1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 200 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 738 041 833 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 690 4 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 877 718 1 077 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 240 244 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 634 94 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 164 164 acres.. (D) 135 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 134 140 acres.. 73 105 87 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 156 acres.. 88 146 100 972 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 772 39 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 858 209 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 225 23 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 547 16 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 30 $100,000 or more .................... 69 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 272 34 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 360 180 620 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 191 $1,000.. 8 427 5 753 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 134 30 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 131 Other ............................... 52 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 80 200 days or more ................... 52 40 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 128 number.. 60 340 69 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 114 number.. (D) 43 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 22 number.. (D) 66 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 121 number.. 33 996 36 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 6 number.. 301 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 5 number.. 350 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 28 number.. 1 961 5 389 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. 489 789 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 18 acres.. 7 009 4 667 bushels.. 519 275 323 805 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 19 acres.. 2 784 4 768 bushels.. 295 048 393 649 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 7 547 6 994 cwt.. 2 797 577 2 331 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 132 acres.. 51 921 66 655 tons, dry.. 200 799 189 592 @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. .