Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Platte 
Sheridan 
Sublette 
Sweetwater 
Teton 
Uinta 
Washakie 
Weston 
Farms 
number 
505 
702 
398 
255 
154 
315 
209 
264 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,224,330 
1,304,838 
777,516 
1,665,441 
40,160 
650,246 
341,347 
1,290,373 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,424 
1,859 
1,954 
6,531 
261 
2,064 
1,633 
4,888 
Median size of farm 
acres 
400 
113 
259 
247 
46 
190 
132 
507 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,743,955 
1,532,138 
2,626,851 
1,321,393 
829,492 
1,518,038 
1,450,271 
2,282,820 
Average per acre 
dollars 
719 
824 
1,345 
202 
3,181 
735 
888 
467 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
89,958 
61,235 
41,539 
27,033 
10,707 
31,214 
36,034 
34,946 
Average per farm 
dollars 
178,134 
87,230 
104,369 
106,010 
69,523 
99,091 
172,412 
132,370 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
23 
60 
14 
30 
45 
36 
41 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
69 
195 
115 
41 
33 
55 
41 
10 
50 to 1 79 acres 
83 
149 
49 
43 
39 
61 
31 
64 
1 80 to 499 acres 
93 
75 
55 
47 
18 
58 
22 
48 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
62 
37 
31 
7 
41 
17 
18 
1 ,000 acres or more 
173 
161 
128 
63 
12 
64 
57 
115 
Total cropland 
farms 
332 
440 
213 
141 
77 
208 
140 
104 
acres 
147,904 
74,600 
122,565 
36,024 
10,545 
68,719 
39,942 
57,046 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
236 
387 
198 
129 
66 
187 
125 
62 
acres 
72,701 
57,787 
93,358 
28,143 
8,015 
44,249 
35,031 
20,809 
Irrigated land 
farms 
259 
365 
257 
141 
90 
227 
136 
15 
acres 
72,226 
49,769 
143,134 
28,424 
14,684 
70,144 
38,426 
4,229 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
130,366 
59,803 
54,174 
21,138 
9,036 
29,867 
51,864 
52,228 
Average per farm 
dollars 
258,151 
85,190 
136,115 
82,895 
58,676 
94,815 
248,154 
197,832 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
30,338 
9,853 
7,880 
7,438 
2,185 
3,051 
26,570 
2,230 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
100,028 
49,950 
46,294 
13,701 
6,851 
26,816 
25,294 
49,998 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
159 
274 
179 
95 
75 
92 
54 
116 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
42 
11 
16 
16 
34 
10 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
63 
35 
17 
10 
20 
24 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
51 
96 
25 
20 
21 
34 
24 
11 
$25,000 to $49,999 
57 
56 
21 
39 
13 
34 
22 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
51 
29 
30 
8 
33 
13 
29 
$100,000 or more 
163 
120 
98 
38 
11 
68 
62 
71 
Government payments 
farms 
202 
74 
22 
42 
3 
12 
43 
72 
$1,000 
2,397 
537 
373 
250 
16 
88 
451 
757 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
202 
208 
104 
67 
40 
77 
97 
86 
$1,000 
2,870 
3,359 
1,348 
613 
1,723 
1,033 
1,421 
1,307 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
114,688 
61,015 
51,171 
19,250 
13,879 
27,135 
42,910 
46,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
227,105 
86,915 
128,571 
75,490 
90,123 
86,144 
205,312 
175,495 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
505 
702 
398 
255 
154 
315 
209 
264 
$1,000 
20,945 
2,684 
4,723 
2,751 
-3,104 
3,852 
10,826 
7,960 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,474 
3,824 
11,868 
10,788 
-20,156 
12,229 
51,801 
30,153 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
300 
322 
205 
78 
64 
139 
110 
135 
Other 
number 
205 
380 
193 
177 
90 
176 
99 
129 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
276 
442 
251 
191 
89 
223 
122 
172 
200 days or more 
number 
163 
238 
135 
127 
57 
150 
90 
94 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
297 
388 
183 
138 
33 
201 
123 
150 
number 
78,634 
68,527 
69,588 
23,631 
2,860 
36,742 
25,238 
50,139 
Beef cows 
farms 
251 
333 
131 
118 
19 
191 
113 
136 
number 
(D) 
37,268 
30,323 
10,651 
1,563 
(D) 
15,582 
27,885 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
13 
13 
6 
- 
2 
9 
3 
number 
(D) 
19 
34 
16 
- 
(D) 
11 
7 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
273 
301 
170 
107 
37 
199 
102 
137 
number 
75,612 
49,941 
43,780 
12,665 
6,077 
24,141 
18,855 
49,264 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
15 
16 
5 
4 
6 
- 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
16 
10 
1 
10 
3 
- 
4 
number 
(D) 
79 
36 
(D) 
35 
13 
- 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
42 
12 
18 
2 
35 
21 
12 
number 
417 
3,565 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38,034 
22,701 
2,124 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
46 
91 
38 
28 
7 
27 
19 
21 
number 
790 
1,993 
629 
431 
74 
380 
264 
542 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
6 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
number 
- 
151 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
40 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
acres 
8,107 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,044 
- 
bushels 
1,149,935 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
155,530 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
36 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
1 
acres 
7,080 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,785 
(D) 
tons 
144,309 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
39,304 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
11 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
acres 
7,031 
744 
- 
- 
- 
- 
315 
735 
bushels 
128,366 
37,593 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22,179 
16,267 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
135 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8,795 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
600 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,472 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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