1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 238 253 Land in farms ..................acres.. 592 754 582 941 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 491 2 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 949 179 611 921 Average per acre .........dollars.. 406 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 685 36 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 210 acres.. 147 141 151 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 185 acres.. 98 032 114 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 201 acres.. 133 675 159 025 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 933 20 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 962 82 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 874 925 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 059 19 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 43 $100,000 or more .................... 78 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 733 16 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 115 64 036 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 238 253 $1,000.. 4 053 4 317 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 029 17 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 160 Other ............................... 75 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 124 200 days or more ................... 60 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 187 number.. 69 418 71 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 166 number.. 38 283 33 433 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 48 number.. 52 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 181 number.. 49 837 41 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 2 number.. 11 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 9 8 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 16 number.. 17 497 9 772 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) 593 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 176 185 acres.. 98 311 115 778 tons, dry.. 100 430 119 965 @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. .