1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROOKE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 95 80 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 581 12 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 746 89 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 187 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 474 16 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 91 78 acres.. 6 758 7 336 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 88 72 acres.. 3 262 3 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 100 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 583 10 172 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 340 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 761 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 008 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 613 7 928 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 36 36 Other ............................... 59 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 42 200 days or more ................... 37 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 840 1 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 42 number.. 658 498 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 285 284 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 44 number.. 772 583 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 1 number.. 161 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 1 number.. 218 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 129 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 21 acres.. 244 292 bushels.. 26 087 26 402 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 4 acres.. 174 98 tons, green.. 2 605 1 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 25 (D) bushels.. 1 805 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 97 73 bushels.. 7 080 4 160 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 63 acres.. 2 763 3 084 tons, dry.. 5 412 4 671 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 41 15 @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.