1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 558 966 591 951 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 094 1 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 855 333 176 Average per acre .........dollars.. 402 311 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 074 42 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 468 acres.. 128 791 128 739 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 430 acres.. 87 670 91 888 Irrigated land .................farms.. 393 376 acres.. 82 128 91 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 178 21 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 271 40 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 418 2 771 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 760 18 500 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 57 $100,000 or more .................... 75 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 480 16 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 165 30 716 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 528 $1,000.. 6 293 4 610 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 316 8 730 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 305 Other ............................... 234 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 301 200 days or more ................... 175 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 344 number.. 54 252 48 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 214 number.. 27 703 21 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 111 number.. 3 371 4 148 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 334 number.. 28 245 25 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 869 1 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 559 1 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 64 number.. 30 933 33 560 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 39 number.. (D) 2 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 397 (D) bushels.. 11 252 15 192 Barley for grain..............farms.. 180 219 acres.. 14 590 13 975 bushels.. 778 469 670 915 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.. 378 414 acres.. 73 465 77 767 tons, dry.. 122 410 139 465 @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. .