1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 9 232 8 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 088 692 32 876 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 692 3 772 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 808 346 601 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 222 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 161 53 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 405 449 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 157 994 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 568 1 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 441 1 513 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 069 1 079 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 592 3 325 Total cropland .................farms.. 7 122 6 756 acres.. 2 967 899 2 842 020 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 6 124 5 735 acres.. 1 743 631 1 532 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 306 5 076 acres.. 1 719 463 1 464 585 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 898 527 824 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 327 94 562 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 173 216 153 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 725 311 670 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 709 1 531 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 784 722 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 959 946 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 470 1 385 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 238 1 092 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 172 1 185 $100,000 or more .................... 1 900 1 855 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 690 403 675 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 808 77 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 5 583 5 612 Other ............................... 3 649 3 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 4 722 4 251 200 days or more ................... 2 771 2 435 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 6 370 5 839 number.. 1 690 264 1 424 002 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 526 5 114 number.. 862 639 746 789 Milk cows ..................farms.. 337 523 number.. 6 254 7 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 295 5 866 number.. 1 130 839 1 014 982 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 296 379 number.. 91 135 39 128 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 246 342 number.. 227 835 60 335 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 112 1 462 number.. 713 096 921 133 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 448 516 number.. 13 689 26 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 8 number.. 914 382 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 326 390 acres.. 28 747 29 077 tons, green.. 554 416 482 859 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 656 670 acres.. 221 041 211 312 bushels.. 6 520 663 5 264 505 Barley for grain..............farms.. 721 857 acres.. 93 095 104 167 bushels.. 7 251 158 8 178 366 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 317 346 acres.. 29 326 29 709 cwt.. 630 995 517 834 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 356 497 acres.. 63 732 72 550 tons.. 1 285 165 1 451 023 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 601 5 032 acres.. 1 239 340 1 017 562 tons, dry.. 2 295 272 1 756 092 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.