1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 536 413 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 061 64 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 081 98 911 Average per acre .........dollars.. 777 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 914 17 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 514 395 acres.. 32 158 27 566 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 365 acres.. 17 287 12 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 923 3 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 453 8 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 554 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 368 2 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 310 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 5 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 541 2 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 749 6 760 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 166 Other ............................... 361 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 249 200 days or more ................... 264 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 363 331 number.. 7 415 7 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 282 number.. 3 641 3 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 646 963 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 289 number.. 3 380 3 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 18 number.. 279 166 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 17 number.. 285 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 33 number.. 812 1 063 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 22 number.. 754 507 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 17 acres.. 173 193 bushels.. 10 804 16 925 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 25 acres.. 297 667 tons, green.. 3 321 7 851 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 468 357 acres.. 16 917 12 023 tons, dry.. 22 909 17 977 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 6 acres.. 69 37 @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.