1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENDLETON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 590 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 319 178 160 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 361 228 558 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 134 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 434 25 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 493 acres.. 45 150 49 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 431 acres.. 18 237 16 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 448 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 654 50 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 667 90 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 744 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 910 50 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 21 $100,000 or more .................... 95 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 171 44 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 679 79 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 316 Other ............................... 290 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 283 200 days or more ................... 228 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 428 number.. 22 781 21 071 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 338 number.. 10 389 9 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 35 number.. 52 193 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 443 436 number.. 15 486 14 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 39 number.. 1 249 2 786 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 27 number.. 2 321 4 401 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 149 205 number.. 8 970 14 467 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 56 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 23 number.. 18 863 174 12 459 329 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 35 acres.. 1 105 1 165 bushels.. 97 853 137 624 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 57 acres.. 1 698 1 093 tons, green.. 23 333 18 749 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 25 11 bushels.. 1 195 410 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 418 acres.. 15 205 14 094 tons, dry.. 29 278 28 192 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 17 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.