1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MINERAL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 343 316 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 655 74 760 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 770 185 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 926 713 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 625 16 445 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 300 acres.. 27 214 28 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 269 acres.. 13 934 12 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 236 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 372 3 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 408 12 532 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 713 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 659 3 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 9 $100,000 or more .................... 16 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 772 3 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 686 11 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 117 Other ............................... 211 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 191 200 days or more ................... 148 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 218 number.. 7 211 7 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 187 number.. 3 668 3 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 14 number.. 335 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 195 number.. 4 330 2 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 28 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 36 number.. 778 1 183 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 2 410 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 41 acres.. 560 808 bushels.. 49 520 88 353 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 26 acres.. 491 615 tons, green.. 4 085 9 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 31 86 bushels.. (D) 3 035 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 83 179 bushels.. 3 529 8 257 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 252 acres.. 12 113 10 946 tons, dry.. 17 289 17 758 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 44 17 @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.