1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WIBAUX COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 165 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 490 988 516 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 976 2 689 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 024 348 411 Average per acre .........dollars.. 134 130 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 915 70 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 170 acres.. 140 917 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 126 161 acres.. 63 291 83 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 1 467 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 154 9 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 540 50 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 138 4 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 017 5 596 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 52 $100,000 or more .................... 37 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 067 7 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 890 39 669 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 165 192 $1,000.. 2 010 1 873 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 180 9 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 130 Other ............................... 43 62 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 64 82 200 days or more ................... 35 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 135 number.. 20 279 20 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 121 number.. 11 157 11 562 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 225 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 137 number.. 10 351 11 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 21 number.. 617 1 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 305 1 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 2 747 1 648 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. 321 1 274 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 11 acres.. 485 605 tons, green.. 4 275 4 505 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 138 acres.. 39 031 53 729 bushels.. 1 204 558 1 307 408 Barley for grain..............farms.. 66 107 acres.. 6 079 8 653 bushels.. 248 965 328 003 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 43 acres.. 1 956 2 678 bushels.. 109 434 133 223 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 124 acres.. 17 453 16 904 tons, dry.. 20 358 22 464 @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. .