1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 529 542 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 043 366 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 507 676 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 576 352 867 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 548 54 349 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 485 acres.. 56 921 63 386 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 420 acres.. 29 089 43 750 Irrigated land .................farms.. 469 477 acres.. 45 718 62 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 948 32 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 503 59 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 543 7 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 405 24 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 37 $100,000 or more .................... 52 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 222 26 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 589 48 261 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 530 542 $1,000.. 4 803 7 374 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 061 13 604 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 315 Other ............................... 214 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 290 200 days or more ................... 148 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 342 number.. 47 088 54 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 227 number.. 15 248 16 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 62 number.. 8 604 7 090 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 326 number.. 19 820 27 235 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 23 number.. 241 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 45 number.. 662 1 753 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 57 number.. 848 1 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 29 acres.. 137 2 088 bushels.. 5 584 146 999 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 28 acres.. (D) 1 018 bushels.. (D) 85 002 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 402 acres.. 29 368 38 907 tons, dry.. 94 373 160 511 @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. .