Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nevada 
Churchill 
Clark 
Douglas 
Farms 
number 
4,137 
672 
252 
255 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
197,232 
15,620 
100,944 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,429 
294 
62 
396 
Median size of farm 
acres 
40 
25 
8 
25 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,324,673 
713,604 
347,791 
1,141,779 
Average per acre 
dollars 
927 
2,431 
5,611 
2,884 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
556,947 
74,319 
16,714 
19,514 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,658 
110,594 
66,325 
76,526 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,003 
142 
131 
74 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,197 
282 
67 
92 
50 to 1 79 acres 
745 
111 
43 
47 
1 80 to 499 acres 
409 
86 
6 
23 
500 to 999 acres 
294 
33 
3 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
489 
18 
2 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,295 
443 
112 
147 
acres 
756,852 
56,300 
4,426 
18,605 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
2,047 
410 
100 
135 
acres 
582,494 
49,554 
2,690 
16,142 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,512 
507 
127 
168 
acres 
687,790 
53,617 
3,714 
25,622 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
764,144 
89,936 
6,825 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
184,710 
133,833 
27,085 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
366,010 
31,004 
3,291 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
398,134 
58,932 
3,535 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,410 
184 
103 
75 
$2,500 to $4,999 
439 
67 
29 
23 
$5,000 to $9,999 
550 
121 
35 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
396 
76 
29 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
226 
55 
13 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
241 
46 
32 
26 
$100,000 or more 
875 
123 
11 
31 
Government payments 
farms 
340 
49 
9 
2 
$1,000 
3,253 
414 
34 
(D) 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,295 
231 
51 
98 
$1,000 
17,680 
2,689 
293 
1,309 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
616,515 
83,060 
9,484 
19,666 
Average per farm 
dollars 
149,025 
123,601 
37,635 
77,123 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
4,137 
672 
252 
255 
$1,000 
168,562 
9,979 
(D) 
-3,720 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,745 
14,850 
(D) 
-14,590 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
2,194 
365 
118 
159 
Other 
number 
1,943 
307 
134 
96 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
2,547 
398 
168 
124 
200 days or more 
number 
1,625 
258 
121 
89 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,822 
297 
92 
106 
number 
420,322 
38,814 
2,976 
9,485 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,508 
229 
69 
88 
number 
220,150 
11,607 
2,281 
5,657 
Milk cows 
farms 
56 
24 
- 
- 
number 
29,484 
10,858 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,498 
247 
56 
103 
number 
282,642 
19,149 
1,754 
5,673 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
81 
7 
2 
6 
number 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
18 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
78 
7 
1 
6 
number 
2,837 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
508 
56 
18 
51 
number 
91,934 
4,845 
(D) 
1,240 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
746 
148 
44 
36 
number 
21,209 
3,770 
1,130 
636 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
43 
1 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36 
20 
1 
- 
acres 
3,862 
852 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
489,627 
94,909 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
92 
53 
- 
acres 
6,451 
3,986 
- 
- 
tons 
148,781 
97,839 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
55 
6 
- 
- 
acres 
18,239 
285 
- 
- 
bushels 
1,489,060 
32,649 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
40 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
70 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
4,384 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
335,934 
(D) 
- 
- 
--continued 
212 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
