1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NIOBRARA COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 278 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 608 318 1 344 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 785 4 837 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 049 481 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 129 94 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 912 48 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 210 190 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 170 acres.. 91 336 73 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 167 131 acres.. 51 127 28 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 49 acres.. 10 902 7 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 766 21 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 876 78 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 202 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 563 20 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 59 $100,000 or more .................... 75 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 493 17 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 716 62 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 219 Other ............................... 53 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 108 200 days or more ................... 48 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 239 number.. 76 142 54 918 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 220 number.. 36 195 31 626 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 22 number.. 25 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 249 number.. 48 014 35 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 54 number.. 16 410 25 546 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. 152 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 21 acres.. 6 456 3 961 bushels.. 139 961 79 891 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 265 446 bushels.. (D) 15 612 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.. 160 122 acres.. 42 068 20 802 tons, dry.. 49 661 26 327 @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.