1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 138 158 Land in farms ..................acres.. 908 320 981 476 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 582 6 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 956 460 684 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 141 111 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 263 44 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 110 121 acres.. 30 596 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 110 acres.. 19 638 20 307 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 119 acres.. 26 956 26 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 265 9 216 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 384 58 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 182 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 083 8 441 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 17 $100,000 or more .................... 28 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 321 7 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 052 45 065 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 138 158 $1,000.. 2 493 1 382 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 066 8 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 94 Other ............................... 59 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 86 200 days or more ................... 37 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 95 112 number.. 31 754 34 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 98 number.. 19 008 18 522 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 9 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 110 number.. 17 489 18 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 225 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 32 number.. 8 035 6 791 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. 170 391 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 8 acres.. 126 488 tons, green.. 2 175 9 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 10 acres.. 738 762 bushels.. 60 433 59 644 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 106 acres.. 18 085 18 632 tons, dry.. 38 608 37 663 @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. .