1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TREASURE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 113 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 599 014 616 145 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 301 5 092 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 645 676 618 736 Average per acre .........dollars.. 119 118 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 392 91 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 88 89 acres.. 42 021 49 291 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 76 acres.. 29 709 28 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 58 acres.. 21 936 19 235 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 835 13 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 684 108 188 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 197 4 301 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 638 8 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 38 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 281 11 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 227 92 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 113 121 $1,000.. 3 780 2 189 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 453 18 094 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 91 Other ............................... 20 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 45 200 days or more ................... 26 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 92 number.. 31 210 30 408 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 80 number.. 13 567 12 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 7 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 97 number.. 21 210 18 371 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 139 59 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. 128 74 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 12 number.. 441 1 951 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 114 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 29 acres.. 2 956 3 482 tons, green.. 64 049 64 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 33 acres.. 6 398 4 668 bushels.. 362 040 185 596 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 41 acres.. 4 249 4 387 bushels.. 369 305 362 269 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 141 604 bushels.. 8 050 30 011 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 29 18 acres.. 4 847 3 704 tons.. 114 893 87 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 59 acres.. 9 458 10 533 tons, dry.. 22 413 24 613 @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. .