Table F. Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Geographic area 



Beavertiead ___ 



Big Horn 



Blaine 



Broadwater 



Carbon 



Carter 



Cascade 



Chouteau 



Custer 



Daniels 



Dawson 



Deer Lodge 



Fallon 



Fergus 



Flathead 



Gallatin 



Gartield 



Glacier 



Golden Valley__ 

 Granite 



Hill 



Jefferson 



Judith Basin ___ 



Lake 



Lewis and Clark 



Liberty 



Lincoln 



fvlcCone 



fvladison 



Meagher 



Mineral 



Missoula 



Musselshell 



Park 



Petroleum 



Phillips 



Pondera 



Powder River __ 



Powell 



Prairie 



Ravalli 



Richland 



Roosevelt 



Rosebud 



Sanders 



Sheridan 



Silver Bow 



Stillwater 



Sweet Grass 



Teton 



Toole 



Treasure 



Valley 



Wheatland 



Wibaux 



Yellowstone 



Farms 



Total 

 (number) 



373 

 501 

 529 

 213 

 635 



353 

 805 

 795 

 397 

 381 



499 

 72 

 324 

 838 

 825 



850 

 297 

 405 

 135 

 149 



713 

 256 

 351 

 1 079 

 480 



295 

 245 

 441 

 453 

 144 



58 

 473 

 249 

 404 

 111 



492 

 491 

 351 

 237 

 191 



1 010 

 620 

 598 

 363 

 382 



600 

 114 

 447 

 308 

 622 



393 



121 

 720 

 145 

 192 

 1 043 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



.5 

 .6 



5 

 .8 

 .5 



.4 

 .4 

 ,4 

 .5 



,7 



.5 

 1.1 

 ,6 

 .3 

 .3 



.3 

 .6 

 .6 

 ,7 

 .9 



.7 



.4 



1.0 



.5 

 .5 

 .5 

 .9 

 .6 



.3 



-5 

 .4 

 .6 



.4 



.4 

 1.4 

 5 

 5 

 .4 



.5 

 1.3 

 .4 

 .7 

 .7 

 .4 



Land in farms 



Total 

 (acres) 



1 525 564 



2 759 309 

 2 433 747 



458 807 

 536 553 



1 629 533 



1 461 224 



2 228 089 

 2 183 542 



780 023 



1 326 655 

 152 109 

 919 615 



2 143 210 

 258 633 



731 603 



2 063 133 



1 646 324 



625 754 



348 102 



1 722 206 

 378 805 

 870 945 

 655 528 

 888 725 



934 149 



61 387 



1 277 022 



1 195 898 



1 012 764 



14 517 



253 098 

 1 042 418 



790 046 

 663 795 



1 938 423 

 906 847 



1 668 688 

 670 508 

 704 878 



254 761 

 1 194 869 



1 364 020 



2 908 183 

 374 629 



1 024 567 



115 350 



842 673 



873 119 



1 048 553 



1 131 519 

 616 145 



1 855 880 

 823 195 

 516 382 



1 397 972 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



.4 



2.6 



.5 



4.9 

 10 



.3 



.6 

 22 

 .6 

 .4 

 .6 



.5 

 ,4 

 3 

 4 

 .7 

 .4 



Average value of land 

 and buildings per farm' 



Value 

 (dollars) 



1 Oil 155 

 910 898 

 721 720 

 610 667 

 333 046 



347 790 

 430 423 

 689 682 

 467 467 

 395 467 



347 425 

 595 042 

 325 963 

 429 990 

 313 455 



433 439 

 587 744 

 818 459 

 767 593 

 633 284 



616 331 

 346 199 



464 199 

 337 236 

 363 482 



684 251 

 202 135 

 454 367 

 858 207 

 1 246 604 



250 655 

 333 241 

 704 056 

 551 790 

 868 928 



536 496 

 620 526 

 463 531 

 758 324 

 446 074 



239 765 

 395 753 

 441 035 

 885 196 

 407 476 



368 353 

 371 763 



465 946 

 763 529 

 563 535 



667 649 

 618 736 

 479 807 

 940 076 



348 411 

 394 141 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



7.0 

 2.8 

 6.7 

 13.9 

 5.1 



8.2 



4.7 

 4.2 

 3.9 



5.4 



7.0 

 (Z) 

 5.6 

 4.5 

 5.7 



6.5 

 2.1 

 3.7 

 7.7 

 7.4 



3.5 

 6.3 

 6.3 

 5.5 

 6.2 



6.5 

 20 

 5.3 

 92 

 3.5 



(Z) 

 6.7 

 4.2 

 7.1 

 (Z) 



3.4 

 6.8 

 4.9 

 40 

 11 



76 

 12.6 

 6.2 

 1.9 

 3,9 



6.1 

 6.6 

 8.1 

 9.4 

 5.8 



6.0 

 4.5 

 4.5 

 3.4 

 5.8 

 13.9 



Estimated market value 



of all machinery and 



equipment' 



Total 

 ($1,000) 



22 868 

 35 164 



37 837 



17 366 

 30 443 



18 675 

 42 091 

 83 536 

 18 661 

 30 167 



29 845 

 2 535 



18 420 



49 255 

 27 493 



47 942 



16 724 



38 555 

 7 093 

 7 498 



74 938 



6 980 



26 090 



30 315 



19 708 



33 234 

 6 486 



39 607 

 25 731 



9 582 



1 161 

 9 991 



10 552 

 15 676 



6 716 



29 906 

 46 499 



20 358 



12 938 



11 704 



20 481 

 53 426 



50 376 

 18 846 

 11 828 



45 430 



2 332 

 22 028 



17 098 



46 039 



44 400 

 11 131 

 56 968 

 10 156 



13 577 

 44 791 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



4.1 

 6.5 

 4.1 

 9.4 

 5.5 



6.2 

 5.2 

 2.8 

 5.6 

 104 



7.0 

 (Z) 

 9.0 

 3.9 

 7.7 



3.1 

 6.8 

 10.8 

 8.3 

 5.7 



4.6 



5.9 



12.6 



5.5 



9.6 



5.5 

 25.4 

 81 

 4.7 

 2.4 



(Z) 

 9.8 

 8.6 

 5.2 

 (Z) 



4.9 

 4,6 

 7.2 

 8.4 

 4.5 



6.8 

 6.6 

 6.0 

 5.0 

 94 



7.7 

 7.6 

 6.7 

 12.4 

 5.8 



6.4 

 8.7 

 4.1 

 2.7 

 5.4 

 3.9 



Harvested cropland 



Total 

 (acres) 



162 929 



214 318 



297 167 



69 965 



97 858 



104 358 



266 410 

 706 275 



99 694 

 246 718 



219 228 



11 579 



106 912 



359 486 



69 717 



172 273 

 149 904 



267 313 

 43 150 

 31 467 



679 826 

 36 860 



179 771 

 84 967 



70 373 



295 670 



10 199 



254 603 



114 931 



70 978 



2 243 

 23 888 

 77 881 



68 234 

 33 504 



274 240 



311 170 



87 626 



66 729 



69 287 



48 580 

 264 240 

 358 627 

 114 888 



31 895 



319 747 



5 776 



117 694 



50 304 



315 148 



319 700 

 28 596 



397 874 

 83 238 

 83 989 



180 017 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



.7 

 .6 

 1.7 

 1.8 



.5 

 1,4 



.9 

 1.1 

 1.1 



.5 

 2.8 

 .7 

 .7 

 .7 



7.4 



2.9 



.5 



.9 



1.3 



.6 



.7 



3.7 



1.1 



,9 



.7 



6 



.7 



.5 



1.0 



1.3 



Irrigated land 



Total 

 (acres) 



247 743 

 57 638 



47 733 



45 545 

 78 797 



8 683 



31 660 



10 204 



34 695 



999 



14 462 

 18 530 



1 709 

 12 036 

 33 981 



99 806 



2 468 



27 712 

 14 223 

 42 991 



6 606 



28 932 

 8 255 



90 202 

 39 974 



5 676 



6 109 



8 005 

 124 831 



48 464 



1 526 



18 941 



9 993 

 53 464 



8 102 



46 568 

 61 059 



9 969 

 61 246 

 10 210 



77 247 

 38 086 



5 662 

 26 407 

 20 326 



4 183 



6 751 

 24 206 

 48 627 

 99 509 



4 387 



19 235 

 48 232 

 24 081 



406 

 70 012 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



.6 

 1.5 

 1.8 

 1.9 

 1.4 



1.7 

 2.3 

 3.6 

 1.9 



2.0 

 1.9 

 2.9 

 2.0 

 1.4 



1.0 

 3.2 

 1.7 

 2.1 

 1.6 



1.1 

 1.4 

 3.7 

 1.3 

 1.7 



.4 

 4.7 

 3.9 



.8 

 1.1 



10.7 

 2.9 

 1.8 



1.5 

 1.4 



1.7 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.1 



1.8 

 8 

 2.3 

 1.6 

 3.0 



5.2 

 3.5 

 2.3 



1.3 

 1.1 



13 

 .6 



Geographic area 



Cattle and calves 

 inventory 



Hogs and pigs inventory 



Corn for gram or seed 



Wheat for gram 



Soybeans for beans 



Market value of agricultural 

 products sold 



Total 

 (number) 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Total 

 (number) 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Total 

 (acres) 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Total 

 (acres) 



Relative 

 standard 

 error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Total 

 (acres) 



Relative 

 standard 



error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Total 

 ($1,000) 



Relative 

 standard 

 error of 

 estimate 

 (percent) 



Beaverhead 

 Big Horn .,. 



Blaine 



Broadwater . 

 Carbon 



Carter. 



Cascade __. 

 Chouteau.-. 



Custer 



Daniels 



Dawson 



Deer Lodge. 



Fallon 



Fergus 



Flathead ... 



163 524 

 135 820 

 70 492 

 24 381 

 60 079 



54 703 



77 877 



40 668 



77 505 



11 276 



37 573 

 9 248 

 36 358 

 98 763 

 24 648 



.4 

 4 

 7 

 12 

 .9 



4 

 6 

 6 

 .3 

 1.5 



.9 



1.4 



.6 



.6 



1.5 



157 



5 962 



6 413 

 772 



3 339 



1 709 



7 769 

 10 385 



1 171 



4 722 



2 077 



(D) 



3 765 



5 663 



6 664 



12.B 

 2.7 

 3.7 

 60 



10.7 



2.2 

 1.3 

 2.4 

 9.4 

 1.3 



(D) 

 1.9 

 1.9 

 1.7 



821 



367 



(D) 



1 302 



(D) 



(D) 

 1 745 



1 315 

 (D) 



5.6 



10.4 



(D) 



7.4 



(D) 



(D) 

 6.4 



28 

 (D) 



15 230 

 102 913 

 170 300 



31 142 



16 078 



38 734 

 125 042 

 432 124 



40 596 

 180 207 



135 804 



(D) 



60 700 



146 444 



9 967 



1.6 

 11 

 9 

 1.2 

 2.8 



5 

 8 

 4 

 .6 

 .9 



1.0 

 (D) 

 1.5 

 .8 

 2,4 



(D) 



(D) 



49 228 

 61 806 

 38 899 



14 818 

 36 699 



24 211 

 60 765 

 67 292 

 31 662 

 17 426 



26 768 

 3 889 



15 261 



50 152 

 20 389 



See footnotes at end of table. 



C-12 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



