1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 171 162 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 442 34 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 327 89 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 654 429 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 748 14 536 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 155 acres.. 11 868 10 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 144 acres.. 4 581 3 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 686 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 013 3 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 626 460 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 899 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 229 4 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 59 Other ............................... 106 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 91 200 days or more ................... 84 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 123 number.. 3 483 3 093 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 103 number.. 1 780 1 667 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 20 number.. 18 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 106 number.. 1 697 1 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 11 23 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. 240 449 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) 129 bushels.. (D) 3 940 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 141 acres.. 4 632 3 629 tons, dry.. 6 732 5 401 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 3 15 @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.