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Converse County Agriculture

Here are some 2001 statistics for Converse County Agriculture:

Number and Size of Operations (1)

Number of Farms and Ranches

358

Total Farm Acres

2,515,000

Total Ranch Acres

79.000

Total Cropland Acres

7,228

Value of Land and Buildings (per average size farm or ranch)

$836,000


Value of Inventory & Production (2)

Inventory Value of Livestock

$73,003,000

Value of Crop Production

$6,256,000

Total Value

$79,263,000


Cash Receipts (3)

From Livestock Marketings

$43,238,000

From Crop Marketings

$1,589,000

Total Marketings

$44,827,000

1 - 1992 Census of Agriculture

2 - State average price times county inventory/production. Livestock includes cattle, sheep, wool, hogs and milk. Crops include hay, wheat, barley, oats, corn, dry beans, sugarbeets and potatoes.

3 - Sum of state cash receipts by commodity times proportion of commodity produced in county.

 

Rank Among Wyoming  Counties - 2000

 

(000)

 

All Cattle (head)

85

8

Breeding Sheep & Lambs (head)

65

1

 

 

 

All Hay (tons)

71

14

 

 

 

Winter Wheat (bu)

30

10

Spring Wheat (bu)

NP

12

Barley (bu)

NP

15

Oats (bu)

40

15

 

 

 

Corn for Grain (bu)

-

-

Dry Beans (cwt)

-

-

Sugarbeets (tons)

-

-

 

 

 

Total Cash Receipts from Livestock & Crops

$44,827

10

 


Converse County Ag Extension
133 West Center Street
Douglas, WY 82633
307-358-2417
jbarker@uwces.wyoming.com
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