1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 294 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 868 333 1 820 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 355 6 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 948 369 1 012 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 151 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 081 38 912 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 175 acres.. 112 639 96 478 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 157 acres.. 81 541 75 497 Irrigated land .................farms.. 162 163 acres.. 131 183 117 841 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 046 31 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 401 111 359 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 013 757 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 033 31 203 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 40 $100,000 or more .................... 69 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 101 24 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 779 86 479 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 294 287 $1,000.. 6 321 7 497 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 499 26 121 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 171 Other ............................... 135 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 139 200 days or more ................... 114 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 211 number.. 61 681 68 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 184 number.. 31 560 29 598 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 27 number.. 23 85 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 216 number.. 56 752 63 071 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 10 number.. 462 178 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 470 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 48 number.. 14 073 14 688 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 32 number.. (D) 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 156 acres.. 81 013 75 495 tons, dry.. 76 300 71 675 @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: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .