1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 467 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 940 141 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 385 363 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 195 1 234 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 327 41 451 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 404 acres.. 42 564 45 815 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 360 acres.. 20 889 20 900 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 240 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 461 67 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 392 139 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 604 1 177 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 107 857 66 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 42 $100,000 or more .................... 122 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 133 59 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 276 123 177 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 270 Other ............................... 197 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 238 200 days or more ................... 151 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 329 number.. 22 825 23 084 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 276 number.. 10 506 9 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 32 number.. 339 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 322 number.. 12 779 12 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 47 number.. 1 073 2 078 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 41 number.. 1 429 3 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 66 number.. 2 386 3 639 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 76 76 number.. 978 805 859 635 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 79 67 number.. 38 514 510 24 866 045 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 93 acres.. 3 010 5 108 bushels.. 282 669 597 973 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 83 81 acres.. 2 638 2 923 tons, green.. 44 035 46 592 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 17 acres.. 46 454 bushels.. 1 630 19 950 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 80 105 bushels.. 4 000 5 688 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 332 acres.. 14 149 12 043 tons, dry.. 29 855 25 249 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 13 14 @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.