1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 285 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 772 115 710 618 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 709 2 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 326 479 568 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 498 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 421 35 200 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 189 acres.. 42 453 41 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 109 acres.. 20 528 14 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 169 acres.. 35 363 23 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 518 14 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 012 47 094 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 167 6 331 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 352 8 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 15 $100,000 or more .................... 20 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 315 14 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 970 47 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 134 Other ............................... 180 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 193 200 days or more ................... 127 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 153 number.. 23 836 31 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 122 number.. (D) 17 523 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 149 number.. 13 558 15 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 210 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 560 241 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 44 number.. 7 807 5 515 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 32 number.. 527 1 044 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 125 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 98 acres.. 17 371 14 055 tons, dry.. 55 646 37 577 @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.