1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 290 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 055 522 1 936 252 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 088 7 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 731 254 675 787 Average per acre .........dollars.. 98 95 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 959 45 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 160 acres.. 56 816 47 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 136 acres.. 31 797 29 785 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 138 acres.. 39 051 35 721 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 218 20 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 061 73 679 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 084 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 134 19 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 35 $100,000 or more .................... 86 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 057 15 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 715 56 576 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 290 272 $1,000.. 3 039 4 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 478 15 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 196 Other ............................... 85 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 116 200 days or more ................... 68 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 206 number.. 58 563 49 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 182 number.. 36 128 28 590 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 27 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 201 number.. 34 229 29 758 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 23 number.. 137 314 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. 144 766 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 94 100 number.. 107 946 105 604 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 40 number.. (D) 1 164 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 192 133 tons, green.. 3 050 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) 345 bushels.. (D) 4 360 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 409 bushels.. (D) 15 801 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 132 acres.. 31 082 27 652 tons, dry.. 70 385 51 143 @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. .