1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHEATLAND COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 146 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 850 599 823 195 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 826 5 677 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 106 275 940 076 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 505 70 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 116 126 acres.. 146 452 134 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 117 acres.. 88 372 83 238 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 66 acres.. 29 514 24 081 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 367 15 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 352 108 143 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 504 3 303 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 864 12 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 4 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 33 $100,000 or more .................... 46 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 416 11 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 587 80 952 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 146 145 $1,000.. 6 406 3 876 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 874 26 728 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 116 Other ............................... 38 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 56 200 days or more ................... 31 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 109 number.. 34 927 33 945 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 99 number.. 20 785 19 293 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 311 247 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 111 number.. 21 027 18 649 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 7 number.. 10 062 6 055 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 7 number.. 16 267 9 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 47 number.. 29 589 20 391 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) 32 484 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.. 54 63 acres.. 38 561 29 750 bushels.. 1 337 138 797 858 Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 54 acres.. 18 056 20 978 bushels.. 770 481 638 263 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 1 205 1 058 bushels.. 56 040 54 973 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 90 acres.. 31 833 31 295 tons, dry.. 63 315 51 034 @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. .