1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 218 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 733 418 738 041 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 364 3 690 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 887 001 877 718 Average per acre .........dollars.. 267 240 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 985 96 634 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 164 acres.. 172 000 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 134 acres.. 110 718 73 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 154 acres.. 156 708 88 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 315 45 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 912 228 858 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 850 27 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 465 18 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 27 $100,000 or more .................... 78 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 126 37 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 412 186 360 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 148 Other ............................... 75 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 90 200 days or more ................... 62 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 113 number.. 69 920 60 340 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 13 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 109 number.. 36 329 33 996 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 85 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 22 number.. 6 676 1 961 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 19 number.. (D) 489 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 18 acres.. 8 421 7 009 bushels.. 801 058 519 275 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 869 2 784 bushels.. 196 212 295 048 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 7 547 cwt.. (D) 2 797 577 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 124 acres.. 83 976 51 921 tons, dry.. 281 033 200 799 @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.