Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted fer coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
746 
312 
281 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
21,209 
5,852 
5,164 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
43 
4 
18 
8 
6 
7 
10 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,383 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
525 
549 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36 
10 
6 
7 
8 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,862 
473 
241 
336 
396 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
489,627 
73,176 
34,447 
37,232 
46,160 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
92 
36 
53 
46 
45 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,451 
5,451 
4,407 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tens 
148,781 
134,522 
94,399 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
55 
42 
34 
77 
73 
114 
162 
acres 
18,239 
12,826 
4,687 
19,392 
19,034 
15,052 
20,536 
bushels 
1,489,060 
1 ,279,268 
383,563 
1,922,456 
1,903,995 
719,200 
1,096,511 
1,386,182 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
40 
37 
26 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
1 1 ,838 
3,109 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
1,190,936 
268,529 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
8 
10 
27 
25 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
988 
1,578 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
335,934 
88,332 
115,034 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4 
2 
36 
10 
10 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
281 
(D) 
4,682 
503 
503 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
29,415 
(D) 
485,280 
30,499 
30,499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
19 
9 
20 
51 
49 
36 
115 
193 
acres 
1,791 
1,062 
2,375 
4,703 
4,642 
4,613 
9,150 
28,490 
bushels 
199,266 
93,177 
207,188 
427,758 
422,623 
423,411 
725,196 
2,079,755 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
5 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
438 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tens 
(D) 
- 
9,289 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
1,820 
1,436 
1,390 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
530,605 
464,598 
510,223 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,841,152 
1 ,582,983 
1,581,117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
154 
50 
51 
39 
37 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
13,042 
11,217 
4,752 
4,419 
4,415 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
56 
24 
14 
10 
10 
12 
10 
29 
acres 
7,273 
7,491 
7,607 
6,999 
6,999 
8,111 
7,501 
13,804 
Land in orchards 
farms 
130 
79 
73 
76 
68 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
945 
460 
420 
544 
530 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years are based en a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
^ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse, 
g Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
