1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEWIS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 364 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 427 81 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 641 139 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 404 16 322 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 318 acres.. 33 439 39 186 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 299 acres.. 12 476 11 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 996 3 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 230 11 034 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 466 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 529 3 325 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 8 $100,000 or more .................... 3 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 368 3 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 471 10 140 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 147 Other ............................... 198 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 174 200 days or more ................... 133 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 258 number.. 9 804 10 092 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 199 number.. 4 950 5 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 22 number.. 102 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 258 number.. 5 679 6 575 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 25 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 26 number.. 1 019 867 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. 333 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 59 239 bushels.. 4 425 24 000 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 14 acres.. 266 180 tons, green.. 1 899 3 087 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 291 acres.. 11 930 11 591 tons, dry.. 20 428 20 226 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 2 acres.. 15 (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.