1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 23 28 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 949 420 1 798 823 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 757 64 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 689 668 4 576 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 67 71 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 929 93 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 20 23 acres.. 14 490 24 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 22 acres.. 9 836 8 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 22 acres.. 14 198 9 273 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 047 4 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 414 143 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 969 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 078 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 1 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 13 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 018 3 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 707 113 441 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 23 28 $1,000.. 1 028 843 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 706 30 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 25 Other ............................... 4 3 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 9 9 200 days or more ................... 3 5 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 14 number.. 8 137 10 487 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. 5 559 7 563 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 12 number.. 4 492 5 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 92 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 22 acres.. 9 800 (D) tons, dry.. 46 803 31 872 @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. .