Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elko 
Esmeralda 
Eureka 
Flumboldt 
Farms 
number 
552 
38 
101 
359 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,126,980 
34,606 
638,848 
808,872 
Average size of farm 
acres 
3,853 
911 
6,325 
2,253 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
(D) 
480 
200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,908,209 
1,631,221 
4,087,159 
2,233,570 
Average per acre 
dollars 
495 
1,791 
646 
991 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
67,486 
13,328 
29,167 
97,502 
Average per farm 
dollars 
122,257 
350,738 
288,785 
271,594 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
89 
6 
7 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
115 
3 
2 
59 
50 to 1 79 acres 
105 
3 
18 
47 
1 80 to 499 acres 
69 
14 
24 
45 
500 to 999 acres 
35 
- 
21 
61 
1 ,000 acres or more 
139 
12 
29 
76 
Total cropland 
farms 
254 
23 
75 
201 
acres 
170,419 
19,223 
49,146 
165,292 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
210 
23 
72 
171 
acres 
101,801 
(D) 
44,853 
127,509 
Irrigated land 
farms 
238 
23 
74 
213 
acres 
132,213 
17,455 
46,658 
137,470 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
95,618 
13,147 
36,020 
135,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
173,221 
345,974 
356,636 
376,982 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,642 
12,907 
29,246 
102,440 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
80,977 
241 
6,774 
32,897 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
211 
9 
11 
139 
$2,500 to $4,999 
24 
- 
10 
32 
$5,000 to $9,999 
83 
6 
7 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
- 
2 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
- 
6 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
- 
5 
17 
$100,000 or more 
130 
23 
60 
136 
Government payments 
farms 
36 
- 
3 
96 
$1,000 
398 
- 
(D) 
703 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
169 
2 
28 
114 
$1,000 
1,108 
(D) 
503 
1,297 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
78,495 
9,382 
23,064 
90,547 
Average per farm 
dollars 
142,201 
246,887 
228,354 
252,220 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
552 
38 
101 
359 
$1,000 
18,629 
3,772 
13,473 
46,790 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,748 
99,264 
133,399 
130,333 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
295 
24 
69 
196 
Other 
number 
257 
14 
32 
163 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
299 
28 
57 
229 
200 days or more 
number 
218 
26 
38 
168 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
292 
3 
55 
153 
number 
120,474 
(D) 
17,092 
58,490 
Beef cows 
farms 
247 
3 
52 
133 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
11,907 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
263 
2 
43 
128 
number 
86,387 
(D) 
10,020 
34,202 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
1 
11 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
9 
number 
22 
- 
(D) 
116 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
75 
- 
1 
49 
number 
20,192 
- 
(D) 
2,580 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
91 
12 
5 
40 
number 
3,011 
120 
57 
429 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
tons 
512 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
2 
15 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 1 ,445 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
920,395 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
8,855 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
702,903 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
8 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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