1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONONGALIA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 430 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 074 54 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 090 138 671 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 141 988 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 197 22 114 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 384 acres.. 28 482 27 831 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 363 acres.. 12 124 11 329 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 46 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 890 2 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 721 6 328 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 535 554 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 355 2 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 537 2 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 245 6 576 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 133 Other ............................... 288 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 265 200 days or more ................... 206 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 307 number.. 7 120 7 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 279 number.. (D) 3 876 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 275 number.. 4 799 3 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 15 number.. 214 208 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 119 114 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 32 number.. 1 200 1 427 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 20 acres.. 150 145 bushels.. 13 900 11 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 9 acres.. 180 168 tons, green.. 4 270 3 214 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 61 80 bushels.. 2 480 4 333 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 351 acres.. 11 936 11 094 tons, dry.. 21 479 17 329 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 10 acres.. 47 23 @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.