Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nevada 
Churchill 
Clark 
Douglas 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
1,590 
274 
84 
131 
2007 
1,134 
193 
71 
59 
Any 
2012 
2,547 
398 
168 
124 
2007 
1,997 
336 
122 
120 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
308 
57 
6 
13 
2007 
301 
49 
21 
25 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
196 
23 
2 
6 
2007 
179 
23 
4 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
418 
60 
39 
16 
2007 
350 
34 
9 
13 
200 days or more 
2012 
1,625 
258 
121 
89 
2007 
1,167 
230 
88 
75 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
120 
25 
11 
6 
2007 
115 
24 
9 
8 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
231 
40 
11 
14 
2007 
250 
36 
19 
18 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
664 
80 
51 
32 
2007 
566 
96 
45 
29 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
3,122 
527 
179 
203 
2007 
2,200 
373 
120 
124 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.4 
22.7 
19.8 
19.3 
2007 
19.0 
20.8 
16.4 
16.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
79 
10 
10 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
162 
26 
10 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
493 
57 
43 
29 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
3,403 
579 
189 
208 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.9 
26.0 
20.7 
23.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
9 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
15 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
160 
31 
7 
1 
2007 
119 
23 
8 
3 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
281 
19 
24 
13 
2007 
379 
47 
39 
17 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
930 
147 
60 
31 
2007 
755 
125 
39 
31 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
585 
86 
50 
25 
2007 
476 
74 
28 
31 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
665 
135 
38 
60 
2007 
401 
67 
25 
35 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
620 
99 
39 
66 
2007 
415 
65 
25 
19 
70 years and over 
2012 
887 
154 
34 
59 
2007 
571 
126 
29 
43 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
60.9 
58.2 
63.8 
2007 
57.5 
58.8 
55.8 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
3,216 
559 
165 
199 
2007 
2,128 
351 
131 
139 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
229 
31 
6 
9 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
1,146 
318 
97 
61 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
376 
75 
26 
56 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
181 
127 
9 
8 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
563 
66 
31 
34 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
948 
27 
28 
43 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
57 
5 
- 
8 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
93 
10 
- 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
farms, 2012 
3,893 
653 
235 
242 
acres, 2012 
4,045,739 
195,227 
10,981 
98,458 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
371 
41 
56 
42 
acres, 2012 
1,035,232 
8,486 
2,108 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
3,217 
568 
165 
201 
2007 
2,542 
465 
154 
142 
acres, 2012 
1,420,644 
69,679 
8,249 
79,445 
2007 
1,416,997 
(D) 
(D) 
70,350 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
330 
48 
38 
25 
2007 
284 
45 
15 
20 
acres, 2012 
658,429 
23,450 
899 
4,646 
2007 
616,765 
14,103 
4,375 
1,953 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
315 
30 
24 
14 
2007 
207 
14 
15 
12 
acres, 2012 
1,888,918 
14,086 
1,224 
11,406 
2007 
1,609,413 
(D) 
4,396 
1 1 ,687 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
28 
3 
1 
2007 
23 
1 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
397,872 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
956,143 
(D) 
89 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
247 
26 
22 
14 
2007 
75 
4 
6 
5 
acres, 2012 
1 ,547,898 
90,017 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
1,266,074 
(D) 
(D) 
7,056 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nevada 325 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
