1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 76 72 Land in farms ..................acres.. 486 017 494 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 395 6 865 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 477 005 1 631 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 231 238 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 583 79 975 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 57 57 acres.. 31 536 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 49 acres.. 24 215 21 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 56 acres.. 25 546 26 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 794 7 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 342 110 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 389 2 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 405 5 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 15 $100,000 or more .................... 31 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 202 7 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 234 97 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 53 Other ............................... 21 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 27 29 200 days or more ................... 17 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 43 number.. 20 496 26 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 36 number.. 12 557 18 290 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 11 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 39 number.. 12 898 13 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 19 100 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 9 245 10 395 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 45 acres.. 23 835 22 710 tons, dry.. 81 371 64 214 @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.