1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 624 720 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 688 070 1 855 880 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 705 2 578 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 527 983 479 807 Average per acre .........dollars.. 195 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 447 77 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 360 409 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 651 acres.. 750 359 848 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 493 620 acres.. 309 203 397 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 196 acres.. 36 999 48 232 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 624 39 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 102 55 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 247 22 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 377 17 101 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 153 $100,000 or more .................... 120 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 891 34 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 795 48 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 623 719 $1,000.. 7 908 4 441 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 693 6 177 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 584 Other ............................... 149 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 257 200 days or more ................... 116 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 327 363 number.. 60 144 63 541 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 329 number.. 38 150 35 507 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. 146 59 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 366 number.. 34 140 35 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 43 number.. 2 006 5 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 40 number.. 3 673 7 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 56 number.. 6 183 4 588 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 43 number.. 636 1 908 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 9 acres.. 340 729 tons, green.. 1 867 9 443 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 401 519 acres.. 251 140 271 528 bushels.. 6 659 803 6 591 156 Barley for grain..............farms.. 177 418 acres.. 23 870 65 728 bushels.. 724 999 2 068 039 Oats for grain................farms.. 50 88 acres.. 2 022 5 549 bushels.. 84 103 250 347 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 352 acres.. 33 012 49 265 tons, dry.. 70 012 90 420 @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. .