1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONVERSE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 348 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 515 290 2 363 248 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 228 7 748 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 835 703 809 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 122 107 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 552 54 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 204 175 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 203 acres.. 78 593 76 511 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 169 acres.. 39 876 40 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 157 146 acres.. 45 695 37 408 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 785 24 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 968 81 471 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 644 1 089 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 141 23 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 38 $100,000 or more .................... 89 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 494 19 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 722 64 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 204 Other ............................... 120 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 152 200 days or more ................... 97 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 227 number.. 71 795 68 869 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 209 number.. 43 896 38 954 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 22 number.. 177 60 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 232 number.. 41 878 37 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 48 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 71 254 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 75 number.. 68 677 106 661 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. 464 989 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 13 acres.. 959 1 394 tons, green.. 19 690 20 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 793 2 034 bushels.. 23 776 48 848 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 502 1 126 bushels.. 15 251 45 220 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.. 168 163 acres.. 36 832 36 455 tons, dry.. 77 337 67 877 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (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.