1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 72 64 Land in farms ..................acres.. 494 304 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 865 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 631 257 1 830 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 238 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 975 82 050 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 57 47 acres.. (D) 36 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 46 acres.. 21 548 25 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 46 acres.. 26 633 35 663 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 968 7 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 664 112 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 279 1 479 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 689 5 751 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 5 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 10 $100,000 or more .................... 19 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 006 6 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 303 94 144 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 72 64 $1,000.. 962 1 205 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 361 18 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 50 Other ............................... 19 14 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 23 200 days or more ................... 16 15 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 46 number.. 26 780 38 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 40 number.. 18 290 21 775 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 16 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 44 number.. 13 122 14 094 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 100 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 108 599 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 10 395 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 275 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 980 bushels.. (D) 45 241 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 410 bushels.. (D) 36 939 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 44 acres.. 22 710 25 040 tons, dry.. 64 214 52 917 @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. .