1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 161 134 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 180 21 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 675 220 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 433 1 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 604 19 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 132 acres.. 10 647 9 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 121 acres.. 6 087 5 276 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 53 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 308 1 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 126 11 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 825 1 032 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 483 567 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 0 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 610 1 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 939 10 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 69 Other ............................... 95 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 68 200 days or more ................... 60 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 71 number.. 1 986 2 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 62 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 55 65 number.. 705 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 62 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 57 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 47 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. 515 366 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 44 acres.. 202 575 bushels.. 13 087 42 593 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 258 155 tons, green.. 1 858 1 905 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 25 acres.. 143 381 bushels.. 4 145 13 998 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 14 acres.. 165 111 bushels.. 7 350 6 715 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 117 99 acres.. 4 649 3 643 tons, dry.. 6 673 5 547 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 15 acres.. 495 509 @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.