1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 154 183 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 720 737 1 682 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 11 174 9 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 434 011 914 717 Average per acre .........dollars.. 129 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 528 29 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 143 acres.. (D) 40 950 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 120 acres.. 21 993 26 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 104 131 acres.. 28 520 34 375 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 610 6 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 414 34 976 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 663 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 947 6 043 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 22 $100,000 or more .................... 20 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 137 5 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 853 29 673 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 154 184 $1,000.. 1 106 1 032 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 179 5 606 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 104 Other ............................... 65 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 113 200 days or more ................... 54 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 107 number.. 23 771 22 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 97 number.. (D) 13 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 12 number.. (D) 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 105 number.. 11 989 9 319 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 74 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 53 number.. 27 282 36 554 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 29 number.. 416 558 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 175 392 bushels.. (D) 19 704 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.. 96 120 acres.. 22 065 25 457 tons, dry.. 32 720 37 868 @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. .