Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,137 
3,227 
631 
279 
1,877 
2,260 
percent 
100.0 
78.0 
15.3 
6.7 
45.4 
54.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
4,462,979 
1,221,527 
229,255 
2,843,471 
3,070,290 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,429 
1,383 
1,936 
822 
1,515 
1,359 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,137 
3,227 
631 
279 
1,877 
2,260 
$1,000 
767,397 
383,439 
342,846 
41,112 
315,772 
451,624 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,496 
118,822 
543,338 
147,354 
168,232 
199,834 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,101 
988 
63 
50 
509 
592 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
300 
272 
16 
12 
117 
183 
$2,500 to $4,999 
434 
358 
40 
36 
191 
243 
$5,000 to $9,999 
554 
440 
75 
39 
272 
282 
$10,000 to $24,999 
405 
303 
77 
25 
186 
219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
220 
166 
28 
26 
92 
128 
$50,000 to $99,999 
245 
161 
54 
30 
101 
144 
$100,000 to $249,999 
246 
150 
71 
25 
135 
111 
$250,000 to $499,999 
334 
225 
97 
12 
166 
168 
$500,000 to $999,999 
162 
98 
51 
13 
59 
103 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
136 
66 
59 
11 
49 
87 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
91 
44 
38 
9 
32 
59 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
32 
19 
12 
1 
13 
19 
$5,000,000 or more 
13 
3 
9 
1 
4 
9 
Total sales 
farms 
4,137 
3,227 
631 
279 
1,877 
2,260 
$1,000 
764,144 
381,830 
341,640 
40,674 
314,656 
449,488 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
156 
76 
67 
13 
76 
80 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
10,634 
(D) 
5,720 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
26 
31 
5 
34 
28 
$1,000 
14,923 
4,448 
9,704 
770 
4,854 
10,068 
Corn 
farms 
102 
42 
48 
12 
45 
57 
$1,000 
6,056 
(D) 
4,241 
(D) 
2,974 
3,081 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
9 
20 
4 
19 
14 
$1,000 
4,920 
962 
3,447 
511 
2,360 
2,560 
Wheat 
farms 
55 
26 
24 
5 
35 
20 
$1,000 
9,475 
3,231 
5,985 
260 
2,570 
6,905 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
18 
13 
1 
17 
15 
$1,000 
9,088 
3,036 
(D) 
(D) 
2,353 
6,735 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
19 
12 
7 
- 
7 
12 
$1,000 
734 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
4 
$1,000 
567 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
567 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
11 
3 
8 
_ 
3 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
153 
104 
24 
25 
26 
127 
$1,000 
47,486 
15,723 
30,587 
1,177 
15,470 
32,016 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
17 
13 
5 
9 
26 
$1,000 
46,306 
14,905 
30,565 
836 
15,418 
30,888 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
126 
111 
11 
4 
36 
90 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
97 
(D) 
1,474 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
- 
4 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,235 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
112 
103 
5 
4 
36 
76 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,474 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
4 
7 
$1,000 
1,739 
1,739 
- 
- 
1,235 
504 
Berries 
farms 
23 
16 
6 
1 
- 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
100 
64 
20 
16 
37 
63 
$1,000 
18,835 
3,995 
1 1 ,295 
3,544 
3,712 
15,123 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
16 
13 
6 
15 
20 
$1,000 
18,072 
3,307 
11,281 
3,483 
3,528 
14,543 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
