Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Goshen 
Hot Springs 
Johnson 
Laramie 
Lincoln 
Natrona 
Niobrara 
Park 
Farms 
number 
790 
178 
358 
1,116 
608 
397 
234 
860 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,370,277 
517,276 
2,035,591 
1,676,034 
343,798 
1,691,017 
1,358,802 
813,152 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,735 
2,906 
5,686 
1,502 
565 
4,259 
5,807 
946 
Median size of farm 
acres 
336 
175 
640 
158 
99 
160 
2,532 
89 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,346,967 
2,030,427 
3,452,783 
1,079,159 
1,017,596 
2,656,418 
3,112,044 
1,324,298 
Average per acre 
dollars 
777 
699 
607 
719 
1,800 
624 
536 
1,401 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
111,671 
14,987 
42,761 
123,413 
52,930 
53,163 
28,718 
90,662 
Average per farm 
dollars 
141,355 
84,195 
119,445 
110,585 
87,055 
133,911 
122,727 
105,420 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
64 
11 
26 
154 
56 
47 
12 
102 
1 0 to 49 acres 
58 
47 
42 
220 
193 
78 
2 
220 
50 to 179 acres 
173 
36 
62 
233 
134 
84 
5 
237 
1 80 to 499 acres 
155 
28 
37 
161 
103 
55 
22 
139 
500 to 999 acres 
107 
22 
24 
103 
66 
20 
21 
63 
1 ,000 acres or more 
233 
34 
167 
245 
56 
113 
172 
99 
Total cropland 
farms 
536 
125 
158 
472 
410 
187 
108 
586 
acres 
241,491 
28,114 
59,805 
338,148 
98,541 
43,318 
75,354 
109,878 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
403 
112 
135 
312 
378 
167 
81 
528 
acres 
127,599 
15,199 
29,066 
159,581 
82,349 
27,372 
23,300 
94,936 
Irrigated land 
farms 
420 
120 
149 
200 
366 
181 
61 
676 
acres 
109,171 
12,612 
39,953 
59,277 
72,701 
28,921 
14,572 
110,277 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
246,561 
16,445 
51,710 
190,744 
40,829 
42,923 
45,322 
100,285 
Average per farm 
dollars 
312,103 
92,389 
144,443 
170,918 
67,153 
108,119 
193,683 
116,611 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
66,075 
2,091 
4,624 
46,494 
12,525 
7,077 
8,175 
63,583 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
180,486 
14,354 
47,086 
144,251 
28,304 
35,846 
37,147 
36,702 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
251 
41 
99 
514 
239 
141 
41 
325 
$2,500 to $4,999 
30 
24 
24 
114 
48 
29 
7 
49 
$5,000 to $9,999 
50 
25 
28 
75 
44 
30 
2 
118 
$10,000 to $24,999 
81 
34 
26 
107 
63 
52 
15 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
15 
31 
57 
48 
22 
17 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
67 
8 
34 
53 
45 
29 
36 
40 
$100,000 or more 
263 
31 
116 
196 
121 
94 
116 
157 
Government payments 
farms 
439 
19 
52 
365 
169 
45 
93 
233 
$1,000 
4,662 
361 
750 
4,938 
732 
634 
1,331 
1,271 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
415 
67 
126 
397 
153 
123 
96 
326 
$1,000 
7,336 
563 
4,056 
7,565 
1,178 
1,729 
2,185 
6,406 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
197,747 
15,377 
49,233 
193,152 
34,080 
42,195 
37,727 
94,566 
Average per farm 
dollars 
250,312 
86,390 
137,523 
173,076 
56,053 
106,286 
161,225 
109,960 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
790 
178 
358 
1,116 
608 
397 
234 
860 
$1,000 
60,812 
1,992 
7,283 
10,094 
8,658 
3,091 
11,111 
13,397 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,978 
11,192 
20,344 
9,045 
14,240 
7,786 
47,485 
15,578 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
471 
76 
185 
416 
282 
196 
189 
408 
Other 
number 
319 
102 
173 
700 
326 
201 
45 
452 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
393 
111 
237 
788 
429 
261 
112 
551 
200 days or more 
number 
234 
67 
153 
586 
243 
184 
48 
330 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
401 
101 
234 
462 
302 
226 
163 
374 
number 
112,635 
22,753 
62,742 
83,455 
35,588 
51,171 
46,264 
38,036 
Beef cows 
farms 
349 
87 
197 
344 
220 
183 
151 
312 
number 
32,916 
13,296 
40,756 
(D) 
20,109 
37,121 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
3 
5 
15 
24 
8 
2 
16 
number 
318 
7 
6 
(D) 
1,264 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
361 
95 
204 
420 
267 
165 
166 
272 
number 
131,263 
11,199 
45,672 
83,768 
20,869 
37,255 
37,536 
27,247 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
- 
5 
30 
8 
9 
4 
21 
number 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
4 
9 
28 
19 
11 
2 
18 
number 
461 
60 
207 
(D) 
272 
153 
(D) 
115 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
34 
14 
49 
65 
34 
27 
10 
36 
number 
1,323 
3,715 
27,894 
29,749 
35,831 
22,217 
2,751 
11,144 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
82 
12 
27 
120 
59 
60 
12 
145 
number 
1,633 
138 
786 
2,105 
1,345 
1,269 
259 
2,993 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
7 
9 
5 
- 
6 
number 
150 
- 
- 
464 
656 
145 
- 
117 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
152 
2 
- 
31 
- 
1 
5 
24 
acres 
29,289 
(D) 
- 
7,955 
- 
(D) 
683 
3,590 
bushels 
4,185,288 
(D) 
- 
1,097,886 
- 
(D) 
102,555 
587,736 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
67 
3 
20 
1 
2 
19 
acres 
5,763 
- 
283 
4,663 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,510 
tons 
95,993 
- 
4,655 
94,521 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
57,929 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
80 
- 
3 
166 
3 
11 
8 
acres 
19,379 
- 
345 
82,440 
- 
(D) 
3,405 
1,699 
bushels 
607,785 
- 
10,954 
2,223,584 
- 
(D) 
56,112 
152,209 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
68 
- 
1 
161 
- 
1 
6 
- 
acres 
17,826 
- 
(D) 
81,045 
- 
(D) 
2,792 
- 
bushels 
566,935 
- 
(D) 
2,175,053 
- 
(D) 
49,954 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
7 
acres 
1,208 
- 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
25,400 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
224 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
