1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 315 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 922 304 1 868 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 103 6 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 433 289 948 369 Average per acre .........dollars.. 243 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 530 48 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 170 149 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 180 acres.. 132 771 112 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 167 150 acres.. 89 792 81 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 183 162 acres.. 154 778 131 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 209 33 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 598 112 401 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 681 1 013 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 527 32 033 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 38 $100,000 or more .................... 78 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 541 26 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 083 88 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 159 Other ............................... 144 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 163 200 days or more ................... 98 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 193 number.. 75 143 61 681 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 178 number.. 37 653 31 560 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 94 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 210 number.. 61 719 56 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. 681 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 13 number.. 965 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 46 number.. 6 714 14 073 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 146 acres.. 89 864 81 013 tons, dry.. 104 241 76 300 @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.