Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Elko 
Esmeralda 
Eureka 
Humboldt 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
552 
38 
101 
359 
2007 
456 
19 
86 
254 
acres, 2012 
2,126,980 
34,606 
638,848 
808,872 
2007 
2,085,135 
24,943 
783,440 
756,313 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
210 
23 
72 
171 
2007 
234 
15 
57 
135 
acres, 2012 
101,801 
(D) 
44,853 
127,509 
TENURE 
2007 
(D) 
12,544 
34,940 
102,764 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
415 
30 
85 
282 
2007 
357 
13 
73 
199 
acres, 2012 
1 ,537,879 
21,790 
541,671 
581,295 
2007 
1,415,178 
(D) 
(D) 
486,260 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
124 
15 
59 
120 
2007 
173 
9 
46 
97 
acres, 2012 
63,396 
(D) 
35,646 
68,994 
2007 
69,330 
6,738 
21,287 
53,931 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
84 
8 
13 
45 
2007 
60 
4 
12 
36 
acres, 2012 
461,520 
12,816 
(D) 
204,327 
2007 
646,046 
(D) 
(D) 
252,289 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
265,112 
(D) 
83,089 
155,093 
2007 
309,844 
3,048 
(D) 
128,512 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
196,408 
(D) 
(D) 
49,234 
2007 
336,202 
(D) 
(D) 
123,777 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
62 
8 
12 
31 
2007 
42 
4 
11 
29 
acres, 2012 
34,570 
8,560 
(D) 
52,894 
2007 
45,590 
(D) 
13,653 
45,893 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
53 
_ 
3 
32 
2007 
39 
2 
1 
19 
acres, 2012 
127,581 
- 
(D) 
23,250 
2007 
23,911 
(D) 
(D) 
17,764 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
1 
20 
2007 
19 
2 
- 
9 
acres, 2012 
3,835 
- 
(D) 
5,621 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
2,940 
Total operators 
number 
920 
62 
171 
613 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
238 
19 
42 
144 
2 operators 
274 
14 
50 
191 
3 operators 
32 
5 
8 
16 
4 operators 
5 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
1 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
354 
21 
62 
230 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
328 
21 
48 
218 
2 operators 
13 
- 
7 
6 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
767 
25 
137 
444 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
229 
13 
45 
112 
2 operators 
183 
6 
34 
118 
3 operators 
34 
- 
6 
17 
4 operators 
6 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
1 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
242 
6 
42 
141 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
218 
6 
33 
130 
2 operators 
12 
- 
3 
3 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
468 
32 
87 
294 
2007 
389 
19 
76 
220 
acres, 2012 
2,003,390 
32,134 
612,517 
720,253 
2007 
2,037,186 
24,943 
771,437 
727,395 
Female 
farms, 2012 
84 
6 
14 
65 
2007 
67 
- 
10 
34 
acres, 2012 
123,590 
2,472 
26,331 
88,619 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
47,949 
- 
12,003 
28,918 
Farming 
2012 
295 
24 
69 
196 
2007 
272 
15 
65 
145 
Other 
2012 
257 
14 
32 
163 
Place of residence: 
2007 
184 
4 
21 
109 
On farm operated 
2012 
498 
36 
86 
311 
2007 
406 
16 
84 
224 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
54 
2 
15 
48 
2007 
50 
3 
2 
30 
--continued 
322 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
