1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYON COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 323 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 223 209 805 Average size of farm .......acres.. 586 606 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 699 724 575 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 108 1 068 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 480 66 396 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 289 acres.. (D) 75 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 219 240 acres.. 44 852 52 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 262 279 acres.. 67 356 93 218 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 197 45 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 064 132 615 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 550 14 713 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 647 31 172 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 34 $100,000 or more .................... 54 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 704 37 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 154 109 056 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 323 346 $1,000.. 4 976 7 806 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 407 22 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 227 Other ............................... 120 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 156 200 days or more ................... 78 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 175 number.. 41 478 47 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 138 number.. 12 847 19 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 13 number.. 2 735 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 170 number.. 34 157 46 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 19 number.. 386 1 831 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 24 number.. 659 1 018 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 56 number.. 9 664 13 347 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 41 number.. (D) 858 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 18 acres.. 681 1 515 bushels.. 46 367 115 062 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. 357 406 bushels.. 25 620 29 709 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 226 acres.. 43 331 48 207 tons, dry.. 175 149 176 541 @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. .