Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lander 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
Mineral 
Nye 
Farms 
number 
124 
185 
462 
119 
198 
Land in farms 
acres 
313,957 
(D) 
366,006 
(D) 
65,116 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,532 
(D) 
792 
(D) 
329 
Median size of farm 
acres 
320 
60 
30 
(D) 
19 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dellars 
1,880,301 
1,074,735 
1,738,119 
863,599 
703,429 
Average per acre 
dollars 
743 
2,906 
2,194 
429 
2,139 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
26,179 
26,876 
63,585 
4,627 
25,189 
Average per farm 
dollars 
211,119 
145,277 
137,630 
38,884 
127,217 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
17 
131 
7 
76 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21 
49 
146 
73 
50 
50 to 1 79 acres 
11 
67 
66 
35 
29 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8 
14 
48 
2 
13 
500 to 999 acres 
31 
22 
18 
- 
11 
1 ,000 acres or more 
28 
16 
53 
2 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
80 
118 
271 
106 
86 
acres 
44,616 
22,380 
78,269 
(D) 
26,354 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
67 
110 
250 
89 
79 
acres 
37,837 
20,299 
66,913 
(D) 
15,329 
Irrigated land 
farms 
78 
146 
327 
89 
99 
acres 
37,203 
22,007 
87,673 
(D) 
20,017 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
39,256 
23,215 
133,037 
884 
70,495 
Average per farm 
dellars 
316,579 
125,488 
287,959 
7,426 
356,036 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
27,028 
13,986 
58,229 
499 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,228 
9,229 
74,808 
385 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
40 
42 
149 
58 
81 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
33 
62 
9 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1 
33 
47 
22 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2 
24 
56 
27 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
11 
23 
1 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
2 
26 
1 
4 
$100,000 or more 
58 
40 
99 
1 
25 
Government payments 
farms 
19 
11 
27 
_ 
12 
$1,000 
132 
34 
485 
- 
62 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
41 
32 
154 
61 
50 
$1,000 
1,089 
(D) 
3,181 
156 
705 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
28,109 
23,660 
124,510 
2,557 
32,293 
Average per farm 
dollars 
226,690 
127,893 
269,503 
21,486 
163,097 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
124 
185 
462 
119 
198 
$1,000 
12,367 
610 
12,193 
-1,517 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
99,730 
3,295 
26,392 
-12,746 
(D) 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
77 
81 
259 
33 
101 
Other 
number 
47 
104 
203 
86 
97 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
85 
108 
266 
101 
139 
200 days or more 
number 
54 
49 
188 
40 
90 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
52 
141 
166 
65 
88 
number 
21,066 
18,185 
46,039 
2,221 
28,672 
Beef cows 
farms 
34 
123 
134 
65 
67 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,413 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
1 
8 
- 
5 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
59 
114 
141 
24 
51 
number 
12,896 
10,021 
41,552 
726 
23,415 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
9 
21 
2 
12 
number 
- 
(D) 
216 
(D) 
54 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
8 
17 
1 
6 
number 
- 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
11 
84 
1 
36 
number 
4,006 
546 
27,854 
(D) 
1,359 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
44 
91 
6 
53 
number 
297 
1,433 
3,970 
54 
1,466 
Broilers and ether meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
- 
6 
- 
- 
number 
165 
- 
9,462 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
759 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
68,041 
(D) 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
16 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
809 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
(D) 
16,940 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
2 
10 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
501 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
43,184 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
1 
10 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
--continued 
214 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
