1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 156 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 372 79 635 Average size of farm .......acres.. 579 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 199 659 735 785 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 993 1 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 817 56 422 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 113 123 acres.. 25 835 31 098 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 87 83 acres.. 15 549 16 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 128 136 acres.. 37 668 33 082 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 796 11 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 382 66 973 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 148 1 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 648 10 436 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 16 $100,000 or more .................... 24 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 835 10 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 367 59 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 88 Other ............................... 81 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 100 200 days or more ................... 57 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 91 number.. 17 686 21 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 77 number.. 9 193 10 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 807 1 239 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 87 number.. 8 789 11 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 190 68 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 459 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 34 number.. 602 964 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 16 number.. (D) 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 387 334 bushels.. 32 672 8 750 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 93 bushels.. (D) 6 100 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 81 acres.. 14 937 16 530 tons, dry.. 37 772 43 772 @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.