Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
4,137 
3,131 
2,989 
3,198 
2,829 
2,890 
3,027 
2,719 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
5,865,392 
6,330,622 
6,397,569 
6,409,288 
9,263,684 
9,988,520 
9,980,201 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,429 
1,873 
2,118 
2,000 
2,266 
3,205 
3,300 
3,671 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings ^ 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,324,673 
1,148,693 
953,619 
794,743 
876,417 
811,941 
749,936 
925,540 
Average per acre 
dollars 
927 
613 
446 
398 
388 
252 
227 
249 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment ' 
....$1,000 
556,947 
349,932 
306,745 
210,199 
196,289 
172,887 
158,576 
143,648 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,658 
1 1 1 ,799 
110,619 
65,749 
69,532 
60,260 
52,474 
52,928 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,003 
631 
579 
582 
425 
445 
574 
405 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,197 
898 
817 
817 
694 
680 
671 
574 
50 to 1 79 acres 
745 
571 
511 
603 
543 
599 
574 
535 
1 80 to 499 acres 
409 
367 
359 
462 
430 
431 
453 
461 
500 to 999 acres 
294 
217 
214 
249 
242 
238 
267 
224 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
207 
151 
170 
187 
191 
175 
154 
172 
2,000 acres or more 
282 
296 
339 
298 
304 
322 
334 
348 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,295 
2,060 
2,001 
2,318 
2,188 
2,255 
2,317 
2,227 
acres 
756,852 
753,718 
940,295 
847,288 
846,752 
840,364 
802,604 
861,883 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,047 
1,572 
1,521 
1,834 
1,765 
1,753 
1,884 
1,895 
acres 
582,494 
504,311 
549,076 
526,408 
526,338 
408,568 
526,067 
605,082 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,512 
2,054 
1,981 
2,296 
2,159 
2,151 
2,221 
2,154 
acres 
687,790 
691,030 
746,653 
763,742 
764,738 
556,172 
778,977 
829,761 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
764,144 
513,269 
446,989 
358,869 
356,565 
288,139 
250,458 
202,581 
Average per farm 
dollars 
184,710 
163,931 
149,545 
112,217 
126,039 
99,702 
82,741 
74,506 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
366,010 
219,341 
157,730 
153,225 
151,717 
79,957 
75,685 
72,582 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
398,134 
293,928 
289,259 
205,643 
204,848 
208,182 
1 74,773 
129,999 
Farms by value of sales 
Less than $2,500 
1,410 
1,184 
1,108 
938 
695 
862 
861 
717 
$2,500 to $4,999 
439 
269 
256 
348 
310 
305 
353 
318 
$5,000 to $9,999 
550 
333 
291 
389 
358 
352 
336 
322 
$10,000 to $24,999 
396 
334 
312 
479 
444 
375 
437 
377 
$25,000 to $49,999 
226 
217 
214 
273 
259 
250 
278 
288 
$50,000 to $99,999 
241 
179 
227 
256 
253 
264 
258 
261 
$100,000 to $499,999 
577 
412 
421 
384 
379 
366 
415 
344 
$500,000 or more 
298 
203 
160 
131 
131 
116 
89 
70 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
3,217 
2,542 
2,499 
2,532 
2,197 
2,269 
2,342 
2,067 
Partnership 
330 
284 
205 
309 
295 
323 
356 
392 
Corporation 
343 
230 
200 
245 
233 
221 
261 
198 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
247 
75 
85 
112 
104 
77 
68 
62 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 
None 
1,590 
1,134 
1,345 
1,219 
1,131 
1,192 
1,217 
1,024 
Any 
2,547 
1,997 
1,644 
1,779 
1,515 
1,518 
1,654 
1,505 
200 days or more 
1,625 
1,167 
1,074 
1,123 
939 
910 
1,042 
891 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,194 
1,650 
1,754 
1,675 
1,558 
1,656 
1,675 
1,553 
Other 
1,943 
1,481 
1,235 
1,523 
1,271 
1,234 
1,352 
1,166 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
59.8 
57.5 
55.9 
54.9 
55.4 
54.2 
52.3 
51.5 
Total farm production 
expenses ' 
....$1,000 
616,515 
401,986 
335,437 
281,016 
276,040 
247,113 
208,924 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ': 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
38,987 
32,202 
34,954 
27,097 
26,424 
33,238 
34,208 
28,749 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
140,663 
76,549 
58,036 
49,408 
48,969 
49,970 
29,966 
29,361 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased ® 
....$1,000 
29,969 
20,975 
1 1 ,894 
1 1 ,773 
11,610 
6,930 
5,562 
5,587 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
47,974 
29,689 
16,249 
15,121 
14,895 
14,154 
12,556 
15,144 
Flired farm labor 
....$1,000 
83,050 
65,134 
53,802 
44,921 
44,391 
31,652 
33,775 
20,438 
Interest expense ® 
....$1,000 
33,133 
19,984 
22,034 
22,042 
21,724 
18,621 
19,257 
22,958 
Chemicals purchased 
....$1,000 
15,696 
1 1 ,776 
7,056 
5,319 
5,292 
3,949 
3,940 
2,814 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
1,822 
1,513 
1,583 
1,861 
1,694 
1,652 
1,819 
1,786 
number 
420,322 
441,629 
460,263 
516,110 
518,115 
523,305 
575,608 
559,909 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,508 
1,275 
1,218 
1,469 
1,371 
1,330 
1,438 
1,367 
number 
220,150 
238,662 
245,025 
274,244 
275,801 
265,690 
305,018 
285,594 
Milk cows 
farms 
56 
56 
128 
145 
138 
208 
274 
348 
number 
29,484 
27,660 
29,358 
24,933 
24,902 
21,769 
17,646 
15,851 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,498 
1,260 
1,283 
1,694 
1,587 
1,538 
1,733 
1,628 
number 
282,642 
280,998 
407,085 
294,855 
295,007 
317,233 
303,567 
275,493 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
81 
91 
110 
137 
113 
154 
149 
245 
number 
(D) 
2,949 
(D) 
7,550 
7,419 
7,636 
16,505 
15,254 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
78 
70 
102 
87 
74 
102 
128 
174 
number 
2,837 
(D) 
1 1 ,829 
7,661 
7,414 
23,746 
26,413 
16,037 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Nevada 7 
