1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 375 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 961 106 325 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 949 246 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 141 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 999 22 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 306 acres.. 33 574 33 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 289 acres.. 14 730 13 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 99 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 412 22 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 766 64 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 404 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 009 22 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 9 $100,000 or more .................... 52 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 636 20 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 818 57 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 182 Other ............................... 168 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 177 200 days or more ................... 131 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 285 number.. 14 335 12 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 256 number.. 7 726 6 984 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 149 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 276 number.. 6 858 6 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 19 number.. 64 781 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 19 number.. 96 1 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 51 number.. 1 722 1 871 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 39 29 number.. 15 210 209 12 139 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 17 acres.. 459 178 bushels.. 29 401 17 832 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 28 acres.. 759 606 tons, green.. 8 659 9 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 23 bushels.. 0 1 250 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 40 57 bushels.. 2 430 3 705 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 284 acres.. 13 735 12 140 tons, dry.. 22 694 20 091 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 19 (D) @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.