1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 315 290 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 131 595 2 055 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 767 7 088 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 250 408 731 254 Average per acre .........dollars.. 192 98 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 842 48 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 200 179 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 166 acres.. 60 860 56 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 137 acres.. 35 703 31 797 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 151 acres.. 45 445 39 051 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 819 23 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 314 80 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 356 1 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 463 22 134 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 49 $100,000 or more .................... 89 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 822 19 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 275 65 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 205 Other ............................... 100 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 128 200 days or more ................... 78 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 229 number.. 77 869 58 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 211 number.. 46 240 36 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 25 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 228 number.. 44 099 34 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 56 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 62 144 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 94 number.. 74 214 107 946 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 186 192 tons, green.. 2 200 3 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 15 218 (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.. 143 133 acres.. 34 735 31 082 tons, dry.. 81 661 70 385 @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.