1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WETZEL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 260 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 771 37 130 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 857 93 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 674 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 414 15 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 186 acres.. 12 714 11 882 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 171 acres.. 6 452 4 093 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 735 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 826 4 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 190 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 545 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 2 $100,000 or more .................... 1 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 836 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 229 3 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 62 Other ............................... 177 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 119 200 days or more ................... 122 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 134 number.. 2 330 2 069 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 118 number.. 1 238 1 159 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 8 number.. 30 66 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 117 number.. 1 066 1 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 13 number.. 123 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 103 367 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 15 number.. 394 325 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 26 number.. 763 763 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 15 acres.. 109 100 bushels.. 8 045 6 115 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 18 tons, green.. (D) 165 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 161 acres.. 6 306 3 967 tons, dry.. 6 940 4 388 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 4 acres.. 22 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.