1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 357 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 965 115 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 725 244 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 662 27 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 327 acres.. 38 292 29 208 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 310 302 acres.. 15 931 13 084 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 8 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 141 5 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 401 15 386 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 589 414 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 552 5 048 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 798 4 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 608 11 650 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 170 Other ............................... 200 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 206 200 days or more ................... 157 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 270 number.. 15 330 14 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 231 number.. 7 333 6 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 22 number.. 116 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 264 number.. 8 891 9 051 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 201 268 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 9 number.. 423 702 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 97 number.. 4 401 6 457 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. 801 1 162 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 27 acres.. 142 750 bushels.. 17 025 79 614 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 54 acres.. 772 733 tons, green.. 12 946 13 172 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 85 (D) bushels.. 4 515 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 10 18 acres.. 75 129 bushels.. 4 473 8 000 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 288 acres.. 14 881 11 750 tons, dry.. 31 438 22 287 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 7 acres.. 26 27 @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.