1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 120 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 435 624 606 Average size of farm .......acres.. 995 4 880 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 794 241 958 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 196 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 658 87 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 99 acres.. 49 813 49 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 81 83 acres.. 36 037 20 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 90 acres.. 39 765 27 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 679 25 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 326 197 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 541 4 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 138 21 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 18 $100,000 or more .................... 30 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 539 24 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 493 191 615 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 79 Other ............................... 45 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 73 200 days or more ................... 43 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 75 number.. 30 594 32 748 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 57 number.. 17 075 10 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 7 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 61 number.. 31 743 37 765 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 26 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 2 acres.. 7 529 (D) bushels.. 837 479 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 0 acres.. 336 0 bushels.. 33 129 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 74 acres.. 25 387 17 975 tons, dry.. 112 654 48 452 @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.