1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 64 75 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 140 7 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 103 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 046 132 626 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 228 1 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 683 26 313 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 63 69 acres.. 3 446 3 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 66 acres.. 1 879 2 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 578 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 038 11 716 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 429 752 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 149 127 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 461 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 209 11 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 27 Other ............................... 36 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 43 200 days or more ................... 26 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 46 number.. 824 952 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 36 number.. (D) 513 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 29 number.. 314 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 28 27 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 26 26 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 54 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 45 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 21 acres.. 77 197 bushels.. 7 399 15 462 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 25 39 bushels.. 940 1 300 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 85 99 bushels.. 3 380 5 947 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 48 53 acres.. 1 655 1 977 tons, dry.. 2 868 3 343 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) (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.