Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pershing 
Storey 
Washoe 
White Pine 
Carson City 
Farms 
number 
154 
6 
479 
160 
21 
Land in farms 
acres 
299,290 
86 
442,697 
193,315 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,943 
14 
924 
1,208 
(D) 
Median size of farm 
acres 
200 
20 
15 
70 
9 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,813,416 
550,100 
752,189 
987,433 
665,061 
Average per acre 
dollars 
933 
38,379 
814 
817 
6,708 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
40,458 
179 
25,422 
24,124 
2,277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
264,432 
29,777 
53,073 
150,777 
108,442 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
2 
171 
31 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
33 
4 
161 
34 
6 
50 to 1 79 acres 
23 
- 
96 
42 
2 
1 80 to 499 acres 
28 
- 
17 
11 
1 
500 to 999 acres 
22 
- 
16 
13 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
36 
- 
18 
29 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
103 
1 
172 
97 
6 
acres 
57,379 
(D) 
13,737 
24,337 
(D) 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
90 
1 
144 
91 
5 
acres 
50,470 
(D) 
7,910 
21,552 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
farms 
97 
1 
210 
103 
12 
acres 
52,785 
(D) 
15,397 
32,653 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
62,751 
(D) 
16,546 
20,651 
5,785 
Average per farm 
dollars 
407,472 
(D) 
34,542 
129,069 
275,487 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
32,934 
(D) 
8,205 
9,057 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
29,816 
(D) 
8,341 
1 1 ,594 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
38 
5 
185 
68 
12 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
- 
70 
22 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
1 
91 
5 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17 
- 
46 
14 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
- 
36 
5 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
- 
19 
10 
- 
$100,000 or more 
66 
- 
32 
36 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
45 
_ 
19 
12 
_ 
$1,000 
779 
- 
75 
120 
- 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
48 
- 
168 
46 
2 
$1,000 
2,153 
- 
1,779 
367 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
45,000 
264 
20,886 
21,271 
4,265 
Average per farm 
dollars 
292,210 
44,031 
43,604 
132,942 
203,108 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
154 
6 
479 
160 
21 
$1,000 
20,683 
-258 
-2,486 
-132 
1,543 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,304 
-42,981 
-5,191 
-825 
73,475 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
126 
- 
211 
70 
10 
Other 
number 
28 
6 
268 
90 
11 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
82 
6 
332 
116 
9 
200 days or more 
number 
46 
1 
156 
74 
9 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
75 
- 
147 
86 
4 
number 
26,525 
- 
9,693 
19,736 
(D) 
Beef cows 
farms 
68 
- 
113 
80 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
5,951 
12,890 
83 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
73 
- 
128 
64 
2 
number 
20,129 
- 
6,601 
9,845 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1 
- 
9 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
- 
14 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
128 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
15 
- 
67 
18 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
20,846 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
18 
- 
108 
23 
- 
number 
265 
- 
4,231 
340 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
- 
21 
- 
- 
number 
15 
- 
2,508 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
1,025 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
170,565 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3 
1 
6 
1 
1 
acres 
612 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
16,360 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
3,578 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
332,772 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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