Table 1 1 . Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Irrigated farms 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Any land irrigated 
All harvested 
cropland 
irrigated 
Nonirrigated farms 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
4,137 
3,131 
2,512 
2,054 
1,857 
1,556 
1,625 
1,077 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
5,865,392 
4,420,327 
4,671,396 
3,976,971 
4,197,712 
1 ,493,434 
1,193,996 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,324,673 
1,148,693 
1 ,677,333 
1 ,267,220 
1 ,957,024 
1,461,987 
779,516 
922,644 
Average per acre 
dollars 
927 
613 
953 
557 
914 
542 
848 
832 
Irrigated land 
acres 
687,790 
691,030 
687,790 
691,030 
597,169 
622,141 
(X) 
(X) 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,295 
2,060 
1,997 
1,756 
1,857 
1,556 
298 
304 
acres 
756,852 
753,718 
704,405 
721,859 
635,579 
672,503 
52,447 
31,859 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,047 
1,572 
1,932 
1,572 
1,857 
1,556 
115 
- 
acres 
582,494 
504,311 
571,651 
504,311 
527,059 
495,920 
10,843 
- 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms 
2,375 
1,894 
1,578 
1,293 
978 
827 
797 
601 
acres 
4,722,356 
5,040,781 
3,322,831 
3,894,053 
3,001,481 
3,462,021 
1 ,399,525 
1,146,728 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
farms 
10 
5 
9 
2 
4 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
3,236 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
680 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned and rented land in farms: 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
3,858 
2,955 
2,339 
1,947 
1,723 
1,482 
1,519 
1,008 
acres 
5,216,886 
4,896,610 
3,849,743 
3,807,671 
3,535,083 
3,445,371 
1,367,143 
1 ,088,939 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
910 
641 
687 
513 
543 
402 
223 
128 
acres 
696,875 
968,782 
570,584 
863,725 
441,888 
752,341 
126,291 
105,057 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
764,144 
513,269 
683,595 
474,522 
576,831 
447,435 
80,550 
38,747 
Average per farm 
dollars 
184,710 
163,931 
272,132 
231,023 
310,625 
287,555 
49,569 
35,976 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
farms 
1,494 
1,051 
1,413 
1,051 
1,350 
1,038 
81 
- 
$1,000 
366,010 
219,341 
362,018 
219,341 
336,382 
215,394 
3,992 
- 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
farms 
2,488 
1,808 
1,520 
1,172 
1,041 
834 
968 
636 
$1,000 
398,134 
293,928 
321,576 
255,181 
240,449 
232,040 
76,557 
38,747 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
616,515 
401,986 
516,304 
359,433 
444,666 
330,649 
100,210 
42,554 
Average per farm 
dollars 
149,025 
128,389 
205,535 
174,991 
239,454 
212,499 
61,668 
39,511 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,183 
921 
1,103 
897 
953 
797 
80 
24 
$1,000 
29,969 
20,975 
29,892 
20,937 
27,593 
20,488 
77 
38 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,328 
850 
1,163 
801 
953 
702 
165 
49 
$1,000 
15,696 
1 1 ,776 
15,636 
1 1 ,695 
14,857 
1 1 ,364 
60 
81 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
1,141 
719 
993 
681 
870 
608 
148 
38 
$1,000 
13,416 
9,114 
13,193 
9,088 
1 1 ,898 
8,935 
224 
26 
Livestock and poultry purchased or leased 
farms 
1,412 
854 
840 
583 
609 
435 
572 
271 
$1,000 
38,987 
32,202 
26,709 
26,576 
22,306 
23,484 
12,278 
5,626 
Feed purchased 
farms 
3,134 
1,965 
1,682 
1,091 
1,114 
661 
1,452 
874 
$1,000 
140,663 
76,549 
101,989 
58,882 
79,067 
51,930 
38,674 
17,667 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
3,989 
3,037 
2,441 
2,032 
1,828 
1,540 
1,548 
1,005 
$1,000 
47,974 
29,689 
41,092 
26,733 
36,002 
24,435 
6,882 
2,957 
Utilities 
farms 
2,948 
1,897 
1,954 
1,578 
1,554 
1,255 
994 
319 
$1,000 
43,068 
29,122 
38,863 
28,163 
35,043 
26,891 
4,205 
959 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms 
3,275 
2,749 
2,117 
1,927 
1,663 
1,471 
1,158 
822 
$1,000 
52,853 
35,465 
45,496 
32,006 
40,112 
29,279 
7,356 
3,460 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
1,420 
827 
1,023 
698 
850 
607 
397 
129 
$1,000 
83,050 
65,134 
74,000 
61,445 
65,015 
56,719 
9,050 
3,689 
Contract labor 
farms 
584 
339 
409 
273 
314 
238 
175 
66 
$1,000 
8,938 
5,538 
7,781 
5,147 
6,196 
4,900 
1,158 
391 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
873 
476 
684 
429 
579 
392 
189 
47 
$1,000 
16,885 
7,679 
15,982 
7,475 
15,229 
7,069 
904 
204 
Cash rent for land, buildings, and grazing fees 
farms 
1,021 
587 
732 
478 
611 
386 
289 
109 
$1,000 
28,089 
14,053 
25,855 
13,210 
22,154 
12,404 
2,234 
843 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery. 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
290 
169 
252 
155 
225 
136 
38 
14 
$1,000 
4,440 
2,402 
4,317 
2,380 
3,930 
2,317 
123 
22 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,369 
795 
959 
621 
771 
523 
410 
174 
$1,000 
33,133 
19,984 
25,944 
18,574 
22,556 
16,825 
7,189 
1,410 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
3,804 
2,573 
2,311 
1,726 
1,690 
1,314 
1,493 
847 
$1,000 
17,948 
13,189 
14,468 
10,351 
12,215 
9,015 
3,479 
2,839 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,671 
1,769 
1,681 
1,292 
1,341 
1,029 
990 
477 
$1,000 
41,406 
29,114 
35,087 
26,771 
30,493 
24,593 
6,318 
2,343 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Government payments received 
farms 
340 
331 
311 
249 
279 
224 
29 
82 
$1,000 
3,253 
4,007 
3,169 
2,860 
2,772 
2,481 
83 
1,147 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
farms 
1,295 
551 
814 
428 
614 
356 
481 
123 
$1,000 
17,680 
10,383 
13,294 
7,971 
10,894 
6,113 
4,386 
2,412 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
4,136 
3,130 
2,512 
2,054 
1,857 
1,556 
1,624 
1,076 
$1,000 
556,947 
349,932 
455,863 
297,015 
383,034 
263,898 
101,084 
52,916 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,658 
1 1 1 ,799 
181,474 
144,603 
206,265 
169,600 
62,244 
49,179 
Livestock inventory: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,822 
1,513 
1,262 
1,093 
928 
824 
560 
420 
number 
420,322 
441,629 
352,854 
390,284 
299,149 
350,623 
67,468 
51,345 
Milk cows 
farms 
56 
56 
43 
46 
39 
38 
13 
10 
number 
29,484 
27,660 
27,410 
25,058 
1 7,739 
23,533 
2,074 
2,602 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
81 
91 
49 
57 
34 
35 
32 
34 
number 
(D) 
2,949 
(D) 
845 
198 
709 
(D) 
2,104 
Sheep and lambs 
farms 
508 
250 
313 
165 
181 
99 
195 
85 
number 
91,934 
68,581 
61,597 
63,137 
42,905 
50,761 
30,337 
5,444 
18 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
