1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 520 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 569 59 846 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 114 137 293 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 105 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 507 16 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 479 432 acres.. 29 433 27 234 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 400 acres.. 12 531 11 201 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 27 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 836 2 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 454 5 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 001 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 835 1 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 290 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 3 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 908 2 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 604 5 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 160 Other ............................... 328 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 295 200 days or more ................... 233 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 364 number.. 7 714 7 635 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 328 number.. 3 947 3 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 113 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 335 number.. 3 905 3 384 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 18 number.. 87 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 210 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 279 303 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 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.. 42 48 acres.. 537 828 bushels.. 50 006 89 401 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 17 acres.. 209 226 tons, green.. 2 792 3 081 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 23 138 bushels.. (D) 6 374 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 12 7 pounds.. 19 400 10 820 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 386 acres.. 11 595 9 853 tons, dry.. 18 617 14 410 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 4 @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.