1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CONVERSE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 305 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 363 248 2 472 579 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 748 7 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 809 016 748 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 107 106 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 743 42 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 203 223 acres.. 76 511 78 156 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 169 189 acres.. 40 951 53 090 Irrigated land .................farms.. 146 163 acres.. 37 408 51 532 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 849 25 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 471 75 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 089 1 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 760 24 458 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 41 $100,000 or more .................... 82 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 551 20 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 103 59 568 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 305 336 $1,000.. 4 738 5 722 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 536 17 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 229 Other ............................... 101 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 163 200 days or more ................... 80 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 240 number.. 68 869 76 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 210 number.. 38 954 41 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 41 number.. 60 373 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 241 number.. 37 636 40 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 21 number.. 309 475 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 254 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 82 number.. 106 661 103 426 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 56 number.. 989 1 293 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 18 acres.. 1 394 1 437 tons, green.. 20 890 22 960 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 2 034 2 172 bushels.. 48 848 47 170 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 1 126 1 311 bushels.. 45 220 48 559 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 206 cwt.. 0 1 960 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 184 acres.. 36 455 47 276 tons, dry.. 67 877 80 837 @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. .