 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 158 number.. 10 139 11 507 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 19 number.. 11 844 5 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 16 number.. 19 981 8 560 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 13 number.. 2 185 2 501 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 313 acres.. 215 574 205 211 bushels.. 5 122 632 5 724 507 Barley for grain..............farms.. 151 294 acres.. 43 326 91 879 bushels.. 2 030 777 3 591 160 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 24 acres.. 1 260 1 376 bushels.. 54 142 84 095 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 124 acres.. 7 722 11 798 tons, dry.. 8 189 14 245 @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. .