1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 223 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 100 67 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 743 374 338 775 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 196 1 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 702 32 080 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 123 147 acres.. 9 198 11 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 95 acres.. 5 470 5 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 117 131 acres.. 7 643 7 594 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 828 14 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 432 55 136 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 750 1 069 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 079 13 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 12 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 451 14 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 771 53 729 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 223 267 $1,000.. 1 915 1 028 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 588 3 850 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 86 Other ............................... 150 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 190 200 days or more ................... 113 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 100 number.. 13 166 15 970 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 70 number.. 1 475 3 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 6 234 6 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 90 number.. 5 924 6 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 17 number.. 430 2 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 45 number.. (D) 1 221 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 347 716 bushels.. 31 130 59 897 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 71 acres.. 4 873 5 014 tons, dry.. 19 033 22 902 @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. .