1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 122 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 968 46 385 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 455 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 190 333 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 870 734 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 419 33 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 110 93 acres.. 26 087 17 422 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 87 73 acres.. 14 170 7 161 Irrigated land .................farms.. 108 90 acres.. 17 622 14 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 680 3 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 754 31 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 893 1 080 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 787 2 151 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 527 2 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 304 26 419 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 122 102 $1,000.. 1 261 536 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 335 5 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 47 Other ............................... 69 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 67 200 days or more ................... 46 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 81 number.. 15 237 12 237 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 66 number.. 9 206 6 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 12 21 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 82 number.. 6 240 5 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 1 number.. 23 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 105 114 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. 329 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 64 acres.. 14 175 6 648 tons, dry.. 53 220 23 814 @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. .