1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHAKIE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 205 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 450 036 397 883 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 195 1 922 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 886 848 476 276 Average per acre .........dollars.. 448 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 516 88 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 174 acres.. 58 484 52 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 153 acres.. 44 742 44 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 165 166 acres.. 49 900 46 908 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 741 32 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 201 159 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 077 14 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 664 18 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 19 $100,000 or more .................... 63 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 754 25 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 238 122 298 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 135 Other ............................... 79 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 93 200 days or more ................... 62 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 110 number.. 41 977 30 008 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 99 number.. 18 131 15 450 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 13 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 108 number.. 24 189 20 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 439 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 55 number.. 44 128 41 600 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 17 acres.. 1 095 1 564 tons, green.. 25 350 31 600 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 42 63 acres.. 12 587 14 864 bushels.. 1 070 964 1 252 936 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 7 15 acres.. 1 065 (D) cwt.. 23 045 25 751 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 37 53 acres.. 9 932 11 327 tons.. 211 752 221 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 117 acres.. 15 107 13 747 tons, dry.. 49 936 38 749 @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.