1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 300 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 940 013 879 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 133 3 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 751 742 596 731 Average per acre .........dollars.. 254 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 155 38 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 230 acres.. 108 433 92 856 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 206 acres.. 58 043 53 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 243 221 acres.. 110 464 88 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 325 16 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 417 62 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 551 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 774 15 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 35 $100,000 or more .................... 49 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 752 13 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 174 49 393 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 165 Other ............................... 134 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 136 200 days or more ................... 108 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 205 number.. 55 343 48 340 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 183 number.. (D) 26 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 16 number.. (D) 182 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 208 number.. 33 508 26 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 50 166 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 35 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 74 number.. 50 530 43 260 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 14 number.. 452 (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 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 245 bushels.. (D) 9 720 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.. 215 206 acres.. 58 375 54 142 tons, dry.. 105 483 68 366 @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.