Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lander 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
Mineral 
Nye 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
39 
77 
196 
18 
59 
2007 
37 
32 
136 
41 
54 
Any 
2012 
85 
108 
266 
101 
139 
2007 
47 
66 
189 
43 
119 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
21 
15 
24 
42 
18 
2007 
2 
13 
20 
2 
19 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
7 
18 
29 
19 
13 
2007 
7 
9 
10 
1 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3 
26 
25 
- 
18 
2007 
10 
12 
43 
9 
20 
200 days or more 
2012 
54 
49 
188 
40 
90 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
28 
32 
116 
31 
65 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
3 
2 
- 
12 
2007 
1 
5 
5 
- 
10 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
8 
19 
9 
- 
8 
2007 
13 
2 
21 
1 
18 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
17 
93 
2 
37 
2007 
11 
13 
69 
6 
40 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
102 
146 
358 
117 
141 
2007 
59 
78 
230 
77 
105 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
18.8 
21.4 
18.4 
28.9 
17.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
15.1 
22.7 
17.0 
21.6 
14.7 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
1 
- 
- 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
13 
4 
- 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6 
4 
71 
2 
31 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
111 
167 
387 
117 
155 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.3 
25.4 
22.7 
28.9 
21.0 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
18 
2 
15 
- 
2 
2007 
4 
4 
6 
- 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
11 
27 
29 
1 
6 
2007 
10 
17 
30 
5 
24 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
27 
45 
117 
36 
47 
2007 
32 
20 
91 
18 
47 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
24 
30 
70 
3 
41 
2007 
14 
7 
72 
8 
32 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
28 
24 
64 
8 
32 
2007 
7 
10 
43 
8 
18 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
8 
17 
83 
26 
16 
2007 
5 
20 
37 
30 
34 
70 years and over 
2012 
8 
40 
84 
45 
54 
2007 
11 
20 
46 
15 
17 
Average age 
2012 
53.4 
58.4 
59.3 
65.6 
62.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
54.3 
57.7 
58.0 
62.4 
56.8 
Internet access 
2012 
96 
116 
375 
37 
138 
2007 
58 
58 
231 
33 
125 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
7 
- 
26 
18 
12 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
15 
101 
95 
4 
16 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
4 
2 
29 
- 
22 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
40 
14 
81 
7 
24 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
30 
17 
146 
8 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Other Internet service farms, 2012 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
16 
1 
blood/marriage/adoption 
farms, 2012 
114 
178 
424 
110 
182 
acres, 2012 
242,556 
66,756 
236,122 
7,532 
49,622 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
17 
7 
41 
1 
14 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
19,970 
13,327 
60,206 
(D) 
6,387 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
96 
152 
332 
72 
147 
2007 
67 
79 
254 
68 
135 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,117 
27,159 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,336 
42,316 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
13 
10 
59 
12 
12 
2007 
9 
11 
30 
5 
18 
acres, 2012 
66,921 
2,920 
55,403 
(D) 
5,939 
Corporation: 
2007 
10,450 
9,340 
31,733 
(D) 
12,804 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
14 
12 
38 
- 
20 
2007 
7 
6 
26 
- 
14 
acres, 2012 
169,659 
4,650 
(D) 
- 
16,353 
2007 
159,590 
2,012 
64,062 
- 
22,019 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
6,860 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
1 
11 
31 
35 
16 
2007 
1 
2 
13 
11 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,966 
174,146 
(D) 
8,805 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
80,711 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Nevada 327 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
