1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 498 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 689 572 1 542 262 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 393 3 489 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 745 848 515 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 203 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 957 51 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 303 271 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 350 acres.. 181 329 160 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 367 297 acres.. 116 015 71 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 4 104 5 535 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 546 28 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 345 64 403 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 251 1 776 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 294 26 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 78 $100,000 or more .................... 81 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 505 21 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 116 48 555 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 320 Other ............................... 159 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 183 200 days or more ................... 116 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 420 347 number.. 87 500 67 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 387 316 number.. 48 712 39 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 31 number.. 92 92 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 416 345 number.. 52 566 45 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 19 number.. 881 1 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 19 number.. 882 2 221 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 87 number.. 29 138 41 287 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 31 number.. 422 728 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 126 tons, green.. (D) 700 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 70 acres.. 11 635 10 625 bushels.. 306 504 351 625 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 41 acres.. 1 988 2 374 bushels.. 63 010 80 300 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.. 358 278 acres.. 102 603 56 916 tons, dry.. 110 477 47 996 @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.