1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 677 101 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 767 124 982 Average per acre .........dollars.. 855 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 193 13 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 592 acres.. 48 010 45 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 643 543 acres.. 18 700 17 231 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 45 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 362 4 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 975 6 578 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 309 1 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 053 3 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 374 286 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 514 3 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 167 6 074 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 242 Other ............................... 467 388 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 420 407 200 days or more ................... 325 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 495 477 number.. 12 218 11 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 427 425 number.. 6 629 6 240 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 26 number.. 198 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 443 number.. 6 505 6 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 31 number.. 225 379 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 22 number.. 567 1 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 27 number.. 684 957 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 38 number.. 643 538 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 51 acres.. 623 593 bushels.. 54 790 59 033 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 13 acres.. 114 170 tons, green.. 2 160 2 792 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 67 63 bushels.. 2 000 1 508 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 54 bushels.. 0 2 172 Tobacco ......................farms.. 48 75 acres.. 77 131 pounds.. 125 380 199 732 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 602 513 acres.. 17 908 16 269 tons, dry.. 31 504 24 418 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 22 18 @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.