1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 172 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 635 114 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 463 567 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 735 785 711 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 491 1 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 422 34 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 123 135 acres.. 31 098 28 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 101 acres.. 16 790 15 166 Irrigated land .................farms.. 136 151 acres.. 33 082 41 285 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 519 9 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 973 44 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 084 1 089 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 436 7 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 11 $100,000 or more .................... 21 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 293 8 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 842 41 919 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 172 202 $1,000.. 1 178 400 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 851 1 980 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 88 107 Other ............................... 84 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 115 200 days or more ................... 67 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 118 number.. 21 699 21 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 84 number.. 10 012 10 063 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 1 239 1 583 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 112 number.. 11 971 10 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 68 320 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 16 number.. 136 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 42 number.. 964 5 177 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. 386 452 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 334 111 bushels.. 8 750 8 103 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 93 72 bushels.. 6 100 3 123 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 94 acres.. 16 530 15 206 tons, dry.. 43 772 42 039 @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. .