1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 287 320 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 720 903 2 768 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 9 480 8 652 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 281 249 1 020 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 134 119 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 676 45 237 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 215 214 acres.. 171 309 160 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 184 acres.. 106 081 112 744 Irrigated land .................farms.. 198 188 acres.. 161 498 145 991 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 164 44 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 850 139 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 311 1 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 853 42 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 29 $100,000 or more .................... 100 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 188 34 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 028 109 521 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 287 319 $1,000.. 6 232 8 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 716 27 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 232 Other ............................... 80 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 138 200 days or more ................... 63 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 230 number.. 107 779 115 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 202 number.. 61 640 59 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 32 number.. 51 61 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 233 number.. 75 590 78 732 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 157 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 11 number.. 352 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 75 number.. 43 703 60 633 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 27 number.. 309 742 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 2 657 2 276 bushels.. 44 898 42 674 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 182 acres.. 105 103 109 233 tons, dry.. 141 492 136 882 @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. .