1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 601 537 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 181 88 571 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 157 137 886 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 800 17 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 495 acres.. 48 282 42 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 518 457 acres.. 19 215 14 597 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 26 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 756 4 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 914 7 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 679 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 077 3 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 532 4 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 515 7 818 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 206 Other ............................... 389 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 374 323 200 days or more ................... 276 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 400 number.. 12 221 10 872 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 348 number.. 5 926 5 808 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 26 number.. 409 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 376 number.. 7 528 6 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 27 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 218 377 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. 734 1 058 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 9 acres.. 34 84 bushels.. 1 973 9 162 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 17 acres.. 286 262 tons, green.. 4 886 4 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 448 acres.. 19 016 14 308 tons, dry.. 27 707 20 320 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 38 9 @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.