1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 120 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 758 216 656 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 931 1 706 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 621 324 531 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 318 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 249 50 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 99 105 acres.. (D) 28 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 86 acres.. 17 975 15 925 Irrigated land .................farms.. 97 96 acres.. 29 063 32 418 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 687 8 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 390 67 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 256 1 007 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 431 7 627 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 7 $100,000 or more .................... 24 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 195 7 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 460 55 760 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 120 127 $1,000.. 1 442 2 050 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 018 16 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 85 Other ............................... 43 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 59 200 days or more ................... 38 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 81 number.. 24 001 25 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 64 number.. 14 474 13 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 24 number.. 24 313 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 80 number.. 14 080 14 620 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 127 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 174 397 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 35 number.. 17 381 18 702 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 101 bushels.. 0 5 422 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 218 bushels.. (D) 3 335 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 82 acres.. 17 426 16 385 tons, dry.. 51 386 45 818 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .