1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIG HORN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 516 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 441 321 467 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 855 821 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 233 286 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 347 342 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 641 53 134 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 457 502 acres.. 128 270 131 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 456 acres.. 82 824 89 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 462 485 acres.. 108 309 106 154 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 945 37 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 413 65 257 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 234 19 617 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 711 17 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 66 $100,000 or more .................... 113 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 073 30 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 337 53 857 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 570 $1,000.. 8 041 6 449 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 613 11 315 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 377 Other ............................... 196 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 303 200 days or more ................... 147 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 322 345 number.. 46 682 51 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 297 number.. 23 854 25 963 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 213 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 331 number.. 24 481 28 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 44 number.. 4 335 3 852 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 35 number.. 5 571 5 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 116 117 number.. 50 798 49 157 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 43 number.. 709 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 67 acres.. 3 744 4 931 tons, green.. 68 415 88 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 1 725 1 310 bushels.. 102 062 59 501 Barley for grain..............farms.. 145 194 acres.. 21 369 23 419 bushels.. 1 802 742 1 795 195 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 63 67 acres.. 6 591 6 605 cwt.. 121 002 128 430 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 108 106 acres.. 16 023 15 414 tons.. 347 218 311 689 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 392 acres.. 28 563 32 351 tons, dry.. 83 239 92 695 @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. .