1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMMERS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 316 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 178 57 717 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 150 158 726 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 824 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 988 15 172 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 302 acres.. 20 342 16 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 271 acres.. 8 876 6 927 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 134 52 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 642 3 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 526 9 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 745 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 898 2 598 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 698 2 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 703 7 027 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 126 Other ............................... 188 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 187 200 days or more ................... 122 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 262 number.. 8 287 7 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 219 number.. 3 420 3 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 17 number.. 345 246 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 248 number.. 4 948 4 765 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 15 number.. 55 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 66 61 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 194 393 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 27 number.. (D) 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 20 acres.. 54 253 bushels.. 3 531 30 176 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 10 acres.. 574 353 tons, green.. 9 350 5 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 33 40 bushels.. 1 100 2 135 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 261 acres.. 7 928 6 229 tons, dry.. 12 883 11 055 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 11 21 @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.