1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 214 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 435 30 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 101 108 263 Average per acre .........dollars.. 825 858 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 813 11 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 212 261 acres.. 8 501 8 807 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 251 acres.. 2 229 2 460 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 11 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 187 1 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 545 6 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 015 1 342 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 172 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 942 1 536 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 360 5 732 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 92 Other ............................... 129 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 150 200 days or more ................... 75 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 110 number.. 1 126 1 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 101 number.. 588 749 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 79 number.. 541 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. 72 56 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 74 34 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 50 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. 308 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 20 acres.. 115 82 bushels.. 6 567 5 632 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 11 tons, green.. (D) 70 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 124 186 acres.. 326 488 pounds.. 515 478 654 881 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 106 acres.. 1 549 1 820 tons, dry.. 2 759 2 745 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 5 19 @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.