1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 675 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 234 542 1 316 604 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 829 1 836 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 901 358 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 213 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 504 62 273 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 163 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 256 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 611 acres.. 295 958 318 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 500 561 acres.. 142 187 172 562 Irrigated land .................farms.. 435 426 acres.. 104 521 103 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 160 85 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 385 119 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 806 22 907 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 101 354 62 612 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 128 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 141 $100,000 or more .................... 204 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 534 63 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 235 88 746 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 675 717 $1,000.. 15 519 21 665 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 991 30 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 505 559 Other ............................... 170 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 283 200 days or more ................... 145 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 443 486 number.. 116 543 123 068 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 393 number.. 39 893 39 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 26 number.. 176 169 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 498 number.. 135 930 100 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 32 number.. 3 243 5 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 33 number.. 6 474 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 50 number.. 2 692 6 335 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 54 number.. (D) 2 745 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 106 acres.. 6 165 4 306 tons, green.. 106 378 84 408 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 206 acres.. 40 850 62 922 bushels.. 896 056 1 561 298 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 62 acres.. 264 3 189 bushels.. 18 576 99 283 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 118 158 acres.. 7 658 10 998 cwt.. 137 638 202 473 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 182 119 acres.. 18 585 12 179 tons.. 311 097 264 687 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 411 acres.. 36 252 48 193 tons, dry.. 111 091 133 763 @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. .