1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PARK COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 588 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 011 425 797 270 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 720 1 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 631 583 442 541 Average per acre .........dollars.. 395 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 372 65 844 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 510 acres.. 120 822 125 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 453 acres.. 96 287 98 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 519 511 acres.. 114 051 113 476 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 553 57 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 485 98 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 357 29 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 196 27 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 64 $100,000 or more .................... 127 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 193 45 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 804 78 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 330 Other ............................... 260 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 319 200 days or more ................... 188 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 273 number.. 74 978 67 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 240 number.. 33 156 29 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 31 number.. 757 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 268 number.. 48 551 39 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 23 number.. 466 687 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 19 number.. 896 1 269 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 78 number.. 56 958 37 899 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 45 number.. 704 13 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 27 acres.. 2 283 1 972 tons, green.. 49 534 35 601 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 22 acres.. 999 1 502 bushels.. 88 232 98 608 Barley for grain..............farms.. 135 173 acres.. 23 269 29 358 bushels.. 2 225 006 2 785 006 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 59 90 acres.. 5 945 8 713 cwt.. 129 462 144 677 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 74 93 acres.. 18 100 17 451 tons.. 378 659 401 745 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 375 acres.. 42 327 36 877 tons, dry.. 133 985 100 991 @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.