NUMBER OF FARMS
253 farms in 2002, 267 farms in 1997, down 5 percent.
LAND IN FARMS
68,925 acres in 2002, 72,969 acres in 1997, down 6 percent.
AVERAGE SIZE OF FARM
272 acres in 2002, 273 acres in 1997, down slightly.
MARKET VALUE OF PRODUCTION
$17,003,000 in 2002, $19,150,000 in 1997, down 11 percent.
COMMODITIES
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas
Tobacco
Cotton and cottonseed
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops
Other crops and hay
Poultry and eggs
Cattle and calves
Milk and other dairy products from cows
Hogs and pigs
Sheep, goats, and their products
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys
Aquaculture
Other animals and other animal product
TOP CROP ITEMS
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop
Sorghum for silage
All Vegetables harvested
Peaches
Tomatoes
TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS
Cattle and calves
Hogs and pigs
Horses and ponies
Layers 20 weeks old and older
Sheep and lambs
Source:
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2002/County_Profiles/Nevada/index.asp
