1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 994 1 043 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 454 669 1 397 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 463 1 340 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 705 394 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 276 299 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 298 42 986 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 225 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 795 844 acres.. 395 356 376 144 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 673 709 acres.. 192 452 180 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 591 603 acres.. 73 261 70 012 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 281 99 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 886 95 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 616 19 593 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 665 79 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 273 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 109 $100,000 or more .................... 202 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 443 87 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 877 83 542 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 995 1 042 $1,000.. 13 929 12 807 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 999 12 291 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 579 625 Other ............................... 415 418 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 517 533 200 days or more ................... 328 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 622 number.. 112 432 118 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 468 number.. 35 458 31 914 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 55 number.. 2 286 2 026 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 610 number.. 99 761 121 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 47 number.. 641 2 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 42 number.. 1 204 3 639 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 124 85 number.. 10 605 7 573 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 65 number.. 964 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 128 177 acres.. 10 344 12 824 tons, green.. 212 528 242 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 291 acres.. 100 589 85 483 bushels.. 3 643 196 2 828 977 Barley for grain..............farms.. 236 323 acres.. 26 954 34 241 bushels.. 1 611 798 1 637 186 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 66 acres.. 1 524 2 758 bushels.. 109 588 132 519 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 100 94 acres.. 9 037 7 956 tons.. 207 013 145 633 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 525 564 acres.. 39 114 37 090 tons, dry.. 92 940 86 334 @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. .