1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 360 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 149 788 3 375 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 8 749 8 745 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 265 544 1 248 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 143 142 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 411 47 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 268 acres.. 243 402 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 225 acres.. 103 658 164 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 235 248 acres.. 126 677 235 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 852 39 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 256 101 154 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 224 1 466 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 628 37 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 34 $100,000 or more .................... 111 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 795 30 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 875 80 282 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 360 386 $1,000.. 8 775 7 369 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 376 19 092 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 227 Other ............................... 128 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 190 200 days or more ................... 87 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 301 number.. 161 002 182 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 273 number.. 95 475 110 173 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 53 number.. 103 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 292 number.. 99 487 84 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 8 number.. 678 28 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 4 number.. 358 13 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 56 number.. 56 424 23 356 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 51 number.. (D) 10 038 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 427 bushels.. (D) 25 865 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 223 acres.. 104 310 164 349 tons, dry.. 127 811 201 089 @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. .