1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 462 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 364 948 1 336 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 954 2 762 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 502 456 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 179 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 123 45 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 214 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 382 acres.. 187 850 206 713 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 271 338 acres.. 78 974 95 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 241 261 acres.. 60 380 64 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 905 51 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 159 106 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 709 7 592 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 197 43 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 75 $100,000 or more .................... 96 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 759 42 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 362 87 960 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 462 485 $1,000.. 8 997 7 133 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 474 14 706 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 321 Other ............................... 150 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 253 200 days or more ................... 131 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 343 number.. 87 830 85 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 287 number.. 36 208 30 301 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 43 number.. 761 579 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 342 number.. 80 864 79 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 26 number.. 2 744 1 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 24 number.. 3 802 3 497 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 58 number.. (D) 5 594 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 56 number.. 1 170 1 239 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 56 acres.. 5 793 5 848 tons, green.. 87 521 90 511 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 74 acres.. 20 564 30 037 bushels.. 413 497 724 522 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 34 acres.. 421 2 941 bushels.. 26 440 136 048 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 19 36 acres.. 1 666 3 335 cwt.. (D) 60 396 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 26 26 acres.. 3 913 3 323 tons.. 65 668 55 081 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 276 acres.. 40 790 40 476 tons, dry.. 85 764 82 126 @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. .