1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILMER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 214 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 317 52 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 504 111 731 Average per acre .........dollars.. 572 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 836 17 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 202 acres.. 24 735 18 654 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 184 acres.. 7 588 6 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 3 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 949 1 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 110 8 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 170 132 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 780 1 728 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 1 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 981 1 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 216 7 563 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 82 Other ............................... 134 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 130 200 days or more ................... 99 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 179 number.. 6 244 5 493 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 145 number.. 2 496 2 703 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 59 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 163 number.. 3 910 3 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 7 number.. 67 84 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 3 number.. 402 42 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 254 365 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. 308 (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.. 61 103 bushels.. 3 423 9 175 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 73 (D) tons, green.. 788 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 174 acres.. 7 487 6 032 tons, dry.. 11 732 8 215 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 14 11 @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.