1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARBOUR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 546 76 080 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 471 109 937 Average per acre .........dollars.. 903 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 436 13 417 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 415 acres.. 38 874 36 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 388 acres.. 16 788 13 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 8 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 927 3 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 985 8 586 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 459 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 468 3 307 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 473 2 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 966 6 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 203 Other ............................... 236 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 221 200 days or more ................... 174 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 365 number.. 12 037 10 653 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 322 number.. 5 430 5 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 296 386 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 348 number.. 7 184 6 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 14 number.. 139 177 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 12 number.. 379 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 296 261 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 24 number.. 912 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 11 acres.. 41 41 bushels.. 3 402 4 100 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 20 acres.. 164 205 tons, green.. 2 182 3 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 380 acres.. 16 622 13 532 tons, dry.. 24 859 19 934 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 10 12 @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.