1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NIOBRARA COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 344 561 1 358 151 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 837 4 816 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 395 420 585 Average per acre .........dollars.. 94 89 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 069 34 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 199 Total cropland .................farms.. 170 189 acres.. 73 916 78 694 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 131 170 acres.. 28 322 45 982 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 48 acres.. 7 989 7 693 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 805 17 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 437 63 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 834 1 356 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 971 16 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 58 $100,000 or more .................... 59 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 312 13 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 272 46 627 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 282 $1,000.. 5 922 4 505 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 301 15 975 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 215 Other ............................... 59 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 116 200 days or more ................... 48 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 230 number.. 54 918 46 325 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 204 number.. 31 626 26 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 24 number.. 45 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 233 number.. 35 352 32 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 9 number.. 237 1 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 50 number.. 25 546 17 204 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 31 number.. (D) 771 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 35 acres.. 3 961 9 435 bushels.. 79 891 283 480 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 446 1 651 bushels.. 15 612 70 650 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.. 122 157 acres.. 20 802 30 646 tons, dry.. 26 327 39 852 @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. .