1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PARK COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 579 618 Land in farms ..................acres.. 797 270 957 053 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 377 1 549 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 541 513 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 844 48 727 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 510 546 acres.. 125 896 134 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 453 477 acres.. 98 236 96 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 511 532 acres.. 113 476 112 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 001 49 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 447 80 824 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 261 19 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 740 30 248 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 52 $100,000 or more .................... 131 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 538 36 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 650 58 492 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 579 618 $1,000.. 12 273 13 743 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 198 22 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 369 Other ............................... 249 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 339 200 days or more ................... 201 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 284 number.. 67 456 60 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 235 number.. 29 491 25 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 34 number.. 720 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 274 number.. 39 541 49 340 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 35 number.. 687 1 037 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 31 number.. 1 269 1 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 81 number.. 37 899 32 298 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 58 number.. 13 132 2 460 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 28 acres.. 1 972 2 199 tons, green.. 35 601 41 871 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 14 acres.. 1 502 1 214 bushels.. 98 608 78 836 Barley for grain..............farms.. 173 181 acres.. 29 358 29 446 bushels.. 2 785 006 2 385 225 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 90 84 acres.. 8 713 7 986 cwt.. 144 677 133 794 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 93 76 acres.. 17 451 11 714 tons.. 401 745 258 821 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 375 405 acres.. 36 877 42 391 tons, dry.. 100 991 112 812 @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. .