1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 890 3 027 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 263 684 9 988 520 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 205 3 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 811 941 749 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 252 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 260 52 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 445 574 10 to 49 acres ...................... 680 671 50 to 179 acres ..................... 599 574 180 to 499 acres .................... 431 453 500 to 999 acres .................... 238 267 1,000 acres or more ................. 497 488 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 255 2 317 acres.. 840 364 802 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 753 1 884 acres.. 408 568 526 067 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 151 2 221 acres.. 556 172 778 977 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 288 139 250 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 702 82 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 957 75 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 208 182 174 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 862 861 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 305 353 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 352 336 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 375 437 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 250 278 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 264 258 $100,000 or more .................... 482 504 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 247 113 208 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 506 68 975 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 891 3 029 $1,000.. 40 728 42 975 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 088 14 188 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 656 1 675 Other ............................... 1 234 1 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 518 1 654 200 days or more ................... 910 1 042 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 652 1 819 number.. 523 305 575 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 330 1 438 number.. 265 690 305 018 Milk cows ..................farms.. 208 274 number.. 21 769 17 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 538 1 733 number.. 317 233 303 567 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 154 149 number.. 7 636 16 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 128 number.. 23 746 26 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 360 393 number.. 122 188 99 768 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 250 397 number.. 14 826 18 245 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 200 525 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 114 acres.. 9 968 15 052 bushels.. 719 200 1 096 511 Barley for grain..............farms.. 36 115 acres.. 4 613 9 150 bushels.. 423 411 725 196 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 8 111 7 501 cwt.. 3 035 277 2 561 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 638 1 762 acres.. 380 959 479 346 tons, dry.. 1 082 233 1 223 895 @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. .