1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 511 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 058 268 043 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 507 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 196 467 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 203 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 897 51 548 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 474 acres.. 53 933 56 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 381 acres.. 37 954 29 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 451 469 acres.. 47 365 45 718 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 058 30 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 478 58 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 320 4 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 738 26 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 42 $100,000 or more .................... 57 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 978 25 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 741 47 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 315 Other ............................... 224 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 254 200 days or more ................... 163 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 353 number.. 36 567 47 088 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 251 number.. 12 062 15 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 57 number.. 7 535 8 604 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 318 number.. 17 005 19 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 19 number.. 255 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 587 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 37 number.. 570 662 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 36 number.. 604 848 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 6 acres.. 875 137 bushels.. 76 973 5 584 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 2 acres.. 467 (D) bushels.. 36 356 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 363 373 acres.. 36 234 29 368 tons, dry.. 153 036 94 373 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.