1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 84 79 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 966 235 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 559 2 985 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 881 263 694 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 344 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 875 92 671 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 66 acres.. 41 125 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 59 acres.. 26 807 21 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 62 acres.. 48 530 23 917 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 133 8 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 344 103 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 932 4 869 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 201 3 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 21 $100,000 or more .................... 36 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 590 6 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 263 84 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 66 Other ............................... 28 13 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 35 37 200 days or more ................... 21 8 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 42 number.. 23 908 14 940 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 37 number.. 14 749 8 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 11 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 38 number.. 13 905 6 812 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 95 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 1 015 bushels.. 0 66 695 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 90 bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 58 acres.. 26 917 20 542 tons, dry.. 99 604 74 054 @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.