1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 547 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 416 135 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 702 232 039 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 321 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 506 22 171 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 515 acres.. 49 803 52 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 459 474 acres.. 25 121 23 724 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 540 33 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 709 10 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 719 18 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 900 3 864 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 810 6 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 23 $100,000 or more .................... 25 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 518 10 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 622 18 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 252 Other ............................... 304 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 332 200 days or more ................... 226 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 382 408 number.. 16 435 16 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 336 353 number.. 9 410 8 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 13 95 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 382 number.. 9 133 8 023 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 45 number.. 615 1 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 40 number.. 704 2 175 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 38 number.. 601 1 899 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 45 number.. (D) 118 502 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 4 144 861 879 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 67 acres.. 937 1 429 bushels.. 70 344 155 770 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 34 acres.. 623 575 tons, green.. 7 271 8 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 31 acres.. 231 357 bushels.. 11 004 13 726 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 27 acres.. 179 220 bushels.. 10 013 12 036 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 424 acres.. 20 620 18 911 tons, dry.. 33 793 31 860 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 53 acres.. 2 183 2 336 @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.