1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 564 595 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 700 356 1 601 301 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 015 2 691 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 112 418 193 Average per acre .........dollars.. 186 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 410 51 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 234 243 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 470 acres.. (D) 342 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 415 acres.. 157 137 159 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 182 acres.. 49 239 47 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 388 40 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 843 67 711 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 361 12 057 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 027 28 231 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 76 $100,000 or more .................... 105 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 035 32 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 261 54 800 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 564 595 $1,000.. 7 940 8 201 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 079 13 783 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 379 Other ............................... 205 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 311 200 days or more ................... 174 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 317 number.. 63 915 69 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 259 number.. 32 349 32 375 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 23 number.. 279 292 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 312 number.. 46 648 42 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 33 number.. 20 226 4 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 33 number.. 32 928 15 247 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 54 number.. 64 297 44 492 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 64 number.. (D) 1 558 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 27 acres.. 2 062 2 706 tons, green.. 33 119 42 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 275 acres.. 99 288 90 247 bushels.. 2 547 307 2 889 120 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 45 acres.. 870 3 318 bushels.. 66 668 195 982 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 22 24 acres.. 2 459 3 432 cwt.. 44 456 65 611 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 7 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 206 270 acres.. 40 400 44 450 tons, dry.. 69 745 90 321 @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. .