1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 504 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 408 421 558 966 Average size of farm .......acres.. 810 1 094 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 288 508 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 571 402 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 303 46 074 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 438 456 acres.. 114 598 128 791 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 403 acres.. 84 640 87 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 358 393 acres.. 89 193 82 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 969 25 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 574 49 271 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 026 3 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 943 21 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 55 $100,000 or more .................... 62 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 798 18 480 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 330 36 165 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 277 Other ............................... 260 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 313 200 days or more ................... 193 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 344 number.. 49 736 54 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 231 number.. 26 004 27 703 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 70 number.. 2 761 3 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 338 number.. 26 979 28 245 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 22 number.. (D) 869 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 1 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 56 number.. 29 439 30 933 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. 1 073 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 422 397 bushels.. 9 030 11 252 Barley for grain..............farms.. 124 180 acres.. 11 074 14 590 bushels.. 581 346 778 469 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.. 364 378 acres.. 72 203 73 465 tons, dry.. 129 081 122 410 @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.