1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 688 675 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 266 017 1 234 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 840 1 829 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 628 527 393 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 337 213 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 400 64 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 242 244 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 568 acres.. 288 678 295 958 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 500 acres.. 151 919 142 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 418 435 acres.. 133 643 104 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 856 127 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 197 188 385 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 406 25 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 449 101 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 116 $100,000 or more .................... 206 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 033 111 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 540 165 235 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 505 Other ............................... 221 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 281 200 days or more ................... 186 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 443 number.. 138 016 116 543 Beef cows ..................farms.. 352 370 number.. 40 030 39 893 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 22 number.. 74 176 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 463 446 number.. 152 918 135 930 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 20 number.. 112 3 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 22 number.. 166 6 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 41 number.. 4 798 2 692 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 21 number.. 1 237 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 118 acres.. 5 159 6 165 tons, green.. 108 936 106 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 128 acres.. 47 823 40 850 bushels.. 1 207 414 896 056 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 7 acres.. 1 688 264 bushels.. 95 276 18 576 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 105 118 acres.. 8 748 7 658 cwt.. 185 929 137 638 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 91 182 acres.. 9 034 18 585 tons.. 147 706 311 097 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 389 342 acres.. 47 623 36 252 tons, dry.. 145 214 111 091 @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.