1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 402 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 855 472 3 149 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 103 8 749 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 933 456 1 265 544 Average per acre .........dollars.. 132 143 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 822 61 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 159 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 276 acres.. 237 443 243 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 202 acres.. 146 590 103 658 Irrigated land .................farms.. 265 235 acres.. 205 189 126 677 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 228 50 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 458 141 256 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 233 1 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 995 49 628 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 40 $100,000 or more .................... 89 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 781 42 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 231 118 875 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 232 Other ............................... 163 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 166 200 days or more ................... 120 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 272 number.. 165 277 161 002 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 250 number.. 95 518 95 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 43 number.. 135 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 272 number.. 93 688 99 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 18 number.. 81 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 170 358 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 66 number.. 35 487 56 424 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 31 number.. 830 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 202 acres.. 146 938 104 310 tons, dry.. 225 759 127 811 @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.