1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 710 618 880 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 270 2 546 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 568 901 506 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 251 202 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 200 31 004 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 210 acres.. 41 174 41 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 109 126 acres.. 14 988 20 537 Irrigated land .................farms.. 169 187 acres.. 23 677 32 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 741 11 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 094 34 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 331 3 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 409 8 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 13 $100,000 or more .................... 20 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 779 10 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 216 29 430 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 313 347 $1,000.. (D) 878 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 134 132 Other ............................... 179 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 232 200 days or more ................... 132 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 185 number.. 31 990 31 620 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 145 number.. 17 523 16 652 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 16 number.. 30 851 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 167 number.. 15 268 14 696 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 23 number.. 151 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 21 number.. 241 352 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 42 number.. 5 515 5 531 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 54 number.. 1 044 903 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 125 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 113 acres.. 14 055 20 069 tons, dry.. 37 577 54 841 @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. .