1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 509 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 603 73 430 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 021 293 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 863 2 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 644 24 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 442 acres.. 46 917 48 632 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 409 acres.. 31 819 30 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 98 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 171 21 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 699 45 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 685 13 560 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 486 7 888 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 29 $100,000 or more .................... 39 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 061 18 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 473 39 490 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 212 Other ............................... 322 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 271 200 days or more ................... 233 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 281 number.. 13 135 12 723 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 219 number.. 5 601 5 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 34 number.. 1 540 2 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 275 number.. 6 870 5 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 45 number.. 4 493 8 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 35 number.. 6 770 18 707 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 23 number.. 599 625 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 26 number.. 759 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 99 acres.. 3 063 3 242 bushels.. 198 047 291 207 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 48 acres.. 2 298 2 157 tons, green.. 20 873 32 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 44 acres.. 860 841 bushels.. 42 621 41 054 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 36 acres.. 191 372 bushels.. 7 861 19 990 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 345 308 acres.. 17 419 14 584 tons, dry.. 26 761 28 772 Land in orchards..............farms.. 69 101 acres.. 7 045 8 132 @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.