1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NYE COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 155 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 380 370 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 906 2 724 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 005 861 263 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 313 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 259 33 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 117 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 94 acres.. 11 076 11 587 Irrigated land .................farms.. 130 111 acres.. 18 068 29 331 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 788 5 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 958 42 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 956 1 995 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 832 3 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 13 $100,000 or more .................... 20 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 135 4 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 387 35 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 155 137 $1,000.. 3 906 989 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 202 7 218 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 63 Other ............................... 70 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 88 200 days or more ................... 61 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 79 number.. 18 429 19 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 70 number.. (D) 13 403 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. (D) 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 60 73 number.. 9 381 11 893 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 8 number.. 308 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. 47 247 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 561 6 181 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. 618 784 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 83 acres.. 10 515 11 447 tons, dry.. 31 158 34 753 @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. .