1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYON COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 448 189 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 572 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 909 063 699 724 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 738 1 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 899 81 480 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 270 acres.. 79 374 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 219 acres.. 53 606 44 852 Irrigated land .................farms.. 268 262 acres.. 74 000 67 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 656 36 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 922 112 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 447 13 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 210 22 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 26 $100,000 or more .................... 67 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 525 31 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 306 98 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 203 Other ............................... 123 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 151 200 days or more ................... 89 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 147 number.. 39 895 41 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 107 number.. 13 819 12 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 3 439 2 735 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 133 number.. 26 016 34 157 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 260 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 823 659 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 40 number.. 11 206 9 664 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 17 number.. 505 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 15 acres.. 611 681 bushels.. 50 779 46 367 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 194 357 bushels.. 10 789 25 620 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 209 acres.. 49 929 43 331 tons, dry.. 212 818 175 149 @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.