1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 461 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 284 836 1 364 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 787 2 954 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 644 756 537 502 Average per acre .........dollars.. 231 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 413 64 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 210 214 Total cropland .................farms.. 366 360 acres.. 169 533 187 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 271 acres.. 89 492 78 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 265 241 acres.. 67 192 60 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 242 62 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 031 136 159 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 278 7 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 964 55 197 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 68 $100,000 or more .................... 96 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 086 53 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 000 116 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 312 Other ............................... 147 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 238 200 days or more ................... 125 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 347 number.. 117 895 87 830 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 303 number.. 48 754 36 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 668 761 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 358 number.. 91 367 80 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 22 number.. (D) 2 744 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 22 number.. 1 046 3 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 34 number.. 1 954 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. 474 1 170 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 47 acres.. 5 341 5 793 tons, green.. 82 525 87 521 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 42 acres.. 19 325 20 564 bushels.. 501 105 413 497 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 5 acres.. 2 533 421 bushels.. 214 767 26 440 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 581 1 666 cwt.. 29 745 (D) Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 26 26 acres.. 5 161 3 913 tons.. 98 443 65 668 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 229 acres.. 48 430 40 790 tons, dry.. 103 526 85 764 @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.