1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 20 23 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 454 1 949 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 373 84 757 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 263 823 5 689 668 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 67 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 766 159 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 17 20 acres.. 12 219 14 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 16 19 acres.. 7 802 9 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 15 925 14 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 016 5 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 822 219 414 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 367 2 969 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 649 2 078 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 1 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 0 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 0 1 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 9 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 862 4 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 108 174 707 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 17 19 Other ............................... 3 4 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 7 9 200 days or more ................... 4 3 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 8 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 5 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 11 number.. 932 4 492 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 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.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 18 acres.. 7 687 9 800 tons, dry.. 38 413 46 803 @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.