1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 396 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 130 104 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 356 236 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 846 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 907 17 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 342 acres.. 36 399 36 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 337 308 acres.. 16 847 15 744 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 646 5 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 258 15 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 775 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 871 4 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 8 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 505 4 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 319 12 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 135 Other ............................... 235 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 218 200 days or more ................... 185 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 269 number.. 11 424 11 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 211 number.. 4 950 4 720 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 24 number.. 564 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 251 number.. 7 606 7 279 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 262 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 70 number.. 2 850 4 747 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 28 number.. 738 836 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 29 acres.. 709 1 011 bushels.. 94 528 121 275 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 476 572 tons, green.. 5 914 10 949 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 15 acres.. 62 160 bushels.. 2 236 6 606 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 296 acres.. 15 403 13 961 tons, dry.. 23 032 20 343 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 8 acres.. 52 32 @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.