1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 568 533 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 608 206 1 208 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 831 2 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 018 597 564 115 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 404 43 196 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 190 Total cropland .................farms.. 455 441 acres.. 128 839 115 521 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 390 acres.. 81 567 63 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 318 307 acres.. 60 372 45 514 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 387 32 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 582 61 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 746 2 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 641 29 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 78 $100,000 or more .................... 78 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 650 27 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 961 52 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 325 Other ............................... 265 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 264 200 days or more ................... 188 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 406 number.. 107 428 75 177 Beef cows ..................farms.. 365 355 number.. 55 203 43 599 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 29 number.. 195 354 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 414 404 number.. 63 081 47 929 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 18 number.. 104 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 163 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 75 number.. 15 702 15 879 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 7 acres.. 2 319 410 tons, green.. 49 325 6 871 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 34 acres.. 3 260 3 986 bushels.. 97 511 142 287 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 41 acres.. 3 896 2 146 bushels.. 199 864 133 483 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.. 389 369 acres.. 78 885 56 069 tons, dry.. 175 322 124 923 @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.