1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 533 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 208 776 1 336 793 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 268 2 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 115 569 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 267 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 196 36 254 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 200 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 485 acres.. 115 521 119 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 416 acres.. 63 316 65 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 307 328 acres.. 45 514 53 359 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 513 26 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 000 44 499 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 595 1 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 918 24 331 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 57 $100,000 or more .................... 68 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 727 21 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 118 37 142 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 585 $1,000.. 5 076 3 482 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 541 5 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 373 Other ............................... 208 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 310 200 days or more ................... 154 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 406 408 number.. 75 177 78 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 355 364 number.. 43 599 44 160 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 52 number.. 354 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 409 number.. 47 929 45 514 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 23 number.. 115 1 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 15 number.. 137 1 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 78 number.. 15 879 15 969 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 76 number.. (D) 2 009 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 12 acres.. 410 1 108 tons, green.. 6 871 22 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 35 acres.. 3 986 5 057 bushels.. 142 287 145 004 Barley for grain..............farms.. 41 66 acres.. 2 146 4 181 bushels.. 133 483 175 334 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.. 369 394 acres.. 56 069 53 376 tons, dry.. 124 923 105 877 @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. .