1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 727 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 359 179 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 381 206 451 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 818 25 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 633 acres.. 62 392 55 389 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 558 acres.. 26 124 23 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 91 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 278 34 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 403 48 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 104 935 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 174 33 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 41 $100,000 or more .................... 52 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 239 22 245 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 878 31 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 321 Other ............................... 424 384 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 382 200 days or more ................... 310 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 531 539 number.. 39 450 33 981 Beef cows ..................farms.. 389 422 number.. 14 628 13 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 60 number.. 1 776 1 497 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 555 560 number.. 35 477 32 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 26 number.. 561 578 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 21 number.. 636 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 63 number.. 2 515 3 099 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 42 number.. 934 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 43 acres.. 357 506 bushels.. 40 614 54 296 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 93 acres.. 2 433 2 428 tons, green.. 40 994 36 614 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 12 24 acres.. 79 155 bushels.. 3 455 7 070 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 3 pounds.. (D) 3 695 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 536 540 acres.. 23 688 21 217 tons, dry.. 52 180 40 827 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 13 acres.. 33 26 @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.