1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRAXTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 280 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 081 73 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 830 91 887 Average per acre .........dollars.. 770 393 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 956 15 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 287 acres.. 24 056 25 401 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 264 acres.. 9 517 8 752 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 731 1 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 182 6 639 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 171 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 560 1 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 617 1 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 754 5 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 138 Other ............................... 164 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 156 200 days or more ................... 97 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 215 number.. 6 267 7 049 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 188 number.. 3 426 3 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 21 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 210 number.. 3 627 3 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 21 number.. 92 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 414 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 17 number.. 376 626 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 27 number.. 992 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 15 acres.. 38 76 bushels.. 2 651 8 590 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 3 acres.. 230 42 tons, green.. 2 729 510 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 255 acres.. 9 408 8 783 tons, dry.. 14 538 14 037 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 20 44 @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.