1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WIRT COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 199 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 071 35 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 737 121 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 895 497 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 320 13 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 192 acres.. 14 842 13 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 187 acres.. 6 184 6 009 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 28 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 633 3 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 231 17 044 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 427 1 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 206 1 660 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 2 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 272 3 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 415 16 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 88 Other ............................... 122 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 108 200 days or more ................... 87 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 159 number.. 4 728 4 871 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 133 number.. 2 577 2 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 215 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 143 number.. 2 726 2 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. 129 23 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 2 number.. 173 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 78 94 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 131 261 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 67 bushels.. (D) 6 550 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 4 acres.. 96 78 tons, green.. 1 390 1 422 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 14 acres.. 31 21 pounds.. 57 042 30 718 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 180 acres.. 6 110 5 872 tons, dry.. 11 701 10 010 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 10 (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.