1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NATRONA COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 508 749 2 633 700 Average size of farm .......acres.. 8 592 8 663 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 950 449 1 073 823 Average per acre .........dollars.. 107 123 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 588 25 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 179 acres.. 55 744 48 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 154 acres.. 26 506 30 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 172 163 acres.. 32 007 35 446 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 121 19 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 606 63 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 510 1 235 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 611 18 160 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 29 $100,000 or more .................... 54 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 488 15 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 315 52 450 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 305 $1,000.. 5 039 3 361 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 256 11 020 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 155 Other ............................... 120 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 169 200 days or more ................... 79 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 160 number.. 49 887 42 391 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 136 number.. 31 594 26 625 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 176 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 157 number.. 33 384 27 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 14 number.. 630 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 12 number.. 1 458 831 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 69 number.. 103 184 102 747 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 659 (D) tons, green.. 11 269 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 66 700 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 480 (D) bushels.. 24 640 12 510 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.. 146 144 acres.. 22 312 24 584 tons, dry.. 52 745 50 966 @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. .