1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYOMING Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 8 716 9 205 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 876 071 33 595 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 772 3 650 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 601 437 533 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 159 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 862 45 709 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 449 795 10 to 49 acres ...................... 994 989 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 356 1 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 513 1 536 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 079 1 091 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 325 3 438 Total cropland .................farms.. 6 756 7 237 acres.. 2 842 020 2 838 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 5 735 6 389 acres.. 1 532 732 1 717 027 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 076 5 221 acres.. 1 464 585 1 517 891 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 824 205 676 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 562 73 517 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 153 862 124 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 670 343 552 028 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 531 1 987 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 722 766 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 946 977 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 385 1 497 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 092 1 241 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 185 1 154 $100,000 or more .................... 1 855 1 583 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 675 225 536 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 479 58 329 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 8 715 9 206 $1,000.. 140 895 136 366 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 167 14 813 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 5 612 5 953 Other ............................... 3 104 3 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 4 251 4 674 200 days or more ................... 2 435 2 640 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 5 839 5 990 number.. 1 424 002 1 412 901 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 114 5 082 number.. 746 789 689 166 Milk cows ..................farms.. 523 788 number.. 7 596 9 287 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 5 866 5 965 number.. 1 014 982 956 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 379 474 number.. 39 128 28 437 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 342 407 number.. 60 335 54 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 462 1 568 number.. 921 133 917 122 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 516 929 number.. 26 315 29 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 37 number.. 382 9 491 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 390 433 acres.. 29 077 29 900 tons, green.. 482 859 508 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 670 924 acres.. 211 312 252 784 bushels.. 5 264 505 7 207 742 Barley for grain..............farms.. 857 1 190 acres.. 104 167 127 366 bushels.. 8 178 366 8 654 469 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 346 394 acres.. 29 709 33 866 cwt.. 517 834 618 740 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 497 400 acres.. 72 550 56 932 tons.. 1 451 023 1 177 191 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 032 5 682 acres.. 1 017 562 1 132 842 tons, dry.. 1 756 092 1 904 291 @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. .