1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WESTON COUNTY, WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 231 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 484 583 1 546 633 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 427 6 581 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 682 514 668 996 Average per acre .........dollars.. 109 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 875 57 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 125 152 acres.. 48 359 54 685 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 130 acres.. 24 980 33 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 3 806 3 612 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 101 27 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 990 117 832 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 721 726 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 380 26 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 36 $100,000 or more .................... 50 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 384 24 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 573 103 568 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 231 235 $1,000.. 4 379 3 327 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 956 14 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 164 Other ............................... 82 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 103 200 days or more ................... 57 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 174 number.. 50 403 44 120 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 151 number.. 24 695 21 212 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 10 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 184 number.. 39 430 46 266 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 6 number.. 1 048 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 6 number.. 868 919 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 37 number.. 15 684 12 851 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 22 number.. (D) 579 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 476 tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 32 acres.. 1 261 2 692 bushels.. 38 252 68 735 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 399 bushels.. 0 13 440 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.. 91 125 acres.. 21 699 28 439 tons, dry.. 20 861 36 813 @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. .