1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 125 55 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 707 112 254 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 426 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 489 14 062 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 413 acres.. 21 064 18 505 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 377 acres.. 9 977 7 917 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 15 acres.. 14 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 372 3 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 629 6 989 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 404 2 159 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 968 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 772 2 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 290 5 839 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 147 Other ............................... 283 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 261 200 days or more ................... 210 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 267 number.. 5 180 5 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 247 number.. (D) 2 766 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 235 number.. 2 380 2 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 12 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 235 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 98 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 42 acres.. 863 506 bushels.. 114 477 50 972 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 21 19 tons, green.. 390 285 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 143 181 acres.. 323 384 pounds.. 551 853 528 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 321 272 acres.. 7 588 5 896 tons, dry.. 12 810 8 812 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 11 acres.. 27 73 @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.