1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 151 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 622 28 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 620 111 296 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 115 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 014 13 408 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 140 161 acres.. 8 090 8 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 116 136 acres.. 3 429 2 622 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 31 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 447 1 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 581 6 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 662 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 785 711 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 125 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 449 5 439 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 73 Other ............................... 98 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 95 200 days or more ................... 67 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 127 number.. 2 569 2 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 111 number.. (D) 1 480 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 113 number.. 1 347 1 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 79 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 127 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 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.. 17 23 acres.. 356 277 bushels.. 30 695 25 087 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 21 acres.. 46 49 pounds.. 86 131 91 118 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 108 114 acres.. 2 963 2 216 tons, dry.. 5 294 3 601 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 7 @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.