1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 121 122 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 897 48 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 760 361 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 953 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 457 61 419 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 110 acres.. 17 385 26 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 87 acres.. 10 289 14 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 95 108 acres.. 15 527 17 622 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 317 6 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 469 54 754 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 980 3 893 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 337 2 787 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 12 $100,000 or more .................... 13 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 153 5 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 587 45 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 53 Other ............................... 61 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 68 73 200 days or more ................... 37 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 99 number.. 14 784 15 237 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 90 number.. (D) 9 206 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 12 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 92 number.. 7 621 6 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 23 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 13 number.. 66 105 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. 71 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 83 acres.. 10 069 14 175 tons, dry.. 44 209 53 220 @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.