Table 29. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Nevada: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
Ethanol 
■ Con. 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
Other 
farms 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,227 
961 
1,217 
518 
93 
206 
45 
1 
186 
Part owners 
farms 
631 
155 
136 
115 
49 
103 
42 
3 
28 
Tenants 
farms 
279 
68 
77 
73 
6 
17 
7 
1 
30 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
3,867 
1,122 
1,354 
635 
142 
309 
87 
4 
214 
acres 
5,410,194 
436,811 
201,537 
637,809 
(D) 
649,854 
1,606,417 
(D) 
1,659,775 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
1,116 
1,353 
633 
142 
309 
87 
4 
214 
acres 
5,216,886 
407,138 
188,937 
633,413 
(D) 
648,734 
1,492,928 
(D) 
1,630,540 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
913 
226 
213 
188 
55 
120 
49 
4 
58 
acres 
803,364 
169,381 
45,434 
74,681 
61,761 
139,960 
64,598 
10,036 
237,513 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
223 
213 
188 
55 
120 
49 
4 
58 
acres 
696,875 
63,063 
45,294 
74,681 
(D) 
139,960 
64,598 
(D) 
237,482 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
238 
85 
75 
23 
10 
8 
11 
3 
23 
acres 
299,797 
135,991 
12,740 
4,396 
1,180 
1,120 
(D) 
1,615 
(D) 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
...number 
6,880 
1,932 
2,257 
1,200 
225 
605 
179 
13 
469 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,877 
573 
663 
285 
85 
125 
36 
1 
109 
2 operators 
1,930 
534 
713 
362 
49 
145 
35 
- 
92 
3 operators 
266 
56 
48 
49 
14 
44 
20 
4 
31 
4 operators 
34 
13 
6 
9 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
30 
8 
“ 
1 
- 
9 
1 
11 
Total women operators 
...number 
2,701 
825 
979 
525 
51 
152 
39 
2 
128 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,360 
734 
911 
415 
51 
128 
29 
2 
90 
2 operators 
135 
23 
34 
46 
- 
12 
5 
- 
15 
3 operators 
12 
5 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
7 
6 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
3,243 
912 
1,101 
474 
142 
315 
89 
5 
205 
Female 
894 
272 
329 
232 
6 
11 
5 
" 
39 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
774 
- 
706 
148 
308 
79 
4 
175 
Other 
1,943 
410 
1,430 
- 
- 
18 
15 
1 
69 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,588 
1,051 
1,234 
628 
138 
276 
77 
3 
181 
Not on farm operated 
549 
133 
196 
78 
10 
50 
17 
2 
63 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,590 
724 
68 
331 
102 
180 
67 
3 
115 
Any 
2,547 
460 
1,362 
375 
46 
146 
27 
2 
129 
1 to 49 days 
308 
112 
66 
48 
12 
43 
5 
1 
21 
50 to 99 days 
196 
69 
61 
33 
10 
11 
1 
- 
11 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
418 
61 
228 
92 
4 
11 
5 
- 
17 
200 days or more 
1,625 
218 
1,007 
202 
20 
81 
16 
1 
80 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
120 
27 
48 
27 
- 
10 
- 
- 
8 
3 or 4 years 
231 
42 
88 
61 
8 
12 
- 
- 
20 
5 to 9 years 
664 
139 
271 
128 
10 
54 
9 
2 
51 
1 0 years or more 
3,122 
976 
1,023 
490 
130 
250 
85 
3 
165 
Average years on present farm 
20.4 
23.9 
17.0 
18.0 
25.9 
24.2 
25.8 
26.0 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
79 
19 
29 
24 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
3 or 4 years 
162 
30 
76 
30 
8 
2 
- 
- 
16 
5 to 9 years 
493 
91 
224 
109 
6 
15 
6 
1 
41 
1 0 years or more 
3,403 
1,044 
1,101 
543 
134 
307 
88 
4 
182 
Average years operating any farm ... 
23.9 
28.3 
19.2 
21.4 
29.7 
31.4 
27.1 
30.0 
23.1 
Age group: 
Linder 25 years 
9 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
160 
- 
54 
63 
7 
14 
7 
1 
14 
35 to 44 years 
281 
5 
145 
76 
10 
19 
13 
1 
12 
45 to 49 years 
327 
28 
171 
47 
10 
29 
5 
- 
37 
50 to 54 years 
603 
59 
287 
118 
18 
54 
18 
1 
48 
55 to 59 years 
585 
125 
236 
105 
25 
45 
9 
- 
40 
60 to 64 years 
665 
195 
233 
127 
28 
48 
15 
- 
19 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 399 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
