1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 617 606 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 688 148 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 829 191 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 049 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 937 26 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 555 acres.. 47 626 58 872 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 503 506 acres.. 23 974 28 761 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 14 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 321 16 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 315 26 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 919 2 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 402 13 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 39 $100,000 or more .................... 36 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 194 12 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 546 21 019 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 268 Other ............................... 362 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 373 336 200 days or more ................... 286 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 497 number.. 27 627 29 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 385 number.. 10 886 12 055 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 51 number.. 1 713 1 770 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 498 503 number.. 27 378 19 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 48 number.. 326 829 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 29 number.. 522 1 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 55 number.. 1 975 2 858 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) 547 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 87 acres.. 2 683 5 731 bushels.. 306 902 508 057 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 82 113 acres.. 2 128 3 080 tons, green.. 35 033 42 317 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 26 acres.. 1 153 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 36 44 acres.. 278 368 bushels.. 11 479 17 248 Tobacco ......................farms.. 26 33 acres.. 65 72 pounds.. 83 512 133 684 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 481 486 acres.. 17 943 17 547 tons, dry.. 36 800 32 410 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 4 acres.. 108 (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.