1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 983 877 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 618 866 2 415 873 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 664 2 755 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 552 466 465 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 210 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 476 48 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 170 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 841 764 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 731 653 acres.. 116 503 103 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 854 762 acres.. 153 707 132 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 497 56 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 560 63 959 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 102 14 505 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 395 41 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 113 $100,000 or more .................... 156 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 220 43 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 067 49 050 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 577 533 Other ............................... 406 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 525 419 200 days or more ................... 310 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 539 number.. 122 820 102 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 542 470 number.. 67 856 55 396 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. 211 701 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 623 541 number.. 79 617 66 578 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 40 number.. 224 1 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 33 number.. 463 1 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 127 173 number.. 40 513 51 063 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 38 number.. 1 130 786 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 60 acres.. 3 852 4 317 tons, green.. 78 802 70 084 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 462 bushels.. (D) 27 878 Barley for grain..............farms.. 97 111 acres.. 7 549 10 332 bushels.. 619 188 837 405 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 36 18 acres.. 2 441 1 318 cwt.. 55 249 24 103 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 26 26 acres.. 3 836 4 306 tons.. 85 837 88 561 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 701 625 acres.. 93 900 79 523 tons, dry.. 264 574 222 971 @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.