1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 877 908 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 415 873 2 464 688 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 755 2 714 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 465 092 417 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 168 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 918 33 983 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 764 788 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 661 acres.. 103 417 98 450 Irrigated land .................farms.. 762 755 acres.. 132 197 135 774 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 092 39 589 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 959 43 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 505 9 048 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 587 30 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 84 $100,000 or more .................... 145 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 066 33 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 050 36 856 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 878 908 $1,000.. 11 274 7 700 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 841 8 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 533 500 Other ............................... 344 408 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 535 200 days or more ................... 258 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 539 512 number.. 102 840 88 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 470 433 number.. 55 396 46 453 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 61 number.. 701 1 094 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 541 509 number.. 66 578 54 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 53 number.. 1 330 2 090 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 47 number.. 1 192 1 995 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 173 152 number.. 51 063 46 760 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 88 number.. 786 2 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 63 acres.. 4 317 3 490 tons, green.. 70 084 55 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 462 685 bushels.. 27 878 29 261 Barley for grain..............farms.. 111 141 acres.. 10 332 16 003 bushels.. 837 405 1 173 100 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 18 16 acres.. 1 318 925 cwt.. 24 103 17 916 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 26 12 acres.. 4 306 1 453 tons.. 88 561 24 654 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 625 627 acres.. 79 523 72 466 tons, dry.. 222 971 182 857 @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. .