1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 17 772 17 020 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 455 532 3 267 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 832 165 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 090 849 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 315 19 257 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 727 737 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 026 2 893 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 164 7 787 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 522 4 350 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 012 948 1,000 acres or more ................. 321 305 Total cropland .................farms.. 16 509 15 891 acres.. 1 336 723 1 294 134 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 15 086 14 531 acres.. 621 632 555 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 268 312 acres.. 3 285 2 769 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 447 428 364 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 176 21 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 907 63 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 382 521 301 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 819 6 927 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 415 3 499 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 863 2 848 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 936 2 006 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 675 688 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 431 433 $100,000 or more .................... 633 619 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 380 631 308 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 375 18 136 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 7 145 7 169 Other ............................... 10 627 9 851 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 10 489 9 594 200 days or more ................... 7 554 6 985 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 284 12 431 number.. 439 462 430 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 367 10 570 number.. 202 844 197 886 Milk cows ..................farms.. 676 972 number.. 18 497 23 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 576 11 583 number.. 270 361 254 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 645 841 number.. 15 708 26 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 402 587 number.. 24 884 50 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 979 1 188 number.. 40 709 57 091 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 122 1 272 number.. 1 806 870 1 510 412 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 186 136 number.. 79 193 428 50 669 811 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 150 1 517 acres.. 35 499 44 564 bushels.. 3 270 197 4 668 501 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 929 1 027 acres.. 27 642 27 674 tons, green.. 380 942 433 877 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 191 307 acres.. 7 620 9 058 bushels.. 421 453 438 877 Oats for grain................farms.. 321 406 acres.. 2 720 3 677 bushels.. 132 249 201 339 Tobacco ......................farms.. 744 1 003 acres.. 1 630 2 072 pounds.. 2 737 090 3 101 002 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 895 13 270 acres.. 525 257 452 480 tons, dry.. 886 054 753 877 Land in orchards..............farms.. 530 558 acres.. 12 446 15 014 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.