1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 615 564 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 728 388 1 700 356 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 810 3 015 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 659 349 540 112 Average per acre .........dollars.. 241 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 166 62 410 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 249 234 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 436 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 346 348 acres.. 174 441 157 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 175 173 acres.. 60 887 49 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 959 61 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 031 108 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 957 14 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 002 47 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 71 $100,000 or more .................... 114 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 800 52 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 567 92 261 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 359 Other ............................... 266 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 289 200 days or more ................... 191 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 278 number.. 74 808 63 915 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 234 number.. (D) 32 349 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 279 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 287 number.. 48 160 46 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 38 number.. 75 534 20 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 45 number.. 217 641 32 928 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 53 number.. 47 872 64 297 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 27 number.. 620 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 17 acres.. 2 315 2 062 tons, green.. 41 665 33 119 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 225 acres.. 108 069 99 288 bushels.. 3 513 204 2 547 307 Barley for grain..............farms.. 15 11 acres.. 916 870 bushels.. 73 882 66 668 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 28 22 acres.. 3 127 2 459 cwt.. 66 548 44 456 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 11 7 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 206 acres.. 50 924 40 400 tons, dry.. 117 398 69 745 @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.