1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAYLOR COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 278 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 697 41 830 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 129 125 165 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 285 14 599 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 245 acres.. 17 434 20 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 214 acres.. 8 335 7 864 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 675 4 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 218 16 853 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 552 2 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 122 1 991 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 9 $100,000 or more .................... 8 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 204 2 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 525 11 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 95 Other ............................... 179 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 154 200 days or more ................... 131 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 204 number.. 7 149 6 392 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 171 number.. 3 410 3 175 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 140 221 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 183 number.. 4 261 3 681 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 15 number.. 77 103 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) 105 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 14 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.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 218 tons, green.. (D) 4 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 210 acres.. 8 297 7 592 tons, dry.. 14 558 13 150 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 6 (D) @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.