1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROANE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 766 82 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 647 103 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 646 534 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 277 14 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 412 acres.. 41 419 35 383 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 395 384 acres.. 14 349 12 285 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 4 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 626 2 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 785 5 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 301 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 325 2 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 566 2 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 640 6 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 187 Other ............................... 277 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 255 200 days or more ................... 193 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 341 number.. 9 358 8 668 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 317 number.. 4 864 4 839 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 37 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 323 number.. 5 479 4 740 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 13 number.. 152 92 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 5 number.. 166 55 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 21 number.. 509 393 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 32 number.. 1 054 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 14 acres.. 59 143 bushels.. 5 215 3 482 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) 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.. 10 14 acres.. 16 34 pounds.. 26 102 48 939 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 372 acres.. 14 272 12 298 tons, dry.. 20 075 17 633 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 37 33 @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.