1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WESTON COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 233 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 420 632 1 484 583 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 097 6 427 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 741 082 682 514 Average per acre .........dollars.. 122 109 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 701 45 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 125 acres.. 95 809 48 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 94 acres.. 38 743 24 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 3 171 3 806 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 918 26 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 191 112 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 805 721 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 113 25 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 31 $100,000 or more .................... 37 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 073 21 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 399 92 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 149 Other ............................... 98 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 111 200 days or more ................... 74 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 173 number.. 55 215 50 403 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 153 number.. 30 251 24 695 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 6 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 172 number.. 33 278 39 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 118 1 048 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 182 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 34 number.. 4 887 15 684 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 16 number.. 607 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 17 acres.. 1 544 1 261 bushels.. 40 920 38 252 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 117 91 acres.. 35 756 21 699 tons, dry.. 41 512 20 861 @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.