1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 260 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 439 32 633 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 380 146 794 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 091 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 275 14 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 228 acres.. 13 609 12 518 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 213 acres.. 6 542 5 377 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) 13 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 013 1 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 743 7 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 778 474 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 236 1 231 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 072 1 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 940 6 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 102 Other ............................... 164 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 115 200 days or more ................... 108 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 183 number.. 4 160 5 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 157 number.. 2 188 2 652 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 43 88 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 171 number.. 2 560 2 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. 18 188 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. 150 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 178 188 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. (D) 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 8 acres.. 29 85 bushels.. 2 860 9 029 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 10 acres.. 169 120 tons, green.. 2 102 1 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 33 bushels.. (D) 2 610 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 9 (D) pounds.. 13 738 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 201 acres.. 6 279 5 161 tons, dry.. 12 629 8 912 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 40 12 @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.