1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 987 35 587 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 584 87 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 342 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 948 9 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 308 acres.. 10 294 10 845 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 284 acres.. 3 920 4 020 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 66 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 263 2 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 421 6 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 833 1 386 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 430 873 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 959 1 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 403 4 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 130 Other ............................... 192 197 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 156 200 days or more ................... 124 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 174 number.. 2 243 3 001 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 147 number.. (D) 1 622 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 116 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 141 number.. 1 107 1 635 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 62 83 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 55 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 60 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. 310 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 35 acres.. 201 548 bushels.. 13 526 55 935 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 121 169 acres.. 268 330 pounds.. 467 674 512 229 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 180 acres.. 3 233 3 074 tons, dry.. 4 499 4 755 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 13 acres.. 48 45 @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.