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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
253 
10 
44 
130 
2007 
173 
7 
45 
85 
Any 
2012 
299 
28 
57 
229 
2007 
283 
12 
41 
169 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
23 
2 
7 
21 
2007 
52 
- 
6 
33 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
- 
5 
15 
2007 
15 
2 
4 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
45 
- 
7 
25 
2007 
70 
3 
5 
34 
200 days or more 
2012 
218 
26 
38 
168 
2007 
146 
7 
26 
86 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
25 
- 
6 
9 
2007 
13 
1 
5 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
1 
10 
17 
2007 
49 
4 
4 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
101 
19 
9 
75 
2007 
81 
1 
10 
42 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
414 
18 
76 
258 
2007 
313 
13 
67 
179 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.4 
17.9 
21.3 
19.9 
2007 
19.3 
22.6 
21.9 
19.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
17 
- 
5 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
1 
9 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
73 
10 
5 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
452 
27 
82 
296 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.2 
23.8 
25.2 
25.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
6 
- 
2007 
8 
- 
- 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
- 
9 
10 
2007 
32 
2 
1 
14 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
44 
7 
7 
30 
2007 
62 
2 
10 
33 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
122 
1 
35 
82 
2007 
116 
1 
20 
68 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
82 
- 
8 
61 
2007 
43 
- 
16 
39 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
57 
4 
5 
51 
2007 
66 
6 
12 
34 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
56 
9 
13 
62 
2007 
50 
3 
8 
20 
70 years and over 
2012 
157 
17 
18 
63 
2007 
79 
5 
19 
45 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
65.5 
54.2 
59.2 
2007 
55.6 
59.2 
59.1 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
421 
34 
87 
309 
2007 
319 
17 
49 
179 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
1 
2 
38 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
113 
1 
20 
131 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
55 
4 
6 
6 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5 
- 
1 
10 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
50 
- 
16 
36 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
188 
29 
41 
95 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
9 
- 
11 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
- 
1 
6 
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 
514 
37 
98 
320 
acres, 2012 
1,350,885 
32,056 
626,688 
740,635 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
12 
13 
44 
acres, 2012 
346,390 
11,160 
42,124 
117,222 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
438 
36 
76 
265 
2007 
368 
15 
64 
199 
acres, 2012 
484,500 
(D) 
(D) 
285,769 
2007 
490,278 
20,606 
40,353 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
20 
1 
10 
34 
2007 
37 
3 
9 
24 
acres, 2012 
302,209 
(D) 
32,604 
93,528 
2007 
304,527 
(D) 
15,527 
106,955 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
49 
1 
11 
42 
2007 
37 
1 
8 
25 
acres, 2012 
626,055 
(D) 
(D) 
246,538 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
287,239 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
1 
2007 
2 
- 
2 
4 
acres, 2012 
351,031 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
49,049 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
40 
- 
4 
17 
2007 
12 
- 
3 
2 
acres, 2012 
363,185 
- 
20,300 
(D) 
2007 
270,160 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
--continued 
326 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
